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« on: July 08, 2008, 09:26:29 PM » |
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Link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,378167,00.html“U.S. exports to Iran – including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons – grew more than tenfold during President George W. Bush’s years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes to Iran, at least $158 million worth under Bush, than any other products.” Yeah, this won’t come back to bite us in the ass. |
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Mr. Dirlewanger
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2008, 09:27:37 PM » |
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Link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,378167,00.html“U.S. exports to Iran – including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons – grew more than tenfold during President George W. Bush’s years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes to Iran, at least $158 million worth under Bush, than any other products.” Yeah, this won’t come back to bite us in the ass. GE is deeply involved in Iran |
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"Now to a tyrant or to an imperial city nothing is inconsistent which is expedient, and no man is a kinsman who cannot be trusted."
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Peter1469
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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2008, 09:45:01 PM » |
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Maybe the plan is to give them all lung cancer.
It would be more accurate to state that US companies are trading with Iranian companies. The US (government) is not trading anything.
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Alea iacta est
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« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2008, 09:46:50 PM » |
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Maybe the plan is to give them all lung cancer.
It would be more accurate to state that US companies are trading with Iranian companies. The US (government) is not trading anything.
That’s true. Who makes bull semen, though? What value does bull semen have? Is that like currency in Iran? |
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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2008, 10:12:26 PM » |
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Yumm. I am going to keep buying Red Bull.
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Sometimes, when the news is on and showing the war, I wish bullets would rip out of our hi-def screens and shatter everything this institution has shoved down our throats.
Believing the world can be a better place is greater than the beliefs in all deities combined--times infinity.
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2008, 07:52:25 AM » |
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gosh ... why are you surprised that corporate america values making money over some idiotic concept that's it's wrong to deal with terrorist organizations  darth cheney proved that during the 90's when he led Haliburton in dealing with Iran. Rumsfeld was on the board of directors that was working to build a nuclear reactor in North Korea. It's nothing more than business as usual with the GOP. |
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Bush goes bumbling along, grinning and spewing moronic one-liners, as though nobody understands what a colossal failure he has been. I fear to the depth of my being that John McCain is just like him. Jack Cafferty
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2008, 11:14:23 AM » |
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gosh ... why are you surprised that corporate america values making money over some idiotic concept that's it's wrong to deal with terrorist organizations darth cheney proved that during the 90's when he led Haliburton in dealing with Iran. Rumsfeld was on the board of directors that was working to build a nuclear reactor in North Korea. It's nothing more than business as usual with the GOP. It would be more accurate to say that it is just business as usual with, well, businesses. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2008, 02:06:46 PM » |
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Maybe the plan is to give them all lung cancer.
It would be more accurate to state that US companies are trading with Iranian companies. The US (government) is not trading anything.
You are correct, but I find it interesting that even though Iran is aiding in killing our soldiers in Iraq, we can trade with them. Now Cuba, who is not killing our soldiers, we can't trade with. Seems a bit strange to me. |
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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2008, 03:45:58 PM » |
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Maybe the plan is to give them all lung cancer.
It would be more accurate to state that US companies are trading with Iranian companies. The US (government) is not trading anything.
You are correct, but I find it interesting that even though Iran is aiding in killing our soldiers in Iraq, we can trade with them. Now Cuba, who is not killing our soldiers, we can't trade with. Seems a bit strange to me. Not strange at all. Cuba has no oil. OswaldTheOsprey |
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« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2008, 04:25:51 PM » |
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Maybe the plan is to give them all lung cancer.
It would be more accurate to state that US companies are trading with Iranian companies. The US (government) is not trading anything.
You are correct, but I find it interesting that even though Iran is aiding in killing our soldiers in Iraq, we can trade with them. Now Cuba, who is not killing our soldiers, we can't trade with. Seems a bit strange to me. Not strange at all. Cuba has no oil. OswaldTheOsprey Excellent point. Just another in an evergrowing list of reasons we need energy independence. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2008, 11:42:54 PM » |
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America has gone from a country of producers to a country of consumers. We buy all the shit dumped from the sky but we don’t make a damn thing. We need to concentrate on creating American products because that creates American jobs.
When over 90 percent of the items in your household come from China, you know you have a problem on your hands.
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« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2008, 08:11:02 AM » |
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Corporate america will never let that happen. U.S labor costs too much cuz we have this funny habit of not working for a dime an hour.
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Bush goes bumbling along, grinning and spewing moronic one-liners, as though nobody understands what a colossal failure he has been. I fear to the depth of my being that John McCain is just like him. Jack Cafferty
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