Former Navy Seal showing how easy it is to buy guns in Somalia.

ghostwriter

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So You can buy a M-16 Assault Rifle for $150. Wow, these people have no food but the latest and greatest weapons to kill each other.
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Here's the link...
http://current.com/items/76356342_african-machine-gun-market.htm
 
Europeans along with the Chinese are flying guns into the continent while they import/export the natural resources. Watch Darwin's Nightmare for an exampleof the arms dealing that takes place. Also, in Black Hawk Down when the Americans infiltrate the city there's a scene at the market in which nothing butguns are shown.
 
I'm probably oversimplifying this to the hundrenth power, but it seems like all these problems that we're having with other countries; Mexicanimmigrants, Somolian pirates, etc., would be greatly reduced if we made a real effort to help them at their roots by setting up some sort of legitimategovernment or functioning economy there. Instead we spend so much time just on the symptoms and no real progress is made. Of course, we're probablystretched thin by Iraq/Afghanistan, but it seems like we're wasting a lot of time/money/effort with the approach we're taking now.
 
Originally Posted by gko2408

I'm probably oversimplifying this to the hundrenth power, but it seems like all these problems that we're having with other countries; Mexican immigrants, Somolian pirates, etc., would be greatly reduced if we made a real effort to help them at their roots by setting up some sort of legitimate government or functioning economy there. Instead we spend so much time just on the symptoms and no real progress is made. Of course, we're probably stretched thin by Iraq/Afghanistan, but it seems like we're wasting a lot of time/money/effort with the approach we're taking now.
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QFT. I totally agree with everything you said. But we tend to look at the symptoms instead of the root cause of all the instability.
 
[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]Those dudes Navy SEALs? They look like fratboys? But anywho what do you expect? People whoselling guns aren't worried about morals, they worrying about money. They'll sell it to whoever and not give a damn[/color]
 
Originally Posted by gko2408

I'm probably oversimplifying this to the hundrenth power, but it seems like all these problems that we're having with other countries; Mexican immigrants, Somolian pirates, etc., would be greatly reduced if we made a real effort to help them at their roots by setting up some sort of legitimate government or functioning economy there. Instead we spend so much time just on the symptoms and no real progress is made. Of course, we're probably stretched thin by Iraq/Afghanistan, but it seems like we're wasting a lot of time/money/effort with the approach we're taking now.
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[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]I'm going to disagree because 9 times outta 10 when he "help" a nationit's due to personal greed/agendas....[/color]
 
Originally Posted by Mac A Roni

Those dudes Navy SEALs? They look like fratboys? But anywho what do you expect? People who selling guns aren't worried about morals, they worrying about money. They'll sell it to whoever and not give a damn
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Yeah the guy who was testing out the M16 assault rifle is a former Navy Seal and Harvard Graduate.
 
Originally Posted by Mac A Roni

Originally Posted by gko2408

I'm probably oversimplifying this to the hundrenth power, but it seems like all these problems that we're having with other countries; Mexican immigrants, Somolian pirates, etc., would be greatly reduced if we made a real effort to help them at their roots by setting up some sort of legitimate government or functioning economy there. Instead we spend so much time just on the symptoms and no real progress is made. Of course, we're probably stretched thin by Iraq/Afghanistan, but it seems like we're wasting a lot of time/money/effort with the approach we're taking now.
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[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]I'm going to disagree because 9 times outta 10 when he "help" a nation it's due to personal greed/agendas....[/color]
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To argue against myself, I was thinking along the lines of the arrogance we would be portraying by trying to setup some democratic government orfree market econ. There's also the chance of having democracies backfire against us, i.e. Hamas. I guess the personal greed of our public officials isrelated to the "democratic imperialism" that we'd be portraying.
 
$150 for an RPG, that's what's up, no one will mess with you if you have one of those
 
Originally Posted by Mac A Roni

Originally Posted by gko2408

I'm probably oversimplifying this to the hundrenth power, but it seems like all these problems that we're having with other countries; Mexican immigrants, Somolian pirates, etc., would be greatly reduced if we made a real effort to help them at their roots by setting up some sort of legitimate government or functioning economy there. Instead we spend so much time just on the symptoms and no real progress is made. Of course, we're probably stretched thin by Iraq/Afghanistan, but it seems like we're wasting a lot of time/money/effort with the approach we're taking now.
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[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]I'm going to disagree because 9 times outta 10 when he "help" a nation it's due to personal greed/agendas....[/color]
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qft. see vietnam.
 
Originally Posted by Mac A Roni

Originally Posted by gko2408

I'm probably oversimplifying this to the hundrenth power, but it seems like all these problems that we're having with other countries; Mexican immigrants, Somolian pirates, etc., would be greatly reduced if we made a real effort to help them at their roots by setting up some sort of legitimate government or functioning economy there. Instead we spend so much time just on the symptoms and no real progress is made. Of course, we're probably stretched thin by Iraq/Afghanistan, but it seems like we're wasting a lot of time/money/effort with the approach we're taking now.
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[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]I'm going to disagree because 9 times outta 10 when he "help" a nation it's due to personal greed/agendas....[/color]
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I can see it ending up as Iraq 2 by bringing them "Democracy". It would have to have great organization.
 
Yeah and to add a little more about the former navy seal. He was on T.V. last week and he said Somalia is byfar the most dangerous place his ever been.
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We don't care about any of this though, we just want to make sure that we remain in power.
 
Originally Posted by GhostWriter

Originally Posted by Mac A Roni

[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]Those dudes Navy SEALs? They look like fratboys? But anywho what do you expect? People who selling guns aren't worried about morals, they worrying about money. They'll sell it to whoever and not give a damn[/color]
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Yeah the guy who was testing out the M16 assault rifle is a former Navy Seal and Harvard Graduate.
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Are you
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in me? Who the hell becomes a NavySeal AND goes to Harvard?
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Originally Posted by ItsGettinHot

Originally Posted by GhostWriter

Mac A Roni wrote:
[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]Those dudes Navy SEALs? They look like fratboys? But anywho what do you expect? People who selling
guns aren't worried about morals, they worrying about money. They'll sell it to whoever and not give a damn[/color]
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Yeah the guy who was testing out the M16 assault rifle is a former Navy Seal and Harvard Graduate.
Click to expand...
Are you
f5235c65ebf573f38059f18252fd782f6562674.gif
in me? Who the hell becomes a Navy Seal AND goes to Harvard?
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I know right...dude is just an all around awesome human being lol.
 
Originally Posted by Illuztrious

Originally Posted by ItsGettinHot

Originally Posted by GhostWriter

Mac A Roni wrote:
Those dudes Navy SEALs? They look like fratboys? But anywho what do you expect? People who selling
guns aren't worried about morals, they worrying about money. They'll sell it to whoever and not give a damn
Click to expand...
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Yeah the guy who was testing out the M16 assault rifle is a former Navy Seal and Harvard Graduate.
Click to expand...
Are you
f5235c65ebf573f38059f18252fd782f6562674.gif
in me? Who the hell becomes a Navy Seal AND goes to Harvard?
eek.gif
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I know right...dude is just an all around awesome human being lol.


More props to him for accomplishing so much at a young age.
 
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