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US Opposes G8 Climate Proposals
elrond writes "The US appears to have summarily rejected draft proposals for G8 members that would have agreed to tougher measures for controlling greenhouse gas emissions. The BBC reports that leaked documents have indicated the positions of the various world powers, from the timetable-setting of Germany to the US's intractable stance. Red ink comments on the documents hint at the US's irritation: 'The US still has serious, fundamental concerns about this draft statement. The treatment of climate change runs counter to our overall position and crosses 'multiple red lines' in terms of what we simply cannot agree to ... We have tried to tread lightly but there is only so far we can go given our fundamental opposition to the German position.'"
The world is smarter than this. There was a tremendous international response and offer to help after Katrina. The negative reaction the US is confronted with today is a result of the danger the US governments current politics put the world into due to overestimating their power and underestimating the importance of diplomacy and agreement. It's not a lack of sympathy for the US people.
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oooh! As if I didn't see that coming... the typical retort of a ninny. And who is this "we"? I doubt anyone but you really cares. Besides, when I take my skills with me, 50 illegal, unskilled laborers will take my place. At least you have that to look forward to.
He will be gone soon, just not soon enough.
I don't agree with you, but it's obvious to me (and should he obvious to anybody) that you've expressed an honest opinion. What's more, its am opinion that's widely held. And yet some idiot moderator calls you a "troll".
There's way too much of this. The current moderator pool mostly considers "troll" short for "You're full of shit" and "overrated" short for "shut the fuck up". Taco, we need a new algorithm.