Re: [work] Integrity of Debian packages
Hi!
this is off topic, but in case you've been wondering, too:
* Joost Beintema <joost.from.fuzzums@beintema.dds.nl> [20030308 04:47]:
> > Your comment seems to lay blame for 9/11 on the intelligence community.
> > It's fair to say that they had major flaws at that time (and possibly
> > now as well). You could argue that this specific incident could have
> > been prevented if certain measures were in place. Keep in mind, the
> > perpetrators were a determined group that was willing to accept death in
> > the pursuit of their goal. That's a combination that is nearly unstoppable.
>
> All I hear is a war-yelling Bush but I haven' heared any good story (from
> politicians) about the WHY of attacks.
economic reasons:
- the oil price influences a HUGE part of the economy, having to pay the
market price for iraq oil doesn't work
- the bush family is a not-so-small player in weapons industry as well
as oil industry
- deficit/military/government spending is good for the economy (any
economist can tell you that) .. the formula:
GDP = C+G+I+X-Im
(where:
GDP == Gross Domestic Product
C == Consumption
G == Government spending
I == Investments
X == Exports
Im == Imports)
.. this very formular also explains tax cuts, the deficit, the hype
against foreign products / Imports, etc.
- military spending:
Irak: ~ 20.0% of GDP
USA: ~ 5.5% of GDP (!)
Germany: ~ 3.5% of GDP
.. reasoning goes that a raise of spending for weapons beyond a
general percentage is a precursor for war - as it has always been
the actual values don't seem to matter much - the fact that the US
just have a _huge_ GDP does count a lot .. >>$400 _billion_ military
expenses a year are 'only' 5.5% .. the ~$26 billion offered to turkey
are interesting, too. far more interesting are the ~$15 _million_ for
post-war refugee help (UNHCR).
another question: how could iraq to something decent using its money,
considering the sanctions and the interweavement of countries these
times?
- old ammunition and weapon technologies have to be -uh- put out of
service
political reasons:
- gaining access to he iraq oil fields would lessen the influence of
OPEC, thus the oil price
- solving the palaestina/israel conflict would compromise israel
- disrupting europe unity means keeping relative strength
pyschological reasons:
- giving in to europe would mean losing face
- admiting one was wrong would mean losing face
- searching problems everywhere else but at home is far easier than
facing reality
- powerlessness (e.g. regarding 9/11) of oneself usually results in
applying power to others
.. just guessing. I'm pretty sure there are more in each category.
Count
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