France and Germany Agree To Help Reduce Iraqi Debt

[Gaard]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Gaard

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Gaard
But doesn't it seem odd that we just wouldn't come right out and say "The slate is wiped clean" then? It seems like we are waiting to see what the other countries decide to do first. Just seems like "Well, we're not going to do it unless you do it too."

Do you think we would not wipe the slate clean?

Probably...if others do. I really don't know for sure. Like you said, I don't see why, if we went to all this trouble, and spent all this money, why we wouldn't. But I also don't understand why we aren't/weren't the first to forgive our debt, either. It seems like it'd be more convincing to others if we did. I don't know.

Maybe we are more interested in getting others to forgive.

But it seems like if we forgave our debts before we went around and asked others to do it, it'd be more convinving. Follow me?

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Gaard

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Gaard

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Gaard
But doesn't it seem odd that we just wouldn't come right out and say "The slate is wiped clean" then? It seems like we are waiting to see what the other countries decide to do first. Just seems like "Well, we're not going to do it unless you do it too."

Do you think we would not wipe the slate clean?

Probably...if others do. I really don't know for sure. Like you said, I don't see why, if we went to all this trouble, and spent all this money, why we wouldn't. But I also don't understand why we aren't/weren't the first to forgive our debt, either. It seems like it'd be more convincing to others if we did. I don't know.

Maybe we are more interested in getting others to forgive.

But it seems like if we forgave our debts before we went around and asked others to do it, it'd be more convinving. Follow me?

We have a history of forgiving debt. Dare I say it should be assumed that we are going too. We are spending billions rebuilding the country, while other countries tell us how we are doing it wrong and offer no help(unless of course they get our money).

 

[Gaard]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Gaard

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Gaard

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Gaard
But doesn't it seem odd that we just wouldn't come right out and say "The slate is wiped clean" then? It seems like we are waiting to see what the other countries decide to do first. Just seems like "Well, we're not going to do it unless you do it too."

Do you think we would not wipe the slate clean?

Probably...if others do. I really don't know for sure. Like you said, I don't see why, if we went to all this trouble, and spent all this money, why we wouldn't. But I also don't understand why we aren't/weren't the first to forgive our debt, either. It seems like it'd be more convincing to others if we did. I don't know.

Maybe we are more interested in getting others to forgive.

But it seems like if we forgave our debts before we went around and asked others to do it, it'd be more convinving. Follow me?

We have a history of forgiving debt. Dare I say it should be assumed that we are going too. We are spending billions rebuilding the country, while other countries tell us how we are doing it wrong and offer no help(unless of course they get our money).

Well. maybe I'm just looking at it wrong. It doesn't seem logical to do it this way. But what do I know?

(As long as doing it this way is what's best for the Iraqis. )