Kerry was correct. It is the coalition of the "bribed."

[ladybugg33]

By Robert Little
Sun National Staff
Originally published October 17, 2004
U.S. dollars wooed ally in Iraq coalition

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President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have criticized Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in recent days for suggesting that the administration used financial inducements to assemble its coalition, calling his comments an insult to a country like Poland, which dispatched 2,500 troops to fight alongside Americans in Iraq.

But the record shows that early last year, the United States brought the full force of its powerful economy to bear on prospective military allies, offering more than $4 billion in an unsuccessful attempt to gain the allegiance of Turkey and helping to negotiate Poland's $3.5 billion purchase of 48 F-16 fighter planes from Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp.

The Polish deal also included more than $6 billion in U.S. business investment that Lockheed promised to channel into Poland, an economic "offset" that caused Polish officials to call the purchase "the deal of the century."

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[Vickers]

1. I'm shocked I tell you, shocked!

:spank:

I don't know the psychological term, but any time they accuse Kerry (or anyone) of ANYTHING, you can bet your sweet potatoes they are guilty of 100-fold.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Projection.

Wikipedia:

According to the theories of Sigmund Freud, psychological projection is a psychological defense mechanism whereby one "projects" one's own undesirable thoughts, motivations, desires, feelings, and so on onto someone else (usually another person, but psychological projection onto animals and inanimate objects also occurs). The principle of projection is well-established in psychology.

[Vickers]

7. Thank you!

:toast:

I reckon I should've been able to find that on one of the internets, but I'm just lazy today.

:spank:

[Bullshot]

2. That whole "coalition" that Dubya put together needs to be exposed.

There are a ton of LTE's from the obviously-uninformed Bush stooges who bring up the parallels of this war and the Persian Gulf War under HW Bush, especially the coalition-building.

There's no coalition in this war. With the exception of Great Britain, the contributions from other countries are token at best, and they're bailing out.

And don't forget Poland!

[ladybugg33]

3. By the time this news gets out, Bush will want to forget Poland.

Pass it on!

[kaishaku]

5. as devil's advocate.....

How does Kerry think he would build a coalition?

[mrbill]

6. first step is don't be an asshole with other countries.....

civil graces go a long way.

[Vickers]

8. I dunno...maybe ask for their input on how to proceed?

You know, like statesmen are SUPPOSED to do?

People don't like to devote their time, money and effort to a project if they don't have some input in how it will be done.

Sure, some dickheads will scream "global test! global test!" but they don't understand the reality of how the world works. People like fuckstick George, and look where it got him.