New Foreign Policy

[ITPjohn]

Someone sent this to me last night and I thought I'd post it here. I agree with most of this, but it will NEVER happen.

Subject: New Foreign Policy

WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?

My Fellow Americans:

As you all know, the defeat of Iraq regime has been completed.

Since Congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete.

This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq. This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now to begin the reckoning.

Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short. The United Kingdom, Spain, Bulgaria, Australia, and Poland are some of the countries listed there.

The other list contains everyone not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list. My press secretary will! be distributing copies of both lists later this evening.

Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on List 2 ceases immediately and indefinitely. The money saved during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war.

The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell-holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption.

Need help with a famine? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France.

In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home. On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth.

Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France, or maybe China.

To Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Yo, boys. Work out a peace deal now. Just note that Camp David is closed. Maybe all of you can go to Russia for negotiations. They have some great palaces there. Big tables, too. I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France, Germany, and Russia. Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring from NATO as well. Bon chance, mes amis.

I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers, and limos be turned over to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York.

A special note to our neighbors. Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change.

Mexico is also on List 2. President Fox and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple extra tanks and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put em? Yep, border security. So start doing something with your oil.

Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating (abolish,repeal) the NAFTA treaty - starting now.

We are tired of the one-way highway.

It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens. Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, "darn tootin."

Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world has only earned us the undying enmity (hostility,hate) of just about everyone on the planet. It is time to eliminate hunger in America. It is time to eliminate homelessness in America. It is time to eliminate World Cup Soccer from America.

To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thanks guys. We owe you and we won't forget.

To the nations on List 2, a final thought. Drop dead.

God bless America. Thank you and good night.

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.

 

[CODAchild]

That really sounds good though doesn't it? To have all our soldiers back home with their families, and finally pay attention to our own americans who are homeless and hungry, and put the money we are wasting on this war to better education.

Glad you shared that message, it gives us some hope that maybe the President will one day wake up and make a speech like that one.

 

[Banjo]

Apparently the writer has an E-G-O problem... and is a tad too much of a dreamer.

Yet you wonder why so many countries don't think too highly of the U.S.A. these days. Be careful what you say about Canada, we've stood by you on many issues. But invading Iraq wasn't something we wanted to get involved with.

So stop crying over it because I was always against the proposed war to begin with due to dubious reasonings. I felt that it had to be better planned and that the WMDs shouldn't be the focal point of the subject. Point a finger at someone, you get 4 fingers pointing back at you.

How naive can you get?

(sigh)

A special note to our neighbors. Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change.

Nice attitude you got there. Looking forward to the sequel to 9/11. No? Well, then stop being so arrogant. Then maybe you'll finally live in peace.

Yes, that was quite harsh... people cried over 9/11 yet they aren't crying over the 1,700 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. Instead, they are screaming at anybody who is opposed to the war and act as if they are badmouthing the soldiers when they aren't.

To the nations on List 2, a final thought. Drop dead.

Okay, don't expect us to let your airplanes land on our soil when your country is under attack. That way, tens of thousands of Americans can die at your expense in a single day.

Now, how do you like the attitude I just gave you?

Exactly, now you know that we don't like the attitude either. Unfortunately, hat's how you are treating the foreign countries that doesn't agree with you.

Want the proof?

Just look at how some Americans think of the French. That ought to tell you a lot.

I'm normally a nice person, but it does irks me when an educated American decide to write down such trash based on ignorance because one is unable to cope with the trauma of 9/11 and the terrorist activities around the world. But it doesn't give you the right to slander us in such a manner.

9/11, lest they be forgotten, but don't let the ignorance get into the way of it.

 

[ITPjohn]

Apparently the writer has an E-G-O problem... and is a tad too much of a dreamer.

Yet you wonder why so many countries don't think too highly of the U.S.A. these days. Be careful what you say about Canada, we've stood by you on many issues. But invading Iraq wasn't something we wanted to get involved with.

So stop crying over it because I was always against the proposed war to begin with due to dubious reasonings. I felt that it had to be better planned and that the WMDs shouldn't be the focal point of the subject. Point a finger at someone, you get 4 fingers pointing back at you.

How naive can you get?

I'm not a big supporter of George W. and his Iraq policies either. Fewer and fewer Americans think that invading Iraq was a good idea. I'm one of them. It should have been better thought out and an exit plan developed before we went in. W. didn't get a true international coalition together and this country is paying a pretty price for that. How many more troops will die and how much longer will we be over there? Those answers may haunt us for YEARS.

Canada has stood by us many times in the past and we (the US) should continue to support them despite our differences about Iraq. This is the part where I disagree with the writer the most. I should have put that in my original post.

