Lauk Sacrava, I certainly feel your pain. US foreign policy is complicated. As much as I tried to learn, I only understand a tiny bit of it. It is my conjecture that unfortunately Cambodia is not in the big picture. The cold war allies are no longer as relevant as they were for we are no longer fighting the cold war. Now, economic and finance take priority. That is the current political reality. Any assessment of US policy must include this scenario in the background.
Current, according to David Harvey (2005), “Already nearly on-third of stock assets on Wall street and nearly half of US treasury bonds are owned by foreigners, and the dividends are now roughly equivalent to, if not more than, the tribute that US corporations and financial operations are extracting from abroad” (p.190). China, as you may know, is a major holder of US treasury bonds. This author also estimated that US borrows from abroad approaching $2 billion per day. This means China will continue to play a major role in the international stage (this should be obvious to all of us. For whatever value this may hold, Cambodia has been having great relationship with China of decades. Case in point, China retaliated Hanoi after the invasion of Cambodia in 1979. Vietnam paid heavy price for that action). With this scenario in mind, US will always do whatever is best for US national security and interest. This factor without a doubt influences or guides, if you will, US foreign policy. Having said that, I am sure US is looking for a credible partner with Cambodia. It is my guess that US may not have yet found this type of partner. Regardless of whatever is going on with US foreign policy, with visionary leader, Cambodia should be able to rebuild itself. The question is do we have a visionary leader to lead our country? The answer to this question, you answer or anyone’s answer in this forum is as good as mind. Best, Jay Reference: Harvey, D. (2005). A brief history of neoliberalism. New York: Oxford University Press On Jan 31, 5:45 pm, "sacravatoons" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jay, > > It doesn't matter the Republican of John MacCairn or > the Democrat of Obama.Their foreign Policies are sleeping > with Hanoi to block China. > > US policy doesn't care any more about its old allies...that's > why they have no real friends to combat with in Iraq & Afghanistan > and next move Yemen ? > To win the War you have to put your real Heart within real causes > to combat.They have done during the second World War against the Jap > and Germans. > In the Vietnam War Uncle Sam just jumped into it to replace the > French's death trap. > > Cheers, > Ung Bun Heang > > Glen Beck and Rush Limbough are demagogies who love fuel their > > > > > audiences with passion rather with rational. And there a few from the > > liberal side too. We need to be vigilant by using our sound judgments > > to assess whether an issue or a policy has negative or positive impact > > on our community here in the US and or in Cambodia. > > > The issue or policy that impacts our community here and or Cambodia > > positively, let us support it regardless whether that policy > > originated by either Democrats or Republicans. > > > Following some one or a political party blindly will only make one a > > follower and not a good citizen. With good citizenry, we have > > witnessed that political pendulum has swung back and forth between the > > two parties here. And that is a good thing. We need to inspire this > > type of good citizenry here within our community here and at our > > homeland. > > > If we have an opportunity to live in this democracy and have not > > learned anything from it, we are wasting our time. We are simply > > pawns that can be moved and eliminated within a bigger political chest > > game. > > > Best, > > > Jay > > > On Jan 31, 2:58 pm, rattanakiri <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It is interesting that the Republican take talking points from the well > >> known conservative moron like Glen Beck, Rush "Love Viagra" Limbough. > >> They said something like they want to reduce the deficits at the same > >> they want the across aboard tax cut, including tax cut for billions and > >> multi-millionaires who do not need, many do not ask for at the time that > >> 1 in 10 American workers have no jobs. > > >> Jayakhmer wrote: > >> > Sorry! I missed all the fun here. > > >> > It is interesting to see my fellow Khmers repeat a certain political > >> > party s talking points. The problem with talking points is that they > >> > sound good, but when you dig just an inch deeper, you will see that > >> > the argument falls apart in to smothering. > > >> > For example: The socialist agenda will not work in America. > > >> > Having lived in Cambodia under Pol Pot and traveled almost all over > >> > the world including many European countries, I know the different > >> > between Communist and Socialist. The statement above is nothing more > >> > than an embarrass talking point. > > >> > The term socialist has to do much a retribution policy. It makes > >> > sense the call Obama s policy a socialist policy if he raises tax from > >> > the rich and retributions the wealth to the poor. > > >> > Let s take a look at this point alone. > > >> > Among the poor in the US are those who depend on government programs > >> > known here in California as CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, and Food Stamps. > >> > Other states may have different name for these programs. > > >> > Since the passage of the welfare reform law in August of 1996, welfare > >> > fund changed from welfare as an entitlement to a block grant. This > >> > means federal government allocates a block grant to be divided among > >> > all states. In May of 2009, President Obama sent the 2010 budget of > >> > roughly $3.7 trillion to Congress in which contained a $16.5 billion > >> > annual block grant to the states for welfare. > > >> > This amounts to about 0.04% of our national budget. The socialist > >> > argument is laughable if one takes a look at how much Congress > >> > approved for Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). In the fall of > >> > 2008, Congress approved $700 billion for TARP of which $375 billion > >> > was spent. Just GM and Chrysler received about $80 billion. > > >> > When you look at this issue, this talking point simply does not hold > >> > water. The redistribution of wealth is not to poor but to the rich. > >> > This policy is nothing resembled to any socialist policy. > > >> > We Khmer have to be smarter than that. > > >> > With respect, > > >> > Jay > > >> > On Jan 28, 5:08 pm, Bury Chau <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> The State of Obama is Delusional > > >> >> A pathetic, Castro-style display of megalomania. > > >> >> Scott Brown won Mass' U.S Senate seat by 53% to 46. > > >> >> The Socialist agenda will not win in America . The American people in > >> >> Massachusetts have answered it. > > >> >> Obama health care is death! > >> >> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:07:50 +0000 > >> >> From: [email protected] > >> >> Subject: Re : Re : Scott Brown won Mass' U.S Senate seat by 53% > >> >> To: [email protected] > > >> >> Politics 101 : > >> >> Be sexy if you want to get elected.Please ask Meeng Ry why Scott Brown > >> >> (good-looking dude) got elected.If Sarah Palin removes her top, she > >> >> might have my vote, I think she is brainless but well-balanced (diet > >> >> you perverts !) > >> >> Joe, vote democrat ! > >> >> De : In Camdisc <[email protected]> > >> >> : [email protected] > >> >> Envoy le : Sam 23 > >> >> Janvier 2010, 11 h 53 min 35 s > >> >> Objet : Re: Re : Scott Brown won Mass' U.S Senate seat by 53% > > >> >> You are funny, did you know that? > > >> >> From: Pierre Henri de Poipet <[email protected]> > >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> Sent: Sat, January 23, 2010 9:04:25 AM > >> >> Subject: Re : Scott Brown won Mass' U.S Senate seat by 53% > > >> >> Do you why Scott Brown won ? > > >> >>http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/scott-brown-nude-in-cosmo > > >> >> If you want to win 0.00003%, I would suggest you to pose in Angkor > >> >> Borei newspaper, on sale everywhere in any good Long Beach grocery > >> >> stores. > > >> >> It might help ! > > >> >> Don't thank me, for free advice, you are welcome. > > >> >> Joe, Vote democrat ! > > >> >> De : In Camdisc <[email protected]> > >> >> : CAMDISC <[email protected]> > >> >> Envoy le : Mar 19 Janvier 2010, 20 h 31 min 12 s > >> >> Objet : Scott Brown won Mass' U.S Senate seat by 53% > > >> >> Scott Brown won Mass' U.S Senate seat by 53% to 46. > > >> >> The Socialist agenda will not win in America . 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