Heeeeey.... the US is still an Asshole

[thebobman]

[url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/development/story/0,15709,1406109,00.html]FULL STORY HERE[url]
US opposes UK's debt relief plan

Mark Tran
Friday February 4, 2005

The US restated its opposition today to Gordon Brown's plan to set up a multi-billion dollar aid facility as finance ministers from the G7 countries gathered in London.


Mr Brown is using the London meeting to drum up support for an international finance facility (IFF) that would double annual aid flows to $100bn (£53bn) by selling bonds on the world's capital markets.

Britain has secured the backing of the three other European members of the G7 - Germany, France and Italy - but the US has declined to do the same. Prior to the two-day meeting of finance ministers, it bluntly restated its opposition to the idea. "Not only does the IFF not work for the United States, we don't need the IFF," John Taylor, the US treasury under-secretary, said as he travelled to the meeting, which was to be addressed by Nelson Mandela.

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Honestly, I don't see how there's not open revolt in the US. The Administration is so ruthlessly corrupt that it borders on comedy.

[dapimpstress]

....wow ur a quick one aren't u....

[crookedking]

i saw him catch a sparrow in mid flight!

IN MID FLIGHT!

[lou_belle]

Originally Posted by thebobman

[url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/development/story/0,15709,1406109,00.html]FULL STORY HERE[url]
US opposes UK's debt relief plan

Mark Tran
Friday February 4, 2005

The US restated its opposition today to Gordon Brown's plan to set up a multi-billion dollar aid facility as finance ministers from the G7 countries gathered in London.


Mr Brown is using the London meeting to drum up support for an international finance facility (IFF) that would double annual aid flows to $100bn (£53bn) by selling bonds on the world's capital markets.

Britain has secured the backing of the three other European members of the G7 - Germany, France and Italy - but the US has declined to do the same. Prior to the two-day meeting of finance ministers, it bluntly restated its opposition to the idea. "Not only does the IFF not work for the United States, we don't need the IFF," John Taylor, the US treasury under-secretary, said as he travelled to the meeting, which was to be addressed by Nelson Mandela.

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Honestly, I don't see how there's not open revolt in the US. The Administration is so ruthlessly corrupt that it borders on comedy.

France, Italy and Germany......don't you know this is the game of risk? And the US definately opposes those particular countries. They don't want to help them.......who knew? Hahaha!

[wum]

the US is trillions of dollars in debt due to the war and outsourcing and most people are living on credit. there's no way they could afford this.

[Quin600]

Yeah, but it's not like theyare going to come out and say that.

"Sorry, we wasted all out money blowin' shit up instead of putting those funds to good use, like world aid or even helping our own citizens, so we can't help ya."

See, I just don't see that ever happening, so why not be all hyper-defencive about it. Buisness as usual for the US, I suppose.

[thebobman]

Originally Posted by Ashes

....wow ur a quick one aren't u....

Did you even vote in the last election?

[Senior]

Originally Posted by lou_belle

France, Italy and Germany......don't you know this is the game of risk? And the US definately opposes those particular countries. They don't want to help them.......who knew? Hahaha!

Italy and the US are allies in Iraq, by the way.

[lou_belle]

yeah....but France and Germany.....they aren't:)

[thebobman]

my point was that 4/7 G7 countries are in on this deal and the US, despite it's loud statement that it hold democracy in it's highest and will bring it to the world is clearly ignoring democracy for what it really WANTS to do, just like the UN and going against that democracy to go into Iraq.

[clevich]

I predict the World revolting against the States, thus commencing World War 3..

[thebobman]

that was your 666th post (ooo.. .spoooky.... a prediction of WW3 on the devils post!)

[Goodfellow]

Originally Posted by clevich

I predict the World revolting against the States, thus commencing World War 3..

the US is already almost finished developping a defense air space that can put out any bomb thrown into their territory, including nuclear weapons.. therefore, the world = fuct.

[thebobman]

that was pretty much the idea pre-9/11. Bombs aren't always that conservative

[lou_belle]

Originally Posted by thebobman

that was your 666th post (ooo.. .spoooky.... a prediction of WW3 on the devils post!)

Stop that, you're scaring me:(

[BenGiovanni]

The US is a resemblance of the Roman Empire....good for something...but wont be around for much longer
just watch...