Senate votes 53-46 to stop US from joining UN Arms Trade Treaty

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

the population of the world shall be reduced to 3 and 2 of those shall be called Ralph and Ralph shall not be the queen of the universe for she will have dominion over the lost things found down the back of a sofa while wearing robes of puce and shoes of teal.

Hey, you stole my next AAR's manuscript!

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Kazuaki Shimazaki II

Now, thanks to these obstructionists, the US looks like it is unwilling to do its part to limit the global arms trade.

Screw that noise. The US government should have only one obligation, and that is to the well being of people of the US. I personally hate the fact that it is implied or expected that we have to be involved in everything global, and yet people piss down our backs the first chance they get regardless of what we do or don't do. So yea.. screw that noise.

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I personally hate the fact that it is implied or expected that we have to be involved in everything global, and yet people piss down our backs the first chance they get regardless of what we do or don't do.

It comes with the title.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Screw that noise. The US government should have only one obligation, and that is to the well being of people of the US.

And the irony ??
We'd be better off too. The richer the Americans are, the more we can sell to you. The better you live, the better we live. We don't want your money, we want a profitable market

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

It comes with the title.

Originally Posted by Betonov

And the irony ??
We'd be better off too. The richer the Americans are, the more we can sell to you. The better you live, the better we live. We don't want your money, we want a profitable market

I've been a big fan of a novel concept called Non-interventionism. I'm going to cling to the idea. Maybe it will catch on. The UN can suck it.

[yubba]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Screw that noise. The US government should have only one obligation, and that is to the well being of people of the US. I personally hate the fact that it is implied or expected that we have to be involved in everything global, and yet people piss down our backs the first chance they get regardless of what we do or don't do. So yea.. screw that noise.

Well said, but of course this administation, can't do the above, it is redistrabuting your wealth, thieves don't return stuff to their victims.The main question is why did this vote come up in the middle of the night on a weekend, what were they trying to hide ????? Did the Obama administration run guns to the rebels in Sryia ?????

[Buddahaid]

You know we don't live in a vacuum. Isolationism will just make you weak and unprepared for coming events. And, did it ever occur to you that this wasteful involvement is actually part of looking out for numero uno?

[Platapus]

Just want to point out that there is a huge difference between "Isolationism" and "non-interventionism". The terms should not be interchangeable.

peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none

- Tommy J. (4 March 1801)

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Platapus

peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none

Unless it's Israel.