On Jan 31, 7:50 pm, Jayakhmer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > >> >> [email protected] > > >> >> For more options, visit this group > > >> >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/camdisc > > >> >> Learn more -http://www.cambodia.org > > > >> >> -- > > >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >> >> Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) -www.cambodia.org" group. > > >> >> This is an unmoderated forum. 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