Quote From: yahootieI'm trying to understand what holding a criminal who broke our laws from Holland has anything to do with a young woman being kidnapped and likely murdered on a school trip to the Caribbean. Forgive me if I don't see the similarity. As for why we're so livid with the Aruban government, I'll explain.
1. It should not be so hard for this small island to figure out what happened to this young pretty white woman who would stick out like a sore thumb.
2. The Caribbean as a whole is largely impoverished. Their economy is based on tourism of which the majority is American.
3. "Strange" as you say, Americans are not interested in visiting a country that is not willing to get to the bottom of this case or to communicate all of its details to America.
Now, regarding our country: Europeans seem to find a great deal of pleasure in bashing Americans and declaring us imbeciles. Perhaps its because we have a history of which we can be proud. Perhaps its because our not-so-distant relatives sacrificed their very lives so that we may live freely and enjoy the democracy that we have. I'm not sure how many Americans have tried illegal means to live in Holland this year or any European country. I can bet every dollar in my 401K that such a number would not hold a candle to the number of your citizens trying to become a "strange American." Our constitution is respected by our government and civilians alike. It has been emulated by countless nations and regarded as an ideal government.
Lastly, if your daughter came to NYC and a thuggish American or group thereof kidnapped her, forced her into prostitution, killed her, or any other great number of awful things, my elected president (past, present or future) would not shrug it off or say, "What else can I do?" When you patronize our country legally, and out of leisure, surely, we owe you the assurance that your child will not be "lost" without explanation. I'm horrified that you would find this "strange." Would you not scream from every mountain peak not to visit the USA? When we go to Aruba, a nation that would suffer greatly without us, and we don't return, our nation will scream until it has answers. If yours would not, perhaps your country is the "strange" one and I wouldn't let your children travel if I were you.
Yahootie, I'm not sure which planet you live on, but it sure ain't the same as mine.
You contradict yourself in point 1 and 2. How would a young pretty (I beg to differ) white woman stick out like a sore thumb amidst all these American tourists...???
The 2nd part of your post makes even less sense. Your history (exept for the very recent couple of hundred years) is the same as the European history. For the very simple fact that your country didn't exist before then and most of the first "Americans" came from Europe. And no, if we do bash America it has nothing to do with history, but everything with this "we are the best" attitude that many of you seem to have. Get it into your thick skulls, you are not the best! Stop abusing your power and stop spreading so much hatred. Thanks to your "war on terror" I'm not safe on my own street. America has angred so many people that they are even attacking my country to show you how angry they are (pretty pissed off really!). Before this "war", I was perfectly safe, but not anymore. Thanks America!
Also, not many Europeans will have tried to enter the US illegally as we are allowed to enter legally. In fact, we don't even need a visa! Or do you think Europe is the same as Africa, Asia, South America, etc? Now that wouldn't surprise me, coming from an American....Ha! Ha! Use your 401K to get some education...
Your constitution is even abused by your own President. Isn't the NSA "eavesdropping" on Americans and didn't Bush say that this was a "vital tool against terrorism"? I'm sure the constitution and the law says that this is not allowed......Oh, and how much does your President care for "missing" Americans? He never mentiones them in any speach and he hasn't mentioned Natalee's name once....With so many Americans missing in your own country, it would take him weeks to mention them all! And that's not even including the amount of Europeans and other foreigners missing in the US!
And finally, my daughter will NEVER be allowed to travel to NYC on her own. And even if she did, she would know better not to get drunk and get into a car with 3 strangers. Simple and common sense really!
Dr. Phil revisits some of his most amazing stories of the season. First, Tim and Anne Marie were desperate to save their mother, Sylvia, who was constantly talking to the voices in her head. After 10 weeks of treatment, see the inspirational turn Sylvia has taken. What will she say when she meets Dr. Phil face to face? Then, just over a month ago, two women told Dr. Phil how they fell victim to alleged con man and bigamist Ed Hicks. See how their story helped another woman and brought Hicks into police custody. Plus, 18-year-old Natalee Holloway disappeared last May during a senior class trip to the island of Aruba. Dr. Phil is joined by Natalee’s mother, Beth, her lawyer, and a consultant to the Aruban government who defends the work of the investigators. Have there been new revelations since the last time Beth appeared on the show? Could rescuers be on the brink of finding the missing teen? Talk about the show here.
