The USA and Britian can be knick out of the UN.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Maybe France should be kicked out...that'd teach them.

Ok now that I made the connection, I'll post this here:

Due to complete lack of support by the French (and in fact an all out refusal by this nation to be battered into agreeing with our completely correct point-of-view), Congress and others have decreed that we take anything with "French" in it and make it "Freedom".

We now have Freedom Fries, Freedom Toast, Freedome Kisses, and Freedom Prostitutes. This method of public distaste for the frogs is a surefire way to show the world community that we won't stand for their cries for diplomacy, as well as confuse the average McDonald's employee.



However, the American mantra is more more more, so I say, WHY STOP THERE?




The Statue of Liberty.

This so called "symbol of freedom" was a gift by the French way back in 18xx to show solidarity and friendship with the American people.

We must send this obviously mocking symbol back across the ocean. It is both of French design and French material. We don't want it, we don't need it, because the U.S. doesn't want any French polluting this great land (or water.)

So I say, gather some money from your armoir, bid your parents adieu, and rendezvous en masse on Liberty Island where, in a great tour de force, we will tear down this crap du jour and send it like a cheap souvenier back where it came from!

USA!! USA!! USA!

[Spiffor]

Nah ,we already have a small Statue of Liberty in Paris, offered by the Americans to show their thanks. With 2 Statues of Liberty, Paris would become really messy

[CerberusIV]

It is worth remembering that much of the motivation China had for invading Tibet was a backlash against the treaties China was forced to sign at gunpoint in the 19th century. When China was weak other powers took bits of China. When China became strong they wanted the land back. Two wrongs don't make a right but it is understandable.

Tibet is more complicated but China had a historic claim to sovereignty over the area. The problem international law has not AFAIK resolved is at what point a country loses any right to land it previously controlled.

No-one really wants to open that can of worms. The only reason the colonial borders in Africa, bad as they are, have not been redrawn is that the consequences of arguing about it would be worse than the status quo.

[DinoDoc]

France will not be getting the statue back. We went to too much trouble removing the armpit hair from the version they sent over.

PS Yes, I know that I've posted that before but the exact same moronic joke keeps coming back up time and again.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
France will not be getting the statue back. We went to too much trouble removing the armpit hair from the version they sent over.

first time I read this one. Sure puts the fun in the old "French women don't shave" misconception

[Fidel]

it is really funny to see some posters here go over maps and even invoke 1941 maps.
even israel refers to some territories as 'occupied'
chechnya is a russian republic. if you do not like that, try waging a war against russians for a change. likewise for tibet. if you armchair generals think that those nations are sovereign, look for their seat in the united nations or any other body not comprised of drugged-up hollywood snobs who do not have better thing in their life than to fight for fancy causes.
as for my dutch counterpart, dutch civility dates a long way back, ever since they massacred people of indonesia, so please no more moral lessons

[Spiffor]

Are you sure you're not American LaRusso ?

[TheStinger]

All your argument seems to be based on is if a country is occupied , tough thats the position. Does it not matter what the people think.

You seem to be taking a psoition or realpolitik which would make the US government gasp

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by Spiffor
Are you sure you're not American LaRusso ?

No he's Russian so he likes the idea of authoritarian governments telling people what they can and can't think or do

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by LaRusso
drugged-up hollywood snobs who do not have better thing in their life than to fight for fancy causes.

That damned drugged up snobby Dalai Lama.

When is his next picture out again?

[Harovan]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
France will not be getting the statue back. We went to too much trouble removing the armpit hair from the version they sent over.

Yes. Good thing the Freedom is so rich clothed, or else you'd have to shave her legs as well.

PS Yes, I know that I've posted that before but the exact same moronic joke keeps coming back up time and again.

I can feel your pain. I had to fire my Freedom Maid, because she kept repeating it again and again.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by TheStinger
No he's Russian

Serbian. I'll grant you that it isn't much of a difference though.

[DarthVeda]

And the US could kick the UN out of the US...

[Willem]

Originally posted by CharlesBHoff


The Leader of Tibet in excile in India doesnot want force use
to free Tibet as Tibet is too far inland for America force to invade.

So the fact that he's a devout Buddhist and a staunch pacifist has nothing to do with it I suppose.

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by Sava
World government won't succeed until countries are willing to give some of their authority up.

Excellent. I can live without world government -- in fact, I prefer it that way.