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Re: Iraqi reconstruction funding
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 1 Oct 2003 18:12:05 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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Um, why would a new government not repudiate a former government’s debt in
this case? It was good enough for the Soviets. An important lesson would be
dealt to banks and governments, don’t loan to dictators because you might not
get paid back.
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I like your thinking on this, Lar. I’m with you 100%.
Of course, the “powers that be” might have a different view of these ideas. It
makes one want to inquire as to their motives, of course.
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Is that neccesarily a good idea? What happened to the idea of giving the oil
to the people?
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What people? The future consumers of Iraq, you mean? They don’t count until
they earn some scratch so that we can sell them Coke, McD’s, KFC, and Starbucks.
You know, the only stuff that matters.
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Um, why would that matter one way or the other? If it wasn’t, what does it
matter what people think? If it was, how exactly does transferring money from
US taxpayers hide that fact from anyone?
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You know, it’s not even the amount of $$$ that bothers me; I just keep thinking
of what else $87 billion might have bought us instead. Everyone should wonder
that the next time they vote for president.
Vote for someone that really wants to roll back the costs of govt.; or
alternatively, that really wants to create value for the monies spent. Our
beloved two parties aren’t probably going to give us any real options so you may
have to vote independent or green.
I’m just sick of the empty rhetoric of both the Republicans and the Democrats.
It is my understanding that the Democrats plan a lot of pointless posturing
before they just fork over the $87 billion anyway. Why bother with this stuff?
Ask yourself who they are trying to impress with these empty gestures.
-- Hop-Frog
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| From: (URL) Bush administration strongly opposes using loans for the Iraqi reconstruction request." Why shouldn't Iraq pay for this, exactly? Take me through this logic again? "It argues that Iraq's $200 billion debt is already more than it can (...) (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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