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[onethreezerotwo]

I think it's a brilliant move for the sake of humanity. Check out this video and let me know what you think..

[Waser Lave]

It's about time somebody did something about it, the kind of things that happen over there is disgusting...

I'm not sure 100 advisory troops is enough to deal with the problem properly though.

[iargue]

onethreezerotwo, on 20 October 2011 - 11:42 AM, said:

I think it's a brilliant move for the sake of humanity. Check out this video and let me know what you think..

I think its the same move as sending troops to remove a dictator who gassed 50,000 of his citizens. But hey, because its obama, its a good move!

[onethreezerotwo]

iargue, on 20 October 2011 - 11:50 AM, said:

I think its the same move as sending troops to remove a dictator who gassed 50,000 of his citizens. But hey, because its obama, its a good move!

I'm not really an Obama groupie, and I don't think I'd vote for him in this upcoming election. The reason I'm happy is because I've been following this cause for 9 years. I've gone to Uganda in 2007 and am going again in 3 weeks, and I know lots of people over there affected by this whole ordeal. After 26 years of purposeless violence, this has to end and I really think that Obama's move is going to bring that resolution.

[iargue]

onethreezerotwo, on 20 October 2011 - 11:55 AM, said:

I'm not really an Obama groupie, and I don't think I'd vote for him in this upcoming election. The reason I'm happy is because I've been following this cause for 9 years. I've gone to Uganda in 2007 and am going again in 3 weeks, and I know lots of people over there affected by this whole ordeal. After 26 years of purposeless violence, this has to end and I really think that Obama's move is going to bring that resolution.

And why are we doing it? Why does the US have to handle this situation? There are million of countries that could put an end to this, but no one wants to?

I'm so sick of being the only country that gives a fuck about other countries, and then being protested and attacked for the reason reason. Someone else should go and end this. We have more important things to focus on.

[Waser Lave]

iargue, on 20 October 2011 - 11:59 AM, said:

And why are we doing it? Why does the US have to handle this situation? There are million of countries that could put an end to this, but no one wants to?

I'm so sick of being the only country that gives a fuck about other countries, and then being protested and attacked for the reason reason. Someone else should go and end this. We have more important things to focus on.

Yeah, because America is the only country with troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya etc?

[iargue]

Waser Lave, on 20 October 2011 - 12:06 PM, said:

Yeah, because America is the only country with troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya etc?

The first to send troops...

[Waser Lave]

iargue, on 20 October 2011 - 12:11 PM, said:

The first to send troops...

Not in Libya.

[onethreezerotwo]

iargue, on 20 October 2011 - 11:59 AM, said:

And why are we doing it? Why does the US have to handle this situation? There are million of countries that could put an end to this, but no one wants to?

I'm so sick of being the only country that gives a fuck about other countries, and then being protested and attacked for the reason reason. Someone else should go and end this. We have more important things to focus on.

Why are we doing it? Children have been abducted, forced to rape and kill their own families, indoctrinated into a rebel army and psychologically forced from defecting for 26 years. If we don't, who will? And why SHOULD we stop giving a fuck because nobody else does. If that was how we decided which humanitarian needs to support and which not to, the US would be cowardly, selfish and heartless. The day that America loses its empathy for other humans will be an exceptionally sad day.

Waser Lave, on 20 October 2011 - 11:43 AM, said:

It's about time somebody did something about it, the kind of things that happen over there is disgusting...

I'm not sure 100 advisory troops is enough to deal with the problem properly though.

It's a step in the right direction. The LRA has never received as much media attention as it is now, which is a great start. Other countries (like France) are applauding our efforts and looking into joining us. People that educate themselves on who the players are, on a WORLDWIDE scale, agree that this is not a politically driven issue but an issue of humanity. The LRA has no purpose, no support by ANY governments in Central Eastern Africa (or the rest of the world). Uganda, Congo and Sudan are all welcoming the help and our presence and training will be invaluable to their military forces.

[Rainie]

iargue, on 20 October 2011 - 11:59 AM, said:

And why are we doing it? Why does the US have to handle this situation? There are million of countries that could put an end to this, but no one wants to?

