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Originally posted by patternfinder
Originally posted by MrXYZ
Originally posted by mugger
reply to post by awareness10
While we aid terrorists in Libya? End all aid unless for a Natural crisis.(Earthquake,Volcano,Hurricane...etc.)
How exactly are we aiding terrorists in Libya? We know for a FACT that Gaddafi is a terrorist, yet we supported him for decades because we wanted his oil. The people we now support over there were revolting against his human rights violations and suppression of freedom...how exactly does that turn them into terrorist.
The amount of uneducated bigotry in this thread is baffling
show us credible evidence that the people were revolting his human rights violations...... they get free schooling all the way up to a master's degree, he brought them water through the biggest man made river in the world, they get their housing for freeeeeeeeee........... what a horrible person would do this for his people!!!!! shame on him!!!!!!!
Col Gaddafi has retained absolute, authoritarian control.
Dissent has been ruthlessly crushed and the media remains under strict government control.
Gaddafi's regime is accused of serious human rights abuses
Libya has a law forbidding group activity based on a political ideology opposed to Col Gaddafi's revolution.
The regime has imprisoned hundreds of people for violating the law and sentenced some to death, Human Rights Watch says.
Torture and disappearances have also been reported.
In May 2011, the International Criminal Court's prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, sought the arrest of Libyan leader and two others for crimes against humanity.
The prosecutor said that Col Gaddafi bore responsibility for "widespread and systematic attacks" on civilians.
Originally posted by Jim Scott
I'd like to say a word in their defense.
Love the entertainment out of Hollywood.
Love the fact that they are the only democracy in the Middle East, and ironically are shaped like a thorn in the side of the countries around them.
Absolutely crazy about their inventions. Amazing.
Also, the billions we "give" them we are giving to ourselves, as the money is used to buy weapons from American countries so they can sustain their tiny democracy.
I would not like living in a World without Israel. We tried that. It was the World of World War I and World War II.
As far as the members proclaiming isolationism, that was the reason the World had WWI and WWII. Get over it, "It's a Small World After All." and we need to learn to work with our brothers and sisters around the globe toward World Peace and harmony. Divisiveness never worked. Please grow up, read some history, move forward.
The dollar we spend to help others comes back to us manyfold. Always has. We "teach a man to fish" with our dollars overseas. Ever noticed how the World is a more friendly place? As Americans, I suggest you reach around and pat yourself on the back for the good and the love you have spread around the World. We have the ability, the wealth to do this. It is our time and place. To avoid it would put the World back into hate, despair, and infighting far more than you see today.
Think of it as a World Peace Tax, if you will. Taxes are the price of a civilized society. Given the alternative, I think only the most hardened Americans would reject the good that we do in the world. Our economy will recover nicely, and lead again. In the meantime, it is not the time to drop our good policies around the globe.
Originally posted by WeRpeons
...and we'll continue to have our elected officials telling us they have to raise taxes and cut programs that benefit the average American. The cities and states in this country are going bankrupt yet our elected officials continue to turn a blind eye at money being wasted on costly programs that don't even benefit their own people! We're in an economic crisis and it's about time drastic measures are taken to pull in the money that is being spent on military occupations and foreign aid.
If the U.S. dollar crashes, it will be too late. The U.S. needs to get their house in order and I can't think of any better way than to stop all foreign aid, end these illegal foreign occupations, close our foreign bases and bring our troops home to defend and protect our country and its borders.
Protecting American freedom overseas makes as much sense as saying you're defending your home a thousand miles away.
Originally posted by patternfinder
YOu tell me our president isn't an israeli a**kisser after watching this.............
www.youtube.com...
in fact, watch hillary clinton aipac speech, john boehner aipac speech, harry reid aipac speech, and tell me they don't kiss israels butt.......
nutandyahoo got 30 standing ovations from all of our senators and representatives in a packed house during his speech.... tell me our congress isn't israeli a**kissers now........
Originally posted by StayAlert1
Wow, the Anti Isreali thread huh?
You all may want to take a look at the amount the US gives Saudi Arabia, or Yemen, or ...... the list goes on and the dollars are in the Billions not millions.
The enemy of my enemy ( Iran) is my friend.
Duh....
Giving to Isreal is one of the few dollars i don't mind handing over.
There are a lot bigger fish to fry for this type of thread. Heck we spent that much on salamander research.
Originally posted by FidFed
Your Post is FALSE - Israel receives $240,000,000 in Economic aid.
Go to The World Factbook - CIA and check for yourself !
www.nationsencyclopedia.com...
Originally posted by FidFed
Your Post is FALSE - Israel receives $240,000,000 in Economic aid.
Go to The World Factbook - CIA and check for yourself !
www.nationsencyclopedia.com...