I got this in the mail and I just had to comment on it...
WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?
My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of Iraq regime has been completed.Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete.This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq. This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now to begin the reckoning.Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short. The United Kingdom, Spain, Bulgaria, Australia, and Poland are some of the countries listed there.The other list contains everyone not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list. My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this
evening.Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on List 2 ceases immediately and indefinitely. The money saved during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war.The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell-holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption.Need help with a famine? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France.In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home. On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth.Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France, or maybe China. I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France, Germany, and Russia. Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring from NATO as well. Bon chance, mes amis.I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York .A special note to our neighbors. Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change.Mexico is also on List 2. President Fox and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple extra tank and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put em? Yep, border security. So start doing something with your oil.Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting now.We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil in Alaska - which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you to List 2 above: pick a country and move there. They care.It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens. Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, "darn tootin."Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet. It is time to eliminate hunger in America. It is time to eliminate homelessness in America. It is time to eliminate World Cup Soccer from America. To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thanks guys. We owe you and we won't forget.To the nations on List 2, a final thought: You might want to learn to speak Arabic.God bless America. Thank you and good night.If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.
At the very least, I'm not sure the person who wrote this has the facts on at least a few things… First, included on "list two" are the following countries (and GDPs(…
Poorest Countries in the World Rank Country GDP - per capita (in millions)
1 East Timor $ 500
2 Somalia $ 500
3 Sierra Leone $ 500
4 Malawi $ 600
5 Tanzania $ 600
6 Burundi $ 600
7 Congo, Republic of the $ 700
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the $ 700
9 Comoros $ 700
10 Eritrea $ 700
11 Ethiopia $ 700
12 Afghanistan $ 700
13 Niger $ 800
14 Yemen $ 800
15 Madagascar $ 800
16 Guinea-Bissau $ 800
17 Zambia $ 800
18 Kiribati $ 800
19 Nigeria $ 900
20 Mali $ 900
East Timor (as an example) has a total GDP of about $339 million dollars (compared to the U.S’s $11 Trillion). In fact, no country outside of the top 45 or so has more than an $87 Billion dollar GDP... the same amount that congress requested as a supplemental spending. Exactly what do we expect any of these folks to do to “stand by” us?
Second…
We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil in
Alaska - which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you to List 2 above: pick a country and move there. They care.
According to
this article, ANWR won’t be generating a substantial amount of oil until 2025 (substantial being about 1 million barrels a day). Even so, it only has about 10 billion barrels of oil. Because we use about 20 million barrels of oil a day, the total length of time our in the ground reserves would last before ANWR is producing a drop of oil, is 4 years and 3 months. If you magically get ANWR turn over all its oil immediately, rather than in 20 years, you extend that by about a year and change. I’m not quite sure how this “takes care of our energy needs for decades to come”.
I’m all for energy independence, but don’t we need a slightly more intricate solution than “fuck you rest of the world, let’s drill the shit out of everything we’ve got”? I’m not even necessarily opposed to this drilling; I’m just aware that it’s not really going to help us at all.
Why is everyone so focused on ANWR? let’s do some basic math. 10 billion barrels of oil x $60/barrel = $600 billion dollar treasure chest. That’s a great one time revenue influx for corporations that can get at it, but it doesn’t really do the rest of us any good towards energy independence.
There is a underlying sense of frustration here which really does need to be addressed. The people of the US have absolutely no idea what to do next. Taking over Iraq? Invade Afghanistan? Money to Africa? Etc etc. People here are just pissed that people all over seem to hate us. It's kind of like the company I work at or living in a blue state. People who hate us... just TELL us what you want! Then at least we'll know what we're doing that pisses you off so much.
