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2005-01-04 Home Front: Culture Wars

Mark Steyn: American stinginess is saving lives

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Posted by tipper 2005-01-04 9:21:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It would be interesting to simulate the relief effort without the US military humanitarian response. We sit back, as the world would expect, and let the UN take the lead. How would it play out? Probably a bigger disaster than the tsunami and earthquake.

Posted by Jack is Back! 2005-01-04 11:29:22 AM|| 2005-01-04 11:29:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't Kofi or Egeland demand that Americans on the ground wear U.N. Uniforms during the relief effort?

Outside of having US Servicemen under UN command. How long would it take the UN to produce that many uniforms? Weeks? Months? I think at least 3 - 4 five-star lunches at exotic locations (oh! and a conference too!).

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-01-04 11:45:08 AM|| 2005-01-04 11:45:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 On our Letters Page, Robert Eddison dismissed the "paltry $15 million from Washington"

Maybe that initial sum was just to get the UN bigshots to their *****hotel where they will proceed to organise command of the US- Aussie operation?

Posted by Flath Ulagum1688 2005-01-04 4:15:10 PM|| 2005-01-04 4:15:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 See "Tsunami: $35 Million Dollar Myth" in the Opinion Page.

Chuck has collected and posted THE ANSWER - obviously, it will not be widely reported.

Posted by .com 2005-01-04 4:24:28 PM|| 2005-01-04 4:24:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 A recent SCRAPPLEFACE arty said it all, its point being about how on-going, Government- and Intra-African genocides and violence in Africa keep occurring thanks to the USA NOT engaging in militarized Africa-specific IMPERIALISM as it did in Iraq-Afghanistan.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-01-04 10:21:08 PM|| [http://n/a] 2005-01-04 10:21:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Scrappleface, Joe?
That explains a lot...

Posted by tu3031 2005-01-04 11:30:40 PM|| 2005-01-04 11:30:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Diplomadic tells the story on the ground from southeast asia-- it's as infuriating and saddening as it is comical.

Yet another colossal MSM/pseudo-intellectual grand lie exposed.

Posted by lex 2005-01-04 11:38:11 PM|| 2005-01-04 11:38:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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