Lauk Sacrava, Have a wonderful New Year!!!
Jay On Jan 31, 8:48 pm, "sacravatoons" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jay, > > I'm very pleased that you do understand the FACTS of US's Foreign Policy. > > Khmers have to learn to lead ourselves to survive and reviveCambodia & its > People. > Cambodia is in between the steal Sandwich from every corner. > To survive we are all having to be " Khmer-Khmer ". > Khmer have to come first before any foreign's interests. > > And again thanks for your though , > > Cheers, > Ung Bun Heang > > > > > 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 . The American people > >> >> >> in Massachusetts have answered it. > > >> >> >> Obama health care is death! > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> >> >> Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) -www.cambodia.org" group. > >> >> >> This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul > >> >> >> language. > >> >> >> Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. > > >> >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > ... > > read more » -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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