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Topic
#2544

American Military and Paramilitary Support in the Secret War in Laos was Justified

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
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Better sources
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Better conduct
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After 1 vote and with 5 points ahead, the winner is...

Sum1hugme
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
12,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
2
1417
rating
158
debates
32.59%
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Description

BOP is shared.

- Pro - American Military and Paramilitary Support in the Secret War in Laos was Justified
- Con - American Military and Paramilitary Support in the Secret War in Laos was not Justified

- Definitions for the context of this debate :

- American - Relating to or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants [1].
- Military - Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces [2].
- Paramilitary - (of an unofficial force) organized similarly to a military force [3].
-Support - Give assistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act [4].
-Secret War - America's covert involvement in military actions within the borders of diplomatically neutral Laos during the Laotian civil war. Also the less covert, CIA involvement in Paramilitary organizations fighting against the North Vietnamese Army during the same period of time.
-Laos - The Country of Laos [5]
-Justified - Having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason [6].

-These terms are not to be redefined during this debate.

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-I'm hoping for an interesting debate.

[1] https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/american
[2] https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/military
[3] https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/paramilitary
[4] https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/support
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos
[6] https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/justified

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@Theweakeredge

Thank you for your thoughtful vote

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@seldiora
@Sum1hugme

Voted, I provided a pretty long RFD, though I have a google doc that's like 3 pages I had to cut down.

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@seldiora

I'm sure you did better than you give yourself credit for

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@Theweakeredge

thanks for taking your time. I probably lost though lol. I almost conceded last round

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@Theweakeredge

I hear ya man. It wasn't directed at you

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@Sum1hugme

I am voting, right now, I had to break it down and all. I like to be thorough with these types of debates.

Impatient vote bump

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@Sum1hugme

No problem

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@Theweakeredge

Cool, thank you

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@Sum1hugme

I'll give it a read

Vote bump. C'mon guys don't let this end in a no vote tie

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@seldiora

You're good man I just appreciate the argument

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@Sum1hugme

sorry if my args are annoying lol, I'm trying my best to play devil's advocate without conceding.