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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: weazel on February 22, 2003, 08:47:06 PM
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Lets's begin by pointing out that the Bush regime has turned the regular foreign aid budget into a tool of war diplomacy.
Small countries that currently have seats on the U.N. Security Council have suddenly received favorable treatment for aid requests, in an obvious attempt to influence their votes.
Cynics say that the "coalition of the willing" President Bush spoke of turns out to be a "coalition of the bought off" instead.
But it's clear that the generosity will end as soon as Baghdad falls.
After all, look at our behavior in Afghanistan.......
In the beginning, money was no object, victory over the Taliban was as much a matter of bribes to warlords as it was of Special Forces and smart bombs.
But chimpy promised that our interest wouldn't end once the war was won.....this time we wouldn't forget about Afghanistan, we would stay to help rebuild the country and secure the peace.
So how much money for Afghan reconstruction did the administration put in its 2004 budget?
None.
The Bush team forgot about it.
Embarrassed Congressional staff members had to write in $300 million to cover the lapse.
You can see why the Turks, in addition to demanding even more money, want guarantees in writing.
Administration officials are insulted when the Turks say that a personal assurance from Mr. Bush isn't enough.
But the Turks know what happened in Afghanistan, and they also know that fine words about support for New York City, the firefighters and so on didn't translate into actual money once the cameras stopped rolling.
Promises are irrelevant.
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Is someone paying you for your continuous effort? Al Gore? GepFart?
as much effort you put into your campaign against our President, you should be on the Dem payrole.
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Is this guy a broken record or what?
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Small countries that currently have seats on the U.N. Security Council have suddenly received favorable treatment for aid requests, in an obvious attempt to influence their votes.
And thats something you just now realized? Bud it's been going on for more years you and I been alive. You need help.
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Now I've been to one world fair,
a picnic and a rodeo and that's
the stupidest thing I've heard
come over a set of earphones.
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yea if you holler every time bush lies and cheats or backs out on his word you do tend to sound repeditive.
how bout bush quits the hitler act.
i honestly dont remeber weasel being like this befor we got a fascist in office.
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Originally posted by lord dolf vader
yea if you holler every time bush lies and cheats or backs out on his word you do tend to sound repeditive.
how bout bush quits the hitler act.
i honestly dont remeber weasel being like this befor we got a fascist in office.
Dolf - at least Weazel is good at being a raving lunatic. You sound like you actually believe what youre saying.
Show me why Bush = Hitler and Ill pay for your account for a month.
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For pointing out the pResident in the White House is a bigger bag of toejam than his predecessor, just making sure you FAUX News viewers get a viewpoint from someone other than Karl Rove or Rupert Murdoch.
And payroll is spelled with two L's ammo. ;)
Originally posted by -ammo-
Is someone paying you for your continuous effort? Al Gore? GepFart?
as much effort you put into your campaign against our President, you should be on the Dem payrole.
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Ummmm, this is getting old. Ok I know how we will stop all the repettive political slander.. Lets all agree that all politicians are even more worthless than the stuff growing on the bottom of my fish tank. At least my pleacostimus can eat that stuff. However I don't see any better options than GW, do you? Oh ya, I forgot, there are the puppets in froggyland and krautland. :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
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Skuzzy, please.
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Originally posted by weazel
For pointing out the pResident in the White House is a bigger bag of toejam than his predecessor, just making sure you FAUX News viewers get a viewpoint from someone other than Karl Rove or Rupert Murdoch.
And payroll is spelled with two L's ammo. ;)
Well first of all...
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2003/17647.htm
"The 2004 Budget proposes several initiatives to advance U.S. national security interests and preserve American leadership. The 2004 Foreign Operations Budget that funds programs for the Department of State, USAID and other foreign affairs agencies is $18.8 billion. Today, our number one priority is to fight and win the global war on terrorism. The budget furthers this goal by providing economic, military and democracy assistance to key foreign partners and allies, including $4.7 billion to countries that have joined us on the front line of the campaign against terrorism.
Of this amount, the President's Budget provides $657 million for Afghanistan, $460 million for Jordan, $395 million for Pakistan, $255 million for Turkey, $136 million for Indonesia, and $87 million for the Philippines"
...and
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/rights/women/03012701.htm
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced
January 27 that the Bush administration proposes to donate $5 million
in 2004 toward the improvement of women's health care in Afghanistan.
...oops..somebody farted
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/sasia/afghan/text2003/0213hdly.htm
At the Tokyo Conference over a year ago, the international community pledged $4.5 billion to help rebuild Afghanistan. For its part, the United States pledged nearly $300 million — and has delivered nearly twice that amount. Since October 2001, the United States has provided over $840 million towards Afghanistan's humanitarian aid and reconstruction[/b]
C'mon weaz... you can do better! And get yer nose outta the Clinton News Network Boob Toob... gonna rot yer teeth suckin down all that BS.
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Punt for Skuzzy
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Weazel, President Bush is doing far, far better than Clinton would be doing in these circumstances - just my opinion. There is no one, NO ONE in the Democratic Party today who can provide the leadership that we have gotten from George Bush.
Everything is going to be fine.
Weaz, I'm going to give you the opportunity to put your money where your mouth is. I challange you to support leadership in America by pledging either your upcoming tax rebate, or a straight $500 to:
I love my country (https://www.campaignsolutions.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/profile.d2w/input?can_ref=389)
Welcome home, Weazel :)
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Originally posted by weazel
Good, its about time we got something in return for our moneys
Im happy.
