Former President Clinton Suggests Modern-Day Marshall Plan Would Aid Anti-Terrorism

AP ^ | February 15, 2002 | Frank Eltman

[Nick Danger]

Former President Clinton Suggests Modern-Day Marshall Plan Would Aid Anti-Terrorism

WOODBURY, N.Y. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton suggested Friday that a modern-day "Marshall Plan" program that increases U.S. foreign aid would help stem the threat of global terrorism.

"It would be a mistake in my judgment to spend all that we have to spend in the war against terror on defense and homeland defense, and spend nothing the way General Marshall spent it to build a world with more partners and fewer terrorists," Clinton said of the post-World War II recovery program.

In a speech before several hundred Long Island business leaders, Clinton said that "for less than 20 percent of the proposed increases ... we could double our effort to build a world with more partners."

He said advances in transportation and technology have made the world increasingly interdependent, and vulnerable.

"That's really what Sept. 11 is all about," Clinton said. "It's the dark side of a completely interdependent world. And I want to argue that in such a world, a part of our strategy should be to have more partners and fewer terrorists."

Clinton also said his administration tried hard to combat terrorism.

He said a "standing contract" between the CIA and groups in Afghanistan would have authorized and paid them if they had succeeded in arresting or killing Osama bin Laden.

"I always thought this guy was a big problem," he said. "I do not believe based on what options were available to me I could have done much more than I did."

[Nick Danger]

The Man Who Came to President

[breakem]

aaaaauuuugggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Nateman]

Still trying to give away money he didn't earn to people who don't deserve it. Some things never change.

[Miss Marple]

I will think about a Marshall Plan after we have DEFEATED the Axis of Evil, much as we defeated the Axis during WWII. Until then, this is not an option.

Clinton thinks he could be in charge of such a program and skim cash off the top. Aargh.

WHY are we afflicted with him still? I wish he would disappear.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I've got one word for you, i42: SHADDAP.

[BillofRights]

Clinton has become nothing more than a cartoon character. Shut the hell up, Willard!

[dighton]

What have I done to you, Nick Danger, that you should post this liar's **** where I can see it?

;-)

[McGavin999]

Gee Bill, you held the reins of power for 8 looooonnnng years. Why didn't you put any of your swell ideas to work when you were in power? Keep talking Bill, everyone is starting to figure you out.....finally.

[jrlc]

Clinton doesn't get it. Afganistan, and other Moslim countries, are not poor because they lack money. The culture itself is anti-modern. But then, maybe Slick did get it and he just wants to create another bork barrel from which he and his wife can draw slop.

[Common Tator]

Modern-Day Marshall Plan Would Aid Anti-Terrorism

The Marshall plan was done to repair the dammage and feed the starving people of Europe who were all but destoryed in world war II.

The problem going into 1946 was that nearly all the farm machinery, crops, food processing, factories, and transportation, had been destroyed in WWII by either the German's scortched earth policy or our attacks on German held property. Harry Truman and General George Marshall felt we had an obligation to try to feed, clothe and rebuild Europe.

There is no area of the world that has been destroyed by world war II type fighting. In WWII both sides killed as many civilians and destroyed as much civilian infastructure as possible. That is not now the case. We now attack only military targets.

If it is Clinton's idea to buy our safety by bribing the Muslim militants I might remind him that is exactly what we did in Kosovo by backing the Militant Muslim Albanians against Milosevic. Clinton was all over the Russians for taking on the Militant Muslims in Checknya.

When you try to appease Militant muslims you get your Pentagon blown up, and your WTC destroyed.

To make your nation safe you blow the crap out of any nation or people who look like your enemy. The end result of that is no one anywhere wants to be your enemy.

Clinton has done way too much stuff that makes his nose red.

[buffyt]

After eating a big dinner out with number three son, who is almost 18 years old, weighs 194, wears a size 12 shoe, works out at gym all the time - we had a BIG dinner, takes a lot to fill him up, then I read this, I think I will be ill! what a total as*hole. Clinton is such an As*hole. I am sorry, that is what I really think. And is "wife" is 100% pure evil. Just wait till she runs for president in 2008. Will make the last "almost stolen election" look like a cake walk.... They scare me!!!

[Miss Marple]

Thank you for that succint and accurate summation of Clinton foreign policy and how it is being rectified by President Bush.

I believe President Bush IS going to blow the crap out of anyone who looks like an enemy.

As Martha says, "It's a good thing."

[Temple Owl]

Would you really be surprised if Clinton decided to become a muslim and go after 74 virgins--while he was still alive?

