http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php RSS Feed for U.S. Foreign Policy Fool Moon - UBB.threads(tm) http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/288139/Re_Renewing_American_Diplomacy#Post288139 Posted by Chocolategenii:
Speaking of which Bush is on his way to Peru... Is he going to spend Thanksgiving there? Then who is going to pardon the White House Turkey (I mean the turkey from the turkey farm)? ]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:24:46 EST http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/285999/Re_Transformational_Diplomacy#Post285999 Posted by aus22:
Ray, when I said [quote] The Iraq government was elected by a minority of the population... [/quote] Ì forgot that not all countries have follow Australia's example of compulsory voting. In less enlighten countries with voluntary voting a minority can elect a government. However I do not think i]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:58:00 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/285293/Re_The_US_India_Nuclear_Law#Post285293 Posted by Aint:
Maybe it's a matter of if we don't, someone else will. Nothing says Russia or China won't sell nuclear tech to India. Russia is already helping Iran. If someone's going to make a buck, might as well be us. Besides, if we do the selling, we control what, when and how much is sold. We could levera]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:39:40 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/284383/Re_Ernesto_Reyes#Post284383 Posted by Lawmage:
To the second Anonymous...its not really important what Melanie would have wanted for Reyes. If its about what Melanie would have wanted or not wanted then it becomes about revenge or forgiveness and not about justice. Reyes violated the most basic of laws both in legal terms in in social terms. ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:37:05 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/283452/Re_I_Can_See_Russia_Seward_s_F#Post283452 Posted by Chocolategenii:
Palin seems to cave in under pressure from the media. That is not good sign. Just like in his run against Hillary, Obama really does not have to do much more than be himself. The opponent does a great self-destruct job.]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:11:24 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/283143/Re_U_S_Foreign_Policy_Landmine#Post283143 Posted by Aint:
If they are not, what do you propose their responsibility should be and how should that be enforced?]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:18:03 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/282409/Re_PEPFAR#Post282409 Posted by Ray:
[quote=Dax][quote=Ray][quote=Dax]Let me go one step further, however, and suggest that if given their way, the so-called right to life supporters would keep condoms out of the picture.[/quote] Well, you know what science has proven. Abstinence is 100% effective every time it's used. [/quote] On]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:49:46 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/282174/Re_quot_Ode_to_Leezza_quot#Post282174 Posted by Dax:
[quote]Lawmage: I begin to wonder if it would not just be better to allow the air lines to arm the entire flight crew? [/quote] A few years ago in a radio interview on ABC, Penn Jilette (of Penn & Teller) suggested that every airline passenger who wants to be allowed to carry a gun on board. ]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:49:10 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/281819/Re_Americans_Farm_Brazil#Post281819 Posted by Dax:
[quote=Lawmage]Incidently, why is it that when a foreign national comes to the US and opens a business he or she is not deemed a representative of their country but if an American goes anywhere and does anything its suddenly a part of US policy? [/quote] Because U.S.A. rules!!! [quote]Lawmage: T]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:34:52 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/281480/Re_Policemen_to_the_World#Post281480 Posted by Dax:
Well Law, it was merely a first thought and I haven't worked out the actual economics of it, but if dictators start getting dictatorial, the money-company has the cards. It can always pull up stakes and leave, or deal with their adversary in any number of ways which would probably not be legal here ]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:14:07 EDT