Comments on: Embracing Tyranny http://themoderatevoice.com/17093/embracing-tyranny/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 10:59:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/17093/embracing-tyranny/comment-page-1/#comment-140780 DLS Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:25:45 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/arms/17093/embracing-tyranny/#comment-140780 "Billions to Pakistan — for what? Billions to the Saudis — for what?"<br><br>To forestall the likely worse alternative (obviously). “Billions to Pakistan — for what? Billions to the Saudis — for what?”

To forestall the likely worse alternative (obviously).

]]> By: Andy http://themoderatevoice.com/17093/embracing-tyranny/comment-page-1/#comment-140779 Andy Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:56:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/arms/17093/embracing-tyranny/#comment-140779 <blockquote>In the end, for Bush and the Bushies, democracy means much less than whatever it is they can get out of their friendly dictators, like oil, which may be real, or support for Bush’s war on terror, which may not be — support in speech is not support in deed, something Bush has yet to figure out.</blockquote><br><br>Um, this isn't exactly new nor unique to Bush. What President has ever placed national interest below ideological concepts like "democracy?"<br><br>As for laser-guided bombs, they are not that sensitive actually - the technology has been around since the 1960's. Selling Patriots was a much bigger deal from a technology-transfer standpoint.

In the end, for Bush and the Bushies, democracy means much less than whatever it is they can get out of their friendly dictators, like oil, which may be real, or support for Bush’s war on terror, which may not be — support in speech is not support in deed, something Bush has yet to figure out.

Um, this isn't exactly new nor unique to Bush. What President has ever placed national interest below ideological concepts like “democracy?”

As for laser-guided bombs, they are not that sensitive actually – the technology has been around since the 1960's. Selling Patriots was a much bigger deal from a technology-transfer standpoint.

]]> By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/17093/embracing-tyranny/comment-page-1/#comment-140778 Rudi Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:52:50 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/arms/17093/embracing-tyranny/#comment-140778 The JDAM sale to the Saudis is only part of a $20 billion arms sale to our Sunnis friends. Bush gave Olmert a promise of more Israel aid and MORE advanced technology exchanges to Israel as an OK for the Arab sale. We give the Israelis technology like the M1A2SEP while giving the Arabs M1A1 technology. Some worry about the JDAM's falling into terrorist hands, well how is al-Qaeda's air force going to deliver said JDAM's. The Saudis level of training in using this technology is suspect, just search Pat Langs website for a take on this. The JDAM sale to the Saudis is only part of a $20 billion arms sale to our Sunnis friends. Bush gave Olmert a promise of more Israel aid and MORE advanced technology exchanges to Israel as an OK for the Arab sale. We give the Israelis technology like the M1A2SEP while giving the Arabs M1A1 technology. Some worry about the JDAM's falling into terrorist hands, well how is al-Qaeda's air force going to deliver said JDAM's. The Saudis level of training in using this technology is suspect, just search Pat Langs website for a take on this.

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