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Obama Under Fire for Backing Deal to Lift Global Ban on Commercial Whaling

post #1 of 4
6/6/10 at 6:16am
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...rcial-whaling/

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Environmentalists, already peeved with the administration’s handling of the Gulf oil spill, are accusing President Obama of breaking his campaign pledge to end the slaughter of whales.

The Obama administration is leading an effort within the International Whaling Commission to lift a 24-year international ban on commercial whaling for Japan, Norway and Iceland, the remaining three countries in the 88-member commission that still hunt whales.
How utterly disgusting. Change you can believe in. NOT.
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post #2 of 4
6/7/10 at 11:13am
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The administration argues that the new deal will save thousands of whales over the next decade by stopping the three countries from illegally exploiting loopholes in the moratorium.
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Under Obama's deal, the three whaling countries would be allowed to keep hunting whales for a 10-year period in reduced numbers. The whaling countries in return would agree to tighter oversight of their operations, including participation in a whale DNA registry.
I don't get it. Even IF "the new deal will save thousands of whales over the next decade," if they are already exploiting loopholes in the moratorium, what makes Obama think these countries will play by the new rules?
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post #3 of 4
6/7/10 at 4:20pm
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Originally Posted by Rockcat View Post
I don't get it. Even IF "the new deal will save thousands of whales over the next decade," if they are already exploiting loopholes in the moratorium, what makes Obama think these countries will play by the new rules?
I don't know. It's baffling to say the least. Apparently if you appease someone enough they will stop walking all over you.
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post #4 of 4
6/8/10 at 12:00pm
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Originally Posted by valanhb View Post
I don't know. It's baffling to say the least. Apparently if you appease someone enough they will stop walking all over you.
I believe the Brits tried that right before World War II...someone remind me how that worked out for them
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