Though I must add that I agree with the premise of the original post. The idea of Bush's to send out an 800 dollar tax refund is idiotic and will not help the economy at all.
Hurray for more debt! The US Government must be taking notes from MS and Sony ;)
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TalonMan said:
This, right here, is why the US is stereotyped as 'world police', more than anything else. You never want us around when you're zipping down the highway at 95mph - but as soon as the shit hits the fan in your personal life, we're the first one people look for. Do you remember Kosovo? What exactly did the US have to gain for ousting Slobodan? Or, is this selective exampling by you?
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That was a NATO operation. European NATO members were concerned that the conflict would destabilize the region and lead to a broader European conflict, as Balkan wars have a history of doing. What the US gained was maintained stability in Europe, and maintained relations with NATO allies.
It was enlightened self-interest, but it was still self-interest. I don't want to appear like I'm critical of the action or the reasons behind it. Enlightened self-interest is the driver behind most multi-national institutions and many other good ideas.
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| dbot said: If you are going to blame America for the recession, you should probably thank us for the last 10 years of unprecedented economic growth. |
Here's a statement with some meat to it. The export companies that are now getting burned for selling mostly to the US were obviously making some good money doing it. It's not good business to hate one of your best customers when he has financial trouble and can't buy your product anymore. When he gets back in the black, he may decide to shop somewhere more friendly...
It's not like the US created this recession to punish foreign export companies. The US itself will bear the brunt of this recession, so it seems kinda heartless to beat it up over taking some others down with it. "I told you so" may be a true statement, but nobody wants to hear it.
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StarcraftManiac said:
What exactly have they contributed to the rest of the world that is important in the last 10 years? I can name a few bad things: 1) Not trying to reach the standards set by the KYOTO-protocol because of presure by Oil-corporations. 2) Iraq war. 3) Whining about Iraq having a nuke, invading them, and finding out they didn't have one... Whilst Israel isn't allowed to have one either but you don't here people complain about that because America backs them 4) American Kapitalism taking World Economy down. 5) Bush spreading hate throughout the Middle-East against the Western World (That includes Europe). 6) Depending on oil so much, not willing to invest on long term in environemental-friendly energyresources, pumping more then 50% of the World's CO2 into the air whilst only having about 1-15th of the Worlds population. etc...etc...etc... |
Im not american, but there is no reason to be this childish.
On another not: this is why I don't buy stock :)
hibikir said:
Yeah right. Just like America helped with the IRA, or with ETA in Spain. Just like the US defended Tibet. And how it's doing a lot to help in Sudan. Your worldview is a complete and total delusion. America intervenes when it helps America. The earlier you learn that, the better. |
You have no idea as to what my world view is. I suspect from your comments that there is not a position that America can take that you will agree with. America has a great history of aiding its allies, and I hope we continue that tradition despite comments such as yours.
Thanks for the input, Jeff.
The bottom line is without America the world doesn't function. This whining is ridiculous. We could rather say screw the world and mind our won business, but its not our fault that the only people that buys your products are American.
Sometimes I wish we would just let those whining countries suffer. I sometimes wonder why we even need to help the world. We could use all of our money to help our own, but being the passionate people we are we try and save everyone.
Iraq was a mistake, sure. You wont find many Americans that disagree, and really the best solution for America right now is to up and leave. If we do that however, it would be worse off than when we entered.
But hell your complaining that Americans are stuggling so they can't buy your countries products? SELL TO SOMEONE ELSE THEN! (ooh thats right you can't). If other countries would handle terrorist instead of allowing them to fester and build then we wouldn't have such an idiot as president. If America is hurting, everyone is hurting, so you need to keep us happy. How about another Statue of Liberty or something? We LOOOOOOVE presents!
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*~Onna76~* said:
May I remind you that in Afghanistan for instance Dutch troops are there to help your butts out, as the US asked us? And therefore we're losing men as well, while our men don't have to be there.... at all?! We're doing this to help you guys out, as we're your allies, like many other troups from all around the world. And we're taking a major risk as we're just as much threatened by those guys out there, but still... we stand by you "too". |
Thank you. I did not mean to imply otherwise.
Thanks for the input, Jeff.
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