[extropy-chat] Re: Nam

[Dirk Bruere]

Mike Lorrey wrote:

>--- Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Are you going to blame the people for telling the truth about this  
>>outrageous stupidity to the best of their abilities to know it?   My 
>>motive is to get the US out of their and bring in the UN for the  
>>purpose of returning the country to the Iraqis.   The economic blow  
>>will be far worse imho if we stay.   I also disagree that our being  
>>there saves more lives than if we left.
>>    
>>
>
>Samantha, who do you think historically makes up the bulk of UN
>peacekeeping forces? The UN has about 57,000 peacekeeping troops
>deployed around the world, most of whom are 'observers' without any
>capacity even to defend themselves, never mind protect others. There is
>absolutely no way the UN could take control of things in Iraq without
>the US being the bulk of its force. You are also being ignoring
>history, as well as being unrealistic: the UN already came into Iraq,
>got bombed, turned tail, and ran screeching like a little girl.
>
>  
>
That's because the US likes it that way.
You think Bush would be cheering if the Chinese offered half a million 
troops to provide the UN with real teeth?

-- 
Dirk

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