We, The United States of America, have always been extremely generous with our foreign aid and quite often that aid comes in the form of military supplies. One of the ways it seems to work is that we give certain countries cash, and then they turn around and buy their weapons from American suppliers of such items. Often times it doesn't appear that we analyze future behavior on the part of certain countries and simply settle for the quick deal.
Egypt apparently is the latest one of our benefactors that could prove to be a nightmare.
One-third of all foreign aid goes to Israel and Egypt. We generally know how a democratic Israel will respond in times of crisis but we have no idea what will happen in Egypt. We were banking on the fact that a President, such as Mubark, would lead Egypt into the modern age of democracy and diplomacy.....but after 30 years that comfort zone has quickly evaporated.
If extreme Muslim leadership assumes control then suddenly all of our benevolence simply becomes stupid decision making on the part of multiple administrations and hundreds of congressional figures.
It's hard to blame the corporations who manufacturer the weapons because they just want to wheel and deal. It's up to the government (elected officials) to make sure who they wheel and deal with....and Egypt now appears to be one of those countries that makes OPPS the optimum word when considering the deals that have been done over the last 30 years.
Egypt is one the greatest tourist attractions on the planet. But making sure they have modern weapons might not be such a grand idea.
Just once during one of the mass gatherings of Egyptians I would like to see a woman's face.
Just one female face in the crowd.
Another country where woman are dehumanized but weaponry is world class....thanks mainly to the United States.
It seems we should have rules in place regarding the treatment of woman and the ability to buy weapons....because wherever there appears to be erratic mass behavior, there also seems to be a deep mistreatment of the females species.
That seems like a fixable problem.
Don't sell weapons to dickheads.
Amen
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Egypt apparently is the latest one of our benefactors that could prove to be a nightmare.
One-third of all foreign aid goes to Israel and Egypt. We generally know how a democratic Israel will respond in times of crisis but we have no idea what will happen in Egypt. We were banking on the fact that a President, such as Mubark, would lead Egypt into the modern age of democracy and diplomacy.....but after 30 years that comfort zone has quickly evaporated.
If extreme Muslim leadership assumes control then suddenly all of our benevolence simply becomes stupid decision making on the part of multiple administrations and hundreds of congressional figures.
It's hard to blame the corporations who manufacturer the weapons because they just want to wheel and deal. It's up to the government (elected officials) to make sure who they wheel and deal with....and Egypt now appears to be one of those countries that makes OPPS the optimum word when considering the deals that have been done over the last 30 years.
Egypt is one the greatest tourist attractions on the planet. But making sure they have modern weapons might not be such a grand idea.
Just once during one of the mass gatherings of Egyptians I would like to see a woman's face.
Just one female face in the crowd.
Another country where woman are dehumanized but weaponry is world class....thanks mainly to the United States.
It seems we should have rules in place regarding the treatment of woman and the ability to buy weapons....because wherever there appears to be erratic mass behavior, there also seems to be a deep mistreatment of the females species.
That seems like a fixable problem.
Don't sell weapons to dickheads.
Amen
Michael Timothy McAlevey
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