[OT] Stupid American troublemaker

[Karl F. Larsen]

Faizan Kazi wrote:
> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Matthew Flaschen <
> matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:
>
>   
>> Faizan Kazi wrote:
>>     
>>> One things for sure, Americans love war :s
>>>       
>> That's just as ridiculous a comment as most of what Karl's said.  We
>> Americans are not all alike.
>>
>> Matt Flaschen
>>
>>     
>
> Sorry Matt, youre right about that. I didnt mean to include "all" americans,
> and its even worse of me to say "americans" when I meant to say "the people
> of the U.S.A.". it just seems like the popular consensus! Pres. Bush lasted
> 8 years right? Theres a reason they kept him in office...
> But I feel like I'm being a little subtle. How about the fact the Americans
> have sent armies into nearly every nation on earth? im not sure even the
> arctic is safe :s
> Now the U.S. wants to send its troops into Pakistan, havent even finished
> withdrawing from one country, got their hand in another cookie jar (not
> really sure the cookies are any good though).
> It'd be really nice if they diversified their investments - set up schools
> (YES, 3rd world countries really really really need schools - illiteracy is
> the cause of fundamentalism and terrorism), hospitals and businesses (this
> would be the final "terrorism killer" - keep people busy and keep em well
> fed, "the devil only owns idle minds"? or so they say :) )! war (or just
> plain military action) is a sinkhole.
>
> again, sorry about the generalization :(
>
> ~fez
> ps: i live in pakistan :s
>
>   
    Hi ~fez, the problem in Pakistan is the bomb. Some President gave 
you some A-bombs and now Obama is afraid the bomb will wind up in "the 
wrong hands" :-)

    It would serve us right to have those bombs turned against us.


Karl