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MikeG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:00 PM
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God forbid we should ever need help.
Can this administration be MORE arrogant?
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theycanbiteme Donating Member (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:02 PM
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1. Just wait until the next "terror" attack
I'm very curious to see what the rest of the world thinks.
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TrustingDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:43 PM
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12. haven't thot of that... how much foreign $ did US get for 911?
I think it was a boodle, wasn't it?


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theycanbiteme Donating Member (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-31-04 02:40 PM
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13. I was thinking in moral and emotional support
I seriously doubt that the US will receive ANY sympathy next time
around. But then again, the reich-wing Americans don't give a rat's ass
about the rest of the world anyways, no?
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dave123williams Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:02 PM
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2. Well, yes they can. Hard to believe, but just give it time.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:05 PM
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3. Oh, they can be plenty more arrogant
I agree...we get hit again, the rest of the world won't feel sorry for us. They'll be telling us that we got what we deserved.
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metis Donating Member (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:06 PM
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4. Aid
Canada responded on Sept 11th with firefighters, rescue people, iron workers etc. I doubt that would change.
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Canadian Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:09 PM
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5. And landing space
Canada also supplied the landing space. Halifax and Gander were especially generous in their aid. And, WTF, it took Shrub 3 years to acknowledge.
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charlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:11 PM
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7. Dumb, too
The hardest hit country is also the largest Muslim country. Could've reaped a lot of much-needed goodwill by rolling up his sleeves and piling into the effort immediately. Too late now.
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:11 PM
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8. Sure they can. That's the bitter pill stuck in my throat.
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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:11 PM
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9. I was just thinking this myself. wonder how america is going to
respond when we get hit again, and nobody gives a shit.

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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:19 PM
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10. We don't give a shit when Saudi Arabia is bombed
Why?

Because that is where the terrorists who attacked us were created and funded.

And when terrorists eventually attack America again, why should anyone else care?

We are, after all, the ones who would have created them ourselves.
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Canadian Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 03:28 PM
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11. I would
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 03:28 PM by Canadian Socialist
care, I mean. As much as I hate President Bush* and his cronies, Americans, as a people, have been good friends to my country. We share, for the most part, similar values and ideals. At least, I HOPE we do:toast:.
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-31-04 02:44 PM
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14. Thank you, neighbor!
I hope that a lot of people in the world see the difference between American people and the thieves who have stolen control of our government.

Thanks for sticking with us while we try to fix this mess.
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-31-04 02:55 PM
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16. I hope the world still sees us that way. In three weeks I have to attend
a meeting that is very international in nature ...... one attendee from each of the US, Canada, UK, France, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Philippines, and Australia. This group is usually a good gauge for me to assess our standing in the world. Right after 9/11 the support was incredible. At our last meeting, this past June in Paris, the general consensus was that most of the world had lost trust for the US government, but most held individual Americans in the same regard they always had. Of course, they also know full well that most Americans who deal internationally are different than the run of the mill right winger who has no desire to travel.
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-31-04 02:47 PM
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15. We do, indeed
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TyeDye75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-31-04 02:59 PM
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17. That goes for England too
Edited on Fri Dec-31-04 03:00 PM by TyeDye75
we will continue to make the distiction between the American people and the American President.

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