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I really hope this was a joke, but I can't really judge as I'm not too familiar with this guy.
What do you guys think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZcz...layer_embedded
This was his response after the backlash:
“I wasn’t suggesting that the island of Guam would literally tip over,” said Johnson. “I was using a metaphor to say that with the addition of 8,000 Marines and their dependents – an additional 80,000 people during peak construction to the port on the tiny island with a population of 180,000 – could be a tipping point which would adversely affect the island’s fragile ecosystem and over burden its already overstressed infrastructure.
“Having traveled to Guam last year, I saw firsthand how this beautiful – but vulnerable island – is already overburdened, and I was simply voicing my concerns that the addition of that many people could tip the delicate balance and do harm to Guam.”
Again, I'm not sure if I buy it, I'd really like to give him the benefit of the doubt, but I really don't have any prior experience to go on.
What do you guys think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZcz...layer_embedded
This was his response after the backlash:
“I wasn’t suggesting that the island of Guam would literally tip over,” said Johnson. “I was using a metaphor to say that with the addition of 8,000 Marines and their dependents – an additional 80,000 people during peak construction to the port on the tiny island with a population of 180,000 – could be a tipping point which would adversely affect the island’s fragile ecosystem and over burden its already overstressed infrastructure.
“Having traveled to Guam last year, I saw firsthand how this beautiful – but vulnerable island – is already overburdened, and I was simply voicing my concerns that the addition of that many people could tip the delicate balance and do harm to Guam.”
Again, I'm not sure if I buy it, I'd really like to give him the benefit of the doubt, but I really don't have any prior experience to go on.
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