Re: a dumb query? pls humor me
Curt Howland wrote:
> On Monday 05 March 2007 02:22, "Roberto C. Sanchez"
> <roberto@connexer.com> was heard to say:
>> See, and I have been losing respect for the rest of world for
>> interfering too much in people's daily lives and sitting idly by
>> (or providing only token participation) while the US protects them
>> and renders massive aid to the victims of natural disaster.
>
> The US doesn't protect anyone. If the US were actually interested in
> defense, rather than empire, the military bases overseas would be
> closed, rather than manned in 170 countries, of which, what, 2
> are "at war" with the US?
I'd feel a lot better about the American military protecting Americans if
they were actually stationed where they can defend Americans. How many
soldiers are stationed in Rammstein? How many hours is it to a military
base of significant size? I mean, this is Oregon, we were bombed by the
Japanese in World War II and we're in nuclear range of North Korea.
So what happened to the fighter wing stationed at Portland, where there
might be some hope of stopping an inbound airborn threat? It got shipped
to bumfuck nowhere Oklahoma. Nice show of strength, guys: Hide behind the
civilians instead of where the potential threat is.
> So the "aid" actually lines the pockets of petty dictators, rather than
> feeding/housing/nursing anyone.
Go back to the Reagan Administration and the first Bush Administration and
you'll see "aid" going to Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein even.
> If you want to have a positive effect, the first thing to do is get
> government out of the way. Might does not make right.
Or at least work to undo the last five years of regress we've gone through.
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