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originally posted by: dawnstar
a reply to: Mach2
Ya and then we left them broken and destitute with a massive power vacuum. The point I am making really doesn't have much to do with how they got to that point as much as what happened afterwards and how maybe if we stick around awhile and helped them stabilize some maybe the Saudi groups wouldn't have been able to prop up the Taliban and turn the country into a training ground for alquada not to mention enslave the people into such a barbaric system.
If we just sit by and let these Latin American countries descend into chaos and refuse to help them someone else will. It might not be a terrorist group but then having China or Russia coming in and buy some land for a nice military base wouldn't be that great either.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
Most of you in this thread will never follow up on this and see where that "saved" money is being spent.
Will we feed the homeless of amerca?
Will we use it for infrastructure?
Will we cut taxes?
Will it go to raises for politicians or hush funds or lobbyists?
Will we give it to isreal or one of our other allies?
Do any of you really care?
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: Trueman
Very well done President Trump. Why should we give money to the main source of illegals.
Because cutting aid money will make their countries better and stem the flow of migrants looking for a better life....brilliant plan.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
Do any of you really care?
originally posted by: dawnstar
a reply to: Mach2
Being the policeman of the world is just as disengeneous as helping the poor and downtrodden.
I think it is and always has been just where our govt sees they can get more bang for their buck weather it be in economic terms, resource aquisition or national security.
originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: scraedtosleep
Or to get the countries in question to take serious their obligation to work on their end to solve this.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
I'm not aware of any incident with Bush or Obama in which they thought they didn't need Congress to approve their budget measures.
If "news" was actually interested in an informed public that is the kind of stuff they would keep the public abreast of. Instead they are only interested in furthering progressive agendas and proving #OrangeManBad