From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Worse than the Great Depression
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:31:54 -0500
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
Speaking of that, no one on this list ever addressed my >Africa post. Why?
I just went back and reread it. Much of your Africa post is another area
where we differ. I don't think we have an obligation or right to stop
Islamic fundimentalism. We have no more right to interfer with religious
beliefs in other countries than we do here. Countries like Iran have a right
to block out foreigners and believe whatever they want. If they use
terrorism in our country, we have a right to act against those terrorists,
like any other criminals.
As for Obama's plans, many of the things you mentioned were old, and who
knows how they will change in the new financial situation. Personally, I
don't see how we can give financial aid to anyone...it would be like me
donating money to Save the Whales, then defaulting on my mortgage because I
don't have money.
A gathering of U.S. foreign policy experts, observers and diplomats has
heard that American policy toward Africa will remain more or less constant,
regardless of who wins the November 4 presidential election. VOA's Peter
Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports strong evidence was presented to support the
thesis that a President Obama might be tougher on Africa than a President
McCain.