Author Topic: USA..Liberia is begging for your help. Are you willing to help? (Read 1963 times)

Curval · « **Reply #45 on:** June 28, 2003, 05:57:27 PM »

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Originally posted by ra
Not really. Iraq was created by the British.

Right, we established that technically that statement was incorrect, but it was a mute point because Iraq's sovereignty was in fact violated in any case....for a good reason as I said above.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #46 on:** June 28, 2003, 07:08:20 PM »

I dont think I have ever attacked anyone on the BBS for posing simple honest questions or concerns about my country - however I will jump all over you if always spew some loaded paranoid "Deth To Amreeka" crap...

AKIron · « **Reply #47 on:** June 28, 2003, 07:14:14 PM »

All those billions have fed a lot of people around the world Curval, in many cases meaning the difference between life and death.

We (the US) have neither the resources nor the desire to be the world's government. When a country poses too great a threat to world security and/or freedom we step in, as we did in WWI, WWII, Communist expansion and a few other occasions.

If I misread your intent then I offer my apology.

Curval · « **Reply #48 on:** June 28, 2003, 08:36:11 PM »

No argument from me AKIron, regarding the US feeding and helping countries around the world.

I think you and Saur were getting the impression that I think the US have an obligation with respect to Liberia. I don't. All I am suggesting is that if you guys did go in it would be great international PR and possibly a stepping stone to sorting the mess out in that part of the world.

NUKE · « **Reply #49 on:** June 28, 2003, 08:49:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
No argument from me AKIron, regarding the US feeding and helping countries around the world.

I think you and Saur were getting the impression that I think the US have an obligation with respect to Liberia. I don't. All I am suggesting is that if you guys did go in it would be great international PR and possibly a stepping stone to sorting the mess out in that part of the world.

I sometimes think that no matter what we do , we would be demonized.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #50 on:** June 28, 2003, 11:28:49 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval

I think you and Saur were getting the impression that I think the US have an obligation with respect to Liberia. I don't. All I am suggesting is that if you guys did go in it would be great international PR and possibly a stepping stone to sorting the mess out in that part of the world.

I withdraw my statement then - I misread what you typed - probably for the same reason NUKE brought to light above.

Liberia is a double edged sword - the rebel factions arent much better than those in power.

Im pretty close to this whole ordeal as my company operates in the country (one of the Aussies I work with here is actually banded from Liberia for life... great story behind that).

In any event - its much more complicated than "Help us US!" and, quite frankly, I think the "request" for help is almost a jab at the US government - it is most definately not a simple cry for assistance.

jamusta · « **Reply #51 on:** June 30, 2003, 05:11:25 PM »

We have republicans in office. There is nothing to gain financially there so no we wont help. If democrats were in office we would send troops but tie they're hands so they cant defend themselves so we still wouldnt help.

Manedew · « **Reply #52 on:** June 30, 2003, 06:43:16 PM »

oh ya but lets let the congo rot .....

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #53 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:10:21 PM »

The whole of Africa is a lost cause... and its not anyone fault but their own.

rc51 · « **Reply #54 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:18:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Martlet
Sorry.

I'm sick of the world expecting the US to be their saviour. We'll do it when and if we want to. We aren't beholden to anyone. Half the countries that cry to us for help, scream for our demise as soon as they are back on their feet.

The US is the bad guy whether they help or not. I'm getting sick of helping any of you ungrateful leeches anymore.

True very True.

rc51 · « **Reply #55 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:21:51 PM »

Best way to help africa is to air drop condoms all over the country:)

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #56 on:** June 30, 2003, 11:56:36 PM »

They'd just pack them up - sell them back to us for 2x the price and use the money to buy weapons.

Lost. Cause.

Fense it off and let them have at it - the only shred of civilization exists in South Africa, and thats kinda like calling Trenton, NJ a resort town.

AWMac · « **Reply #57 on:** July 01, 2003, 07:59:48 AM »

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European and U.N. leaders have urged the United States to take a lead role in such a peace force, citing the effectiveness of Britain's and France's military deployments in their former colonies of Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.

European and U.N. leaders ....

Cuval before you make a handsomehunk statement like "no they're begging for help" I suggest you fully read the dam article. This is just another Dipchit Curval post and poor attempt at trolling.

Frikken sploogemonkey.

Curval · « **Reply #58 on:** July 01, 2003, 10:29:54 AM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
European and U.N. leaders ....

Cuval before you make a handsomehunk statement like "no they're begging for help" I suggest you fully read the dam article. This is just another Dipchit Curval post and poor attempt at trolling.

Frikken sploogemonkey.

Before making dipschit or handsomehunk comments like that to me why don't you check the date of the Yahoo article you are now looking at on that link, and check the date of my post. Yahoo has put today's article at the same web adress for the article I posted...in the original the request for help quotes were from people depositing bodies of their relatives on the US embassy.

Typical "jonny come frekin lately" jab by you mate.

EDIT: I checked the story..it is dated June 28, 2003, but it is NOT the same artice that I had originally linked. The one I linked was entitled "Liberians begging US for help". or something of the sort.

So..I was too rough in my comments above...but that resulted from being attacked for the wrong reasons.

midnight Target · « **Reply #59 on:** July 01, 2003, 10:45:04 AM »

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Originally posted by rc51
Best way to help africa is to air drop condoms all over the country:)

This is so stupid it made me spew. Definite sig material.