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- pehpsi, on 01/14/2008, -3/+91Good old Mr. Bush, continuing to arm the world. I like how he mixes peace missions, with weapons flogging. What a class act.
- WestonP, on 01/14/2008, -7/+68Is it really any wonder why the world hates us, or why we have such problems in the middle east, when we arm most of the countries in that region, including sworn enemies of each other? This is completely absurd.
And, of course, you can guess who is the only Republican candidate who dares to speak up against this blatant war-mongering... Ron Paul - inactive, on 01/14/2008, -1/+52What could possibly go wrong ?
- JigoroKano, on 01/14/2008, -9/+52This is almost exactly why 9-11 happened.
We didn't learn *****. - UnstableMind, on 01/14/2008, -3/+45Dear George, please send me some money. I'm pretty sure I could use it more than some oil-rich country wanting to blow something up. As a matter of fact, we had to raise our property taxes this year so we could build a new school for our children. Can you believe it, we have to pay taxes on property we already own. I couldn't either.
Sincerely,
Average American Citizen - CannedMango, on 01/14/2008, -2/+38So let me get this straight, just so I'm clear on this...
George Bush says:
• Iran greatest threat to world peace!
• I [personally] don't believe the NIE report is correct
• Hey Saudia Arabia, didn't you help carry out 9/11? Here's more *****' weapons!
• God speaks to me directly, it turns out, he *hates* all of us.
• I can't manage a company or a baseball team, but I understand foreign policy better than all experts.
• In fact, foreign policy isn't even an issue anymore... so what if Iraq isn't going well, the REAL issue is the American econonmy. Oh, that and we have to spy on all Americans to protect your freedom and liberty. Don't worry is that sounds contradictory, when I think about it I find a way for it to make sense.
• Don't worry about wiretapping or government sanctioned torture, let's talk about how important it is to protect the flag. Oh, I don't mean patriotism or the spirit of America... I mean the actual fabric that an individual flag is made of. People who abuse the flag are bad! Do we all agree? Good. Now let's all chug down a tall glass of my piss.
• Thanks for electing me again! (I sort of cheated, but I'm going to call it a "landslide). Now let's all destroy social security... I'm pretty sure that was the reason you elected me.
• Hey, remember all of those crimes I committed. I just made it legal for me to have done them all. If *you* try em though... I'm pretty much sure you're going to prison. Good luck with that!
• etc.
I may be paraphrasing, but I'm pretty sure those are all exact quotes. - purpmint008, on 01/14/2008, -5/+32Reminds me of what Ron Paul said about borrowing from China...
- erkyng2003, on 01/14/2008, -2/+28MARK my words, this will come back to haunt us!
- Groovemaster, on 01/14/2008, -2/+24I wonder if Americans would prefer it their representative government double-checks with the population when blowing the vast majority of their tax dollars on war.
It must really suck being little more than an easily controlled money-making device for the corporate elite. - inactive, on 01/14/2008, -1/+20get that ***** head out of office
- GuacamoleSan, on 01/14/2008, -3/+21We're talking about the same Saudi Arabia that just beheaded a person in public with a sword..right
- wuzupfoo11, on 01/14/2008, -1/+19so to "spread democracy" in the middle east, we are giving a monarchy weapons? yay for ***** foreign policy
- xdvx, on 01/14/2008, -5/+22This president "monkey" never stops surprising people
- pimpofpixels, on 01/14/2008, -0/+16It's so painfully obvious to me that the only allegiance Bush has is to the military industrial complex.
He’s a THRID GENERATION war profiteer.
Anyone who voted for him is a dammed fool, and should never be allowed to vote again. - Neoanarchist, on 01/14/2008, -1/+17Don't be ignorant. We paid for those AKs during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and numerous other situations. Just because it's not our weapons, doesn't mean we didn't put them there.
- Groovemaster, on 01/14/2008, -0/+14Actually, yes he does.
But does he care?
No he doesn't.
Are the corporate interests he serves getting richer and richer because of what he's doing?
Yes they are. - AntBing, on 01/14/2008, -0/+14Dear Average Citizen, due to the fact the I spent all of the taxpayers money on trying to finish the war my daddy started, but could not finish, I cannot send you any money. Now, why don't you go back to being concerned with what Ashley Simpson will name her bastard child.
Sincerely,
George - Minutemanjones, on 01/14/2008, -4/+18Does this man not understand that we are going broke through this mindless act and many other acts like it?
No he doesn't. - darkfalz, on 01/14/2008, -1/+15This is cool because it's something I actually know about. I was on the Navy ship that stopped in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for this. We pulled in (supposedly first Navy ship in 10+ years), a ***** ton of dignitaries and whatnot came on board, talked to our CO and some other US representation about selling the AEGIS weapons system. They didn't really tell us much more than that. But hey, here's a picture of me standing super ultra anti-terrorist watch:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/darkfalz/im ... - PhantomZmoove, on 01/14/2008, -0/+13As a matter of fact, it does suck being us. Thanks for noticing.
- NeverReturnKid, on 01/14/2008, -1/+14This is exactly what Ron Paul is talking about.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -0/+12What a hypocrite. You cannot promote peace in the middle east on one hand while pushing for weapons proliferation on the other.
