Cornel, Rebutting the falsehoods of anti-Americans is the easiest thing I have ever done in my life. It may surprise you to learn that my private emails indicate that those who agree with me feel I am quite capable of taking on the small army of Goan anti-Americans all by myself, just to make it fair. It would be a verbal massacre if they all joined in.
I'm sorry that repetition makes you sad, but what choice do I have to counter the repetition of false charges made by others? Fundamentals do not change, by definition, and so I'm not sure why a self-described intellectual like yourself looks for "new" rebuttals to tired old charges and allegations. You have again asked me to critique the US, which you describe as the mark of an intellectual, without feeling the need to critique dingy ole Blighty where you live. I'll leave it to others to gage what that means. However, while I don't consider myself an "intellectual", which often means exactly the opposite, I'll humor you as well. 1. If you follow my opinions as closely as the other anti-Americans seem to, you would know that I disagree vehemently with the 48% of the American electorate that voted for John Kerry in the last presidential elections. 2. Regarding George Bush, I disagreed with him when he waited for over a year while trying to convince the feckless UN that Saddam Hussain needed to be removed. It was only after Dominique de Villepin of France said they would veto any additional UN resolutions to enforce the previous 17 that Saddam had broken, "no matter what", that Bush took his coalition and finally took action based on UN 1441. 3. I disagreed vehemently with President Clinton's years of appeasement during the 90's, well after Osama Bin Laden had declared war on the US and had orchestrated a series of attacks against the US in NY, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The appeasement only emboldened the Islamo-fascists, leading directly to the attack on 9/11. 4. I disagreed vehemently with President Clinton when he failed to send in the Marines to stop the killing in Rwanda, waiting, as the US always does, for the UN to take the lead, which it rarely does to save lives in such conflicts. 5. I disagree vehemently with President Bush again doing what Clinton did in Rwanda, but now in Darfur, waiting for the UN to take the lead. The feckless UN has even rejected a US resolution to define the killing as a genocide, which would force the UN to act. The US could save countless lives if it ignored the UN when innocent civilians are being targeted. 6. I disagree vehemently with the US's policy of waiting for the UN to act and fail when innocent civilians are being killed, before taking action. This means many dead civilians as in Rwanda and Sudan, many dead civilians in Kosovo before the US led NATO intervened, and 12 years of UN resolutions with many dead civilians in Iraq before Saddam was removed. Now they are waiting again for the UN to act in N. Korea and Iran. 7. On the domestic front, I disagree with President Bush on immigration policy, where I support an immediate implementation of a guest worker program, and more stringent policing of the Mexican and Canadian borders. 8. I disagree with the current administration in trying to extend the Patriot Act to allow surveillance activities by security authorities without judicial oversight, i.e. a warrant signed by a judge. I believe in an aggressive Patriot Act to curb the jihadis who live among us, but with such judicial oversight in every case. 9. I would also like President Bush to wield his veto power more often, especially when it comes to certain spending bills and subsidies I consider unnecessary. I know none of this will satisfy people of ill-will, Cornel, which I hope you are not, but some of your friends certainly are. If I think of something else I'll be sure to let you know. BTW, forget about critiquing dingy ole Blighty, one of our most reliable allies. I appreciate the resolve and the guts of Tony Blair, and the "real" Brits who count, matched only by the Aussies and Italians and more recently the Poles and Czechs, in their steadfast support of the US. --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mario, > Thanks for your reply to my post. How sad that there > is nothing new coming > from your end. All you have said is pure repetition. > It is as though you > believe that endless repetition will convince > others. Unfortunately, it > simply does not. Not even your country men join in > on Goanet to support your > position on a range of issues. However, I have to > admire you for your lone > voice and tenacity on behalf of the USA. It can't be > easy. Perhaps, better > someone, than no one. > I don't recall any criticism from you about anything > whatsoever in the USA. > Can you please remind me what, if anything, e.g. > policy/practice that you > have criticised or disagreed with? > Regards, > Cornel > >
