шпиён wrote:A. Fig Lee, вы с MaxSt сочиняете свою "историю" прямо на глазах.
Вы меня с кем-то путаете.
MaxSt.
A. Fig Lee wrote:Я ничего не говорил про план Маршалла. Он существовал. И здорово помог. Но был он не потому, что американцы белые и пушистые, как любят выставлять ето. Им так было выгоднее. Дешевле.
ALK wrote:A. Fig Lee wrote:Я ничего не говорил про план Маршалла. Он существовал. И здорово помог. Но был он не потому, что американцы белые и пушистые, как любят выставлять ето. Им так было выгоднее. Дешевле.
Вот видите. Можете же, если захотите. Теперь сделайте следующий логический шаг и преставьте себе, что из ровно тех же соображений Америка хочет, чтобы Ирак был преуспевающей страной, а Афганистан вышел из средневековья. Почему в Германии и Японии получилось, а в Ираке и Афганистане не получится?
...On the one hand, increasing misery and Communist voting strength in western Europe demanded speed and decisiveness from the Truman administration. On the other hand, domestic politics encouraged the administration to caution. While the reaction to the Truman Doctrine had generally been positive, there was a worrisome undercurrent of opposition to increased foreign aid, and not just from Republican party isolationists. Many Democratic congressmen warned that they would not stand for the presentation of another administration policy fait accompli like the Greece-Turkey aid package. State Department officials went out of their way to avoid any further hints that the United States would seek everywhere to resist communism or the Soviet menace
The unreported cost of war: at least 827 American wounded
Julian Borger, Washington
Monday August 4, 2003
The Guardian
US military casualties from the occupation of Iraq have been more than twice the number most Americans have been led to believe because of an extraordinarily high number of accidents, suicides and other non-combat deaths in the ranks that have gone largely unreported in the media.
Since May 1, when President George Bush declared the end of major combat operations, 52 American soldiers have been killed by hostile fire, according to Pentagon figures quoted in almost all the war coverage. But the total number of US deaths from all causes is much higher: 112.
The other unreported cost of the war for the US is the number of American wounded, 827 since Operation Iraqi Freedom began.
Unofficial figures are in the thousands. About half have been injured since the president's triumphant appearance on board the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln at the beginning of May. Many of the wounded have lost limbs.
The figures are politically sensitive. The number of American combat deaths since the start of the war is 166 - 19 more than the death toll in the first Gulf war...MORE>>
WARSAW, Poland (Chicago Tribune)
When the Bush administration asked Poland about commanding one of the three military stabilization zones that the United States envisioned for postwar Iraq, the flattered Polish government quickly said yes.
But that was months ago, when Poles thought they were signing up for a peacekeeping mission. Now it appears that Poland is sending its sons off to fight in a war, and public support for the mission is eroding rapidly.
"It's a natural reaction," said Stanislaw Koziej, a retired general and former national security adviser. "People see that the security situation in Iraq is getting worse and worse, and the time for our soldiers to go is getting closer and closer. The moment of truth is approaching.
"Another big problem is we have no evidence of weapons of mass destruction. Some people are thinking the war was not justified," he said.
A survey released last week by CBOS, the country's leading polling organization, showed that 55 percent of the Polish population opposed sending troops to Iraq and 36 percent supported the idea. That represented a dramatic turnaround from a CBOS survey a month earlier in which 50 percent were in favor of sending troops and 33 percent were against. ---
Battle-scarred Baghdad quarter wants US troops out
By Joseph Logan
BAGHDAD, Aug. 8 — If Iraq's occupiers truly want to restore order, say residents of a Baghdad neighbourhood caught up in a deadly confrontation between gunmen and U.S. troops, their first step is simple -- leave.
In Karada, where U.S. forces killed an Iraqi bystander on Thursday during a firefight after a bomb rocked their vehicle, many Iraqis have had enough of soldiers they say are too quick to fire on people they are supposed to be protecting.
''They disgust me. They are ignorant and terrified, so they shoot at random, at anything, at a house with 14 people in it,'' said 43-year-old Sadeq, pointing to the bullet-riddled house where he and his family huddled during the two-hour gun battle.
''Let them get out. Nothing is safe here now, and they are part of it,'' said Mazen Hamza, an employee of an appliance shop in a charred building next door.
Witnesses said U.S. soldiers had come under attack from the burned building, then raked it with machinegun fire. (snip/...)
Galvanized to action by George W. Bush's inane and reckless "Bring 'em on" challenge to armed Iraqi's resisting occupation, Military Families Speak Out, Veterans for Peace and other organizations based in the military community will launch Bring Them Home Now, a campaign aimed at ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq and returning troops to their home bases at a press conference on August 13 in Washington, D.C.
U.S. military casualties from the occupation of Iraq have been more than twice the number most Americans have been led to believe because of an extraordinarily high number of accidents, suicides and other non-combat deaths in the ranks that have gone largely unreported in the media. The other underreported cost of the war for US soldiers is the number of American wounded-827, officially, since Operation Iraqi Freedom began. (Unofficial figures are in the thousands.) About half have been injured since Bush's triumphant claim on board the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln at the beginning of May that major combat was over.
The mission of the Bring them Home Now campaign is to unite the voices of military families, veterans, and GIs themselves to demanding: an end to the occupation of Iraq and other misguided military adventures and an immediate return of all US troops to their home duty stations. On August 13 in Washington, D.C., Veterans and Military Families will raise concerns about current conditions in Iraq that their loved ones and other troops are facing such as the lack of planning and support troops are receiving, as well as questions about the justifications used to send troops to Iraq in the first place.