Mexico and illegal immigration are big issues here. The corruption, the drug wars, and the poverty have countless people risking their lives to get into the US everyday. Both governments have to do a better job solving this issue. I don't want to see something like the Berlin Wall go up, but how do you slow this flood down?

people cried over 9/11 yet they aren't crying over the 1,700 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. Instead, they are screaming at anybody who is opposed to the war and act as if they are badmouthing the soldiers when they aren't.

My family has 50 years on active duty and I support the troops 100%. It's their boss I have problems with. The GIs being killed and maimed aren't the ones running the show. They deserve all the help and respect they can get.

I'm normally a nice person, but it does irks me when an educated American decide to write down such trash based on ignorance because one is unable to cope with the trauma of 9/11 and the terrorist activities around the world. But it doesn't give you the right to slander us in such a manner.

9/11, lest they be forgotten, but don't let the ignorance get into the way of it.

The events of Sept 11, 2001 are impossible to forget and have affected thousands. I'm not in DC making policy and I hope that the US can finish the job in Iraq without causing irreparable harm to our relationships with other countries.

Having said that, I think too much of this country's resources are going towards the fight on terror. Money going over there could be used to improve education, and towards fighting hunger and homelessness. Will Washington figure out a way to do both? I doubt it.

 

[Banjo]

I'm not a big supporter of George W. and his Iraq policies either. Fewer and fewer Americans think that invading Iraq was a good idea. I'm one of them. It should have been better thought out and an exit plan developed before we went in. W. didn't get a true international coalition together and this country is paying a pretty price for that. How many more troops will die and how much longer will we be over there? Those answers may haunt us for YEARS.

Many Canadians also worry about the future of Iraq and for the Americans, and I agree with you on the opinion that the war should had been better thought. We, Canadians went with the Americans to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan. A well-justified invasion, I have to say in comparison to the Iraq invasion. The reasons for invading Iraq was dubious as I've said in my previous posting.

Canada has stood by us many times in the past and we (the US) should continue to support them despite our differences about Iraq. This is the part where I disagree with the writer the most. I should have put that in my original post.

Thank you very much for clearing up your position on the letter. I appreciate it.

Mexico and illegal immigration are big issues here. The corruption, the drug wars, and the poverty have countless people risking their lives to get into the US everyday. Both governments have to do a better job solving this issue. I don't want to see something like the Berlin Wall go up, but how do you slow this flood down?

(sigh)

I know, poverty is a growing problem these days. It's also a growing problem within Canada and the USA. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening more and more everyday. It's something to worry about, and there are already corporations trying to wreck havoc on some communities. A good example is the recent supreme court ruling on the property issue last week. Capitalism has its pros and cons and yes, I do believe that there should be regulations when it come to corporations. Corporation counts as a "legal person", which is a very flawed concept. Actual persons should be given the rights to their properties that they paid for, not the "legal persons".

Mexico definitely need to start caring about their people! They make me sick sometimes. I can understand the illegal immigrants' intentions when they sneak into the U.S.A. and sympathize with them. However, they are also costing the taxpayers of America quite a lot. Something need to be done to ease the situation.

My family has 50 years on active duty and I support the troops 100%. It's their boss I have problems with. The GIs being killed and maimed aren't the ones running the show. They deserve all the help and respect they can get.

Wonderful, the troops should always be given the full support despite the problems surrounding the boss. I've always tried to be clear on my position regarding the troops. They signed a contract to serve for their countries, they can't simply get out of it. They can't even run away to Canada today because they'll be deported back to the U.S.A. to be sent to the prison. Fear can get the best of everybody especially if they are obligated to it due to the contract. Again, the war should had been better planned.

Too many people are dying right now in Iraq. The war hasn't been justified as of today. It was very clear that the WMDs was the focus point of the invasion, and they have yet to find one to this day.

The events of Sept 11, 2001 are impossible to forget and have affected thousands. I'm not in DC making policy and I hope that the US can finish the job in Iraq without causing irreparable harm to our relationships with other countries.

Absolutely, it's unforgettable to our generation. I still remember the day I watched the twin towers collapsing live on the TV set. Gave me a bunch of bad chills that day. It was almost like being in a mini-version of War of the Worlds. You should had seen Toronto that day, everybody panicked and ran to the nearest train or bus station to leave the city.

Having said that, I think too much of this country's resources are going towards the fight on terror. Money going over there could be used to improve education, and towards fighting hunger and homelessness. Will Washington figure out a way to do both? I doubt it.

Absolutely, I agree. The White House is so worried about social security these days, yet they're spending so much on Iraq. Kind of give me the impression that they're not really that concerned. :-/