Posted on 04/04/2002 6:39:54 AM PST by ElisabethInCincy
Msnbc just reported off wires that hizbollah just fired "missiles" now is this same as the katusha's??
OH WOW, that's a great one! I think I am going to have to pass that one around.
You should be a LOT more than a "little nervous" about this. Israel and the Israel-firsters who are also American citizens have been trying to drag us into this for a long time now. These are the same people who want us to attack Iraq.
Not only would it become a regional war, but my fear is that it will be the beginning of something bigger, and global.
Yup,and it could easily turn into a world-wide war. Europe seems to be backing the Palestinians,and so does China. There is no doubt at all that if we get into this,we will be backing Israel. I say let them fight their own wars,and let the Israelis who are living here and pushing this crap go to Israel and do a little of their own fighting if they feel that strongly about it.
I know what you mean. That's exactly what I was thinking this afternoon when I heard Bush speaking (Rush played it through). I thought how it irked me to hear him say that but what if that is just a ruse and he KNOWS it's because the Arabs won't listen to him... and then people will hopefully more clearly see the evil of the neighbors of Israel.
Heck with all this preaching on the auction page you don't even have to get his book! - Go here to read it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1088816051
The New York Times printed the statement somewhere in the time frame of 1986 - 88. The speaker was a Lebanese citizen. It was quoted in my church bulletin and posted on the fridge for years. Sounds like it stayed with you, too.
Selected Countries | Military Budget | Other than US | US | US | Budget | |
2001 US dollars | Billions | FY 2002 | '02 | '03 | FY 2003 | |
1 | United States | $343.2 | (cumlative) | =15 | =27 | $396.1 |
2 | Russia | $60.0 | $60.0 | |||
3 | China | $42.0 | $102.0 | |||
4 | Japan | $40.4 | $142.4 | |||
5 | United Kingdom | $34.0 | $176.4 | |||
6 | Saudi Arabia | $27.2 | $203.6 | |||
7 | France | $25.3 | $228.9 | |||
8 | Germany | $21.0 | $249.9 | |||
9 | Brazil | $17.9 | $267.8 | |||
10 | India | $15.6 | $283.4 | |||
11 | Italy | $15.5 | $298.9 | |||
12 | South Korea | $11.8 | $310.7 | |||
13 | Iran | $9.1 | $319.8 | |||
14 | Israel | $9.0 | $328.8 | |||
15 | Taiwan | $8.2 | $337.0 | |||
16 | Canada | $7.7 | $344.7 | *=* | ||
17 | Spain | $6.9 | $351.6 | |||
18 | Australia | $6.6 | $358.2 | |||
19 | Netherlands | $5.6 | $363.8 | |||
20 | Turkey | $5.1 | $368.9 | |||
21 | Singapore | $4.3 | $373.2 | |||
22 | Sweden | $4.2 | $377.4 | |||
23 | United Arab Emirates* | $3.9 | $381.3 | |||
24 | Poland | $3.7 | $385.0 | |||
25 | Greece | $3.3 | $388.3 | |||
26 | Argentina | $3.1 | $391.4 | |||
27 | Pakistan | $2.6 | $394.0 | |||
28 | Norway | $2.8 | $396.8 | *=* | ||
29 | Kuwait | $2.6 | $399.4 | |||
30 | Denmark | $2.4 | $401.8 | |||
31 | Belgium | $2.2 | $404.0 | |||
32 | Colombia | $2.1 | $406.1 | |||
33 | Egypt | $2.1 | $408.2 | |||
34 | Vietnam | $1.8 | $410.0 | |||
35 | Iraq | $1.4 | $411.4 | |||
36 | North Korea | $1.3 | $412.7 | |||
37 | Portugal | $1.3 | $414.0 | |||
38 | Libya | $1.2 | $415.2 | |||
39 | Czech Republic | $1.1 | $416.3 | |||
40 | Philippines | $1.1 | $417.4 | |||
41 | Luxembourg | $0.9 | $418.3 | |||
42 | Hungary | $0.8 | $419.1 | |||
43 | Syria | $0.8 | $419.9 | |||
44 | Cuba | $0.7 | $420.6 | |||
45 | Sudan | $0.6 | $421.2 | |||
46 | Yugoslavia | $0.5 | $421.7 |
Source: | http://www.cdi.org/issues/wme/ | |||||
The Center for Defense Information |
Well, that certainly clears up what happened with those huge budda statues in Afganistan. There are so many contradictions with the content of that link and the behavior of the radical Muslims. Choosing a side is becoming much easier because of their behavior regardless of what they profess.
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