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To: bob who wrote (26588)	2/4/2002 9:23:09 AM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

Considering that we consume and pillage just about everything from these countries, I don't consider it a bad deal. We are arrogant alright. We consume more of the natural resources than any other industrial country on earth. That is a fact. We are arrogant enough to love our gas gazlers yet we complain when gas prices go up and blame the arabs. Blinding ourselves to our arrogance will slowly be our downfall IMHO... unless we soon start to wake up...

To: bob who wrote (26588)	2/4/2002 9:26:53 AM
From: Short A. Few	Respond to of 99280

OT: Here, Here!! Especially the $2billion we pay to Egypt to ensure peace in the mid-east. One can have little doubt this money lines the pockets of sheiks, anyway. Re arrogance: Almost every single country I have visited share inside a nationalistic instinct which looks the same as arrogance at times. The difference is, Americans beat themselves up (feel guilty) about it. Just my opinion. Best, SAF

To: bob who wrote (26588)	2/4/2002 9:43:04 AM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

>>feed and protect half the friggen world Just to set the record straight, among developed countries the US spends the least amount of its GDP aiding poor countries -- something around 0.1%. Most of this aid goes to two countries: Israel and Egypt, and is part of the bargain we struck with them to get them to sign their peace accord. In contrast, rich European countries and Japan spend as much as ten times more in aid to poor countries, as a proportion of their GDP.