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06-03-2002, 08:42 PM | #76 | ||
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<blockquote> "Since 1959 the Soviet Union has been Iraq's chief arms supplier and its most essential foreign military tie. In April 1972, the two states signed a fifteen-year Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in which Iraq and the Soviet Union agreed to 'continue to develop cooperation in the strengthening of the defense capabilities of each.'". </blockquote> see: http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/iqtoc.html One serious factor in the dissolution of the Soviet Blok was that the Iraqis, equipped with the flower of Soviet Military technology, got their butts so thoughly whipped by a numerically inferior force equipped with technically superior Western equipment. After that, the perceived value of Soviet equipment and training dropped precipitously. The Iraqis did still have some leftover Brit gear (of 1950s vintage) in small quantities, and did manage to get some small quantities of stuff past a US embargo, as your GAO report shows. But the idea that *we* gave/sold Saddam any significant part of his military equipment is just plain wrong...the stuff cited in the GAO report is chump change next to what they bought from the Soviets. Just take a look at the tables in the appendix to that LOC country report and you'll see what I mean.
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06-14-2002, 12:29 PM | #77 |
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for anyone really interested on this topic, Benjamin Barber a world reknowned politcal scientist and now at the University of Marlyand wrote a book a couple of years back called "Jihad vs. McWorld"
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06-15-2002, 03:16 AM | #78 |
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Man, 6 pages in less than 2 odd days, this shoudl be my thread and i missed it
Just to start off with i don't 'hate' america, hell, i don't hate anything, there are jsut aspects, often understandable aspects i dislike. I may as well list. a: Abuse of power i: Military: its either belated bullshit (rawanda), pointless (Iraq 1 and deffinately 2), ego boosting (grenada) ii: Economic: Trade protectionism from someone who preaches free trade to everyone else, everyone's response: Fuck Off. b: Backward and destructive attitudes, exported Culture of litigation, economic rationalisation, commercialisation and commuerisation of just about everything. c: arrogance 2 words, closed mind, closed fist.
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06-15-2002, 11:00 AM | #79 |
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The only empire in all of recorded history not hell-bent on imperialistic conquest.
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06-16-2002, 03:19 AM | #80 |
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an empire of influence, not control, which is why pax americana will never work.
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06-16-2002, 10:04 AM | #81 |
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You think control would work better...?
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06-16-2002, 11:32 AM | #82 | |
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If it wasn't for the *last* big arrogant, militaristic "Pax Americana", Jag would be counting like this: "Ichi, ni, san..."
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06-16-2002, 07:18 PM | #83 |
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Not In Our Name
As you may or may not know, some 'prominent' US-Americans have issued the following statement regarding the 'war on terror'. Try to look at the situation through their eyes, as they see it, and you may understand why others hate America.
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,737060,00.html">Not in our name</a> Thought-provoking, even if you happen to disagree. X. |
06-16-2002, 09:00 PM | #84 |
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Count me in the group who disagrees
What a bunch of whiny bleeding hearts.
At least we have a list of names to look into. Brian
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06-17-2002, 01:50 AM | #85 | |
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It should include busts of FDR, Truman, Patton, and MacArthur. The backdrop should be a 48-star flag, although a 50-star flag is acceptable. Red, white, and blue candles should adorn it...at least 10 of each. While lighting the candles, all should recite, "The United States is the rock upon which I build my life. There is no greater god than the United States. I am insignificant in comparison to the United States...ommmm..." Last edited by elSicomoro; 06-18-2002 at 09:29 PM. |
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