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Misguided President
Sonething's the wrong way round here
Published on June 7, 2005 By
The Original Vune
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Why does George W. spend billions of dollars on invading, and maintaining an occupation, of Iraq under false pretences but then refuses the plans for debt relief and fair trade in Africa because it doesn't fit in with his budget plan?
I do not understand this man and the team of people he surrounds himself with!
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COL Gene
on Jun 09, 2005
Only about 95% of it. I still want an answer, who appointed the US and England enforcesr of the UN? Answer NO ONE!
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drmiler
on Jun 09, 2005
#46 by COL Gene
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Only about 95% of it. I still want an answer, who appointed the US and England enforcesr of the UN? Answer NO ONE!
First it was who made us the enforcers, now it's who made us and the brits enforcers. There just ain't no pleasing you is there? Can you say we're the ones with the planes that could be spared?
And just an FYI...if your going to answer your own questions then don't bother asking!
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COL Gene
on Jun 09, 2005
The reason I provided an answer is the Bushies just give PURE BS no answers.
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drmiler
on Jun 09, 2005
#48 by COL Gene
Thursday, June 09, 2005
The reason I provided an answer is the Bushies just give PURE BS no answers.
I gave you an answer. I noticed you ignored it.
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Chuck
on Jun 09, 2005
The War on Terrorism...yet extremist right wing groups were omitted from the Homeland Security annual report on threats.
If Iraq was such a threat, then why did Gen. Schwarzkopf negotiate a ceasefire ending DeAsert Storm allowing Sadaam to keep his weaponry and airfleet? Why did a soldier do a diplomat's job?
If we are serious about winning hearts and minds in Iraq, then why aren't the most trained, most qualified and most educated about Arab culture and religion there instead of 50% Guard/Reserve and conventional active duty?
Battling counterinsurgency demands those warriors trained in COIN tactics. Why isn't this happening?
Why were fundamentalist Christian groups allowed in country to proselytize freely knowing it would create friction with the Moslems?
President Bush promised Iraqi reconstruction would be paid for with Iraq oil proceeds yet Congress is being tasked for more and more money.
Outsourced American security groups have been recently arrested by our military and held for firing into Iraqi civilians. How many are there and what restraints exist for their actions?
The questions are endless, but the answers are not so forthcoming from this administrationl. Glib responses in this thread nor from the Bush Administration cannot be excused by pasting over with supposed patriotism nor blind obedience. America has a right to know why servicemembers are dying and what for instead of some of the responses in this thread. We have a right to survey the Reagan and Bush Sr. presidential records which Bush Jr. sealed by executive order in deference to established federal law requiring openeness, research and analysis and academicians.
If Sadaam was so bad, then why did the United States supply him arms, WMD information and chemical/biological weapons under the Reagan/Bush Sr. administrations? Understandably the US had a policy of letting Iran and Iraq decimate each other in a bloody war, but why supply both with WMD information and chemical/biological components? Was Sadaam any less cruel to his people during this time? The answer is of course not since he gassed the Kurds, tortured freely and this nation did nothing but look the other way.
Iraqi helicopters flew shortly after General Schwarzkopf concluded armistice talks killing thousands of Kurds and Shias in open view of US units and American controlled airspace. This country did nothing to curtail the violent activities in spite of President Bush Sr. encouraging both groups to open rebel, but failed to support those words when the rebellion occurred. He was later criticized even the most conservative commentators for his reluctant.
Methinks this current American leadership is at a loss due to their own guiding ideology and values which are suspect since they also involve letting servicemembers and veterans die for lack of care. Saving a dollar is more important than providing a grateful nation's thanks for a job done. Find this hard to believe, a recent GAO report found the pentagon had withheld compensation and medical care for the wounded due to a lack of funding. Pentagon reps stated national security was more important than the wounded. Veterans Hospitals have already began closing down wards due to lack of funding and diversion of money to other sources by the administration.
So in the end, who is the greater enemy? The terrorists within or the ones external.
Why aren't soldier and
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Island Dog
on Jun 10, 2005
I just blame Bush for the things he is doing that are harming our country. There just seems to be a never ending string of those things. The deficit, trade problems, lack of an effective energy policy, lack of border and port security, lack of a policy to fix Social Security , Medicare and Medicade, the war in Iraq etc.
You blame Bush and nothing else. You don't take in account for anybody or anything else. That's why you are a Bush basher and nothing else. Your opinoins mean nothing.
Scary talk! I think Imissed the meeting where America was given juristiction over the whole world and appointed "Team America: World Police" ...........sounds familiar.......
Who else is going to do it....France maybe?
Only about 95% of it. I still want an answer, who appointed the US and England enforcesr of the UN? Answer NO ONE!
The U.N. granted the U.S. resolutions against Iraq. So really the U.N. did.
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The Original Vune
on Jun 10, 2005
Who else is going to do it....France maybe?
I wasn't questioning who should do it, but whether it should be done in the first place, in the way it is being done by the USA. Did your government officials study a bull in a china shop when they were deciding foreign policy?
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Island Dog
on Jun 10, 2005
I wasn't questioning who should do it, but whether it should be done in the first place, in the way it is being done by the USA. Did your government officials study a bull in a china shop when they were deciding foreign policy?
So we should just leave tyrants and dictators in power? If the U.S. doesn't do anything about it, who will?
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Dr Guy
on Jun 10, 2005
Show me the WMDs
What about the other 10 reasons? Forget them already?
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The Original Vune
on Jun 10, 2005
So we should just leave tyrants and dictators in power? If the U.S. doesn't do anything about it, who will?
I don't think we will get anywhere with this one because you can't even start to realise the point I'm making and where I am coming from.
I'll agree to disagree
But then if I disagree Big George and his armies might come knocking
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Island Dog
on Jun 10, 2005
But then if I disagree Big George and his armies might come knocking
Brilliant.
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