We say we want to spread democracy and freedom yet we ignore the desperate pleas of people being slaughtered in genocide. What the hell is wrong with us here in USA that we intervene in IRAQ at cost of BILLLIONs but will not spend a cent to help some people that REALLY need it. The IRAQIS do not even want out help. the Ruwandans are begging us to help.
2006-06-13 12:22:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Eileen c.
Oh Im sorry. I did not realize that IRAQ was planning to invade us or attack us so that is why we went it to stop them. How silly of me. I thought we attacked them because the USA was angry about 911 and looking for an easy scapegoat that would not piss off their Arab pals. Dumb me. So it WAS Iraq that attacked the twin towers after all. HMMMM.
I do nto really think USA should help Darfur, except to show they care, but 1billion is a lot, im surprized. Now compare that to the TEN BILLION we spend every day to kill insurgents in iraq that are not even bothering us ay home.
2006-06-13 15:16:08 · update #1
Hey hey hey...back the truck up pal. We can only do so much at once. And caring for our own impoverished isn't one of those things, Africa is a HUGE mess that the WORLD needs to gang up on and fix. You have Christians being slaughtered by Muslims. You have Ethnic cleansing between tribes and provinces. You have war lords with more $$ then god funding their own militias. You also have the Aids epidemic which is where it started from in the first place. And safe sex is NOT on the agenda. In fact you have infected men raping virgins with the superstition that by doing so you can rid yourself of the virus. Yeah....HUGE problem down there. And if we address one, we have to address them all. With the way our current monkey in office is spending our money, we won't be able to borrow $5 in 5 years.
2006-06-13 12:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd like to point out that the genocidal events in Rwanda occurred in 1994. That particular genocide has been over for years. Although, there is currently a genocide in Darfur, Sudan. "The United States is the largest international donor in Sudan, consistently providing 80 percent of all humanitarian assistance-and more than $1 billion since 2005." If you consider over ONE BILLION to be not spending a cent, I'd like your monthly budget!
Sudan has been in the throws of a civil war since 1989, that is 18 years! Is America supposed to intervene in every country's CIVIL wars? If we are, on which side should we fight? We didn't intervene in Iraq, we are attempting to stop a threat to our own country on their soil, rather than allowing the fight to come to our soil before getting involved. Do you see the difference? Civil War (a war waged by citizens of a country against their own government) and the U.S. protecting itself against terrorism.
2006-06-13 19:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by Eileen C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know what. I'm tired of the US being the worlds police force. we should stop all immegration except for those with millions of dollars to invest or spend here. Pull all our troops home and stop paying blackmail in the form of foreign aid. kick the UN out of NY and piss on them all. We can't be everywhere at once and so I vote we stop going. Let the rest of the planet destroy itself as fast as possible and good riddance.
2006-06-13 19:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by oldsoftee2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is a combination of too much money to be made in Iraq, and either not enough to be made by helping out in Africa or (more likely) they are currently making too much there...
2006-06-13 20:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by Lotus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why doesn't Africa take care of their own problems? It is not the responsibility of the US to take on any global policing, including Iraq. Every country should become isolationists, and allow the other countries to take care of themselves.
2006-06-13 19:28:48 · answer #5 · answered by M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no money in it for America. No money....America does not care. There is also the point that Africa has nothing to do with with America's close friend, Israel.
2006-06-13 19:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by Ferret 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have got to be kidding.
With all the junk Bush put up with the war we have now. Come on, the liberals would hang him.
2006-06-13 19:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think kanye west said it best but I'll change it a little, white America does not care about black people. at least a majority of them
2006-06-13 19:40:08 · answer #8 · answered by neckbonesnrice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No vested interest in Africa? Don't know.
2006-06-13 19:25:36 · answer #9 · answered by RG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The UN is handling that brilliantly aren't they.
2006-06-13 19:41:39 · answer #10 · answered by kathy059 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