Thanks Bush

[jilbagh]

President Bush's FY 2005 budget would break the three-year old agreement between the White House and Congress to maintain parity in military aid to Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The President's budget, released on February 2nd, proposes $2.75 million in Foreign Military Financing for Armenia and $8.75 million for Azerbaijan

[loseyourname]

Do you know why? Is Azerbaijan being threatened, or are they more strategically important to the US?

[dusken]

One day, when I kill all of the Azeris, they will not be important to anyone. Until then, it just seems that the US government, generally, has an issue with Armenia. They are allied with Turkey.

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by loseyourname Do you know why? Is Azerbaijan being threatened, or are they more strategically important to the US?

Azerbaidjan is the only one that threatens. Armenia is more threatened than Azerbaidjan is. However, Armenia has no oil.

The whole thing is a farce. Americans were VERY harsh on the Armenian government after the elections, and while there were MANY MANY flaws, they said almost nothing of Aliyev's election despite the fact that it was a LOT worse than the elections in Armenia.

Bush also said to Georgia's Saakashvili that the change of power in Georgia could serve as a model for other countries.

[loseyourname]

Originally posted by Baron Dants Azerbaidjan is the only one that threatens. Armenia is more threatened than Azerbaidjan is. However, Armenia has no oil.

So Azerbaijan has oil? There you go then. The US will get a bigger return by investing there than it would by investing in Armenia.

[jilbagh]

Can't wait for President Kerry...in the Senate he's co-authored numerous bills and legislation to send more aid in various respects to Armenian, and has called for the public criticism of Turkish actions.

[loseyourname]

I am personally of the opinion that we should just let Turkey and Armenia and Iraq and all these other places be and sound a public outcry over our own actions. Get rid of the dependency on oil and ties to Israel, and we no longer have any reason to be concerned with these stupid ancient feuds going on in the middle east and in former Soviet republics.

[TJ]

Can't wait for President Kerry...in the Senate he's co-authored numerous bills and legislation to send more aid in various respects to Armenian, and has called for the public criticism of Turkish actions.

oh me neither man. i love this guy. just like bob dole, except hes a democrat. lets hope he doesnt lose like bob dole did.

I am personally of the opinion that we should just let Turkey and Armenia and Iraq and all these other places be and sound a public outcry over our own actions. Get rid of the dependency on oil and ties to Israel, and we no longer have any reason to be concerned with these stupid ancient feuds going on in the middle east and in former Soviet republics.

well thats very nice and easy to say. How can you get rid of the dependency on oil when without it the country would literally shut down and this idiot bush doesnt seem like he gives a crap and isnt looking into developing alternate sources of energy. We have ties to israel because of the extremely strong jewish lobby. our ties to them are screwing the US up every minute of the way. they are the reason that the arabs got pissed at the US and 9-11 happened and all this other bullxxxx now all because of a bunch of hardline jews who basically control this government. And if the US wants to continue being a superpower it cant just pull out of everything. Being a superpower means having lots of influence in countries around the world. Countries that will support you and your agenda when the time comes. Why else do you think the US gives aid? generosity? haha. the world is a fcuked up place and you cant just pull out and ignore all of these problems.

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by loseyourname So Azerbaijan has oil? There you go then. The US will get a bigger return by investing there than it would by investing in Armenia.

Haha. You speak as if you just explained the whole situation to us naive people.

Trust me....we know.

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by loseyourname Get rid of the dependency on oil and ties to Israel, and we no longer have any reason to be concerned with these stupid ancient feuds going on in the middle east and in former Soviet republics.

And how will they get rid of this dependancy on oil? Even there, maybe they'll gradually bring some hydroelectric reforms or something. At least that has the sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighteeeeeest chance of becoming reality. Now how do you want to break the ties to Israel?

And did you just call the Artsakh conflict a stupid ancient feud? Because it's still very, very recent and very very relevant to the survival of Armenia and Armenians.