chelseafan Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 ...When a government fails to demonstrate it can care for it's own people it becomes unworthy to govern and therefore justifies intervention. Excellent comment.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 " I say fuck the U.N. it really serves no real plausible function but to foster the concept of a one world order. And your plan would be........ Nothing, I was just spouting off ultra right wing Birch type crap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 ...When a government fails to demonstrate it can care for it's own people it becomes unworthy to govern and therefore justifies intervention. Excellent comment.... Agreed, but who should bare that responsibility? If not the citizens of that country, should they be hindered, then who? and for what cause other than that which is most noble, the freedom of all people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 If there ever was a time for real, genuine world leaders to step forth and due the right thing, now is the time. But it seems, each and every one is fluent in talking and promoting their own projects which are of very little worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogueyam Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Again as I pointed out before in this or one of the other 6,780 threads started on the cyclone.... is that the Burmese poeple should be the priority here not political agendas. There is nothing noble about ignoring political reality. It is precisely such willful ignorance that has led to the present situation where readily available aid cannot be delivered to desperately needy people. There will be other crises in the future. How people respond to today's failures will partly determine how tomorrow's victims fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Again as I pointed out before in this or one of the other 6' date='780 threads started on the cyclone.... is that the Burmese poeple should be the priority here not political agendas.[/quote'] How people respond to today's failures will partly determine how tomorrow's victims fare. So enlighten us, how should we respond to best help these unfortunate people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogueyam Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 So enlighten us, how should we respond to best help these unfortunate people? I think food, water, shelter and medicine, along with doctors, workers, and equipment to help people and deliver supplies should be brought in by outside parties with or without the cooperation of the Burmese junta. The junta should be told to stand aside and to order their military to stand down. Willing and able nations should step forward and provide the resources (aid, relief workers, and military personnel) to get this done. If the Burmese dictators resist they should be beaten down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 So the poor repressed people of Burma, traumatised after suffering the cyclone are now told: "don't worry the good old USA is here to help by waging war on you. Firstly we will just carry out air strikes to remove most of your army but then, when we think it safe enough, we will invade and shoot anything that moves just as we did in Iraq. When we have finished though we will send aid in the form of Halliburton and all our other glorious companies owned by the President's mates who you shall pay billions of dollars for. See y'all soon now" Bet they can hardly wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I think food, water, shelter and medicine, along with doctors, workers, and equipment to help people and deliver supplies should be brought in by outside parties with or without the cooperation of the Burmese junta. The junta should be told to stand aside and to order their military to stand down. Willing and able nations should step forward and provide the resources (aid, relief workers, and military personnel) to get this done. If the Burmese dictators resist they should be beaten down. The junta is not where the pressure needs to be applied. The beaten down approach never works......one day maybe the US will catch up with the rest of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Not with good ol' boys like RY it wont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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