if it is US taxpayer money then dam right we get to choose

(Where the term "wise" has yet to appear any any description of the "administration's" policies, even by its ~~apologists~~supporters.)

Pissing off your allies != wise
Pissing off your allies before asking them for your support != wise
Pissing off your allies before asking them for money != wise
Pissing off your allies before asking them for money == butt stoopud

These three countries together have something like 90% of the experience in dealing with constructing anything useful in that region (which is 90% more than the US has)

If I'm going to ~~be forced to~~ spend my "taxpayer money" on rebuilding a country that we had no business destroying in the first place, then I'd rather my "taxpayer money" go to a company that has a track record of success building things out there. (Hint: that doesn't include Halliburton!) If that company happens to be German, or French, or even Russian (gasp!), then so be it; it'll end up costing me less than subsidizing the corruption and incompetence that is guaranteed to accompany any ~~corporate welfare recipient~~selected contractor from these shores by our oh-so-honest-and-competent "administration"!

Post #130,314 by boxley 12/11/03 12:29:57 PM Reply	if it is US taxpayer money then dam right we get to choose "We must face the fact that there is not a single country in the world that measures up to the lofty moral and social standards that are the hallmark of the U.S.A.: even Canada is delinquent and deserves a whiff of grape. There is not a single country in the world which, like the U.S., reeks of democracy and "human rights," and is free of crime and murder and hate thoughts and undemocratic deeds\ufffd. And so, since no other countries shape up to U.S. standards, \ufffd I make a Modest Proposal for the only possible consistent and coherent foreign policy: the U.S. must, very soon, Invade the Entire World!" Murray N. Rothbard questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #130,351 by jb4 12/11/03 2:27:50 PM Reply	Well then, choose wisely! (Where the term "wise" has yet to appear any any description of the "administration's" policies, even by its ~~apologists~~supporters.) Pissing off your allies != wise Pissing off your allies before asking them for your support != wise Pissing off your allies before asking them for money != wise Pissing off your allies before asking them for money == butt stoopud These three countries together have something like 90% of the experience in dealing with constructing anything useful in that region (which is 90% more than the US has) If I'm going to ~~be forced to~~ spend my "taxpayer money" on rebuilding a country that we had no business destroying in the first place, then I'd rather my "taxpayer money" go to a company that has a track record of success building things out there. (Hint: that doesn't include Halliburton!) If that company happens to be German, or French, or even Russian (gasp!), then so be it; it'll end up costing me less than subsidizing the corruption and incompetence that is guaranteed to accompany any ~~corporate welfare recipient~~selected contractor from these shores by our oh-so-honest-and-competent "administration"! jb4 "There are two ways for you to have lower Prescription-drug costs. One is you could hire Rush Limbaugh's housekeeper ... or you can elect me President." John Kerry
Post #130,451 by boxley 12/12/03 8:51:33 AM Reply	any contract over there is 75% froth at least let our bottom feeders glorp first. As far as experience in building in that area the Brits have the most experience, followed by the Russians and the Americans have as much experience in harsh climate building as anyone else. thanx, bill "We must face the fact that there is not a single country in the world that measures up to the lofty moral and social standards that are the hallmark of the U.S.A.: even Canada is delinquent and deserves a whiff of grape. There is not a single country in the world which, like the U.S., reeks of democracy and "human rights," and is free of crime and murder and hate thoughts and undemocratic deeds\ufffd. And so, since no other countries shape up to U.S. standards, \ufffd I make a Modest Proposal for the only possible consistent and coherent foreign policy: the U.S. must, very soon, Invade the Entire World!" Murray N. Rothbard questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #130,470 by jb4 12/12/03 12:38:58 PM Reply	Why should I feed Halliburton? Or Bechtel? Or any other corrupt no-bid brown-nosing corporate scumsucker that just happens to have his hand on Duh's or Dick' or Rummy's (which is to say, Wolfowitz's) crank? At least, if we're going to have furriners bid on contracts, there will be a bid on the contracts! jb4 "There are two ways for you to have lower Prescription-drug costs. One is you could hire Rush Limbaugh's housekeeper ... or you can elect me President." John Kerry
Post #130,467 by marlowe 12/12/03 11:47:18 AM Reply	P*****g off our what now? France is no ally. Not of the US, not of the [link\|http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2003/n12112003_200312115.html\|common people in Iraq]. An ally of Saddam, yes. And by extension, therefore, of terrorism and repression. We should probably cut parts of Canada some slack. That cretin Chretien may not speak for anglophone Canada. But this geopolitical fiction of Canada as a nation mucks things up something awful. Now if Upper Canada would just ditch Quebec, a lot of things would become much simpler. A great many vexing problems would simply vanish. ---------------------------------------------------------------- DEAL WITH IT. "If I may be candid for a moment, and let's see you try to stop me..." - Jay Conrad Levinson Compromise is for suckers. Seeking a middle ground is what led to 9/11. "I do not want to be admired by scumbags and liars and wife beaters. I want to be admired by good and decent, intelligent and just people, and in order to achieve this I need to do things that make me despised by their opposites." - Bill Whittle Never mind all the mass graves. Where's the nerve gas? [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfire...arlowe/index.html]

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