- inactive, on 01/14/2008, -3/+15Saudi Arabia is the most fundamentalist islamist country in the world with actual monarchy, absolute power to the monarch, and the country that has spawned most actual terrorists. Yet, they are "friends" of the US. Coincidentally they have the most oil in the world.
At the same time, Obama the possible Bush successor may be Black but he isn't Angel. In the last Democratic debate he openly and clearly said he would strike in Pakistan without the country's consent. Militarist extremism is sadly even in the so called "left" of the US. - protogenxl, on 01/14/2008, -1/+12"This is a country where women aren't allowed to drive a car. They're not allowed to be in the company of any man other than a close relative. They're required to adhere to a dress code that would make a Maryknoll nun look like Malibu Barbie. They beheaded 121 people last year for robbery, rape, and drug trafficking. They have no free press, no elected government, no political parties. And the Royal Family allows the Religious Police to travel in groups of six carrying nightsticks and they freely and publicly beat women. But 'Brutus is an honorable man.' 17 schoolgirls were forced to burn alive because they weren't wearing the proper clothing. Am I outraged? No. . . . That is Saudi Arabia, our partners in peace." -WW #319
- darkfalz, on 01/14/2008, -0/+11http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/darkfalz/im ...
- Arramol, on 01/14/2008, -0/+11See? We're helping them move forward. Now they'll be able to do it with a modern assault rifle.
- achinda99, on 01/14/2008, -1/+1115 years from now, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there is a war between the US and Saudi Arabia with the weapons that the US gave them.
- captaindigger, on 01/14/2008, -0/+10I wish i could digg that twice.
- treelovinhippie, on 01/14/2008, -0/+10WTF!!!
America, I wish you guys would actually get pissed for once and stand up to this dictatorship. GET MAD. - _skin_, on 01/14/2008, -0/+9Umm... You spent my tax money on what? WHAT IN THE *****?
- banq59, on 01/14/2008, -0/+9Shut the ***** up you ignorant ass.
- NotAChickenHawk, on 01/14/2008, -0/+9Lets see. Invade Iraq because it was "connected" to 9/11. Saudi Arabia actually is connected to 9/11 in a tangible way. But for them, $20 billion in weapons??? What the hell is wrong with this country?
- Arramol, on 01/14/2008, -0/+9No, he isn't: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama#Personal ...
And yes, I do trust the Wikipedia article (with sources cited) over snap judgments based solely on his name. - AlienMushroom, on 02/21/2008, -1/+10Bush has huge investment in the weapon industry as well as oil. Guess how much he makes out of that 20 bn? :-)
- Zap2, on 01/14/2008, -0/+8After Iran, it will be the Saudi..and they'll be stocked up with weapons
- inactive, on 01/14/2008, -0/+8The only reason why you are disappointed is b/c you think that "we" are trying to "learn" when the whole time it has been about money and control.
The gov't could care less about blowback and has had numerous examples (since the Korean War?) to not only learn but demonstrate lessons learned/
Bottom line is they don't care and do not think long term in any way; its like that with a lot of issues. - AlienMushroom, on 02/21/2008, -0/+8One fights another. Both go to him for weapon. That's how he makes money :).
- inactive, on 01/14/2008, -2/+10Umm the Saudis are BUYING 20Bil in arms. This requires governmental approval for foreign arms sales. I'll accept an argument against this but you seem to think we are giving the Saudis 20B in arms, this is wrong. PLease read and UNDERSTAND the article again.
- CannedMango, on 01/14/2008, -1/+8Bu...b...bu...bu...but Russia!!
Note to OffPiste: If other countries want to help ***** up the middle east, then let them take the fallout for it. But don't use it as an excuse to claim that America is somehow validated in their contributions to the ongoing wars. - redsrule2500, on 01/14/2008, -8/+15This is ALMOST as bad as when Clinton armed China and advanced their military 40 years.
- hangtown2004, on 01/14/2008, -0/+7Oh good Yet I bet they keep raising the price of there oil. And no doubt some of those weapons will wind up being used against our people. ***** BUSH!!
- pimpofpixels, on 01/14/2008, -0/+7deja vu.
I wonder how long it'll be before a Neo-Con tyrants start talking about the “eminent threat” of Saudi Arabia. Gotta love the military industrial complex.
We pay to develop the weapons, then we pay again to take them away. - truspect0r, on 01/14/2008, -0/+6The Military is Big Business.
- captaindigger, on 01/14/2008, -2/+8George Bush is a class A morn.
- WestonP, on 01/14/2008, -1/+7Your argument doesn't even make sense. Pretty much everybody makes AK's anymore, and regardless of their country of origin, we paid for them. We also armed the new Iraqi military with AK's... of course, they "somehow" fell into the hands of the insurgents, who we had been accusing Iran of arming.
- felman87, on 01/14/2008, -2/+8I wish I had the healthcare that Cheney had.....but there's no money for it....right
- scabbers, on 01/14/2008, -0/+6Wait.. is it GIVE or SELL?
- Neoanarchist, on 01/14/2008, -0/+6Amen
- andy3109, on 01/14/2008, -0/+6wait wait...is this story accurate? This is bordering on lunacy if it is.
- egonSchiele, on 01/14/2008, -0/+6George Bush to be a $20bn continued dick
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