Rumsfeld Praises Austria in Senate!

[Demerzel]

Originally posted by Oerdin


Powell said yesterday that an extension on inspections "seems to be a forgone conclusion".

out all yesterday in London so didn't see that but good on Powell eh?

[Spiffor]

My vocabulary fails. What does "forgone conclucion" mean ?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Spiffor
My vocabulary fails. What does "forgone conclucion" mean ?

Obviously going to happen.

[Demerzel]

yes it means thats its a certainty.

*EDIT*
bah didnt realise Off-Topic posts didn't increase your post count. damn, never gonna get that custom avatar now...

[Spiffor]

thx. Glad Powell said so

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Oerdin


What you do is talk them into abstaining by pointing out all the nasty little things you could do to them if they stand in the way and then show them all the nice helpful things you can do if they don't.

Given that the haven't imposed X billion dollars in trade sanctions they've been authorised to do by the WTO, the US might want to step carefully in how much it threatens Europe right now.

[Comrade Tribune]

Originally posted by Frogger
..., the US might want to step carefully in how much it threatens Europe right now.

I hope not. The more the US go ahead threatening everybody and generally making fools out of themselves, the more it will eventually backfire. Can´t wait for the backlash!

[Dinner]

Of course by then Austria will be a smoking ruin!

[Demerzel]

you mean the US are going to bomb Austria next? bit harsh for not toeing the US line isn't it?

[Spiffor]

Nah Demerzel, these Austrian traitors had it coming. After all, they are rabid pro-Saddam and pro-genocide sausages eaters ! Hell is too good a place for them

[Demerzel]

heh I marched in the anti-war rally today in London, I better watch out for all the US smart bombs that'll be sailing through the window later I guess.

My only hope is that they will leave me alone as I don't eat "pro-genocide sausages", I prefer nice Lincolnshire ones

[Velociryx]

Total aside, but....

Did France go through the UN when it dealt with the Ivory Coast(?)

The Brits Falkan Islands affair...UN sanctioned, or no?

I'm sure there are others, and I'm not asking to troll....just genuinely curious.

-=Vel=-

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Demerzel
you mean the US are going to bomb Austria next? bit harsh for not toeing the US line isn't it?

*whispers in Demerzel's ear* "It was a joke."

[Spiffor]

I don't remember France going to the UN at the beginning of the Ivory Coast crisis. I think the UN now backs France (heard that on French TV), but French action wasn't UN-approved when our troops went there AFAIK.

Edit : IIRC, the latest intervention of the French army in Africa, during the Rwandan genocide, has been backed internationally. I forgot if it was NATO or the UN which accepted though

[Velociryx]

Interesting.

Not that I'm saying they're anywhere *close* to being the same scale, because clearly, Iraq is a bit more....shall we say....strategically located, but....isn't that a bit of a hypocritical stance? Countries who have done their own thing regardless of a UN mandate demanding that the US seek one?

-=Vel=-