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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (14398)	9/2/2002 10:04:41 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Indonesia invaded E Timor and committed massive atrocities there. American blame for this is based on 1) a quote from an ex-CIA guy who said we gave Indonesia the green light and 2) Indonesia was armed by the US. The ex-CIA guy might be right but if he is did the US know what would happen when the Indonesians went in? I note from your own source the following: In the following weeks a series of United Nations resolutions—supported by the U.S.—called for the withdrawal of the Indonesian troops This would suggest that if indeed the US gave them a green light, they nevertheless didn't approve of what happened afterward. Re. the second point, during the cold war, everybody non-communist and anti-communist was armed by the US. In conclusion, a more reasonable interpretation would be the US made a serious misjudgment if they did in fact give Indonesia "a green light" to invade E Timor. Unless of course, you think US leaders for some reason simply want people to die. But you do consider the US the main source of evil in the modern world, don't you?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (14398)	9/2/2002 11:08:27 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Sounds like your blame Gerry Ford for something that happened in a third world nation in which the Brits and Aussies have more involvement than the US. I don't think it will stick. I suppose I was more concerned with other things back then. There's so much crap going on in the world it's hard to keep up with it all. That doesn't mean our Presidents are guilty of war crimes. You seem to forget that this country is responsible for far more good than evil over the last few decades. On the balance, no other nation can stand up to our record.