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To: 4Freedom
The majority of Puerto Ricans see the United States as a meal ticket and nothing more.

That's how I see it. If it wasn't for the generous financial benefits they receive because of their commonwealth status, I think the majority would have voted for independence years ago. Hey, I don't blame them; if Americans are stupid enough to subsidize them why would they rock the boat? They had a pretty sweet deal going on and all they had to put up with was a military base where live bombing took place. I guess they just want the money without having to be inconvenienced. I think that they need to be taught that that is not the way things work in this world.

79 posted on 01/16/2003 6:56:02 PM PST by qwas
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To: qwas
There are only 10,000 residents on Vieques and the little bit of bombing that took place was 15 miles from them. The target range was a 300 acre plot on the very tip of Vieques which is 21 miles long.

The biggest bomb we dropped wouldn't even cause a ripple on the top of a 'Rum & Coke' at the closest resort.

Inconvenienced nuthin', they couldn't even hear it over their car stereos. Did you ever drive around Puerto Rico and listen to how loud the wackos play their music? They all must be legally deaf. They wouldn't hear a bomb, if it landed next to them.

And the speaker trucks that run around the island during campaign season. You wouldn't believe your ears.

There's a lot of politicians and land developers that want that property that the Navy is on for free. It's worth billions.

80 posted on 01/16/2003 7:13:12 PM PST by 4Freedom (America is no longer the 'Land of Opportunity', it's the 'Land of Illegal Alien Opportunists'!!!)
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