BF2S Forums Would you give up the ability to own a car for an Iraqi Citizen?

DonFck wrote:

lowing wrote:

DonFck wrote:

I never blamed America/Bush (these two are separate things btw), obviusly you're trying to build a situation where this thread will become that. You fail. I never said either that "when a country is oppressed, it is neglected by the US." You did.

Don't put words in peoples mouths and you'll do fine.

then ya might wanna delete this quotes from your posts.........

"Kuwait is not oppressed, but more the pampered baby of the U.S.."
I'm not blaming anyone here, just stating the obvious.

"By exploiting the people in nations like Iraq, we maintain our own standard of living. Thus, for the standard of living to go up in Iraq, the standard of living in the US and other advanced, industrialized nations must go down"
I didn't even say that

"Why on earth would one of the biggest consumers of fossil fuels have interest in Middle-Eastern countries."
Again not blame. Just stating the obvious in the form of sarcasm

or am I just ASSUMING you meant to implicate the US.
D-uh.

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

The western world leeched our riches off the misery and exploitation of others for the past god-knows-how-many centuries, through the actions of the British, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Belgian, Dutch, Roman, Habsburg, Austro-Hungarian, Byzantine and Greek empires. We can't be blamed for the way in which our ancestors raped the world but we have a moral obligation not to continue shafting the rest of the world (much like the modern incarnation of the empires of old does - the USA - through military and economic imperialism).

Nothing the 'other side' wouldn't have done to us instead, if able.

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Marconius wrote:

Iraq wasn't a third-world country until we went in and disrupted it...

lowing wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

lowing wrote:

Since when is the coke company run by the US govt? I just skimmed your articles but it also sounds like they are meeting Resistance for their venture.

wow a contracting company making money off of a war?? who ever heard of such a thing? I bet Boeing didn't make a dime during WW2, producing B-17's and B-29's.

Well Lowing - this is the thing - the movement of global capital is the new imperialism. America lives and dies by the performance of its multinational corporations. The absolute bottom line in corporate decision making is the dollar. This is generally to the detriment of the poor unfortunates roped into whatever free trade agreement the WTO and world bank has imposed upon them. And it's not just America - it's Europe, Japan and the rest of the west too. We all exploit for profit. And our governments support corrupt regimes and start wars so that our foreign business interests are catered for.

I agree but it is ultimately the corrupt third world govt leaders that are looking out for themselves and not their citizens.

kr@cker wrote:

where's the "go fuck yourself" option, i don't exploit anyone, except drunk girls

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

I dont know if Ive shared this before but oh well. 

On patrol, in baghdad, in the busiest part of baghdad gets real monotonous.  you start to pay real close attention to things you never usually do. occasionally I would spot cars with western style bumper stickers "OZZY OSBOURNE"  or the batman symbol sprawled across the rear window.  I always had a sneaking suspicion that all or most of the privately owned vehicles were stolen american cars.  it be safe to say 1 out of 3 cars were chevys.  I saw a farrari one time which tripped me out but the one that took the cake was some car, i forget what kind, which had a god damn oklahoma license plate.  that proved my suspicion.  so next time you or somebody you know gets their car stolen, remember it might end up as a huge explosion somewhere in the desert

usmarine2007 wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

I dont know if Ive shared this before but oh well. 

On patrol, in baghdad, in the busiest part of baghdad gets real monotonous.  you start to pay real close attention to things you never usually do. occasionally I would spot cars with western style bumper stickers "OZZY OSBOURNE"  or the batman symbol sprawled across the rear window.  I always had a sneaking suspicion that all or most of the privately owned vehicles were stolen american cars.  it be safe to say 1 out of 3 cars were chevys.  I saw a farrari one time which tripped me out but the one that took the cake was some car, i forget what kind, which had a god damn oklahoma license plate.  that proved my suspicion.  so next time you or somebody you know gets their car stolen, remember it might end up as a huge explosion somewhere in the desert

What I found odd at checkpoints, nobody had any documantation about the vehicle.  It could be stolen and you would not know it.  Plus, I never saw any type of insurance.....and I heard that also during the Gulf War.