Chalu2:
<<Maybe it's time we reconsider who is actually "deserving" of our aid.>>
That sounds good to me, but I don't think I'd care to find our country embroiled in what used to be Kurdistan. Iran, Iraq, and Turkey would all have a bone to pick, as I think they'd perceive our meddling as gnawing on their sovereign territory. Just think what a logistical nightmare we'd encounter.
Too bad the Kurds didn't have any oil, maybe the powers that drew up the boundaries would have given them a country...they have more legitimacy than Kuwait, IMHO.
<< After all, Taiwan is all too ready to launch us toward Armageddon on their behalf,>>
I can't blame the Taiwanese for wishing to retain their independence, and therefore enlisting any aid available.
Now do we wish to honor our commitments, that's a different thing. If the U.S. should do so, I can't envision it bringing on Armageddon.
Even without our participation, I doubt that the PRC would try and invade Taiwan...they have the numbers, but I don't see the delivery. It's questionable whether they could maintain air supremacy over the Straits, and without it, any invasion would be doomed. Taking Quemoy and Matsu would be a more logical, and face-saving move. One they could probably accomplish now that Clinton seems to have given a not-so-tacit OK.
But even as an attorney, don't you think this has been a little too much of a diversion from the main thread...after all, you're not defending OJ.<g> |
