Comments on: FDL Movie Night: Rethink Afghanistan http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:10:53 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: iremember54 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999660 iremember54 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:56:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999660 Gee! If protecting the women in Afghanistan is our reason for staying, does that mean we have to invade Saudi Arabia and about thirty other countries who treat woman similarly. We could take over countries in half the world that treat people as if they had no human rights. We forgot about China's human rights problems, because we thought we could make trillions on their cheap even slave labor, and can't say much now that they almost own us. All while our human rights toward Healthcare in our own country is in question. The world watched as they saw how we treated the people of New Orleans. The world also hears of us letting people lose jobs, houses, life savings, and having to file bankruptcy, while bailing out our banks. We act like no one see's what goes on in our own country. They see and it's no wonder they question where our morality gives the right to tell other how to live. Gee! If protecting the women in Afghanistan is our reason for staying, does that mean we have to invade Saudi Arabia and about thirty other countries who treat woman similarly. We could take over countries in half the world that treat people as if they had no human rights.

We forgot about China’s human rights problems, because we thought we could make trillions on their cheap even slave labor, and can’t say much now that they almost own us.

All while our human rights toward Healthcare in our own country is in question. The world watched as they saw how we treated the people of New Orleans. The world also hears of us letting people lose jobs, houses, life savings, and having to file bankruptcy, while bailing out our banks. We act like no one see’s what goes on in our own country. They see and it’s no wonder they question where our morality gives the right to tell other how to live.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999659 Teddy Partridge Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:44:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999659 Wonderful discussion, thanks to all. Wonderful discussion, thanks to all.

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999656 Blub Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:55:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999656 we'll just have to agree to disagree on that. I thought, for example, that it was pretty masterful to convince the Chinese to commit to carbon targeting without really giving up much of anything ourselves... not progressive perhaps, but good realpolitik nonetheless. Only one of many examples... we’ll just have to agree to disagree on that. I thought, for example, that it was pretty masterful to convince the Chinese to commit to carbon targeting without really giving up much of anything ourselves… not progressive perhaps, but good realpolitik nonetheless. Only one of many examples…

]]> By: Jason Rosenbaum http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999655 Jason Rosenbaum Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:52:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999655 Thanks all, great discussion, and yes, invite your Members of Congress to a screening! It's such a good idea! Thanks all, great discussion, and yes, invite your Members of Congress to a screening! It’s such a good idea!

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999654 Blub Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:50:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999654 thanks for coming! loved your insights! thanks for coming! loved your insights!

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999653 Siun Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:49:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999653 Keep up the awesome work Leighton and thank you! Keep up the awesome work Leighton and thank you!

]]> By: Leighton Woodhouse http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999652 Leighton Woodhouse Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:46:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999652 Thanks to Bev, Siun and FDL for having us! Thanks to Bev, Siun and FDL for having us!

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999651 eCAHNomics Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:45:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999651 Our allies gave the Nobel to O just because he's not W (and makes good speeches), so I would suggest that Hillary's success, such as it is, is because she's not Condi. Our allies gave the Nobel to O just because he’s not W (and makes good speeches), so I would suggest that Hillary’s success, such as it is, is because she’s not Condi.

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999650 Blub Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:43:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999650 don't look at me.. I think she's doing a good job. She's actually convinced our allies to start talking to us again... minor miracle after what we subjected them to for eight years. don’t look at me.. I think she’s doing a good job. She’s actually convinced our allies to start talking to us again… minor miracle after what we subjected them to for eight years.

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/19/fdl-movie-night-rethink-afghanistan/#comment-1999649 Siun Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:43:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=45967#comment-1999649 Thanks Bev for once again bringing us such a great film to discuss here at FDL - and thanks firepups for a very interesting conversation! Thanks Bev for once again bringing us such a great film to discuss here at FDL – and thanks firepups for a very interesting conversation!

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