to pay the price for lying and attacking with no provocation.
I say that as a staunch supporter of America. It's tough love. If we do
something wrong, we shouldn't reap the benefits. It's that simple. I don't
want the US to be the Mafia of the world.
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:52 AM
Subject: RE: Bush gives the finger to the world again
> the us and the other sixty-odd countries who helped us get to bid. now I'm
> not arguing the fact that the us companies may get the bulk of the
> contracts, but I as a taxpayer would rather my money go to US companies
than
> another countries.
>
> i am also not arguing that there wont be corruption in the contract
process,
> ahem Halibuton, but it is still better than the French getting my money.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:46 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Bush gives the finger to the world again
>
>
> Why should US companies benefit from a war manufactured by our own
country?
> When organized crime does that it's called a "protection racket".
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:32 AM
> Subject: RE: Bush gives the finger to the world again
>
> > The countries in question can still do business with Iraq, they just
cant
> > bid on the contracts that the US taxpayers are paying for. They can be
> hired
> > as subcontractors for the contracts as well. I dont see why this is such
a
> > huge deal? Why should the US taxpayers pay french companies to rebuild
> Iraq
> > when they werent willing to support the US efforts in the first place?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:28 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Bush gives the finger to the world again
> >
> >
> > Former top U.S. officials are blasting the Bush administration for
> reopening
> > a rift with Europe by excluding critics of the war from prime contracts
> for
> > Iraq's reconstruction.
> >
> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html
> <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html>
> > <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html>
> >
> > "I thought we were in the process of acquiring support rather than
> > alienating it," former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (search)
> said.
> >
> > So let me get this straight.
> >
> > 1. Economy is bad.
> > 2. Find a patsy country and accuse them of something unfounded.
> > 3. Get called on it by other countries.
> > 4. Attack anyway
> > 5. Deny reconstruction contracts to countries that wouldn't help in an
> > illegal war.
> >
> > And people are complaining? I don't get it. It looks like a perfect plan
> to
> > boost the economy by giving local companies big contracts.
> >
> > -Kevin
> > _____
> >
> >
> >
> _____
>
>
>
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