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To Our Friends in Europe, We Apologize for Our President
Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Source: http://biggovernment.com/
The America in which I was raised always stood for freedom, and not just freedom for Americans but freedom for suffering people around the World. When I was an exchange student in Germany in 1983, I found myself in endless debates about this, and about my President Ronald Reagan and his desire to build a missile defense system in Western Europe. I loved the German people. The kids were so refreshing in many ways, but their cynical views of the motives of my President shocked me.
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Thank you. Coming around the time of the Marine Corps birthday(Nov 10th) and Veterans day your blessing is doubly appreciated. The pleasure is mine sir.
Robert Johnson
wrong? I would call it a paraphrase, but ok.
You are rather "hedgy" Alexander. Please point to a "slippery fact" "not really backed up". Here is another article o Putin's wealth; made the way many libs make it; ill gotten through government spoil systems: http://weltpolitik-blog.blogspot.com/2007/12/is-p...
Room 237, I appreciate your point. International diplomacy however is tricky. Picture that oft repeated scene in the movies where the bad guy is cornered, but he holds a gun to the head of a sympathetic figure. Russia is the bad guy. Our missile defense system in Europe is like holding all of the damsels and good guys out of reach of the tyrant.
Ok deadpan227, have you ever heard that line sung by IZ in his version of "Somewhere over the rainbow"? It is in the movie 50 First Dates but not on the soundtrack. Listen to that version while contemplating those imprisoned behind that Wall. Powerful! It is one of my favorite tunes.
Andy 45, I feel your pain, sort of. There is a strange dichotomy there. They largely fancy themselves superior, but they admire and kind of love us too. In the early 80s, the Coke a Cola slogan was "Drink Coke, It's American". Of course, my apology was intended to be a bit snarky. I am sure that most patriotic Americans when considering for whom to vote for President of the U.S. couldn't ... See all content
God bless you for your service.
You're always welcome to this country Daran.
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"Screw B-Daddy and his CZars and all the little leftards with their hands out looking for a free lunch, your days are numbered."
Sadly, they are not numbered. They are the face of America for a long-time. They will eventually go, but stil only distant memories of the great American experiment in freedom, independence, and self-reliance will remain. We will have become and forever wil be a
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No apology needed. Those of us in Europe with a sense of history and decency remember the great sacrifices made by America in WW II and the great efforts to keep the Soviets at bay. Likewise some of us understand that the effort in Iraq and Afghanistan is not about installing a friendly tinpot dictator, but about giving those people the freedom to choose for themselves. If we want to complain about ... See all content
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Of course Obama does not want to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall. His side lost…
Embarassing ... BHO mails in self-promoting video re Berlin Wall, doesn't mention Reagan, Gorbachev, Thatcher http://bit.ly/2ZJTnw
Geez, don't apologize. They bought him. They get what they deserve.
—- we shipped weapons to Afghanistan and Saddam —
Same old lefty lies. Saddam got NO weapons from the US legally. None. I was in Desert Storm and memorized their equipment — ALL Russian. Just stop lying troll.
I served under Reagan – a President who revered the only and unchanging Bill of Rights – I too am thrilled that he was able to get the Wall torn
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Boy, there certainly is a lot of vitriol in these comments! How sad for us all.
Most of Europe couldn't fund a Cub Scout troop, let alone the massive amount of funding a real standing military needs. They're so deeply financially entrenched in social programs that they can't spare a dime. France, Germany, and Italy consistently break the E.U. rules they helped write concerning how much of a deficit they can run every year.
This of course doesn't mean
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Thx, John. Your Churchill quote is wrong, btw (an oft-repeated myth). Here's his talk at Harrow:
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/speeches/sp...
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I didn't like it when people apologized to Europe on behalf of the last president, either.
Thinking Man is right about morale in the military under Carter. I vividly remember the difference between Carter and Reagan as CIC. Carter would send out Christmas messages to the troops with words to the effect that America expected us to conserve resources and not display any Christmas lights on base because the energy crisis was the moral equivalent of war. Reagan’s first Christmas message went ... See all content
How long have you been singing with the Dixie Chicks?
