Posted on 06/22/2005 1:12:35 PM PDT by dead
The United States said on June 22 it would give North Korea 50,000 tonnes of food aid, saying its decision was based on humanitarian need and was not linked to efforts to end Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. 'The United States will be donating, in response to the World Food Program appeal, 50,000 metric tonnes of agricultural commodities for North Korea,' State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said, adding it was not designed to lure North Korea to six-party talks on ending its suspected nuclear arms programs.
Yeah. Like that food aid will ever get to the starving populace of that benighted country.
Its going directly to the ruling few & the military
Why? How could we be so stupid?
Why? It'll never get to the people.
Why do we do this? It gets us nothing and the food ends up in their military's bellies. Is this some liberal at the State Department saying we have to feed them? Don't they understand that the people will never revolt as long as somebody feeds them and their crazy leaders says it is OUR fault they are starving?
Liek Saddam Hussein did, they are just going to give it to soldiers and nuclear weapons scientists.
He looks like the lady that runs the laundromat in my home town.
If they (the people) don't ever get pissed off enough nothing is going to change.
Let's violate the Geneva Conventions and send them some orange glazed chicken and rice pilaf.
I think he'd rather have cash.
The only good I can see in this is if we can track the food and prove that it doesnt get to the people, to further strengthen the case against N. Korea (as if we need to!).
Well we can't let his army starve now can we.
No matter who it goes to, it is still going to support the regime. A tough call, let people starve to death, or support a regime which may someday nuke us, or our allies. Hmmmm....
feeding them food in a manner reminiscent of Genghis Kahn...
Do you think we ought to give them some spending money too?
#1 - UPS
Don't send Doritos. Saddam would be so pissed!
That was gonna be my question.
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