2009-09-19, 20:03 | Link #4021 |
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Well, the guy does have a point. But, then again, no invading force has the guts to do a scorch earth campaign with the intensity of the Soviets and the Nazis. That, and the fact that the Greeks and the British didn't exactly have weapons which can flatten mountains.
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2009-09-19, 21:00 | Link #4022 | |
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The Taliban were partially right about the US not involved in supplying them with arms because most of the weapons are captured from the Soviets. What US is really lacking in now is intelligence, because there is virtually none available at the moment. Mchrystal as the replacement is not going to help much, but he can further quell the unrest before the US pulls out. Their armed forces already lost a number of elite operatives in the field, so I don't think the fighting is going to last long. But two things are obvious : 1. Afghanistan will turn into another Vietnam. 2. The war is ending soon with the "defeat" of US. Regarding religion, it went back to the Crusades until the main force was stopped by Saladin in the third, a major victory for the Muslim world. It isn't much of myth or history because their main tussle is not over religion, but rather Jerusalem which they see as the Holy Land. As long as the Israelis remain effective in their HUMINT, we shouldn't see a war over that piece of land within this century. I am approving of green-light for nuclear bombardment over Afghanistan.
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2009-09-19, 21:42 | Link #4024 | ||||
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FDIC, the Treasury and the Fed are independent so, like, 2 of them don't report to the 3rd. They, esp. the current crop, protect their own turfs as well. Quote:
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2009-09-19, 22:34 | Link #4026 | |
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2009-09-20, 07:14 | Link #4028 | ||
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The current West is not suited for long drawn-out conflicts where its soldiers stay overseas to fight for a goal not in sight. Not to mention the goal went from attacking terrorism in the early 2000's to nurturing the young democracy at the moment. The first goal is simple and given the military strength, easy. The second goal is hard, expensive and painful - but people expect fast results. They get tired and start fussing for their sons and daughters to return. It pretty much guarantees a defeat for the West. Quote:
I do not know of any, but people from the private sector come and go into the public sector pretty regularly. Operations done by the Fed - and the auctions by the Treasury - depend on the system, though, so some feedback would not be out of the question, I imagine. I saw a poll recently where they were asking when would Timothy Geithner resign and join Goldman Sachs...
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2009-09-20, 09:15 | Link #4029 | |
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I will see if I can find it. Is it a recent movie or long time ago?
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2009-09-20, 10:06 | Link #4031 |
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Which democracy? Actually, nobody talks about that anymore here. In fact, the party line at the moment seems to be that nobody has ever talked about that, as far as I can see. The offical propaganda has long shifted to rather fuzzy goals like "stabilization", "improvement of living conditons" and the like.
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2009-09-20, 10:13 | Link #4032 |
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It is confirmed now that the dead body found belong to Crayon Shin-chan creator, Yoshito Usui.
R.I.P Sensei... http://mainichi.jp/enta/cinema/news/...40081000c.html http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...n-yoshito-usui |
2009-09-20, 10:24 | Link #4034 | ||
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In the next election and if Cuomo decides to bid, that would be a primary first. Is the White House worried that it has to endorse Paterson, and if he loses, that would alienate both Rudolph Giuliani and Cuomo? I imagine that the White House, given it's Democratic, would endorse the best candidate on its party ticket, and if that means Cuomo, so be it. They don't have to support Paterson just because he's the sitting governor, yes? Some Machiavellian-wannabe wits are thinking that this is a way to get Cuomo off from pursuing BoA, but (1) that's... silly and (2) wouldn't really work anyway since both the Justice Department and the FBI are investigating. Unless they do a poor job at it like the SEC... A sad day to lose Usui-sensei... Hiking trails aren't near cliff edges usually, but there is also usually nothing stopping people from going near the edge to take in the sights and etc. Higher elevations' views are great, esp. at this time of the year for parts of Japan, but one wrong step, a strong wind gust or etc. and... Will this just be marked as a tragic accident for the family's closure?
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2009-09-20, 12:20 | Link #4036 | |
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2009-09-20, 15:44 | Link #4037 | |
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The reason why the United Nations approve the United States and allies in Afghanistan is that their mission is to provide aid to the Afghans such as protect and save them from Talibans, as well as reconstruct the broken country. Their mission is also to aid the civilians in any way they see it as fit. Thus, it is a good thing. However, if the United States and its allies took control of Iraq, everything will be very different as that their mission will no longer be the same. It would be to secure all the oil while removing all obstacles. What are obstacles again? Well.. Generally, anybody who interferes with the US and its allies from taking oil and resources. At the same time, the US and its allies will also be hunting down Al-Qaeda making it some sort of excuse to the world that they are there out of goodwill and also to remove a threat to global security which is also true to some degree. Nonetheless, numerous American allies are going to become anti-American in the long run. I wonder why.. |
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2009-09-20, 23:48 | Link #4040 | |
its Ghost Madoka time!!!
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this is way too much, may all named celebrities come out safe in one piece after 2009 ended!!!
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