tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10703390.post6503006722830953150..comments2023-07-20T13:08:25.645-07:00Comments on Hastings on nonviolence: Intifada gone viral: Panning for news goldTom H. Hastingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098260278363929190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10703390.post-57932114082994772962011-01-29T11:47:57.607-08:002011-01-29T11:47:57.607-08:00Yes, the mixed signals from our government are pai...Yes, the mixed signals from our government are painful to watch. Obama seems to be finally putting one or two slender strings on the massive military aid we give to Mubarak, and yet reportedly there are more than 100 shot dead in the streets already and I hear little that makes me believe we will negatively sanction that crackdown. Don't we have better places to spend your tax dollars?Tom H. Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098260278363929190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10703390.post-48826016225548015222011-01-29T10:47:46.036-08:002011-01-29T10:47:46.036-08:00Hey Tom it's Ryan your old student.
Turns out...Hey Tom it's Ryan your old student.<br /><br />Turns out, the older I get, that it seems we are becoming a mercenary-like state when it comes to our military. Sure democracy can be a good thing, but when some people aren't ready for it, or can't accept it, you cannot install it forcefully. Nor does it work, when (like a pseudo-mercenary state) it is for a certain faction's own benefit. Be it the American people, our government, or our allies, the people of Iraq were the labeled benefactor, but not necessarily the core benefactor. Sure, we've been in the Middle-East for too long, and Bush did some stupid things. But it seems that as much as Obama waves his finger, that's all he does. He's been about as stern with other nations as one-ply toilet paper. It would be nice for a change to just focus on our own country's problems for a change since the only thing he's shown tact with is waging his own war on things such as health care. How bout helping the homeless in the U.S. or doing something about the Mexican Cartels and their involvement in southern U.S.? That'd be a good change.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061386513186674092noreply@blogger.com