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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Cartman: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason: [qb]Bullshit- the US first became a superpower by not giving away the farm and concentrating on industry in the post-WWII era.[/qb] [/QUOTE]Have we prahaps forgotten about the Marshall plan? [/qb][/QUOTE]No, but that had the objective of allowing the countries devastated by WWII to recover on somewhat equal footing (thus making Soviet takeover of a very weak country less likely). It was also a plan set forth back when the U.S. was not only the sole country not ravaged by war, but the sole nuclear power as well. We could afford altruism in spades. Somehow this grand notion of assisting our allies and potential allies became an ongoing charity to whatever country is unwilling or unable to fend for their populace or who's leaders have crippled the countries through poor judgement of unwise military posturing. Current U.S. foreign aid policy is like the Marshall Plan without the "plan" part. I would not [i]seriously[/i] say cuttng off all foreign aid is a good idea, only that many [i]many[/i] Americans live in [i]desperate[/i] conditions (see New Orleans ongoing plight) while the government pisses away millions on aid to people that would as soon burn our flag as aid us against our enemies. When America is truly the paradise it [i]should[/i] be, [i]then[/i] we'll have both the rescources [i]and[/i] true democracy of the people we always preach that other countries should emulate. Besides, with a nigh-insurmountable national deficit, it's either re-examine who we're giving money to or strip all government programs (thus making Americans suffer for charitues no one [i]voted[/i] for). Back to topic, [URL=http://www.charlierose.com/]The Charlie Rose Show [/URL] once again was fantastic- by tomorrow you should be able to watch the interview with DENNIS ROSS, Former U.S. Envoy to the Middle East. [i]The[/i] smartest guy I've seen interviewed on this whole issue. He makes a great case for Lebanon's potential to contain Hezbollah mid-country with their Syrian and Iran aid cut off and with the Lebanese army patroling the Israeli border (giving them real legitimacy and making Israel less airstrike-happy) and how to get Saudi Arabi involved in the peace process -and why their intrests are in Hezbollah [i]losing[/i] thios conflict. Ross explains that (in the even Israel leaves Lebanon and an enboldened Hezbollah grows even [i]stronger[/i] Iran would use Hezbollah as a club to further their worlview for the Middle-east. A worldview that certainly is at odds with moderates like Saudi Arabia. [QUOTE]Originally posted by TSN: [qb] <blockquote>"And thier doing a decent job of making Israel seem like the bad guy..."</blockquote> Israel [i]are[/i] the bad guys. So are Hezbollah. This is a bad guy vs. bad guy situation. [/qb][/QUOTE][i]Dont[/i] make me break out the Bruce Springsteen albums... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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