Oh My? Loathe wrote: > Ahhh the horn of Africa, I hear a lovely place, full of militias and pirates > and sharks. > > You can hear about it if you read the right places. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:41 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Ship Of Fools >> >> Your point is moot though. We are here, have been here a >> while, and will be here for a little while more. Talking >> about the why's and how's we are here is as pointless as >> reparations for far off decendants of slavery. What's done is >> done. Move forward. >> >> Speaking of Africa, does anyone on this list (other than >> Loathe who I am sure is aware of this) know that we have been >> waging a quasi-secret war in Somalia for quite a while now, >> part of the GWOT? Somalia gots AQ insurgents too. And we have >> been pumping millions into that effort as well. >> Bruce >> >> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:46 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: >> >> >>> I'm all for helping people but the truth is we can't help >>> >> everyone and >> >>> I don't see any reason why Iraqis should be higher priorities than >>> people in WAY worse of situations such as any random country in >>> Africa. >>> >>> If you told me we had a $3 Trillion dollar budget to help foreign >>> countries, Iraq would be WAY WAY down the list. >>> >>> And now we need all the help we can get at home. >>> >>> The auto companies just asked for $25 billion and >>> >> constitute who knows >> >>> how many American jobs. >>> >>> Iraq costs $10 Billion / month. >>> >>> Sorry Bruce, but America first. >>> >>> >> >> > >
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