First thing… It should be noted that defense spending started going up under Carter as a response to increase Communist aggression around the world (especially after the invasion of Afghanistan). And at the start there was a level of bi-partisanship on it (along with deregulation). I don't mean to taking anything away from Reagan. There are certain slippery facts that author has in the essay ... See all content
Why is this a matter of appology? Can not and should not Europe now look to its own defense and security, especially given that the Soviet Union is no more, Russian troops are now 1000 miles further east and the former slave natiuons are free?
We don't like him. Well, at least I don't. I admit many Europeans do like Obama,and the democratic party in general.
I am grateful to US for standing up against the communist, the nazis and the fascist. I am grateful that you keep the worlds shipping lines safe, aspiring nuclear powers in check and dictators worried.
Don't leave us and we won't leave you. At
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I read Conscience of a Conservative when I was 16. I served an LDS mission in South Germany from 1967-1969, beginning in Coburg. I never saw the border fences between West and East Germany but I could feel their presence.
I was there, not Coburg, but in Germany, when the Soviets sent tanks into Czechoslovakia. And when the wall fell, I felt that I was witnessing a miracle. Ever since, I've
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John, I can appreciate a lot of your sentiments but we shouldn't apologize to Europeans. Frankly I hope we even pull out of NATO. As much as I despise Obama I'm glad he didn't go to Germany. If you wanna find sickening anti-Americanism on a daily basis, go there. They, like many in the UK , Sweden, France etc. are simply better than us. Leave them to their own deluded superiority complex ... See all content
Ahmmm,…. I'm as unhappy with Obama as the next person but the only time we were attacked in the 20th Century was 1941 and Roosevelt to his credit had been doing everything he could do to rearm while being opposed by Republican isolationists.
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Great article by @JohnLoudon on BigGovernment.com. http://is.gd/4R381 #tcot
http://is.gd/4R381 Reading: Missouri's own @johnloudon featured on BigGovernment.com
Look at the damage this lying president has done in a mere 10 months and the divisiveness he has created with our long standing allies. Not to mention the accelerating racism he has perpetrated on our society. How about the disgust he has for America. Did anyone EVER think this would have been possible during the election process last November. I hope you revolting libs are pleased with yourselves ... See all content
Maybe that is what we need. Tens of thousands of Americans sending letters to all the European leanders apologizing for Dumbama and his worthlessness.
There's a reason Stalin referred to liberals as USEFUL IDIOTS. They are so easily duped, so easily led to the slaughter, grinning stupidly as they go. Free health care? No, mandatory health insurance payments to pay for the unions' free health care and for all those federal workers, inclusive of the new uneducated pencil pushers in the 111 new federal agencies being set up by this monstrosity ... See all content
To Our Friends in Europe, We Apologize for Our President. We apologize for our Congress. We apologize for Nancy Pelosi. We apologize for Mr. Reed. We are embarrassed by out leadership which has let the American people down as well as the rest of the world. We are disgusted by Barney Frank, Schumer and Dodd, the sculptures of the housing debacle. Who built a house of cards through forced loans made ... See all content
Wait, when we started the illegal war, torture, the financial crisis, and dismissing Western Europe as "old", you were fine. But now that we decided to provide health care to all of our citizens, we should apologize. Makes sense- in hell...
Obama takes the wrong side regularly. But then he's just being true to his inner voice. Wrong side of; Iranian protests, Honduras, missile defense, free speech, capitalism, . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator, It seems your introduction to Soviet and Communist studies parallels my own. Thanks for expressing my feelings about Obama's affront to freedom and to the Cold Warriors who helped deliver the East Bloc from the evil of collective tyranny . . . only you said it better than I could have! Keep up the great work.
