08-23-2011, 02:31 AM
(08-20-2011, 07:18 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Yeah, that sucks. I had Aussie on the run and now I look stoopid.
MWS, you are perfectly correct in your assertions. I have worked in that part of the world, and I have friends who are still there. There is NO WAY we would go anywhere near there. I think they were young and niaive. It's kind of like those people you see who get caught drug smuggling in those asian countries and then they cry fowl when they get caught and get given the death penalty. I mean, when you go into those countries, it's in big writing, it's on the cards in red writing about drugs etc. So why would you risk it. If you want $25000 or however much money you want. You go to college/uni, put up with politics for 3 years or 4 if you are doing medicine or more. You collect a better than average salary and save up like the rest of us. Or get a loan out and then pay it off.
So you are right, but I have compassion in my heart for those people, I feel sad and sorry for them. It would be their worst nightmare, they are seeing the worst of the worst over there. Just remember, they are imprisoned by Iran because they hate the US. If it was Saudi Arabia there would be a welcome party.