On 27 Oct 2001, at 15:41, Dolphie Bush wrote: > For something like the Marshall plan to work there would have to be a > willingness of the participants to be helped and that is not present. Those > people do not want our help. They want us out, period. ... > Those countries and the governments, people, etc. in > them would have to have the same kind of mindset that we do for that to work. > They don't. Infrastructure. To help them build an infrastructure would require > us to be even more involved in the region than we are. They would never allow > it. Medical assistance. The same thing. They would never allow it.
Who exactly are "those people"? In Afghanistan at least, someone is willing to accept help or the Red Cross wouldn't be there. How about this: > Those people do not want our help. > Are "those people" Afghans or bin Laden, Al Qaeda & the Taliban? > They want us out, period. > Seems like this "they" is bin Laden & Al Qaeda. > Infrastructure. To help them build an infrastructure would require > us to be even more involved in the region than we are. They would never allow it. > Again seems like this "they" is the Taliban, bin Laden & Al Qaeda. Now if we succeed in overthrowing the Taliban, do you think the new government will refuse our help? I for one don't feel comfortable saying that I've seen anything, print or otherwise, that truly represents the voice of the majority of people in Afghanistan. Brenda
