Can someone please invade Zimbabwe?

[Tattila the Hun]

Don't hey have, like, diamonds there?

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Felch X


Compared to the rest of Latin America. If Puerto Rico were independent it would be the wealthiest nation in Latin America, and I believe, the third wealthiest in the Americas.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Ted Striker


I don't deny that.

But this thread is about Africa.

I'm talking about Africa.

[Imran Siddiqui]

de Villepin suggested the formation of a national government encompassing elements from the rebellion and from the regular government, and the whole population rejected it violently, accusing France of favoring the other side.

That sounds about right .

I fear for that continent. It is so rich, but there is so much fighting, especially on tribal bounds, many of which are in more than one state.

[RGBVideo]

Ted Striker, I thought that these evil dirty commie hypocrit 'Eurocoms' do NOT include United Kingdom, the one which pillaged the most from Africa...

What about US actions in South America during 1960-1990?

[Carver]

Not to detract from the labors of the Puerto Rican people but that island's success is in no small measure a result of the benefits from being highly integrated with the US. If PR was truly independent, that would change. That's why the Puerto Ricans vote to keep the status quo vis a vis the US.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Tuomerehu
Ted Striker, I thought that these evil dirty commie hypocrit 'Eurocoms' do NOT include United Kingdom, the one which pillaged the most from Africa...

What about US actions in South America during 1960-1990?

Here is the deal.

UK is not CURRENTLY part of Old Europe.

But they still have a huge mess to clean up from the past. They were once Eurocoms but cleaned up their act and are now good.

Iran/Iraq was originally a UK mess.

But USA got involved. Now it is our mess to clean up. That's why we are cleaning it up now. Same thing with Israel. It was originally a UK created mess. But USA has been so involved that it is also our mess now. (Although Brits are in for the #1 assist in those situations).

HOWEVER, Africa is almost EXCLUSIVLEY a Eurocom mess to clean up. USA shouldn't have to clean up the mess there, it's not our responsibility.

Don't worry Viking Eurocom Tuomerehu your and your people don't have any obligation there either. But all the ones on that map I showed are.

[rmsharpe]

Just put a mine underneath his motorcade and bring back Ian Smith.

[Zero]

we gotta invade finland. We al know that Finns are evil.

[Spiffor]

Gotta take back their lakes of mass destruction

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Ted Striker

HOWEVER, Africa is almost EXCLUSIVLEY a Eurocom mess to clean up. USA shouldn't have to clean up the mess there, it's not our responsibility.

Is the C.I.A. a Eurocom front organisation then? Only, they were responsible for the coup that brought Mobutu to power, and for funding and arming UNITA rebels in Angola, and Renamo rebels in Mozambique.

I mention this only because Angola, Zaire and Mozambique could potentially have been three of the richest countries in Africa, given their reserves of minerals, precious metals, gems, oil and gas. Instead, thanks in large part to American help, they are some of the poorest countries in the world.

Your analysis of why Africa is in the state it's in, is so shallow, I almost split my sides laughing. No reference to desertification, no reference to the amount of arable land available, no reference to interference from the superpowers during the Cold War, no reference to endemic disease, no reference to tribalism, no reference to global economics, and domination by extra-African firms, just point to an antique map and say it's all your fault Europe, they were your colonies.

[Ted Striker]

it's all your fault Europe, they were your colonies.

Thanks for reiterating my point.

Nice excuses though.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Ted Striker


Thanks for reiterating my point.

Nice excuses though.

Feeble beyond belief.

[Spiffor]

I think Ted is merely trolling.

[Ted Striker]

You're right Spiffor. I think his reasons are still bogus and actually symptoms, not causes, however it's more fun just to get a rise.

I have to say though that Spiffor you've been one of the most polite posters ever on Apolyton. (seriously) I wish we could all be so gracious and polite.