Number of Wounded in Action on Rise
Iraq Toll Reflects Medical Advances, Resistance Troops Face
By Vernon Loeb
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 2, 2003; Page A01
U.S. battlefield casualties in Iraq are increasing dramatically in the face of continued attacks by remnants of Saddam Hussein's military and other forces, with almost 10 American troops a day now being officially declared "wounded in action."
The number of those wounded in action, which totals 1,124 since the war began in March, has grown so large, and attacks have become so commonplace, that U.S. Central Command usually issues news releases listing injuries only when the attacks kill one or more troops. The result is that many injuries go unreported.
The rising number and quickening pace of soldiers being wounded on the battlefield have been overshadowed by the number of troops killed since President Bush declared an end to major combat operations May 1. But alongside those Americans killed in action, an even greater toll of battlefield wounded continues unabated, with an increasing number being injured through small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades, remote-controlled mines and what the Pentagon refers to as "improvised explosive devices."
Indeed, the number of troops wounded in action in Iraq is now more than twice that of the Persian Gulf War in 1991. The total increased more than 35 percent in August -- with an average of almost 10 troops a day injured last month.
Fifty-five Americans were wounded in action last week alone, pushing the number of troops wounded in action since May 1 beyond the number wounded during peak fighting. From March 19 to April 30, 550 U.S. troops were wounded in action in Iraq. Since May 1, the number totals 574. The number of troops killed in Iraq since the beginning of May already has surpassed the total killed during the height of the war.
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With no fanfare and almost no public notice, giant C-17 transport jets arrive virtually every night at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, on medical evacuation missions. Since the war began, more than 6,000 service members have been flown back to the United States. The number includes the 1,124 wounded in action, 301 who received non-hostile injuries in vehicle accidents and other mishaps, and thousands who became physically or mentally ill.
486 wrote:"У Америки был выбор - убить сто тысяч японцев или убить сто тысяч японцев ПЛЮС сто тысяч американцев при штурме Токио. Выбор был сделан. Я считаю его правильным."
У Аль Каеды был выбор - убить три тысячи американцев или убить три тысячи американцев ПЛЮС сто тысяч арабов при штурме Нью-Йорка. Выбор был сделан.
Этот выбор тоже был правильным?
CBI wrote:486 wrote:"У Америки был выбор - убить сто тысяч японцев или убить сто тысяч японцев ПЛЮС сто тысяч американцев при штурме Токио. Выбор был сделан. Я считаю его правильным."
У Аль Каеды был выбор - убить три тысячи американцев или убить три тысячи американцев ПЛЮС сто тысяч арабов при штурме Нью-Йорка. Выбор был сделан.
Этот выбор тоже был правильным?
У Аль-Каеды не было выбора. Где бы они взяли сто тысяч арабов для штурма Нью-Йорка???
Справочник wrote:CBI wrote:486 wrote:"У Америки был выбор - убить сто тысяч японцев или убить сто тысяч японцев ПЛЮС сто тысяч американцев при штурме Токио. Выбор был сделан. Я считаю его правильным."
У Аль Каеды был выбор - убить три тысячи американцев или убить три тысячи американцев ПЛЮС сто тысяч арабов при штурме Нью-Йорка. Выбор был сделан.
Этот выбор тоже был правильным?
У Аль-Каеды не было выбора. Где бы они взяли сто тысяч арабов для штурма Нью-Йорка???
В соответствии с Вашей политической позицией, и Вы могли бы им подмогнуть. Не только же на Привете постить. Когда-то и к действиям переходить пора. А?
CBI wrote:486 wrote:"У Америки был выбор - убить сто тысяч японцев или убить сто тысяч японцев ПЛЮС сто тысяч американцев при штурме Токио. Выбор был сделан. Я считаю его правильным."
У Аль Каеды был выбор - убить три тысячи американцев или убить три тысячи американцев ПЛЮС сто тысяч арабов при штурме Нью-Йорка. Выбор был сделан.
Этот выбор тоже был правильным?
У Аль-Каеды не было выбора. Где бы они взяли сто тысяч арабов для штурма Нью-Йорка???
Айсберг wrote: Когда произойдет новый теракт, аналогичный 9/11 - кого тогда назначат виновным устроители теракта?
Айсберг wrote:Каскыр wrote:
Интересно, когда устроители 9-11 понесут заслуженное наказание?
Когда в США состоится кирдык , сменится общественно-политическая система и новая власть начнёт "разбор полётов"
Каскыр wrote:Айсберг wrote:Каскыр wrote:
Интересно, когда устроители 9-11 понесут заслуженное наказание?
Когда в США состоится кирдык , сменится общественно-политическая система и новая власть начнёт "разбор полётов"
Ой, как интере-е-есно... А как будет выглядеть новая общественно - политическая система?
Ratbert wrote:Айсберг wrote:Когда в США состоится кирдык ...
А индексы растут и растут...
Айсберг wrote:Ratbert wrote: А индексы растут и растут...
Я в курсе Только не понимаю, почему это должно Вас радовать - индексы растут оттого, что ФРС печатает бабки и заводит их на фондовый рынок. Под эти бабки американская верхушка сливает свои активы и переводит их в другие финансовые инструменты за пределами США...
Скоро, уже очень скоро это всё закончится...