Comments on: The Case for the Olympics http://thefreeagent.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-case-for-the-olympics/ A Sports Blog for Fans by a Fan Sun, 25 May 2008 03:55:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Itrovkahc Oar Tirat http://thefreeagent.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-case-for-the-olympics/#comment-9 Itrovkahc Oar Tirat Wed, 14 May 2008 01:05:21 +0000 http://thefreeagent.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-9 I too have been reading along with you, "Free Agent". I think that your assertion that boycotting the Games would be "one of the most hypocritical and hollow foreign policy moves in the history of the country", is pure hyperbole. In actuality, it's quite unfair for you to draw parallels between the United States actions in Afghanistan and the Chinese military (in the form of supplied arms) and financial (in the form of transactions with the Sudanese) presence in Darfur. A boycott by the United States would only be effective were we to successfully convince a host of other major nations to withdraw their support--though Russia may be tough to convince! Oar Tirat I too have been reading along with you, “Free Agent”. I think that your assertion that boycotting the Games would be “one of the most hypocritical and hollow foreign policy moves in the history of the country”, is pure hyperbole.

In actuality, it’s quite unfair for you to draw parallels between the United States actions in Afghanistan and the Chinese military (in the form of supplied arms) and financial (in the form of transactions with the Sudanese) presence in Darfur.

A boycott by the United States would only be effective were we to successfully convince a host of other major nations to withdraw their support–though Russia may be tough to convince!

Oar Tirat

]]> By: Tim Ramsey http://thefreeagent.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-case-for-the-olympics/#comment-2 Tim Ramsey Sat, 10 May 2008 02:19:30 +0000 http://thefreeagent.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-2 I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. Tim Ramsey I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog.

Tim Ramsey

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