I'm so sick of being the only country that gives a fuck about other countries, and then being protested and attacked for the reason reason. Someone else should go and end this. We have more important things to focus on.

Although I do agree to how other countries should try to help such as rich countries like China, but there are no rights for the people there anyways (aside from in Hong Kong). I remember my mother telling me how a group of students in China were protesting something and wouldn't leave so eventually they were ran over by this big truck or something (well, the people who didn't eventually move at least).
Although I'm Chinese myself, I doubt that convincing such a country to help would be easy :X. They need to solve their own conflicts first

On the other hand, that doesn't mean that the US should stop helping other countries though. ( The only reason we fought a war in Iraq, etc. was because George W. Bush wanted their oil anyways .__. )

[Waser Lave]

Rainie, on 20 October 2011 - 12:39 PM, said:

I remember my mother telling me how a group of students in China were protesting something and wouldn't leave so eventually they were ran over by this big truck or something (well, the people who didn't eventually move at least).

Do you mean the Tiananmen Square massacre? Where the Chinese government brought in tanks to deal with student protesters.

[Rainie]

Waser Lave, on 20 October 2011 - 12:42 PM, said:

Do you mean the Tiananmen Square massacre? Where the Chinese government brought in tanks to deal with student protesters.

I just searched that and I'm pretty sure that's it o: ~~ My mom did say it was years before I was born & hundreds of people died (although different sites are saying different numbers of death).
I was asking my mom one day how come people in China don't protest to gain rights/etc. and then she told me about this event. How terrible :X

[Waser Lave]

Rainie, on 20 October 2011 - 12:48 PM, said:

I just searched that and I'm pretty sure that's it o: ~~ My mom did say it was years before I was born & hundreds of people died (although different sites are saying different numbers of death).
I was asking my mom one day how come people in China don't protest to gain rights/etc. and then she told me about this event. How terrible :X

The Chinese government still tries to cover it up by blocking searches for it so a lot of young people in China probably don't even know it happened.

[onethreezerotwo]

Waser Lave, on 20 October 2011 - 12:51 PM, said:

The Chinese government still tries to cover it up by blocking searches for it so a lot of young people in China probably don't even know it happened.

My first thought: You're Chinese and you haven't heard of the Tiananmen Square massacre?

My second thought: Chinese government cover-up. CRAZY. And so sad.

[Rainie]

onethreezerotwo, on 20 October 2011 - 12:54 PM, said:

My first thought: You're Chinese and you haven't heard of the Tiananmen Square massacre?

My second thought: Chinese government cover-up. CRAZY. And so sad.

Well the Chinese government will arrest anybody who speaks or even speaks about a different person speaking about something they don't like, so it's not that surprising There are many things people in China don't know, and I read this magazine the other day that said that schools in China actually teach that "America is bad" now :X. ( Just like in Iraq and other countries ;x; )
(Although I'm not sure if that's really true since I have tons of relatives & friends in China who never said anything about that. Also, a bunch of students in my High School just transferred here from China, and they probably wouldn't come to America if they learned that it's terrible.)

[onethreezerotwo]

Rainie, on 20 October 2011 - 01:02 PM, said:

Well the Chinese government will arrest anybody who speaks or even speaks about a different person speaking about something they don't like, so it's not that surprising There are many things people in China don't know, and I read this magazine the other day that said that schools in China actually teach that "America is bad" now :X. ( Just like in Iraq and other countries ;x; )
(Although I'm not sure if that's really true since I have tons of relatives & friends in China who never said anything about that. Also, a bunch of students in my High School just transferred here from China, and they probably wouldn't come to America if they learned that it's terrible.)

Governmental censorship is an extremely frightening reality. I wonder how many countries experience it and to what extent.

[Drakonid]

Because that's what Peace Nobel Prize winners do.

[Shampoo]

onethreezerotwo, on 20 October 2011 - 01:23 PM, said:

Governmental censorship is an extremely frightening reality. I wonder how many countries experience it and to what extent.

All of them