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In reply to the discussion: Hong Kong's Incredible Official Statement on Snowden's Departure [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)74. Precisely. We are unwilling to be what we really are which is not nearly
as rich a country as we would like to think. We simply cannot afford the military that we have.
We need things that strengthen us economically more than we need the military. I'm not saying we don't need a military. We do, but we should limit it to defending our 50 states and territories and not try to meddle in other countries so much. And here we are getting involved in Syria. Do we need that? No. Do we need allies? Yes. But we don't need to have so many bases in our allies' countries. Germany is not likely to face an invasion in the near future for example.
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Ichingcarpenter
Jun 2013
OP
Won't happen. It's too late for that anyway. He missed the boat. He missed the target.
silvershadow
Jun 2013
#108
and they earned it. When hong kong has more respect for their people than us, we are fucked.
roguevalley
Jun 2013
#32
I don't know how one would document or prove your assertion. I would say most of
HardTimes99
Jun 2013
#15
I thought Kerry threw in the towel inexplicably prematurely. Maybe Gore also.
GoneFishin
Jun 2013
#95
And besides that, Kos is well known as a progressive website, and has no standing as a credible
Zorra
Jun 2013
#33
I'm forced to admire their bold, adamant persistence, despite the fact that basically everyone here
Zorra
Jun 2013
#49
Ha-ha, I can already hear the debate over "Who lost Hong Kong?" starting :) - nt
HardTimes99
Jun 2013
#56
"...the documents provided by the US Government did not fully comply with the legal requirements"
Earth_First
Jun 2013
#11
In a weird way, I like it when the world sticks it to the US. Kind of makes up a little for the
Nanjing to Seoul
Jun 2013
#14
Can you imagine what America's reputation would be in the world, were we to
HardTimes99
Jun 2013
#57
That's the politest way of saying "fuck off, State Department" I've seen in ages. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jun 2013
#24
Our service economy is only sustainable if our military can impose US suzerainty on the rest.
FarCenter
Jun 2013
#69
Yes, but we are like a cat stuck in a tree - can we climb down before we fall or starve to death
FarCenter
Jun 2013
#77
Nice when "democrats" begin rooting for one of the most authoritarian and ruthless.....
George II
Jun 2013
#43
That came directly out of the link about HK Human Rights supplied by Ichingcarpenter
George II
Jun 2013
#116
I had read something that said that the background checks had been contracted out
davidpdx
Jun 2013
#119