Your point is we should give the money away for nothing?
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Originally posted by GScholz
Well Tumor, it's words like these; "... several initiatives to advance U.S. national security interests and preserve American leadership." that's scaring Europeans ... and probably most folks around the world.
Excuse me if this sounds rude, but Europeans need to get their heads out of their tulips as their own governments do the exact same thing in their own interests.
-SW
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Originally posted by Creamo
Punt for Skuzzy
Why punt it for Skuzzy to close when you can just let it die?
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Originally posted by GScholz
Well Tumor, it's words like these; "... several initiatives to advance U.S. national security interests and preserve American leadership." that's scaring Europeans ... and probably most folks around the world.
Well... who should the U.S. propose to advance the national security of? Seem's fine to me. Perhaps if certain other countries would take said interests to heart and apply it to themselves (as opposed to stickin thier heads in the sand) perhaps GLOBAL security might be a little easier to achieve. Personally, I don't give two hoots about ANY other's national security above MY country.
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Weazel I hope you do realize the more you post these anti-Bush raviings the more I believe Bush is the best choice for the US President.
Why? Because anyone that has a raving lunatic supporter like you cannot be any good for your country.
And I don't follow US Politics :) I'm not a yank.
So please, remember you ravings here are in fact doing Bush more good than you might believe.
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Korea, 1951, LtGen Matthew Ridgeway:
"Why We Are Here"
HEADQUARTERS
EIGHTH UNITED STATES ARMY KOREA (EUSAK)
Office of the Commanding General
21 January 1951
MEMORANDUM FOR: Corps, Division, Separate Brigade or RCT Commanders, and Commanding General, 2nd Logistical Command
SUBJECT: Why We Are Here
1. In my brief period of command here I have heard from several sources, chiefly from the members of combat units, the questions, "Why are we here?" "What are we fighting for?"
2. What follows represents my answers to these questions.
3. The answer to the first question, "Why are we here?" is simple and conclusive. We are here because of the decisions of the properly constituted authorities of our respective governments. As the Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur said publicly yesterday: "This command intends to maintain a military position in Korea just as long as the Statesmen of the United Nations decide we should do so." It is conclusive because the loyalty we give, and expect, precludes any slightest questioning of these orders.
4. The second question is of much greater significance, and every member of this command is entitled to a full and reasoned answer. Mine follows.
5. To me the issues are clear. It is not a question of this or that Korean town or village. Real estate is, here, incidental. It is not restricted to the issue of freedom for our South Korean Allies, whose fidelity and valor under the severest stresses of battle we recognize; though that freedom is a symbol of the wider issues, and included among them.
6. The real issues are whether the power of Western civilization, as God has permitted it to flower in our beloved lands, shall defy and defeat Communism; whether the rule of men who shoot their prisoners, enslave their citizens, and deride the dignity of man, shall displace the rule of those to whom the individual and his individual rights are sacred; whether we are to survive with God's hand to guide and lead us, or to perish in the dead existence of a Godless world.
7. If these be true, and to me they are, beyond any possibility of challenge, then this has long ceased to be a fight for our Korean Allies alone and for their national survival. It has become, and it continues to be, a fight for our own freedom, for our own survival, in an honorable, independent national existence.
8. The sacrifices we have made, and those which we shall yet support, are not offered vicariously for others, but in our own direct defense.
9. In the final analysis, the issue now joined right here in Korea is whether Communism or individual freedom shall prevail, and, make no mistake, whether the next flight of fear-driven people we have just witnessed across the HAN, and continue to witness in other areas, shall be checked and defeated overseas or permitted, step by step, to close in on our own homeland and at some future time, however distant, to engulf our own loved ones in all its misery and dispair[sic].
10. These are the things for which we fight. Never have members of any military command had a greater challenge than we, or a finer opportunity to show ourselves and our people at their best -- and thus be an honor to the profession of arms, and a credit to those who bred us.
11. I would like each commander to whom this is addressed, in his own chosen ways of leadership, to convey the foregoing to every single member of his command at the earliest practicable moment.
M. B. Ridgeway
Lieutenant General, United States Army
Commanding
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose
:D
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Originally posted by Gunthr
Weazel, President Bush is doing far, far better than Clinton would be doing in these circumstances - just my opinion. There is no one, NO ONE in the Democratic Party today who can provide the leadership that we have gotten from George Bush.
...aside destructing the international relationship with other countries
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Originally posted by Fishu
...aside destructing the international relationship with other countries
by "other countries" do you mean france and iraq ??
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It's funny how we bash the politicians to make up for our own shortcomings. If the people were deeply involved in the political process, our politicians would be better. But we don't pay attention and become complacent. We have no one to point the finger at but ourselves. Posting at some gaming BB isn't going to change a thing. I hope someone does make a difference, good luck.
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...aside destructing the international relationship with other countries - Fishu
Fishu. I totally disagree. Before this is over, you will see that. We are talking about world politics here ...
I do agree that some international relationships may have suffered long term damage, Chirac, Saddam Hussain and their administrations, and terrorist organisations for example. But life will go on.
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:rolleyes: Smells of Weazel
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Originally posted by -ammo-
GepFart?
Hehehe!
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Originally posted by Fishu
...aside destructing the international relationship with other countries
Kissin the hind end of Europe so that we can call you allies and feel good inside is not what a real ally is in the first place.
I'm glad this shook out as it has....the truth of the matter is that we don't have the friends we thought we did.