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[dalakhani]

[quote=Bold Brooklynite]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Somer ... I'm sure you can understand why I have certain posters on my Ignore List ... but your response to one of them made his post visible to me ... and his continued ignorance as blatant as ever.

I'm sure you noticed that Cambodia clearly appears in my fifth bullet point ... but someone who is filled with hate and rage is much less likely to see what's there.

And isn't it interesting ... that I mentioned 44 countries whose freedom has been greatly enhanced by the United States ... and that poster can only resort to spouting falsehoods about two of them ... while completely ignoring the other 42?

And thanks for your service ... it's a shame we weren't able to rescue the Cambodian people the way we rescued billions of others. But happily ... Cambodia has made major strides toward freedom since the murderous communists were ousted ... and is now considered to be "Mostly Free" in the latest Wall Street Journal evaluation.

What have you ever rescued?

The US created the instability in Cambodia. You really do need to read your history books.

As for the Phillipines, the US installed Marcos and supported him for close to 30 years. That was the most corrupt and tyrranical eras in phillipino history. Where do you get your info?

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

What have you ever rescued?

The US created the instability in Cambodia. You really do need to read your history books.

As for the Phillipines, the US installed Marcos and supported him for close to 30 years. That was the most corrupt and tyrranical eras in phillipino history. Where do you get your info?

You're confusing strategies with objectives.

The strategies we used were obviously successful ... because the objective was achieved ... today The Phillipines is a free, democratic country.

The same applies to all the other countries I listed ... many different strategies were employed ... and nearly all of them achieved their objectives.

And by the way ... I noticed your phraseology ... "what have YOU ever rescued?" Does that mean that you don't consider yourself to be one of US?

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

You're confusing strategies with objectives.

The strategies we used were obviously successful ... because the objective was achieved ... today The Phillipines is a free, democratic country.

The same applies to all the other countries I listed ... many different strategies were employed ... and nearly all of them achieved their objectives.

And by the way ... I noticed your phraseology ... "what have YOU ever rescued?" Does that mean that you don't consider yourself to be one of US?

Look at the bolded statement. A man that obviously has SOME intelligence cant be attempting to argue a subject that he knows so little about. Read up and then talk to me.

No i meant personally rescued. Are or were you military or red cross or any of that?

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Are or were you military or red cross or any of that?

Yes ... I was.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Yes ... I was.

My apologies then for my false assumption and I appreciate your service.

Originally Posted by dalakhani

My apologies then for my false assumption and I appreciate your service.

That's why these posts should never get personal ... unless you are an intimate friend of another poster ... you have no idea who you're communicating with ... and shouldn't make any assumptions.

You've undoubtedly noticed semi-literates on this forum calling other people morons and idiots. How ridiculous is that?

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Look at the bolded statement. A man that obviously has SOME intelligence cant be attempting to argue a subject that he knows so little about. Read up and then talk to me.

The Phillipines has backslid a great deal from where it was a few years ago ... just as Zimbabwe and Haiti have.

The U.S. helped it become free and democratic... their backsliding is their own doing.

Any other nitpicks?

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

The Phillipines has backslid a great deal from where it was a few years ago ... just as Zimbabwe and Haiti have.

The U.S. helped it become free and democratic... their backsliding is their own doing.

Any other nitpicks?

The phillipino economy is actually going into a really good phase-and its not US support that is the catalyst but rather korean mostly.

What the US did with Marcos there was criminal.

Originally Posted by dalakhani

The phillipino economy is actually going into a really good phase-and its not US support that is the catalyst but rather korean mostly.

What the US did with Marcos there was criminal.

No it wasn't.

The Phillipines was in grave danger of being forcibly taken over by murderous communists. We did what was necessary to prevent that from happening ... and when that threat subsided ... we helped The Phillipines to become a democracy.

We employed similar startegies in South Korea, Taiwan, El Salvador, Chile, and Nicaragua ... fighting the greater evil first ... then resolving the lesser evil second.

Again, don't confuse strategies with objectives.

Back to the original question ... any other nitpicks in that list of 44 countries whom we've helped with our lives and our wealth?

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

No it wasn't.

The Phillipines was in grave danger of being forcibly taken over by murderous communists. We did what was necessary to prevent that from happening ... and when that threat subsided ... we helped The Phillipines to become a democracy.

Again, don't confuse strategies with objectives.

thats bull****. you really do need to read up on your history.

The US exploited the phillipines with its puppet leader Marcos for thirty years. Marcos and the US investors got rich, the people stayed poor and the US Navy had a vital strategic base in Southeast Asia to protect its financial and political interest. The poor people of the Phillipines were only free to starve under the US supported oppressive rule.

The US ONLY allowed Marcos to come down when the region became less vital to the overall plan and when Anti Marcos sentiment became intolerable after the Aquino assassination or rather, CIA sanctioned HIT.

Again, you are too smart to argue a subject you know so little about.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

No it wasn't.

The Phillipines was in grave danger of being forcibly taken over by murderous communists. We did what was necessary to prevent that from happening ... and when that threat subsided ... we helped The Phillipines to become a democracy.

We employed similar startegies in South Korea, Taiwan, El Salvador, Chile, and Nicaragua ... fighting the greater evil first ... then resolving the lesser evil second.

Again, don't confuse strategies with objectives.

Back to the original question ... any other nitpicks in that list of 44 countries whom we've helped with our lives and our wealth?

You lump all these countries in as if the intentions, motives and results of each one were at all similar. it shows a very narrow understanding.

You really want to use Nicaragua or El Salvador?

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Look at the bolded statement. A man that obviously has SOME intelligence cant be attempting to argue a subject that he knows so little about. Read up and then talk to me.

No i meant personally rescued. Are or were you military or red cross or any of that?

Dala,
Since I'm on his "ignore"...and that's just dandy with me, read up a few posts to the one where he states, "I am confused'.

For what it's worth, "One who argues with a fool, only demonstrates that he is also one."

Good luck, Dala!