igloo Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 His comments are actually hard to believe.......Gore Laments U.S. 'Abuses' Against ArabsFeb 12 9:08 PM US/EasternBy JIM KRANEAssociated Press WriterJIDDAH, Saudi ArabiaFormer Vice President Al Gore told a mainly Saudi audience on Sunday that the U.S. government committed "terrible abuses" against Arabs after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and that most Americans did not support such treatment. Gore said Arabs had been "indiscriminately rounded up" and held in "unforgivable" conditions. The former vice president said the Bush administration was playing into al-Qaida's hands by routinely blocking Saudi visa applications. "The thoughtless way in which visas are now handled, that is a mistake," Gore said during the Jiddah Economic Forum. "The worst thing we can possibly do is to cut off the channels of friendship and mutual understanding between Saudi Arabia and the United States." Gore told the largely Saudi audience, many of them educated at U.S. universities, that Arabs in the United States had been "indiscriminately rounded up, often on minor charges of overstaying a visa or not having a green card in proper order, and held in conditions that were just unforgivable." "Unfortunately there have been terrible abuses and it's wrong," Gore said. "I do want you to know that it does not represent the desires or wishes or feelings of the majority of the citizens of my country." On Iran, Gore complained of "endemic hyper-corruption" among Tehran's religious and political elite and asked Arabs to take a stand against Iran's nuclear program. Iran says its program is for peaceful purposes but the United States and other Western countries suspect Tehran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. "Is it only for the West to say this is dangerous?" Gore asked. "We should have more people in this region saying this is dangerous." Several audience members criticized the United States for what they described as "unconditional" U.S. support for Israel, saying U.S. diplomats helped Israel flout U.N. resolutions that they enforced when the measures targeted Arabs. Gore refused to be drawn into questions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "We can't solve that long conflict in exchanges here," Gore said. Also at the forum, the vice chairman of Chevron Corp., Peter Robertson, said President Bush's desire to cut U.S. dependence on Mideast oil shows a "misunderstanding" of global energy supply and the critical role of Saudi Arabia. In his State of the Union address this month, Bush pledged to cut U.S. dependence on Middle East oil by 75 percent by 2025. "This notion of being energy independent is completely unreasonable," Robertson said at the economic forum, which opened Saturday. "I believe Middle Eastern oil can and must play a certain role in the system," Robertson said. "Saudi Arabia's massive resources will continue to promote international energy security and serve as a moderating force in balancing supply and demand." Cherie Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, made a plea at the forum for women's rights, telling Saudi leaders that the dearth of women in the work force was "undermining economic potential" of the kingdom. Irish President Mary McAleese urged Saudi Arabia to learn from Ireland's economic transformation, which hinged on opening the country to the outside world and ushering women into the workplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destruction Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Igloo must fulfill his patriotic duty by exercising his freedom of speech to shut the fuck up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlogic Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Yo Igloo,,,seriously,,,the more Al Gore's we have out there showing their true colors, the better. I understand the added threat they ignite, but the more they talk crap, the more they ensure they'll never win elected office! That guy almost became president! How scary is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 On Iran, Gore complained of "endemic hyper-corruption" among Tehran's religious and political elite and asked Arabs to take a stand against Iran's nuclear program. igloo....what is wrong with this statement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlogic Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 igloo....what is wrong with this statement? Nothing,,it was brilliant...I WANT MORE form AlGore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igloo Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 igloo....what is wrong with this statement? bigpoops...hopeffully you are just playing stupid--I think you know which statements I am referring to...And I don;t give a fuck if you are Republican, Democrat, Independent, purple, green, spotted, whatever......as an American, you should be appalled at Gore's statements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlogic Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Igloo,,,I am repugnated (is that even a word???lol)Just when you think todays libz have hit rock bottom, they find a way to dig themeselves deeper!Yes, it's disgusting! I agree! But I just don't take them seriously anymore! The old saying of Demz getting nuttier the longer they're out of power seems to be pretty accurate. It's as if they believe it's they're God given right to lead. They have become unhinged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igloo Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 Igloo,,,I am repugnated (is that even a word???lol)Just when you think todays libz have hit rock bottom, they find a way to dig themeselves deeper!Yes, it's disgusting! I agree! But I just don't take them seriously anymore! The old saying of Demz getting nuttier the longer they're out of power seems to be pretty accurate. It's as if they believe it's they're God given right to lead. They have become unhinged!It is unfuckingbelievable what it has come to........it is bad enough when blowhards like Gore unleash their bullshit in the U.S.----but what happened to the rule of behaving when on foreign soil? .......fucking disgraceful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlogic Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Clinton in DubaiGore in Saudi ArabiaKerry in EuropeCarter in Venzuelaare you starting to notice a trend?My guess, the next presidentail campaign is gonna be chock-full of video clips of today's demz abroad, trashing this country and our troops. I think it's the result of a party w/ no alternative.They're all repugnant. No class! No brains! No guts! No vision, NO PLAN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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