Making the world safer, Bush style

[Eimon Gnome]

Originally Posted by Google News

THE Bush administration will formally ask the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.

On a visit to Washington, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan said Islamabad had scaled down its initial request for F-16s due to financial pressures after the deadly October earthquake.

While neither Mr. Burns nor Mr. Khan disclosed the number of jets in the revised package, which would now include old as well as new aircraft, the Pakistani Cabinet earlier this month cleared the purchase of up to 77 F-16s from the U.S. Asked how many jets Pakistan sought, Mr. Khan said, “So what numbers we may have started with, I even don't know that and I have a rough idea as to what we have requested now.”

Yep, to achieve lasting peace and spread democray, there's nothing quite like selling jet fighters to Islamic nations. It's best to pick ones that sell nuclear bomb technology.

Does our foreign policy have any theme to it at all?

[_BullDog_]

This is just a little offering so they can still appear to help us on the war on terror, while modernizing their airforce. Besides, what are we going to do with 77 old jets?

[fallout]

Originally Posted by Eimon Gnome

Yep, to achieve lasting peace and spread democray, there's nothing quite like selling jet fighters to Islamic nations. It's best to pick ones that sell nuclear bomb technology.

Does our foreign policy have any theme to it at all?

What do you have against muslims?

[Eimon Gnome]

So we send out young men and women to die, in the name of DISARMING Iraq, which does not have the Bomb.

Then we send sophisticated weaponry to Pakistan, which does have WMD.

This Bush guy sure is full of surprises. Quite the little prankster.

[Riscalculator]

Originally Posted by Eimon Gnome

Yep, to achieve lasting peace and spread democray, there's nothing quite like selling jet fighters to Islamic nations. It's best to pick ones that sell nuclear bomb technology.

Does our foreign policy have any theme to it at all?

I'm confused. First you complain about selling fighter jets to Pakistan. Then you bring up very old news about the CLewinskyton Admin selling nuclear secrets to China in exchange for donations to his party, his library, etc. Chose one topic and stick to it in a particular thread!

[Riscalculator]

Originally Posted by Eimon Gnome

So we send out young men and women to die, in the name of DISARMING Iraq, which does not have the Bomb.

Then we send sophisticated weaponry to Pakistan, which does have WMD.

This Bush guy sure is full of surprises. Quite the little prankster.

Disarming? That's not the full set of reasons for overthrowing a brutal dictator. Please review any of my prior discussions about the 17 UN resolutions against Sadaam Hussein and the Baathist party, due to numerous cease fire agreement violations over the 12 years between Gulf War I and GW Ia. Then, reflect on the Oil For Food Scandal. Come back when you've gotten up to speed on the real reasons for allowing the Iraqi people to set their own destiny.... And, please don't bring up WMD again, b/c it makes you look like you're unable, or too stoned, to pay attention to intelligent discussion and debate.

[The Drunken Actuary]

Originally Posted by Riscalculator

Disarming? That's not the full set of reasons for overthrowing a brutal dictator. Please review any of my prior discussions about the 17 UN resolutions against Sadaam Hussein and the Baathist party, due to numerous cease fire agreement violations over the 12 years between Gulf War I and GW Ia. Then, reflect on the Oil For Food Scandal. Come back when you've gotten up to speed on the real reasons for allowing the Iraqi people to set their own destiny.... And, please don't bring up WMD again, b/c it makes you look like you're unable, or too stoned, to pay attention to intelligent discussion and debate.

Someone should have told Bush that.

[yankeetripper]

Originally Posted by Riscalculator

I'm confused.

Now you're finally making sense.

[Eimon Gnome]

Originally Posted by Riscalculator

I'm confused. First you complain about selling fighter jets to Pakistan. Then you bring up very old news about the CLewinskyton Admin selling nuclear secrets to China in exchange for donations to his party, his library, etc. Chose one topic and stick to it in a particular thread!

Typical conservative blabber. Holds to the two basic tenets of Bush-speak.

1] When confronted with an uncomfortable truth, change the topic.

2] Be obtuse. Make sure no one can make any sense of what you are saying. That way, they can't respond and you'll never get caught lying.

And meanwhile, more Americans die. More weapons shipped to the unreliable.

[The Drunken Actuary]

Originally Posted by Eimon Gnome

Typical conservative blabber. Holds to the two basic tenets of Bush-speak.

1] When confronted with an uncomfortable truth, change the topic.

2] Be obtuse.

Riscalculator excels at both of these. Especially #2.