(June 14, 2010 at 7:55 am)Dotard Wrote: And now he just lost my vote.He's probably just making a point about the tough guy impression that the US (and tons of other countries) like to give off.
Puppies as a National Symbol? Whadda wimp.
Quote:Saddam's Iraq was a bully. If this wimp had his way Saddam would still be running amuck and most likely invaded Saudi Arabia next.How do you know that? If the Saudis invited the US into SA to help defend them from Iraq, maybe he would offer military help. Or not, I really don't know.
Quote:America had it's history of passive neutrality. What happened? The world's bullies ran amuck. America became the big-kid on the block and fights the bullies who are tring to push around the rest of the world.Who said anything in that video about not protecting US land? I didn't get the idea there that he wants some sort of total disbanding of all military.
Does the rest of the civilized world really want the U.S. to pull all it's might back home and 'stay out of it' when the real bullies start carving up their lands?
Quote:This girly man wants America to weaken it's might. Without strength America would be unable to come to the aid of those who need it.Where do you see weakness? You don't have to be a bully to be strong. And shouldn't the US maybe come to its own aid, fixing its own backyard to improve life for its citizens, before spending shitloads of money helping one shitty theocracy fight another one? Or at least not spend so much on others? I don't know to what extent Dusty would or wouldn't help other countries militarily if they were to request it. I know what I would do most of the time though.
Quote:Are their any here who thinks Saddam would not still be in control of Kuwait and possibly Saudi Arabia if America were to be as weak as this man proposes we should be?I hate middle eastern politics. Every fucking country there is a theocracy. Someone hand me the button, yeah that button! Just kidding. There is no button. And my mouse ones don't work for this purpose. I've tried.
Seriously though, it sounds like he just wants to stop the unnecessary overseas stuff that causes a lot of killing and suffering of people, and the spending of tons of money that could be made better use of.
I'm really shitty at giving kudos and rep. That's because I would be inconsistent in remembering to do them, and also I don't really want it to show if any favouritism is happening. Even worse would be inconsistencies causing false favouritisms to show. So, fuck it. Just assume that I've given you some good rep and a number of kudos, and everyone should be happy...