SnyderShrugged Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 So not only are we spending Trillions to "train" and just hang out in the country that we supposedly "have pulled out of", now they want us to pay them for damage done while helping them with security? Oh, and they demand an apology too? Non intervention sure seems like the wiser course now, doesnt it? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/us-iraq-usa-damages-idUSTRE71G2T820110217 (Reuters) - Iraq's capital wants the United States to apologize and pay $1 billion for the damage done to the city not by bombs but by blast walls and Humvees since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The city's government issued its demands in a statement on Wednesday that said Baghdad's infrastructure and aesthetics have been seriously damaged by the American military. "The U.S. forces changed this beautiful city to a camp in an ugly and destructive way, which reflected deliberate ignorance and carelessness about the simplest forms of public taste," the statement said. "Due to the huge damage, leading to a loss the Baghdad municipality cannot afford...we demand the American side apologize to Baghdad's people and pay back these expenses." more at link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Typical city government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 And people in Dallas want ice water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedr01 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Why should we? Didn't one of their folks just fess up to lying to us to get us in there and take out Hussein? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ungrateful ****s. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'm sure we have the money available somewhere. Actually, maybe the owners and players should agree that the first billion in revenue be donated to a world city every year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorshockalu Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Good gives us a great reason to leave. Hopefully more soldiers leave other countries as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Good gives us a great reason to leave. Hopefully more soldiers leave other countries as well. Probably not with the Nobel Peace winning President in office we wont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Good luck with that... Didn't we already commit tens of billions to rebuilding Iraq on top of the hundreds of billions we spent annually to occupy her? Part of the three trillion dollars the war will cost us taxpayers when all is said and done. ---------- Post added February-17th-2011 at 11:24 AM ---------- Probably not with the Nobel Peace winning President in office we wont :doh: Bush commited more than $30 billion 2005.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/sep/25/iraq.usa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Sure that makes sense. If you invaded my country, killed a crap load of my citizens, and over threw my government I would expect at the very least a reach around to make the whole thing worth it for me. They get screwed with no Vaseline and led to believe like everyone else that this crap would stop when we threw W out but we are still occupying that nation. Since we have a government that no matter who's in charge we think this sort of barbaric behavior is acceptable it wouldn't surprise me if we find out that we rape the Iraqi people's land and pay them this money in there own oil. If I were doing this that's what I'd do. You already trampled all over these people and given a group known for still being slightly pissed about **** that happened more then 500 years ago more ammunition to hate you. Why not add more fuel to the fire and save our economy in the process? But then again if I had any say in the matter we never would have gone in there in the first place. ---------- Post added February-17th-2011 at 10:29 AM ---------- And people in Dallas want ice water. Hey when it's 80 degrees in Feb we need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Good luck with that... Didn't we already commit tens of billions to rebuilding Iraq on top of the hundreds of billions we spent annually to occupy her? Part of the three trillion dollars the war will cost us taxpayers when all is said and done.---------- Post added February-17th-2011 at 11:24 AM ---------- :doh: Bush commited more than $30 billion 2005.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/sep/25/iraq.usa I'm not sure why you posted the Bush 30 billion article? How am I supposed to view it as a response to my post that you quoted? what were you saying there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Non intervention sure seems like the wiser course now, doesnt it? Yes. But Baghdad asking for $1B in aesthetic improvements is less than 1/1000 of the reason why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Yeah, typical response from this crowd. Only look at one side of an issue. Never the consequences of action or inaction. Isolationism RULES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Yes. But Baghdad asking for $1B in aesthetic improvements is less than 1/1000 of the reason why. oh sure, its one of many reasons. many, many reasons ---------- Post added February-17th-2011 at 11:40 AM ---------- Yeah, typical response from this crowd. Only look at one side of an issue. Never the consequences of action or inaction. Isolationism RULES! LOL at the irony of a "typical response"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Boy, we sure don't know how to "win" a war do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Yeah, typical response from this crowd. Only look at one side of an issue. Never the consequences of action or inaction. Isolationism RULES! Let me make sure I understand this. Refusing to physically invade and occupy Iraq on a flimsy lie-based premise would have been "isolationism." Having only one land war in Asia, instead of two simultaneous land wars in Asia, would have been "isolationism." That's some white-hot blazing intellect right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Let's solve this the American way: Fire up the printing presses! Problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Let me make sure I understand this. Refusing to physically invade and occupy Iraq on a flimsy lie-based premise would have been "isolationism." Having only one land war in Asia, instead of two simultaneous land wars in Asia, would have been "isolationism." That's some white-hot blazing intellect right there. sounds like you understand his rationale perfectly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I've got an idea - Iraq supplies me with all the hot women they have, and I'll send them 100 dollars in return to refurbish Baghdad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedr01 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I've got an idea -Iraq supplies me with all the hot women they have, and I'll send them 100 dollars in return to refurbish Baghdad When I opened this thread it had you as the last person posting in it....and I already knew why, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Are they going to pay us for our bombs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 When I opened this thread it had you as the last person posting in it....and I already knew why, lol I'm glad I've become predictable :pfft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Surprise! To Mr. Cheney and Mr. Rumsfeld and Mr. Wolfowitz and Mr. Feith and Mr. Perle and Mr. Abrams and the rest of you PNAC clowns. When you unilaterally invade a country, bomb the crap out of it and your actions lead to the death of over a hundred thousand civilians, the locals rarely come out of the experience with an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward you, even if you THINK that they should because you removed their dictator. Human nature tells us that people resent foreign occupations and they resent having their relatives die and they resent having their houses flattened and no matter what you say, they aren't going to love you after that happens. This stinking endless quagmire is your fault, you short sighted buffoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Surprise! To Mr. Cheney and Mr. Rumsfeld and Mr. Wolfowitz and Mr. Feith and Mr. Perle and Mr. Abrams and the rest of you PNAC clowns. When you unilaterally invade a country, bomb the crap out of it and your actions lead to the death of over a hundred thousand civilians, the locals rarely come out of the experience with an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward you, even if you THINK that they should because you removed their dictator. Human nature tells us that people resent foreign occupations and they resent having their relatives die and they resent having their houses flattened and no matter what you say, they aren't going to love you after that happens. This stinking endless quagmire is your fault, you short sighted buffoons. I'm extremely embarrassed to say that I was also one of those buffoons. My only saving grace is that now at least I can be considered one of those wackjob "isolationists who only see one side of the issue". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Yeah, typical response from this crowd. Only look at one side of an issue. Never the consequences of action or inaction. Isolationism RULES! Go team imperialism! WOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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