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Why do we, as a country, continue to give foreign aid when we are so in debt?

Posted on 04/15/2008 8:50:49 PM PDT by sickofpolitics

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To: sickofpolitics
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41 posted on 04/16/2008 3:36:47 PM PDT by 50mm (I love the smell of napalm in the morning....It smells like victory!)
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To: sickofpolitics

Because if we don’t, they’ll hate us. Oh, wait.....


42 posted on 04/16/2008 3:41:54 PM PDT by j_tull (Massachusetts, the Gay State. Once leader of the American Revolution, now leading its demise.)
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To: sickofpolitics
Why do we, as a country, continue to give foreign aid when we are so in debt?

Well, it's all rather complicated.

See, when you mix equal parts margarine, powdered laundry detergent and Rice Krispies together and then rub it on your elbows, and then lean on a large terra-cotta pot, you get this reaction that causes that sort of thing.

If I were you, I'd use live crickets and peanut butter instead.

43 posted on 04/16/2008 3:46:52 PM PDT by Allegra (Tehran delenda est)
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To: darkwing104
Someone call for a RAT zinger?


44 posted on 04/16/2008 3:50:28 PM PDT by OeOeO
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To: Old Sarge

Yes, I should have thought about that, my bad, but, things must be getting bad when we are even sick and tired of our own GOP party’s crap.


45 posted on 04/16/2008 4:01:05 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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To: Old Sarge

The rest of the psychos can sit on a spindle and twist.

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Ha! Are the foot peddles powered by size 11 triple E’s?


46 posted on 04/16/2008 4:06:59 PM PDT by WakeUpAndVote (Huh?)
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Ha! Are the foot peddles powered by size 11 triple E’s?

Nope - water mill and grindstone...

47 posted on 04/16/2008 4:17:47 PM PDT by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: darkwing104

I sent him/her/it a kind FRmail saying “come out and play”, but 10 days of lurking to come up with a one line vanity?

we will see.


48 posted on 04/16/2008 4:19:01 PM PDT by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
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To: dynachrome
I remember a few simular posts by hit-and-run trolls...Same old crap different year...


49 posted on 04/16/2008 4:21:45 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: sickofpolitics

We’re what’s known in the con industry as a soft touch. America is as a whole a bunch of nice people that want to see other people happy and healthy, it’s a good thing really, but it is a tad expensive.


50 posted on 04/16/2008 4:24:11 PM PDT by discostu (aliens ate my Buick)
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To: sickofpolitics
The aid is meant to accomplish certain foreign policy goals. Some of that aid is wasted money, but some of it is quite effective.

The fact that moron congresscritters spend too much on domestic giveaways shouldn't be used as a talking point to hamstring foreign policy efforts. If this Republic falls, no one will say "They gave too much foreign aid," they will say "they killed themselves with bread and circuses, the same as the Romans."

51 posted on 04/16/2008 4:32:07 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. Back Mac.)
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To: patch789

Yes, how terrible that a politician should choose victory in a war. Truly tragic.


52 posted on 04/16/2008 4:35:53 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. Back Mac.)
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53 posted on 04/16/2008 5:10:53 PM PDT by Squidpup ("Fight the Good Fight")
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To: sickofpolitics

Cuz we’re still good guys.

But it’s still a stupid question, and would require a lengthy dissertation to answer - Time I do not have to spend on such as you. THUS:

ZOT!


54 posted on 04/16/2008 5:15:20 PM PDT by roaddog727 (BS does not get bridges built - the funk you see is the funk you do)
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To: sickofpolitics

Because it’s cheaper than fighting them in a war? Worked well in the Marshall Plan.


55 posted on 04/16/2008 5:22:48 PM PDT by jude24 (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: sickofpolitics
The question is more easily answered if you break it down into 4 periods.

Post WW2 period
Cold War period
Post Cold War period
Post 9-11 period

56 posted on 04/20/2008 8:44:27 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: roaddog727
Thank you for your reply even if you did contradict yourself by replying.

The question was a serious one and thankfully I was able to get fairly reasonable answers from the decent bloggers. Forgive me if I've posted in the wrong forum - perhaps you could guide me to the correct one?

I'm not a sour, selfish American, just a practical thinker finally coming of age where I'm starting to realize the importance of knowing how our government works. And yes, I am starting to wonder where my hard earned tax dollars are going and why my social class is shrinking.

It seems puzzling to me why most Americans, seemingly, don't understand or care that our government doesn't seem of sound practice (a trillion dollar debt?), and more importantly, why we let it happen.

Thanks to all who responded kindly to my question.

57 posted on 05/01/2008 5:38:36 AM PDT by sickofpolitics
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