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Originally posted by badkarma00:
It's evident that neither side has been able to do much in the way of 'international relations' in the last forty years or so. Anything the US has done in that area has resulted in the loss of American jobs ( nafta ) or the murder of American service men ( somalia, lebannon ) or the UN declaring the US has a poor record in human rights. Kofi Anan and his crook of a son, no less, saying that, lol.

Maybe it's time for the US to simply do it's own thing, and let the rest of the world GTH. There are a few simple things we can do that will rid us of the need to worry about what everyone else is doing. Some are expensive, I grant you, but worth the money.


1) We can tap the oil in ANWAR for now, if we need to, but let's turn up the work of moving away from oil all together. That's all the Persian area has going for it, and if we don't need it, then the they don't matter.

2) Strong tariffs on all imports, and outright bans on others, (like china for example and their lead laden toys and eating utensils) Keep American money here at home, and paying for American jobs.

3) Ensure that our OWN people have health care and food before engaging in any 'humanitarian' missions overseas. It's not just ironic, but pathetic that we feel the need to help people overseas, and not our own.

4) Continue to develop SDI, and use it to make sure that no one can destroy the planet while destroying themselves. France and Germany will go to war again one day, and Russia will decide to go Imperialistic again probably. And of course China, India, et. al. with their nukes and dreams.
So long as we can prevent the wholesale release of radiation in the atmosphere that WE have to breathe, let'em fight. It ain't our business.


I know there's some who will argue with this, just as some will argue with a wall or a stop sign. But to me, enough is enough. I don't think we need 'the global community' as much as it needs us.

And I do think our own people, here at home, deserve more consideration from our government, regardless of whoever's party is in control, than the folks overseas do. After all, our citizens are the one's footing the bills.

Thought?

Bad_karma
Executive V.P. of the Pissed off and Fed up

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Originally posted by badkarma00:
It's evident that neither side has been able to do much in the way of 'international relations' in the last forty years or so.

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Originally posted by badkarma00:

1) We can tap the oil in ANWAR for now, if we need to, but let's turn up the work of moving away from oil all together. That's all the Persian area has going for it, and if we don't need it, then the they don't matter.

2) Strong tariffs on all imports, and outright bans on others, (like china for example and their lead laden toys and eating utensils) Keep American money here at home, and paying for American jobs.

3) Ensure that our OWN people have health care and food before engaging in any 'humanitarian' missions overseas. It's not just ironic, but pathetic that we feel the need to help people overseas, and not our own.

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