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Let me start off by saying that I thought the outpouring of patriotism post 9/11 very refreshing.
Bounce back from disaster and all that stuff.
Bounce back from disaster and all that stuff.
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
And also that the show of support from Europe directly after the attack and in Afghanistan was very touching.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Exactly my point. See my original post.Originally posted by finkian
You're right. Getting rid of Saddam so I can drive an SUV. Or be defended by an Abrams tank. Or fly home to Oregon in a 747. Yeah.
I'm sure Saddam will sell you oil if you act a bit nicer, just perhaps not at a price you like... but that's how business works.Too bad that there are very few places with such a large supply of oil accessable... like none."I'm a guy - I take everything seriously except other people's emotions"
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But that wouldn't explain all of the hostility in Europe away, would it?Let me start off by saying that I thought the outpouring of patriotism post 9/11 very refreshing.
Bounce back from disaster and all that stuff.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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Sure, he'll just all of a sudden develop a reasonable attitude towards the "Great White Satan of the West."Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man
I'm sure Saddam will sell you oil if you act a bit nicer, just perhaps not at a price you like... but that's how business works.Comment
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bull****. We have plenty of oil. The only change is the price, and Iraq can't afford to not sell the west oil anyway. You're discrediting yourself with posts like this.Originally posted by finkian
You're right. Getting rid of Saddam so I can drive an SUV. Or be defended by an Abrams tank. Or fly home to Oregon in a 747. Yeah. Too bad that there are very few places with such a large supply of oil accessable... like none."Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez
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STYOM: You didn't think we would sit idly by while Saddam took control over 35% of the world's oil reserve did you? Would the Saudi's have invited us in if they hadn't thought it possible?
Show us some luv.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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again i'll say 'at least we had a coalliton that time'
This time there is nothing. Just a war mongering president with an itchy trigger finger"Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez
"I was hoping for a Communist utopia that would last forever." - Imran SiddiquiComment
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No. That would be because Europe got the hebegebees over being too close to the U.S. Europe is like someone who is confused about his sexuality.Originally posted by DinoDoc
But that wouldn't explain all of the hostility in Europe away, would it?
Show some support while they are discerning.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Anti-americanism (about the US government) is a welcomed and refreshing change. Finally, some countries are nolonger alone in this
BTW the sh!t hit the fence when Germany jumped on the wagon and expressed antiamericanism. That's when the whole thing got critical mass cause that's how influencial Germany is.
Now even England is antiamerican (far more than what it used to be).
There are different reasons as to why to be an antimaerican but what counts is the end result.Comment
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there are wonderful and insightful pieces written about WHY they hate us which transent the funny "we are the best thats why"
that was not one of them but close.Comment
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Paiktis: Europe has been very supportive in Afghanistan. Thank you for your support.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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isn't the phrase "the **** hit the fan" or are you using a different saying there paiktis?"Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez
"I was hoping for a Communist utopia that would last forever." - Imran SiddiquiComment
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Coalitions only serve to make it more convenient, something that I didn't a pacifist like yourself wanted. They aren't a hard and fast requirement for military action.Originally posted by orange
again i'll say 'at least we had a coalliton that time'
DanS: I'll try.
I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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i will try to use idioms with greater care from now on yes the fan
DanS, yes it has been. The chasm between the electorate and the government is amazingly big.Comment
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