-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/06/07 04:14, Paul Johnson wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > >> On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 03:31:40PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: >>> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >>> >>>> Ummm, many of the overseas military bases are in place at >>>> the *invitation* of the host governments. >>> OK, then the host country should be providing revenue equal >>> to expenses incurred on behalf of American taxpayers at the >>> base. They want us to fight their fights for them, they can >>> pay us. >>> >> We also go there so that we can fight the bad guys before they >> get to us on American soil. > > That crosses the line from defense to offense. My tax dollars go > to
When we were in "defense" mode, the WTC was bombed twice, two embassies blown up and a warship almost sunk. (And I'm probably forgetting some episodes.) *Clearly* defense wasn't working. [snip] >>> term. What the hell do you think is going to happen when you >>> provide aid of any sort to a country run by a warlord? >>> >> The people of Somalia were starving *becuase* of the warlords. > > Actually, I think it probably had a lot more to do with too much > population growth in the middle of a region with next to no That's just not true. This world, particularly the West, already produces enough food to feed *everyone*, even while paying them not to grow food. 50 years ago, starvation was "natural". Now it's *only* a political weapon. > farmable land or economic resources. You can't really foreign > aid your way around a despot and extreme famine, unfortunately, > especially if the despot happens to have popular support with the > locals as appeared to be the case in Mogadishu. You've finally said something sensible!!! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF7hNLS9HxQb37XmcRAoaZAJ9OKZWSkqTLeD6VR97fJKcb/ftX+wCgkCVF v8PbiT25VjqmVOoj+xvg6xw= =zB4p -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
