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!
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