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Ecuador wants military base in Miami
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| 10/22/07
| Phil Stewart
Posted on 10/22/2007 8:38:02 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: doc1019
just pointing out some reasons that Bush might be sympatric (?) See that button to the far left below the "REPLY" box? Has the markings "S-P-E-L-L" on it?
Use it!
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posted on
10/23/2007 2:03:01 AM PDT
by
woofer
(Earth First! We'll mine the other eight later.)
To: VOA
In the good old days before the Church hearingsAaah, the good old days! Long gone I'm afraid. I can think of six of these jet-setting tinhorn dictators who would have had "mechanical problems" with their flights as they ran around rallying with each other.
42
posted on
10/23/2007 3:28:10 AM PDT
by
leadhead
(Democracy can withstand anything but democrats)
To: Cringing Negativism Network
If we leave a base in Equador, and China moves in, The Chinese already control the Panama Canal.
43
posted on
10/23/2007 3:29:43 AM PDT
by
leadhead
(Democracy can withstand anything but democrats)
To: LibWhacker
I used to live near SouthCom in Doral (west of Miami Airport). To me, it was just an a-s ugly satellite dish surrounded by grazing cows. Lots of Latin American brass would show up from time to time.
Correa may want to consider Hightstown, NJ, as it has the largest Ecuadorian population per capita of any city in the US.
44
posted on
10/23/2007 3:33:15 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
To: LibWhacker
My vote goes to Hope, Arkansas. No need to build any buildings for the base, just use those 11,000 FEMA trailers left over from Katrina.
45
posted on
10/23/2007 3:48:27 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(Chuck Hagel makes Joe Biden look like a statesman!)
To: Cringing Negativism Network; Spruce
After the non-signing of the ICC UN treaty in 2002, Bush set out to make side agreements with many nations and he used military aid/training as the carrot/stick.
After the the S. American countries refuse to make a deal, there were significant reductions in aid. Instead, SA turned to China to provide that military aid and training.
Bush quietly rescinded that policy, but it opened the door.
To: LibWhacker
Homestead Air Force base, lots of available empty housing, and we could use the Ecuadorian air force as target practice.....errrrr aggressors. And Charge them rent.....Then send them back to send this little wannabe commie packing.
47
posted on
10/23/2007 4:27:30 AM PDT
by
usmcobra
(I sing Karaoke the way it was meant to be sung, drunk, badly and in Japanese)
To: leadhead
The Chinese already control the Panama Canal.
No they dont.
Panama owns and controls the Panama Canal.
There are Zero, None, nada, PRC connected in anyway to the Panama Canal.
Hutchison Whampoa operates two, dos, 2 ports here. Hutchison Whampoa is under British management with Panamanian blue-collar workers. They are doing a fantastic job.
How many times does this have to be repeated?
To: oneamericanvoice
“...destabilize Ecuador, and who knows...” Maybe the Chinese will establish a base.
How’s that gonna play in Peoria?
To: LibWhacker
How much foreign aid are we sending to Ecuador? It should be reduced to zero, and as another noted, the base razed to the ground.
50
posted on
10/23/2007 5:55:59 AM PDT
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: call2arms
Used to listen to HCJB (The Voice of the Andes), located in Quito, before they dropped their SW broadcasts. The local music programs were just so....ethereal.
Now found on the ‘web, the ‘reception’ is better, which does me no good in my RV while on the road.
www.radiohcjb.org
51
posted on
10/23/2007 9:19:48 AM PDT
by
ASOC
(Yeah, well, maybe - but can you *prove* it?)
To: VOA
In the good old days before the Church hearings...I suspect the CIA could have convinced him that he'd lose the arm if he didn't extend the lease.And by the 'good ol' days' I take it you mean the days when the US government interfered in the internal affairs of other nations without being questioned by those bothersome people called US citizens, even if said nation didn't represent a threat to our borders.
Ah how much better if the citizens of the respective states would just obey without question eh? Well it works for me. Bring US troops home from Ecuador, North Korea, and the 70% of rest of the world they're spread about needlessly
52
posted on
10/23/2007 7:31:18 PM PDT
by
billbears
(Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
To: billbears
South Korea I mean. ‘Fighting’ the North Koreans 50 years later you know...
53
posted on
10/23/2007 7:32:09 PM PDT
by
billbears
(Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
To: PurpleMan
...destabilize Ecuador, and who knows... Maybe the Chinese will establish a base. Hows that gonna play in Peoria? Better than a Ecuadorian military base in Miami.
54
posted on
10/24/2007 8:59:21 AM PDT
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
To: doc1019
55
posted on
10/24/2007 9:03:00 AM PDT
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
To: LibWhacker
I am sure that if he contacted Montgomery County, MD, the socialists would be more than happy to accommodate him.
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posted on
10/24/2007 9:04:21 AM PDT
by
alarm rider
(Why should I not vote my conscience?)
To: billbears
And by the 'good ol' days' I take it you mean the days when the
US government interfered in the internal affairs of other nations
without being questioned by those bothersome people called US
citizens, even if said nation didn't represent a threat to our borders.
I don't think US citizens shouldn't question actions of THEIR government.
At the same time, I do question the Jimmy Carter/Frank Church
idea that the USA has to operate overseas with a fundamentalist
rectitude that even churches can't muster.
And during The Cold War, the CIA wasn't in countries like Chile
all on their lonesome.
They were there as a counter-vailing force because Communists
from places like Cuba had inserted themselves into the situation.
But then, I guess some folks do mourn the loss of a Communist Chile.
And a Communist Eastern Bloc.
57
posted on
10/25/2007 8:01:46 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: VOA; NCSteve; George W. Bush; Extremely Extreme Extremist
Gentlemen this is a one time ping.
I don't think US citizens shouldn't question actions of THEIR government.
Holy crap. Forgive me but there are no other words to describe that statement.
I question my government every day on almost everything. They take our money to pay for the crap they spend it on, it's not only your right, it's your responsibility to question the actions of the 500+ hacks in Washington. What was one of the key purposes of the First Amendment if not to protest against government?
58
posted on
10/25/2007 4:14:36 PM PDT
by
billbears
(Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
To: LibWhacker
San Francisco Bay. Let them put a base there.
59
posted on
10/25/2007 4:16:29 PM PDT
by
RetiredArmy
(The Marxists Dimocrats hate the military and hate free America. They want a commie empire.)
To: billbears; VOA
Of course, you should never question President Hillary. If you do, we’ll all die.
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posted on
10/25/2007 4:30:31 PM PDT
by
George W. Bush
(Apres moi, le deluge.)
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