The Truth About Egypt - In Plain English

National Review online ^ | 11/21/01 | Steven Stalinsky

[Frank Grimes]

As I read this I was thinking the same thing. Gee, I sure am glad my tax dollars are going to help out these pu$$ies!

[wwjdn]

The Patriot Bill eliminates most rights and it does not descriminate between non-citizens and citizens! According to the Constitution citizens are protected, but only citizens.

[BenF]

The Arab media don't like us? What else is new?

Since the media in most Arab countries is controlled by the government, it means the government doesn't like us either. Actually, they're using Israel and us as scapegoats to deflect the attention of their populations away from the conduct of their despotic regimes. We prop up these dictatorships at our peril.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Time to start bombing the Egyptians.

[norraad]

They are indeed,for the most part, hopelessly deluded dirtfloor dog people & we, like it or not, are the alpha~wolf.

That's just the way it is & the safest ave. for the world is for us to behave "again" as such.

As above, so below, look around, who are we to go against the grain of nature?

If there's any validity to the wimpy a§§'d cry of "oh, what did we do to deserve this", it's not nipping & biting to keep the pack order preserved for the good of all!

ooooooooh, what he said..........

[justshutupandtakeit]

RoT is good at allowing stupid remarks to flow from his pie-hole.

[dennisw]

Don't flatter yourself kiddo. If Israel took your military advice she would be gone in a few years.

[Publius6961]

Secretary of State Colin Powell told Fox News days later that while they may have people "who are not happy with what we are doing… I think it's a little odd for us to say to them, 'You have to muzzle dissent, you have to muzzle those who are speaking out against us… I think if we want them to be the kind of nations and lands that we preach about, we have to expect that if there is another point of view within that country that differs from the official point of view of the government, you have to give it the opportunity to be expressed."

Spoken like a true diplomat.
Where do these guys go to school? Eta Carinea?

If they didn't take our money, sure.
Powell can't see the difference between internal dissent and attacking the hand that feeds them?
One is a sign of a healthy society, the other is ominous ingratitude at best, belligerent presumption at worst.

[Publius6961]

"Cut the bastards off"? Might work for Israel too. Maybe then Sharon will get on board and start behaving like an ally instead of making life hard for Bush.

A little unclear on the concept?
Or a simple comprehension problem?

I have not noticed vituperation and hate in the israeli daily press. Have you?

[Publius6961]

According to the Constitution citizens are protected, but only citizens.

Wish I could remember the name of that long thread on that subject alone...
Unfortunately, the courts, including the Supreme Court, disagree with you.
That is so gauche of them.

[Publius6961]

RoT is good at allowing stupid remarks to flow from his pie-hole.

And how would you characterize your response?
As the acme of erudition and sophistication?

[justshutupandtakeit]

A description of reality.

[rightofrush]

First of all, Powell is a girly man. Second, just cut the bastards off. Not a dime more. They'll be begging us within a month. After that, they'll play God Bless America everyday if we tell them too.

You took the words right out of my keyboard.
My only added suggestion: All future aid also is dependent the Egyptian government sponsor all Christian missionaries willing to make the trip and the financial and public support of the Christian Copts.