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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Rebel on January 13, 2008, 04:44:08 PM
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maddezmom DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-13-08 07:13 AM
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Bush: Iran is leading sponsor of terror
Edited on Sun Jan-13-08 07:26 AM by maddezmom
Source: AP
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - President Bush said Sunday that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the United States and Arab allies must join together to confront the danger "before it's too late."
Bush said Iran funds terrorist extremists, undermines peace in Lebanon, sends arms to the Taliban, seeks to intimidate its neighbors with alarming rhetoric, defies the United Nations and destabilizes the entire region by refusing to be open about its nuclear program.
"Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terror," Bush said in a speech he delivered about mid-way through his eight-day Mideast trip that began with a renewed push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace pact — an accord he said whose "time has come."
"Iran's actions threaten the security of nations everywhere," Bush said. "So the United States is strengthening our long-standing security commitments with our friends in the Gulf, and rallying friends around the world to confront this danger before it is too late."
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"This new era is being built with the understanding that power is a trust that must be exercised with the consent of the governed," Bush said.
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080113/ap_on_re_mi_ea/bush_mideast
ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts)
Sun Jan-13-08 07:17 AM
1. nope, sorry, chimpy... the US is, and has been for decades
more people die in the way of our 'liberation' than for any other reason.
Guess that would make our troops terrorists, right? You getting this SSG?
truth2power (1000+ posts)
Sun Jan-13-08 10:12 AM
30. I know this is repetitive, given the other posts here, but America, under Bush
is the leading state sponsor of terror. Bush is a raving lunatic! He should STFU!
F'n Morons (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3137385&mesg_id=3137494) :whatever:
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what's really scary is that I've read some posts elsewhere that basically echo those sentiments......in other words, we've been meddling in the M.E. and are reaping what we've sown.....sad, sad, sad.....
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what's really scary is that I've read some posts elsewhere that basically echo those sentiments......in other words, we've been meddling in the M.E. and are reaping what we've sown.....sad, sad, sad.....
Yeah, I read something like that over at CU. :whatever:
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I can trace it alll back to one Naval incident..... :thatsright: :-)
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Well, as usual the primitives don't understand.
If the United States were not the leading world power, the primitives wouldn't be enjoying the luxury of all those taxpayer-paid social services programs.
If the United States were a second-rate power, who would subsidize us?--the Maldiveans?
Germany is a prime example. For about fifty years, Germany enjoyed a high standard of living (and still does, when one considers other places) and generous social services programs.....financed in the most part by the American taxpayers.
The United States assumed control of, and paid for, the defense of Germany, taking that expensive burden off the shoulders of Germany. Not having to spend much on national defense, Germany of course had all this extra money, to spend on other things.
And the presence of American bases in Germany were a substantial part of that country's economy; if I recall correctly, four out of ten Germans were employed simply because the United States was there.
Well, we've been slowly pulling out of Germany, with the inevitable consequence that their economy is faltering, their jobs are disappearing, and.....their generous social-services programs being cut.
It'll probably be another ten years or so, but I suspect "free medical care for all," "free college education for all," "free time off for all," in Germany will evaporate. It's already eroding.
And it's not because of any "increased" defense expenditures by Germany; it's because the American presence there, in both military and non-military senses, boomed the German economy, and now the balloon's running out of air.
The primitives of course won't believe this, clinging to their ancient superstitions and taboos, but an American military presense somewhere substantially boosts an area; in fact, the American military is the biggest and most-effective civilian and humanitarian foreign-aid program we've ever had--it provides jobs and money.
When I was wandering around the socialist paradises of the workers and peasants, I was surprised by the popularity of an idea suggested by some there--that the United States establish a military base on Crimea, in the Black Sea.
As first explained to me, the reason was to bolster Ukraine against Russia.
But then as further explained to me, the real reason was that an American military base means jobs, money, and a higher standard of living for people in the area.