Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
And most countries are still behind that same cause in Afghanistan.

WE destabilized the region? LOL...How about Hamas, Hezbullah, IRAN? 80% of Iraqs population were happy as hell when we invaded.



So where are Al-Quada's training bases in Afghanistan again...oh yeah, bombed out! Ya can't say they have a larger presence just because there are more of them buried there than in other lands.

BOTH China and Russia voted yes for a third round of sanctions against Iran so I find this to be false also. Not to mention the assistance that China has provided regarding the N. Korea nuclear challenge.



This is the same Venezuela that has tanks at its Columbian border because they killed the leader of the leading terrorist group in Columbia. Yeah, Hugo is a hell of a guy.



If you call strapping a suicide vest on a woman increasing enrollment have at it. History has dictated when an army begins to use women and children they are in BAD shape for members.



Get the enviromentalists to back off long enough for us to build some new refineries here in the states and watch the price of gas drop. You'll notice that when the price does start to drop either Iran or Venezuela acts up in some fashion in order to bump prices back up on a barrel of oil. Oil pricing is based on speculation, not supply.



We have to deal with assholes on oil and yes they are getting rich but that has NOTHING to do with Americans losing their homes. If you have a monthly take home income of $1500 you can't afford a $1000 a month house payment. People are allowed to overextend themselves by a banking system that was more than happy to forclose on property because it was would have probably been worth more money and it was a sellers market.

Have a good one!:s4:
- No doubt that other countries are still dedicated to Afghanistan but the global support for America and its policies has diminished since the invasion of Iraq.

The fact that Al Queda is gaining strength in Afghanistan again has been known for some time now. It's a reality.

- Of course Russia and China are going to side with the global community when it comes to sanctions, that doesn't mean these countries are not allies. Doesn't mean that China and Russia don't SELL arms to these countries.

Obviously there is no strategic value for Russia and China to further themselves from the international community. This is politics at its best ..... sugar coating on the outside, shit on the inside.

- No one said that Hugo was a figure of admiration now did they? Just because he isn't a "friend" of Bush and America doesn't mean we should just label a country as "evil" and shut down diplomacy.
This makes things worse, not better. As evidence by Hugo's increasing anti-american stances.

- Anyone who actually believes there are LESS dangerous terrorist today than there were in the past must be blind. We are seeing an increased capture rate of suspected terrorist ... MORE attacks throughout the world ... increased need for security ... etc etc.

How can anyone honestly believe that continued violence, increased tension, and continued destabilization inside the middle east won't breed more terrorists? You think that just because they've recently used women in bombings that its a sign that the terrorists are going away? LMFAO! Hate to break it to you but terrorists groups have used women and children for a long time.. Nothing new there ......

- Obviously you don't understand the history of oil. Building new refineries in the US will not solve our problems. America has already reached its production peak. (back in the 1970s). We are slowly and slowly producing less oil each year. Why? Because there ISN'T ANYMORE.

The middle east is the ONLY region that has yet to officially reach the peak of its oil production but many believe it is either here or already come to past. (considering the giant leap in gas prices the last 10 years).

The solution is to design alternative energy systems. I find it hard to believe that America was able to harness the power of the atom in a weapon over 60 years ago .... yet in that time we are incapable of producing engines that run on something other than oil. Corruption doesn't like change.

You don't think oil prices effect the economy? :wtf: You don't think they cause companies to decrease overhead and cut jobs? You don't think people losing their jobs cause them to lose their homes? :wtf: Obviously it's not the only reason .... but you honestly can't make a connection?

In February ... my old lady spent $350 for gas. For many people .. that's a car payment ... For many people ... that's a rent/house payment.

So yes, oil prices certainly effect American jobs. To say otherwise is incredibly insane.