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We seem to be on the same page. At this juncture I'll put in my two cents in with this analogy. Having grown up in a part of the world which the monkeys claims as their habitat we can draw from the wisdom passed down to us. When comfronted with a dire situation the elders remind us of this parable to help put a possible /probable solution into some prospective. This parable is as follows:  "Hunger makes monkey eat pepper" The monkey's taste buds have a strong affinity for sweet, but when confronted with a life or death, the choice in favor of pepper will be made to preserve life  until it can see itself in a better condition.   We can look at the stick dealt us and hold our bearing with its less thorny portion to help us find our way.

Adelaide

>>> [log in to unmask] 07/23/03 09:21AM >>>
I know how Taylor got to power.  That is why my original question still
stands.  Look at America's pattern.  Whenever America interferes in the
government of a country, for whatever reason, 5-10 years later, when the
person America chooses to run that country proves themselves to be
intolerable by the populace, or the world,  America then is called to fix
the mess that they have created.  When a country has a history of
destructive behavior,  you limit their sphere of influence as much as
possible.  If America caused this problem (inasmuch as you can blame her
for Charles Taylor's own choices and actions), why expect her to be able to
fix it?  Has America ever fixed a nation's governmental problems in a
manner satisfactory for all sides?  No.  They pick someone who seems at the
time to be the best choice, and 10 years later, they've got a murdering,
weapon-hoarding dictator on their hands.  This is America's pattern in
countless countries.  Performing the same actions and expecting a different
outcome is insanity.  The rest of the world needs to step in, send UN
peacekeeping forces (that are not 99% American forces), and let the
surrounding nations in Africa decide who they'd like to live next to, since
they are the people immediately impacted by the choice.


At 02:22 PM 7/22/03 -0700, you wrote:
>If your questions are to educate yourself about the issues pertaining to
>Liberia, ask them appropriately and there will be nothing sarcastic about
>it. But to read your message, it seems as though you are not really
>interested in learning, but in showing why the US should not be asked to
>help. It is amazing that questions such as yours would even come up. If
>you had tried to know how Taylor got to power, you would understand why
>America should help. As for the rest, I suggest that you talk more to
>people in the African community even in Madison ( you don't even need to
>visit a library) and you will understand. But if you approach it as you
>did in your mail below, I am afraid that you may not gain any real
>knowledge from your questions.
>
>Good day,
>
>Becky
>
>Vera Crowell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Two questions (I don't mean to sound sarcastic in any way, I would like to
>know.) Why isn't anyone asking France or Germany to aid Liberia? Why
>haven't other African nations sent peacekeeping forces? If one of the
>answers is America's power, might, and money, I would then ask the
>question why would anyone seek the assistance of a country that has been
>(for all practical purposes) deemed a global rapist, who means no one any
>good (ever) and only seeks to threaten, dominate and victimize (after
>siphoning valuable resources that are used to further enrich the top 3% of
>its citizens who own 90% of the country)?
>
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