[wtc911]

The MP was all that but first it was the best tool we had to keep western Europe from going Red. It was the same logic that RWR used to defeat the same evil empire....spend the bastards into oblivion...

Besides, no amount of USD$$$ thrown at Abdullah will make him hate us less. Fifteen of nineteen on 9/11 were middle class, educated Saudis. They don't need, couldn't use our $$$. How many Benz' can you drive at one time?

[lodwick]

Get off the podium, and get back in the Sink where you belong. JizzBoy - be flushed!

[Newbomb Turk]

Note to Bill: Sit down and shut the F ck up !

[harpu]

Classic 'what about me?' klinton...geez! Why doesn't that sorry bastard just go the f.... away!

[theDentist]

Dear Mr. Clinton,

Eff off.

Sincerely, theDentist

[TwoStep]

Bubba, is just warming up, to be KING of the UN.

[Consort]

I got a Marshall Plan. Send the U.S. Marshalls to arrest both Clintons.

[Shermy]

Clinton has become nothing more than a cartoon character. Shut the hell up, Willard!

Colin Powell:

"I truly fully believe that the root cause of terrorism does come from situations where there is poverty, where there is ignorance, where people see no hope in their lives and we understand that."

Of course, this is absurd. What should we do, give money to young, rich Saudi males? Gore, others are now harping this line. It seems to have started from the World Economic Forum in New York earlier this month. What's it about? Globalism. At least the part of Globalism that deals with making transfers of wealth and investments overseas easier, and us, the taxpayers, insuring the losses. The big hit to our pockets will come from "debt relief." "Debt relief" doesn't mean the banks forgive their all or part of their bad loans oversease. It means us the taxpayers subsidizing their losses.

The Globalist party line is hijacking the terrorism discourse. It is inconvenient to focus on real issues of religions, psychopathy, and education in the sense of what is actually taught in madrassas, etc. Terrorism is a specific tactic. The Globalists don't care. They see an opportunity to push their self-centered agenda with verisimilitude and pleas to guilt.

Indeed, this discourse will not help fight terrorism, but actually explain it away. It might also give "the poor" the idea that terrorism is their right, and a lucrative action. The Globalists don't care.

The idea and slogans were probably thought up in some pricey New York P.R. firm. I don't know if it will take hold. I don't know if all the espousers understand the fallacies of their argument, but they merely adopt it because it appeals to their sense of guilt and lefty "responsibility" discourse. I thought the "root causes" garbage died out last October. But the Globalists have adopted it. I don't know if it will fly. But it is dangerous, and its aims expensive to us. It will have a very willing "amen corner" with lefty media types. If the Wall Street Journal prints any article or opinion piece claiming that poverty is the root cause of terrorism, or tries to couple it to foreign investments in some fashion - watch out!

I think the only thing to do to fight it is to point out the money motive behind this at every opportunity.

[herzo]

Former President who??????

[ZULU]

Can't we do something to keep people from publicizing this jerk's verbal flatuence?

Any news agency which provides him with a forum should be shunned.

Isn't it bad enough we have to pay our tax dollars to keep him and his sort-of-spouse fat and happy?

[BillofRights]

You are correct! The globalists care not what issue, event, or human condition they exploit -- as long as it advances their centralization of power. They are relentless and will never stop! The only thing that could stop them is the recognition, by the masses, of its nefarious, and potential catastrophic effects. Unfortunatlely, the dumbed-down, propaganized, indoctrinated sheoples have no clue about what is occurring. I think it's already over -- just a matter of time.

[SodiumWarthog]

Do we get to first occupy the recipiants of this Marshall plan, seek out and hang criminals and then install representative republics which we oversee for a number of years first?

If not, it will just line the pockets of the despots.

NaW.
(Of course, like everything he says, he doesn't really mean it...)

[Adrastus]

This swine has no sense of decency at all. The very least he should do is shut the h*ll up and get about the business of disappearing. Pity he didn't go instead of Buddy.

[thepitts]

To make your nation safe you blow the crap out of any nation or people who look like your enemy. The end result of that is no one anywhere wants to be your enemy.

You have got to be kidding, if this is what our country is reduced to...God help us.

[spald]

Well, I guess the people of the USA now feel alot like the citizens of Arkansas felt after Clinton left Arkansas to be the president.

Now that Clinton's moving towards King of the U.N., we American citizens have to wake up to the fact that there are PLENTY enough people left in the world to lie to.

Isn't Bubba dangerously close to affecting policy? He needs a slap on the wrist or a W-4 inquiry.