The answer is simple. The previous administration was attempting to refill and expand the population in "blue" and swing states as a means of holding on to and increasing seats in Congress. If a few thousand people died in the process, they had no concerns because their only concern is holding on to power. They try to cover their true motives by claiming they are acting out of humanitarian concerns, but apparently, those concerns only extend to illegal immigrants, not US citizens.
“ Tariffs are going to hurt us”. Screw that! Why do we pay tariffs on goods from every other nation AND provide foreign aid ? Why is China, whose economy is second to ours still considered a “ developing nation” and “ most favored nation”? Why do we outsource manufacturing and pay tariffs on our own goods? Why are we funding a border insurrection AND paying for their healthcare, housing, food, cell phones, cars, providing $500 pre-paid credit cards, education and clothing?
For what? Certainly not for a scintilla of gratitude.
And all these NGOs, “ philanthropies”, “ think tanks”, “ advocacy and religious orgs” CAIR, Catholic Charities, Methodist Charities, Hebrew Fund, NAACP, ACLU,SPLC,Confucius Society,Brookings Institute,Atlantic Council, Clinton Global, Sedona, AME Church, HBCs, Ivy League Universites, Big Pharma, Big Ag, UN, WEF, WHO, Trilats, CFR…
Why are USAID, DoE and on and on even in existence?
Thank you. Have to wonder why some people are protesting against cuts to what is obviously a system filled with fraud, corruption and waste. On second thought, it's no mystery. They don't want to see the gravy train go off the rails.
I would bet 80-90% of the democrat party is funded by this grift either directly or indirectly. Imagine where the democrat party would be without it. Their share of votes would be in the tank.
Mostly agree. But surely you must recognize how a century plus of meddling in other countries’ affairs accounts for a lot of the poking. Whether it was a net good remains open to debate, but I will concede that the interests of the USA have been better for the world than others’
For the past two hundred years it has been part of the American political and industrial landscape, that annexing Canada and moving all the way down to certain parts of Central America is in Americas interest. What you now see with your presidents agreement or rather his submission to the dictator Putin is the future political landscape of the world has changed. Fifty years from now historians will have a field day with this time period.
"Part of the political landscape"? Huh? Please cite any respected U.S. politician or analyst who has seriously proposed annexing Canada over the past 150 years.
All the talk about tarrifs is just a smokescreen for a much larger agenda.
While useful idiots in the west, including most journalists, blabber on about this topic, why? because they have to talk to their viewers, write to their readers, speak to their listeners. Most Americans like Gail, get so caught up in the ideas the rhetoric, that they dont see the end goal. So Dave and Gail if you can see past the bullshit, im giving to the both of you the real American End Game.
And it is not about securing your borders. Its about Expansionism
The answer is simple. The previous administration was attempting to refill and expand the population in "blue" and swing states as a means of holding on to and increasing seats in Congress. If a few thousand people died in the process, they had no concerns because their only concern is holding on to power. They try to cover their true motives by claiming they are acting out of humanitarian concerns, but apparently, those concerns only extend to illegal immigrants, not US citizens.
“ Tariffs are going to hurt us”. Screw that! Why do we pay tariffs on goods from every other nation AND provide foreign aid ? Why is China, whose economy is second to ours still considered a “ developing nation” and “ most favored nation”? Why do we outsource manufacturing and pay tariffs on our own goods? Why are we funding a border insurrection AND paying for their healthcare, housing, food, cell phones, cars, providing $500 pre-paid credit cards, education and clothing?
For what? Certainly not for a scintilla of gratitude.
And all these NGOs, “ philanthropies”, “ think tanks”, “ advocacy and religious orgs” CAIR, Catholic Charities, Methodist Charities, Hebrew Fund, NAACP, ACLU,SPLC,Confucius Society,Brookings Institute,Atlantic Council, Clinton Global, Sedona, AME Church, HBCs, Ivy League Universites, Big Pharma, Big Ag, UN, WEF, WHO, Trilats, CFR…
Why are USAID, DoE and on and on even in existence?
Spot on column. Couldn’t have said it better.
Thank you. Have to wonder why some people are protesting against cuts to what is obviously a system filled with fraud, corruption and waste. On second thought, it's no mystery. They don't want to see the gravy train go off the rails.
I would bet 80-90% of the democrat party is funded by this grift either directly or indirectly. Imagine where the democrat party would be without it. Their share of votes would be in the tank.
Mostly agree. But surely you must recognize how a century plus of meddling in other countries’ affairs accounts for a lot of the poking. Whether it was a net good remains open to debate, but I will concede that the interests of the USA have been better for the world than others’
For the past two hundred years it has been part of the American political and industrial landscape, that annexing Canada and moving all the way down to certain parts of Central America is in Americas interest. What you now see with your presidents agreement or rather his submission to the dictator Putin is the future political landscape of the world has changed. Fifty years from now historians will have a field day with this time period.
You really don't get, do you?
Get what?
"Part of the political landscape"? Huh? Please cite any respected U.S. politician or analyst who has seriously proposed annexing Canada over the past 150 years.
All the talk about tarrifs is just a smokescreen for a much larger agenda.
While useful idiots in the west, including most journalists, blabber on about this topic, why? because they have to talk to their viewers, write to their readers, speak to their listeners. Most Americans like Gail, get so caught up in the ideas the rhetoric, that they dont see the end goal. So Dave and Gail if you can see past the bullshit, im giving to the both of you the real American End Game.
And it is not about securing your borders. Its about Expansionism
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjv3ZGojt-LAxV3m4kEHXMcH0IQFnoECH8QBQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Fmilestone-documents%2Fmonroe-doctrine&usg=AOvVaw1jwAxEiheTlzaruXuUg_wO&opi=89978449
And your justification for this is a document from 1823?
You're citing the Monroe Doctrine (1823)? 😂
Do you have anything more recent?
Trump doesnt count.
So i stand corrected. Not in recent years. Apologies.
Thanks. For what it's worth, I think talk of annexing Canada and/or Mexico is lunacy and distracts from real issues.
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