>"I think I now know the meaning to the label 'The Ugly American'. I feel really ashamed of what the Representatives we sent to the Capitol did today and fear we may never recover fully from their actions."<
---Oh please... The U.S. is among the most kind and charitable countries in the world. The most generous countries in the world are: Norway, Ireland and Switzerland, and the U.S. with international aid.
http://www.forbes.com/business/2005/11/11/government-private-aid-cx_1114oxford_aid.html
Anytime there is a disaster anywhere in the world, we are there with food, emergency supplies, relief workers, and donations from private citizens.
>"I feel really ashamed of what the Representatives we sent to the Capitol did today and fear we may never recover fully from their actions."<
-If we can recover from our past huge errors (and we have) we can surely recover from his little blip.
btw, you're willing to forgive the UAE for it's past errors transgressions, right? That's well and good, as they have been a good ally these past few years, in the WOT.
But it seems you ought be willing to allow the same forgiveness for your own country, which has shed it's own blood many times in defense of freedom and democracy around the world.
-and most currently the "ugly American" is sacrificing for people in the middle-east, so that they may finally enjoy democracy, free speech, and the right to vote.
That's a luxury that even the rich folks in the UAE still do not have.
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To: justshutupandtakeit
Bin Laden's operatives still using freewheeling Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Osama bin Laden's operatives still use this freewheeling city as a logistical hub three years after more than half the Sept. 11 hijackers flew directly from Dubai to the United States in the final preparatory stages for the attack.
The recent arrest of an alleged top al-Qaeda combat coach is the latest sign that suspected members of the terrorist organization are among those who take advantage of travel rules that allow easy entry. Citizens of neighboring Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia can come to Dubai without visas, which other nationalities can get at the country's ports of entry.
Once here, it's easy to blend in to what has become a cosmopolitan crowd.
The Emirates is home to an estimated 4 million people, and nearly 75% of them are foreigners. In Dubai, expatriates of all nationalities are catered to, from concerts by top Western musicians to cricket and rugby matches to a German-styled Oktoberfest
Link:http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-09-02-terror-dubai_x.htm
Many people here have short memories.
Ops4 God Bless America!