There is no medicine against stupidity, it has to selfdistinguish
Inge

On 2 April 2012 16:15, Pete <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> you are assuming the goal is to help end the conflicts in Africa.  The
> real goal of sneaking an unenforceable and ineffective amendment into a
> totally unrelated bill, so it wouldn't be read or debated, was to garner
> election support from special interest groups.
>
> Why not just take $1b of what this mess is going to cost, and arm the
> "good guys" in the conflict.   Oh, that's right, we're not even sure who
> they are.  So instead we'll just shut down a source of employment and add
> to the poverty and hopelessness that's at the root of the conflicts in the
> first place.
>
> Yep, got the cynicism cranked up early this week.
>
> Pete
>


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