[ysoitanly]

Remember, it only costs billions of your money to buy 'friends' for us, and 'votes' for politicians.

[Madcelt]

Two problems on the fly.. the opening paragraph makes it sound as thought it was America alone that "traded" in slaves....NNNNGGHHHT!!! Wrong answer.( Shift the blame, Quick! they're not looking!!) The European powers were the ones with the corner on that market. Even "importing" them into the Americas. Secondly...." Imperialist taint", sounds like a COMMUNIST mantra used against the worlds democracies. "Funny" those words were used. Would'nt you all agree?

[liberalnot]

they could reduce aids themselves by not sexually assaulting children.

[RLK]

Bush billions designed to buy stability

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You can't buy stability. All you do is create respectability for the view that any time another country has built mor than you have, they are entitled to part of it. It's the validation of escalation of such an attitude and escalation of such demands.

[RLK]

The "Door of No Return"

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I am against slavery. Having said that, The "Door of No Return" was the door of life and survival for those who were forced through it. Someone here posted a link to statistics on Liberia here. The infant mortality rate reads like phone numbers. Life expectancy is low. Without their ancestors having passed through that door, most Americanblacks would be nonexistant with life spans amongh those who survived in Africa such that they were aged and infirm at age 50.

[Bill Davis FR]

how many billions have we invested in the middle east???

and how many friends do we have in the middle east...

its not in the us interests to stick its nose in internal affairs...

[Southack]

Finally, we get a President who will actually demand that Africa take concrete, completely tangible steps in return for our aid and investments.

Mugabe has to go from Zimbabwe, or else South Africa, Botswana, and Nigeria don't get **any** money, for instance.

In contrast, Clinton could ignore the crimes in Zimbabwe and the press would laud him as Africa's best friend, as if perpetrating such chaos was something that a friend would do.

But for Bush, since he is actually demanding that the Communist Mugabe step down, no doubt the Leftist media will decry that he just doesn't understand Africa, is a dummy, and is only doing this tour for votes (among other typical Leftist nonsense).

And of course, the far-Right Buchanonites and utterly-mad Libertarians will no doubt decry Bush's every possible use of tax-payer funds, lest it actually reduce terrorism, bring on world stability, and decrease their chances for their long-awaited "day of awakening" (AKA doomsday).

It's all completely predictable.

[Duramaximus]

What? Did I read this correctly? "Bush billions designed to buy stability" What a crock!

That is my tax money he is sending wasting over there, not his.

I don't want a red-cent sent over to Africa. Especially when our border with Mexico is wide open, and the influx of illegal aliens is tearing apart this country.

No Conservative President would flush taxpayer monies down the toilet like this. It is becoming obvious that GWB is not a Conservative, and is a RINO at best.

Shame on you GWB.