MMC
09-04-2011, 01:33 AM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/16/us-usa-budget-clinton-idUSTRE77F64T20110816
The United States may lose its chance to reshape the politics of the Middle East if budget pressures hobble U.S. support for democratic forces emerging in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.
"Budget documents are value statements: who we are as a people, what we stand for, what investments we're making in the future," Clinton said
The International Monetary Fund has estimated that the oil-importing countries of the Middle East and North Africa such as Egypt and Tunisia will need more than $160 billion over the next three years.
Obama has pledged to support democratic transitions in both countries, but to date has offered relatively limited assistance including a debt swap worth roughly $1 billion for Egypt and another $1 billion in loans and loan guarantees.
"This is exactly the kind of world that I want to see, where it's not just the United States and everybody is standing on the sidelines while we bear the costs, while we bear the sacrifice, while our men and women...lay down their lives for universal values," she said.
Clinton said the weak U.S. financial position had cast a pall over her efforts to expand U.S. engagement overseas to face security challenges ranging from the struggle against al Qaeda to the rise of China in the Pacific.....snip~
Well maybe if Clinton would get off those Socialistic values of all that is being done.....is about Universal Values. The World She Visions. She should take off those blinders. Yet she admits that the Weak US financial position has cast a pall over her Efforts to Expand US Engagement Overseas.
"What".....bombing Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia is not enough engagement. Bombing Libya and wasting a Billion Dollars while we supply the majority of supplies and use our Tech to interfere in another Country's Civil War is not enough? Is Clinton that blind as to who is laying down the sacrifice and who is laying down the cost?
Who else is laying down all that cost in and sacrifice in Afghanistan? In Iraq? Sure the hell isnt the EU. The IMF wants a 160 Billion Dollars over the next 3 years just for Egypt and Tunisa. So why is Obama pledging our Support. There are 195 countries in the World. Where's that Global Economy and all that pitching in by the other 194????? Lets not forget Obama is also pledging to help out the EU. Our so called Allies. "What", was that saying of his. Oh Yeah, their Interests are tied to ours which makes such a National Security Issue. WTF wake up and smell the Coffee Democrats. The EU's interests are not the same as ours. They are not looking at things thru those Rose Colored glasses and have no problem shitting on us when it comes time. http://www.politicalhotwire.com/images/smilies/disturbed.png
The United States may lose its chance to reshape the politics of the Middle East if budget pressures hobble U.S. support for democratic forces emerging in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.
"Budget documents are value statements: who we are as a people, what we stand for, what investments we're making in the future," Clinton said
The International Monetary Fund has estimated that the oil-importing countries of the Middle East and North Africa such as Egypt and Tunisia will need more than $160 billion over the next three years.
Obama has pledged to support democratic transitions in both countries, but to date has offered relatively limited assistance including a debt swap worth roughly $1 billion for Egypt and another $1 billion in loans and loan guarantees.
"This is exactly the kind of world that I want to see, where it's not just the United States and everybody is standing on the sidelines while we bear the costs, while we bear the sacrifice, while our men and women...lay down their lives for universal values," she said.
Clinton said the weak U.S. financial position had cast a pall over her efforts to expand U.S. engagement overseas to face security challenges ranging from the struggle against al Qaeda to the rise of China in the Pacific.....snip~
Well maybe if Clinton would get off those Socialistic values of all that is being done.....is about Universal Values. The World She Visions. She should take off those blinders. Yet she admits that the Weak US financial position has cast a pall over her Efforts to Expand US Engagement Overseas.
"What".....bombing Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia is not enough engagement. Bombing Libya and wasting a Billion Dollars while we supply the majority of supplies and use our Tech to interfere in another Country's Civil War is not enough? Is Clinton that blind as to who is laying down the sacrifice and who is laying down the cost?
Who else is laying down all that cost in and sacrifice in Afghanistan? In Iraq? Sure the hell isnt the EU. The IMF wants a 160 Billion Dollars over the next 3 years just for Egypt and Tunisa. So why is Obama pledging our Support. There are 195 countries in the World. Where's that Global Economy and all that pitching in by the other 194????? Lets not forget Obama is also pledging to help out the EU. Our so called Allies. "What", was that saying of his. Oh Yeah, their Interests are tied to ours which makes such a National Security Issue. WTF wake up and smell the Coffee Democrats. The EU's interests are not the same as ours. They are not looking at things thru those Rose Colored glasses and have no problem shitting on us when it comes time. http://www.politicalhotwire.com/images/smilies/disturbed.png