U.S. cancels food aid to North Korea

Washington Times ^ | 12/3/05 | Nicholas Kralev

[wagglebee]

It's unfortunate that the North Korean people probably don't realize is that the reason so many of them are starving is because of their maniacal dictator.

[SJSAMPLE]

Even the Klinton administration knew that we were just feeding their soldiers, anyway.

We've been easy on Cuba and look how long Castro's stayed in power. NO MORE DEALS!

[Mr. Mojo]

...citing concerns that the food will not reach those who need it.

And they just figured this out? The day the aid was originally proposed (seems about a year ago now) Freepers were in near unanimous agreement about this point.

[Republican Wildcat]

The food was probably being used to feed their military.

[EagleUSA]

And they just figured this out?
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Very hard to tell WHO Washington works for...certainly not the U.S. citizen whose tax dollars they glady take.

[ozzymandus]

Why are we feeding the armies of people who are threatening us with nuclear war? We'd be better off dropping all those AK-47s we piled up in Iraq over the N Korean countryside and letting the N koreans overthrow Kim Mentally Ill.

[sure_fine]

but..but...but the NK army will starve?~!?!?!

[Rome2000]

Korean dogs will die as a result of this.

[Mr. Mojo]

Why are we feeding the armies of people who are threatening us with nuclear war?

All part of the new "compassionate conservatism," I suspect. .....where compassion is heaped upon everyone but the U.S. taxpayer.

But at least the gov't made the right move in this instance, late as it was.

[Boundless]

> And they just figured this out?

No. I'm sure Foggy Bottom has known all along.

This is just the Bush/Rice reforms finally taking hold.

[ExcursionGuy84]

Heh-heh...If I may steal a line from a vastly-outrageous TV show and use it against the Northern Koreans:

"NO Soup for You!"

[wagglebee]

I think all of them are already dead.

[JOE43270]

I'm glad to hear this. It's about time someone woke up. I want to help people that are really starving though I don't want to spend money on keeping their military in shape.

[EagleUSA]

All part of the new "compassionate conservatism," I suspect. .....where compassion is heaped upon everyone but the U.S. taxpayer.
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We have finally decoded the misleading term "compassionate conservatism"...it means LIBERALISM.

[Mr. Mojo]

It sure does...

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

ping

[newfrpr04]

We need to feed our own people first.

[stylin19a]

The U.N. World Food Program (WFP), which distributes foreign aid, has been ordered by the North Koreans to cut most of its staff there by the end of December, a move that will substantially reduce its ability to disburse and monitor aid shipments

If they remove the staff, remove the aid.
A page out of Mugabe plan for feeding your citizens playbook.

[prion]

We need to feed our own people first.

Eh? We're the fattest people in the history of the world, and our poor people are fatter than our rich people.