As is known, Osama bin Laden, a Saudi millionaire, was an American ally when his band of fundamentalists fought the Soviets in Afghanistan. It is the cynical use of these countries by Washington that built up a reservoir of resentment among large sections of their people against the US.
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So what's new in the world, ramjam? Throught history countries of all ilks have allied themselves with other countries or groups which later become their enemies (or who were previously their enemies, or who were their enemies and who later become their enemies - all permutations in fact).
As for resentment, well it's always been easy for manipulative leaders to whip up hatred of the rich and powerful amongst those who feel deprived. Don't see many of those leaders strapping bombs to themselves though. Not likely!! Leave that to their brain-washed followers.
Like most countries, US foreign policy has a heavy dose of self-interest, but one might also reflect on their altruism which leads them to pump out a massive amount of aid and to interfere (maybe sometimes unwisely) against tyrannical regimes at some cost to their own people.
jon
As for resentment, well it's always been easy for manipulative leaders to whip up hatred of the rich and powerful amongst those who feel deprived. Don't see many of those leaders strapping bombs to themselves though. Not likely!! Leave that to their brain-washed followers.
Like most countries, US foreign policy has a heavy dose of self-interest, but one might also reflect on their altruism which leads them to pump out a massive amount of aid and to interfere (maybe sometimes unwisely) against tyrannical regimes at some cost to their own people.
jon
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Ramjam
What is wrong with that mate ?
The Americans obviously like the Israelis and what's a mere US$ 3 billion between friends ?
Money obviously well spent.
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No it wasn't. The palistans (who are these people?) didn't give them anything. And the 6 day war wasn't started by palistans (of any spelling).
And the poor old Jordanians wouldn't have lost the West Bank if they hadn't believe their friends assurances of support
And just in case you are going to do that one next - the jews didn't hire "arabs" to run planes into the world trade center.
And the poor old Jordanians wouldn't have lost the West Bank if they hadn't believe their friends assurances of support
And just in case you are going to do that one next - the jews didn't hire "arabs" to run planes into the world trade center.
Sorry to break the spell, but we’re far too tolerant of deferred success these days, IMO!
Here’s the direction you should be looking in: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth...nd_the_palestinians/key_documents/1682961.stm
HTH
Cheers
Mayfly
Here’s the direction you should be looking in: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth...nd_the_palestinians/key_documents/1682961.stm
HTH
Cheers
Mayfly
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The strange thing is the question of whether the jews pushed the palistinians to leave or (Leon Uris version) whether they left because their village leaders told them to (after promises from the hierachy and some arab states perhaps).
I personally know a number of moslem and christian Israelis whose families chose to stay but whose cousins families chose to leave. One group go to Israeli universities and even represent them internationally in sporting and other situtations. The other group are better known.
The world is not a simple place
Kiwi
I personally know a number of moslem and christian Israelis whose families chose to stay but whose cousins families chose to leave. One group go to Israeli universities and even represent them internationally in sporting and other situtations. The other group are better known.
The world is not a simple place
Kiwi
ramjam said:
Where did you copy and paste this from? These are not your words obviously, because as we have seen you are unable to write one single correct English sentence (of any length) on your own.
Oh and pretty much all of what you say is pure, total and unadulterated cr*p of the highest quality, but then I don't like communists and fundamentalists, so I am probably biased.
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Anthony Trollope called them Pallisers
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Or does he mean Plant Stands ?
You can get some nice ones in my local garden centre.
Ramjam, please clarify this point because the whole argument is in danger of grinding to a halt or taking an incorrect direction.
You can get some nice ones in my local garden centre.
Ramjam, please clarify this point because the whole argument is in danger of grinding to a halt or taking an incorrect direction.
