New job for Saddam

[Lynn]

... in response to Re: Preach on., posted by europete on Dec 16, 2003

Some do, some don't. But all of them are mutilated, acording to "regulations" ---- US Code. Oh yes, I know what it means to us----bow down or I will hurt you.

[Frank O]

... in response to Re: You bunch of lily livered liberals o..., posted by wilmc on Dec 15, 2003

NT

[wilmc]

... in response to Just do us a favor & move to France...., posted by Frank O on Dec 15, 2003

Gladly, unfortunately the incompetent bush regime has so undermined our nation's credit that the US$ is in the tank and I probably won't be able to afford my dream villa on the Riviera.

God save us if the red Chinese stop buying US debt.

[romachko]

... in response to Re: Just do us a favor & move to Fra..., posted by wilmc on Dec 15, 2003

Hey wilmc, you hit the right note!
It's no joke. This will be Viet Nam de ja vu.
Nam war took so much of U.S. financial resources that other countries, not involved in war, benefited. In this dog-eat-dog capitalism lowered competitive edge of one country is beneficial to others. Which country was beneficiary? Japan, of course. That’s how Japan started exporting everything, beating Detroit, and buying just about everything attached to American soil in late ’70 through ’80. This time it will not be Japan. They are over the hill and the population is rapidly growing old with an alarmingly low birth rate of less than 1.3 per couple. So, who will be buying USA? You don’t have to be a Milton Friedman; just go to Wal-Mart to find the answer. U.S. monthly trade deficit against China is more than twice that against Japan now.  Just about every nation on earth imports from more than export to China. My PC is Chinese made. So are my HP printer, four TV’s, three VTR’s and all other electronic devices. Don’t be deceived by nameplates. Sony made in China, Panasonic made in China, GE made in China. Even Koreans are getting on bandwagon. Many Samsung products are made in China. Toyota started making cars in China and plans eventually to export them from there. The middle class is rapidly growing in China. So, China is a good market for us but they export much more than import. Where those green bucks go? The only obvious place is USA. They are already buying US government bonds just like Japanese have been doing over so many years. Eventually they have to cash them in. They will follow what Japanese did in ’80. Buy American! No, they are not going to buy American products. They are going to buy American corporations and real estates.

[Lynn]

... in response to Re: Just do us a favor & move to Fra..., posted by wilmc on Dec 15, 2003

I know that last one went right over. A near miss, but as good as a mile

[LP]

... in response to SsssHrrrooommm, posted by Lynn on Dec 15, 2003

...Me thinks thats exactly Frank's problem: too many shrooms

[Frank O]

... in response to Re: SsssHrrrooommm, posted by LP on Dec 15, 2003

not at all. Keep dreaming S**t ball.

[Lynn]

... in response to Re: Re: SsssHrrrooommm, posted by Frank O on Dec 16, 2003

.

[LP]

... in response to Re: Re: SsssHrrrooommm, posted by Frank O on Dec 16, 2003

[This message has been edited by LP]

...there Frank ain'tcha? Shroomless? Hmmm, has to be some reason you do the stuff you do.

A 19 year old who thinks Saddam is a good guy? I see you having some quality time with her in the cultural sense.

Proposed to a kid half your age 2 days after meeting her? I also see some quality time in the maturity sense.

Someone's future is looking mighty grim from where I sit...

[Lynn]

... in response to Re: SsssHrrrooommm, posted by LP on Dec 15, 2003

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[tfcrew]

... in response to New job for Saddam, posted by romachko on Dec 15, 2003

..but my understanding is that Sadm. Husn. was supported by the US Gov't in the beginning, & esp. in the Iran war..
but I wouldn't want to get too far off topic.

Karl

[John K]

... in response to I could be wrong..., posted by tfcrew on Dec 15, 2003

[This message has been edited by John K]

A quick primer of our muddled Mideast policies.  You will note neither Democrats or Republicans come out clean on this...

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=3843

and

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2003/022703a.html

I don't mean to take us further off topic, but I thought I'd throw a little light on the subject...

[LP]

... in response to US mideast policy has been whacked since..., posted by John K on Dec 15, 2003


...is indeed a mess. 9-11 would never have happened if the  government spent as much time considering what's good for it's citizens as it does for it's "friends" abroad.

Course, one could argue US foreign policy is directly related to and shaped by our immigration policies but that's another matter.

[wilmc]

... in response to US mideast policy has been whacked since..., posted by John K on Dec 15, 2003

"frontpage," interesting view point.  Thank you.

"consortium," seemed to be in Chinese or some other character based language.

We should all be pleased that saddam hussein will finally be tried for his crimes.

Unfortunately, just as hitler and stalin had lots of accomplaces, so did saddam.  Not just the infamous deck of cards culprits.  There were lots of "war profiteers" who provided him with weapons even though it was well known that he would put them to evil use.
We must not forget our own nation's complicity.  For a long time we supported him and chose to overlook his murderous actions, for he was our buffer against the ayatollah.  Never forget the famous picture of donald rumsfeld shaking hands with saddam on the same day that the Kurds were gassed.

[John K]

... in response to Re: US mideast policy has been whacked s..., posted by wilmc on Dec 15, 2003

That's what I currently use and it comes in ok...