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Originally posted by Arya
Exactly, I mean I know the Indonesian want to get rid of the extremist, but they need the training and the arms (which they buy, we don't give them). Unfortunately, the LEahy amendment forbid our militray from training them and them buying arm. Why, because of East Timor, which, by the way, we were also party too. So let's cut this propogandan bs and help our friends. I encourage ya all to contact your local congressman and tell themto dump the leahy amendment.
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Dump the Leahy amendment? Are you serious?
The USA going into different countries and training various paramilitary factions is what got us into this mess in the first place. Pres. Bush senior worked with Osama Bin Ladin and his men extensively. Granted, ths was all during the cold war when we all assumed that we faced a much bigger threat in teh USSR, but we will be dealing with what came of that executive decision for decades to come.
And this is all not to mention the extreme damage that the USA did throughout Central America by using the same tactics- educating paramilitary groups which then turn around and either attack us (against which we retaliate) or against their own people (when we turn a blind eye as long as we get our oil and/or money and other goods).
The USA playing big brother might save us some short term strife, but in the long run I think it has been proven to be disastrou for all concerned.