Ultimately we need to help spread freedom for our own reasons. It is good for the US. Lets not get delusional on what we did for the world. People can only free themselves. "It is hard to free people from chains they revere." Voltaire The American people watched Hitler topple the French Republic in 6 weeks and did nothing. Today we watch crowds of Iranians call out the name of our president ... See all content
Has it really been that long since we lived next to The Beast, that America did not recognize it when it asked to move in with us? Of course communism will only work if the entire world is communist, as practically anything else will do better and surpass it. Well, guess those old-time radical hippie commies, with their descendants and disciples, have finally pulled it off, the USA is losing her greatness ... See all content
Turn up the sound..you will love this: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UZkvkLmkYVg
I was an exchange student in '90-'91 in Germany, had similar experience. I've lived in Europe ever since. The Germans and other Western Europeans have a very juvenile relationship to the US. They expect it to sort out their problems (such as Bosnia), but then nag us for essentially the same reasons. However, I disagree with the former Senator on one important point. The push to bring ... See all content
Barry’s not happy about the wall coming down, one of his favorite organizations fell with it the East German Stasi!
HA! WHAT A CROCK! On a site called "Big Government" comes this sob story about defense spending being cut. The hypocrisy knows no bounds. Conservatism, we hardly knew ye. You have been replaced by faux machismo.
As we know Obama’s agenda is one of total power over the people, he is and empty suite and if you watch and listen he is not the one making the decision it is his so called advisors. We the people need to remove the Czars from around him and remove the advisors, reduce the buffer zone he has built (just like Chicago politics). We the people (I don’t mean to speak for all, but I know some ... See all content
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As someone who lived in Berlin from 1987-1989 and then moved to West Germany for four more years, I can tell you that communism was very much an oppressing force. The joy when that wall came down was unbelievable (as was the event itself)! I was so proud to be an American and associated with the U.S. military. Americans had protected the freedom of the German people for over forty years after WWII ... See all content
As someone who lived in Berlin from 1987-1989 and then moved to West Germany for four more years, I can tell you that communism was very much an oppressing force. The joy when that wall came down was unbelievable (as was the event itself)! I was so proud to be an American and associated with the U.S. military. Americans had protected the freedom of the German people for over forty years after WWII ... See all content
When the beacon of Freedom and Democracy goes out, who will be left to save the world from self destruction? If the USA as we knew it truly passes from the Earth, the rest of world is doomed.
When the beacon of Freedom and DEmocracy falls, who will be left to save the world from self destruction?
If the USA as we knew it truly passes from the Earth, the rest of world is doomed.
Poland Betrayed. Not startling but shocking. Not perplexing but chilling. The behavior of this POTUS is fading from clumsy and infantile to deliberate and sinister. Mean mean man.
Poland Betrayed. Not startling but shocking. Not perplexing but chilling.
The behavior of this POTUS is fading from clumsy and infantile to deliberate and sinister. Mean mean man.
I was in the military in 1979, the difference between then and 1980 was amazing, the morale soared, by the end of the 80's the whole country had changed it's attitude about itself. Jimmy Carter told us we were stupid, evil, and incapable and instituted policies that based on that wold view, Jimmy Carter II is going down the same path, and I suspect will end up leaving the oval office hat ... See all content
I was in the military in 1979, the difference between then and 1980 was amazing, the morale soared, by the end of the 80's the whole country had changed it's attitude about itself.
Jimmy Carter told us we were stupid, evil, and incapable and instituted policies that based on that wold view, Jimmy Carter II is going down the same path, and I suspect will end up leaving the oval office
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David Axelrod, the president’s senior adviser, said the White House is realistic. “No one ever believed that the power of communicating was in and of itself enough,” he said. “It’s important to communicate what you’re doing and why. But without the what and the why, the communicating is of little value.” Mr. President even Axelrod says you have "little ... See all content
David Axelrod, the president’s senior adviser, said the White House is realistic. “No one ever believed that the power of communicating was in and of itself enough,” he said. “It’s important to communicate what you’re doing and why. But without the what and the why, the communicating is of little value.”
Mr. President even Axelrod says you have "little
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" I feel just a little better knowing that you asked America to give him to you. I hope you like him. " I hope they take him ! We will even pay them in Euros.
" I feel just a little better knowing that you asked America to give him to you. I hope you like him. "
I hope they take him ! We will even pay them in Euros.
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