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2003-06-05 Afghanistan

Afghan leader flies in to ask for more aid

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Posted by Steve White 2003-06-05 12:31 am|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'm not sure the drug mafia would be worse than the UN mafia.

These guys should make their first demand that the UN be run out of town on a rail. Maybe Halliburton could help...

Posted by someone 2003-06-05 01:09:22|| 2003-06-05 01:09:22|| Front Page Top

#2 This is serious, Afghanistan and Iraq need to be made shining examples of prosperity after US intervention. That would shut the gobs of anti-Americans everywhere.

Can the UN be thrown out? Can they be made accountable?

Can donated moneys be distributed via an alternate system to that of the UN, and kept wholly separate from teh UN and out of their grubby hands?

people this is really important to crushing Islamofascism in the heartland: the minds of the muslim people around the world who watch and judge. A good job means Islamofascism is dead in the water and they will all love America. A bad job will be like cutting a head off a hydra.

Posted by Anon1 2003-06-05 05:07:48|| 2003-06-05 05:07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 No one outside the US will ever love America because everyone hates the thing that is more successful than they are. Doesn't matter how good of a job America does, in anything.

Posted by RW 2003-06-05 05:56:57|| 2003-06-05 05:56:57|| Front Page Top

#4 I would say a good place to start would be an publuic audit of the U.N.'s books.

Posted by Raptor 2003-06-05 06:24:10|| 2003-06-05 06:24:10|| Front Page Top

#5 anon1 is right - its too easy to win the war and lose the peace. The admin record on winning the peace is not nearly as bad as the left would have it, but its approach is sporadic enough to make one nervous. Wolfie certainly understands the importance of winning the peace - im not sure anyone of cabinet rank or above in this admin is quite clear on it though.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-06-05 09:01:15|| 2003-06-05 09:01:15|| Front Page Top

#6 I just might agree with liberhawk on this one. The one cabinet level exception may be Powell, but I think State is way to soft to do anyhting but give in to every bad guy that complains, and that's probably worse than not caring, becuase it cost billions to accomplish nothing.
Other than the Wolf, I think Rice has a good handle on it, she just doesn't get put in front of the public enough for people to see how good she really is. In fact, I think the Elephants 2008 Presidential ticket should include her.

Posted by Mike N. 2003-06-05 09:39:52|| 2003-06-05 09:39:52|| Front Page Top

#7 I once spent an instructive evening with a Japanese family: the grandfather first embarassed the hell out of his son by saying that, "when I was 18, my only ambition in life was to kill Americans." Then he explained what the occupation brought: massive land reform that transformed his family from tenant to owner status. Ever since then, he has loved the USA. We proceeded to drink a lot of sake -- it was one of the high points of my life.

Posted by closet neo-con 2003-06-05 11:10:51|| 2003-06-05 11:10:51|| Front Page Top

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