Lucanos
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Originally posted by Lucanos:
-The US are a threat to the environment (like when they said no to stop producing mines, or when they said no to kyoto/kioto - or however it's spelled)
One of the reasons Bush backed out of the Kyoto treaty is simple...CO2 production. The treaty stipulates that developed nations, such as the US, has to reduce their CO2 production, while third world countries DO NOT.
The US has roughly 7% of the world's population and manages to produce about 25% of the CO2 released into the atmosphere. To the uninformed that sounds incredible. However, that 7% of the world that produces 25% of the CO2, just happens to produce 25% of the world's Gross National Product. Funny how that works out, isn't it? So, if the US reduces CO2, it would, in a sense, be reducing the World's GNP. What effects do you think that would have on the economies of the world? How much are you willing to pay for a computer or a pair of Levi's?
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-US foreign aid is not enough (compared to swedish foreign law)
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The US does more than its fair share of helping other countries. I could spend hours ripping apart the above statment. If the US cut off the aid it gives to other countries, the impact would be felt by the entire planet in one way or another.
The more the US tries to help other countries, foreigners accuse us of "sticking our noses into other people business." Based on that alone, why should we help anyone, especially when you say we have our own starving people?
If the US is as unwilling to help as you say, Lescanos, you would be speaking German right now.