I'm Beginning To Hate Bush ...

[Drake Tungsten]

If you want to get rid of the BIGGEST threat, you go after PAKISTAN. Because eventually your inaction is going to come back and bite you in the.....

Are you really this stupid? America can't attack Pakistan; it would set off a nuclear war. Pakistan is a bigger threat than Iraq, but we can't do **** about it through military means. We have to hope that the secular segment of the Pakistani government keeps the nukes away from the wacko, fundie segments. Not a great alternative, but it's all we have.

[Gatekeeper]

Today's not a good day. Just get tired of waking up to terrible news, I guess. And, fairly or not, Bush becomes a target for vitriol by sheer fact of being president during these darkening times.

I have nothing personal against Bush. Not yet at any rate ... just a general feeling of malaise about the world in general.

Gatekeeper

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

If you want to get rid of the BIGGEST threat, you go after PAKISTAN. Because eventually your inaction is going to come back and bite you in the.....

Are you really this stupid? America can't attack Pakistan; it would set off a nuclear war. Pakistan is a bigger threat than Iraq, but we can't do **** about it through military means. We have to hope that the secular segment of the Pakistani government keeps the nukes away from the wacko, fundie segments. Not a great alternative, but it's all we have.

Its called COVERT OPERATIONS. (I think theres a game of the same name, I'm not referring to it)

And then lets get into a discussion about NORTH KOREA.....

[DanS]

1. Are you living in bizarro world? We're knee deep in recession.

We are not in recession. We came out of it over a year ago.

[Sava]

Tassadar is right in one respect... Pakistan is a greater threat to the security of the US than Iraq. Pakistan has the largest population of Al Qaeda. And if the Musharaf government gets replaced by a radical Islamist government, then terrorists have the bomb.

I don't think we attack Pakistan, though... work with Musharaf to stop Al Qaeda is a better idea. But it's a very delicate situation because the Pakistani people do not like the US at all. Any US involvement would be a threat to Musharaf's administration.

[Drake Tungsten]

Its called COVERT OPERATIONS. (I think theres a game of the same name, I'm not referring to it)

Special ops can't get all of Pakistan's nukes. There are too many of them hidden in locations we don't know about.

And then lets get into a discussion about NORTH KOREA.....

North Korea is the same as Pakistan. They already have nukes, so it's too late to do anything to them militarily.

[Sava]

1. Are you living in bizarro world? We're knee deep in recession.

We are not in recession.

... well what do you call a stagnant economy, growing unemployment, increasing poverty among low income Americans... yet the richest 1% keep getting richer? Oh yeah, I forgot, it's not a recession, it's a Republican president.

[Nubclear]

Lets do SOMETHING about Pakistan. Lets put up the pressure for them to crakc down on Al Qaeda instead of REMOVING SANCTIONS (?!). Lets force them into action instead of waiting for them to give Al Qaeda the bomb.

Then lets do something about NORTH KOREA instead of trying to win this unwinable piss-fest.

[Wernazuma III]

Tassador: What point should it make to attack a country where at least the government is complying and holding the extremism at least a bit back. You can't change a people's conviction with bombs, you can just keep them down if possible. And no one could do better in Pakistan as the current military government - oh, annihilate Pakistan would be a solution

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Its called COVERT OPERATIONS. (I think theres a game of the same name, I'm not referring to it)

Special ops can't get all of Pakistan's nukes. There are too many of them hidden in locations we don't know about.

OK, I'll conceed that to you. Read my latest post.

North Korea is the same as Pakistan. They already have nukes, so it's too late to do anything to them militarily.

They already have nukes? But they didnt have them a YEAR AGO.....Did we accidently forget about North Korea?

[Gatekeeper]

Columbia's destruction just brought the malaise to a head, nothing more.

[DanS]

well what do you call a stagnant economy

The economy grew at a 2.4% rate last year. This is not bad, considering the circumstances. And certainly nothing like a recession.

We are still feeling the impact of recession from Q1-Q3 '01.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Wernazuma III
Tassador: What point should it make to attack a country where at least the government is complying and holding the extremism at least a bit back.

Theyre almost giving nukes away!!! Al Qaeda is in the eastern half of the country (which is run by warlords), and the government is letting it all slip by. The people hate us and under the control of warlords they can help fund terrorism against the entire world.

North Korea, Al Qaeda....We gotta get Pakistan under control because their stabbing us in the back. Same with Saudi Arabia....

[Drake Tungsten]

Lets put up the pressure for them to crakc down on Al Qaeda instead of REMOVING SANCTIONS (?!). Lets force them into action instead of waiting for them to give Al Qaeda the bomb.

America is trying to get them to crack down on Al Qaeda, you jackass. Removing sanctions was an important part of getting the Pakistani's on our side.

Then lets do something about NORTH KOREA instead of trying to win this unwinable piss-fest.

North Korea is the unwinnable piss-fest. America actually has the opportunity to change things for the better in Iraq, something we can't do in North Korea.

[Sava]

The rate of growth slowed DanS... of course the economy as a whole grew... :duh: I want a DUH smiley!