Here’s a better idea: take Egypt’s and Libya’s aid money – which is borrowed from the Chinese – and don’t borrow it in the first place, and give them both nothing.
Rather than aid, wouldn’t it be better to let private business invest in Libya?
Instead of an embassy, we might establish an embassy city including sea port and airbase. Years ago, when I was in Greece the American air base was right next to the Greek airbase. The difference was night and day. Showing them the best of America among them every day would be the best diplomacy possible and it would reduce our costs. This embassy city would include shopping malls and entertainment run by American businesses.
And speaking of aiding unfriendly Muslim-majority nations (or at least, nation-like entities), the rightwing government in Israel is funding the PA, and people further to the right are complaining about it: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=286267
Free Dillingers, ammo, and firearms training for all females in any country the State Department, Amnesty International, or any of a host of countries considers problematic on women’s rights issues.
A Liberator would do the trick I think….
Sure. But I’d prefer something a notch upscale from there.
Include machining details.
How about an A-10?
“One production run of 1,000 Deer guns was made in 1964 as an initial run, with the final cost projected as US$3.95 per gun.”
Wow. Ok, willing to scale back to ‘crap gun’ if we’re managing $3.95 a gun. (Something like $30 in 2012 dollars.)
The widely used WWII Sten and M-3 “Grease Guns” submachine guns were built cheap but were very effective. An even cheaper weapon was a single shot .45 caliper pistol made in very large numbers and given to resistance fighters during the war. You had to get very close to your target (smooth-bore) to hit it. Some say it was the deadliest small arm of the war for that reason.
Here’s a better idea: take Egypt’s and Libya’s aid money – which is borrowed from the Chinese – and don’t borrow it in the first place, and give them both nothing.
Rather than aid, wouldn’t it be better to let private business invest in Libya?
Instead of an embassy, we might establish an embassy city including sea port and airbase. Years ago, when I was in Greece the American air base was right next to the Greek airbase. The difference was night and day. Showing them the best of America among them every day would be the best diplomacy possible and it would reduce our costs. This embassy city would include shopping malls and entertainment run by American businesses.
Speaking of friendly Muslim-majority nations, Michael Totten also talks up Morocco:
http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/michael-j-totten/what-real-alliance-looks
And speaking of aiding unfriendly Muslim-majority nations (or at least, nation-like entities), the rightwing government in Israel is funding the PA, and people further to the right are complaining about it:
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=286267
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=286267
Free Dillingers, ammo, and firearms training for all females in any country the State Department, Amnesty International, or any of a host of countries considers problematic on women’s rights issues.
A Liberator would do the trick I think….
Sure. But I’d prefer something a notch upscale from there.
Include machining details.
How about an A-10?
“One production run of 1,000 Deer guns was made in 1964 as an initial run, with the final cost projected as US$3.95 per gun.”
Wow. Ok, willing to scale back to ‘crap gun’ if we’re managing $3.95 a gun. (Something like $30 in 2012 dollars.)
The widely used WWII Sten and M-3 “Grease Guns” submachine guns were built cheap but were very effective. An even cheaper weapon was a single shot .45 caliper pistol made in very large numbers and given to resistance fighters during the war. You had to get very close to your target (smooth-bore) to hit it. Some say it was the deadliest small arm of the war for that reason.
How about free 3d printer files for the receiver for an AR15?
f1b0nacc1,
Which Liberator were you talking about? The only one that came to mind was this one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator