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Post subject: America  Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:10 am |
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im a senior in high school and we were discussing americas involvement over the world . and few questions came up
do u guys think america is sticking its neck in to many issues over the world even thought they them selves are in pretty bad shape.
sort of not related to topic but, seeing as america donated a good sum of money to hati do u guys think other countries should involve them selves or should america be like them too and sort of ignore it.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:14 am |
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:25 am |
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uhm, the US own the world, don't you know?
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:40 am |
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Actually the US donates a smaller % of it's GDP to aid/charity than other countries do. That's the technical side. It means little, though, because the amount of money the US gives dwarfs all the other countries combined.
IMO: It's good that the US reaches out into others business, but we are currently not doing it incorrectly. I can't recommend a fix, but whenever our military gets involved it is seen as an act of aggression and rightly so. If you talked to any general or commander, they would all say that our forces are trained for combat and not peacekeeping.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:40 am |
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jay0303 wrote: im a senior in high school and we were discussing americas involvement over the world . and few questions came up
do u guys think america is sticking its neck in to many issues over the world even thought they them selves are in pretty bad shape.
sort of not related to topic but, seeing as america donated a good sum of money to hati do u guys think other countries should involve them selves or should america be like them too and sort of ignore it. No. America asserts its dominance as a super power. All super powers want to spread their influence. In this whole idea of donating money, it looks good in the public eye. Of course, America also has its own intentions. For ex., after WWII, America stationed troops in Japan to neutralize them. We have kept 50k troops there ever since, with the sole purpose of spreading influence over Asia and combating any military threat. So to help Haiti in its time of need, we're morally obligated, but also gaining their loyalty and trade benefits, etc. The exact reasons I don't know, only the government knows that. Geopolitics. Silo is right, America owns the world.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:41 am |
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Hi im Matt and im going to flame you  joke joke iv had enough america bashing for 1 day il post sumit tomorrow
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:47 am |
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jay0303 wrote: im a senior in high school and we were discussing americas involvement over the world . and few questions came up
do u guys think america is sticking its neck in to many issues over the world even thought they them selves are in pretty bad shape.
sort of not related to topic but, seeing as america donated a good sum of money to hati do u guys think other countries should involve them selves or should america be like them too and sort of ignore it. 1. No. 2. Every country should help out those in need. I'm glad that here in America we do that. I think every country should.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:22 am |
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:35 am |
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:16 am |
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evilpeta wrote: http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance8.html Very interesting and true.. America is a modern day global empire. And as far as the donations to Haiti goes.. there is no such thing as a free meal.. every act be it good or bad has some hidden agenda behind it.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:09 pm |
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"America" doesn't own shit, the few people controlling the chain do.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:15 pm |
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Be jealous of us. USA USA USA USA USA!
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:36 pm |
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All superpowers have fallen  (Even the Netherlands was a superpower for a short period of time!)
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:41 pm |
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cpinney wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployments_of_the_United_States_Military
yeah I find that hard to believe. Why have they got over 1000 troops in the UK?
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:45 pm |
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cpinney wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployments_of_the_United_States_Military
yeah It actually isn't as bad as I thought it was.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:14 pm |
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we only help those who we have interest in
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:22 pm |
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The only thing that -really- bothers me about the US is the evangelicals and how they are taken seriously.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:37 pm |
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While I think it is good that America helps others in a time of need, I also think that America has no right to do so considering how bad the economy is right now. All it is doing is punishing the taxpayers (like me) and making it even harder to dig ourselves out of the trenches. I also think it is wrong because they are handing out money that we don't have (i.e. our national debt is right around 12.5 trillion).
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:47 pm |
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dom wrote: The only thing that -really- bothers me about the US is the evangelicals and how they are taken seriously. taken seriously by who...other die hard christians?
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:54 pm |
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NuclearSilo wrote: uhm, the US own the world, don't you know? china owns america...
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:57 pm |
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CeLL wrote: NuclearSilo wrote: uhm, the US own the world, don't you know? china owns america... Chuck Norris owns China...
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:34 pm |
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:29 pm |
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EvGa wrote: Inb4shitstorm just wait for someone like wong to make an ignorant remark and watch the tiger pounce. But this time, he'll probably cover up his ignorance with some research on the internet so maybe he'll sound more intelligent here. Anyways, I think with a country as wealthy and big as America should be morally obligated to help other countries. When America sends aid to haiti there isn't some kind of ulterior motive, they are just trying to help in good faith. I don't know why some people think that america is trying to control the world or impose their beliefs onto others. Just because America did that in iraq doesn't mean its true for all other foreign policy decisions..
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:29 pm |
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Jstar1 wrote: EvGa wrote: Inb4shitstorm just wait for someone like wong to make an ignorant remark and watch the tiger pounce. But this time, he'll probably cover up his ignorance with some research on the internet so maybe he'll sound more intelligent here. Anyways, I think with a country as wealthy and big as America should be morally obligated to help other countries. When America sends aid to haiti there isn't some kind of ulterior motive, they are just trying to help in good faith. I don't know why some people think that america is trying to control the world or impose their beliefs onto others. Just because America did that in iraq doesn't mean its true for all other foreign policy decisions.. 
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XemnasXD wrote: dom wrote: The only thing that -really- bothers me about the US is the evangelicals and how they are taken seriously. taken seriously by who...other die hard christians? Apprently die hard Christians have a significant lobby and voting power.
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:55 am |
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John_Doe wrote: CeLL wrote: NuclearSilo wrote: uhm, the US own the world, don't you know? china owns america... Chuck Norris owns China... Bruce Lee owns Chuck Norris.
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CrimsonNuker wrote: John_Doe wrote: CeLL wrote: china owns america... Chuck Norris owns China... Bruce Lee owns Chuck Norris. Death owns bruce lee...
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:08 am |
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Post subject: Re: America Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:09 am |
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dom wrote: XemnasXD wrote: dom wrote: The only thing that -really- bothers me about the US is the evangelicals and how they are taken seriously. taken seriously by who...other die hard christians? Apprently die hard Christians have a significant lobby and voting power. So?
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