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2010-01-29, 20:57 | Link #5842 | |
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[QUOTE=justinstrife;2891121]11 billion worth of arms is what Taiwan and the U.S. had agreed upon in 2001. It's been divided into parts due to budgetary constraints on Taiwan's side. We didn't GIVE THEM ANYTHING FOR FREE.
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2010-01-29, 20:59 | Link #5843 | |
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2010-01-29, 21:00 | Link #5844 | |
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I can't even praise Obama on an action without someone misreading what I say, or what an article I link says. |
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2010-01-29, 21:03 | Link #5845 | ||
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GDP (PPP) (2007) $695.4 billion (ranked 19th) Taken from wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Taiwan Based on that level of gdp, any loan would have been able to approved and considering they have the 19th highest 11billion isn't as much as you make it seem to be. So if this was strictly a purchase I don't see any issue other than straight payment. Quote:
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2010-01-29, 21:07 | Link #5846 | |
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You accused, but you have no proof. The language used in the article is fine. You are just choosing to read it to mean something else. |
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2010-01-29, 21:09 | Link #5847 | |
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2010-01-29, 21:43 | Link #5848 | ||
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I'm not really in favor of private companies at all, but at this point I've come to accept that there is a slim chance for an alternative, at least for the U.S. First and foremost, I want to see us actually make the move. Get our asses out there in space. You have to do that first before you worry about anything else. |
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2010-01-29, 21:50 | Link #5849 | |
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Not to say that some company won't *try* for some exclusive whatever arrangement.
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2010-01-29, 22:05 | Link #5850 | |
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it's almost like britain's 'question time' without going over the top |
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2010-01-29, 22:23 | Link #5853 | |
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1. possession is 9/10 of the law. if a private company is first up and claim stake they will probably find enough backers both financially and political to back thier claim. 2. find a country that didn't sign the treaties and set up a corp HQ there. then claim the fact that the country are in didn't sign the treaty so the treaty don't applied to them.
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2010-01-29, 22:45 | Link #5854 | |
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U.S. to Move 9/11 Trial From New York City, Official Says
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2010-01-29, 23:08 | Link #5855 | |
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2010-01-29, 23:17 | Link #5856 | |
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2010-01-30, 09:04 | Link #5857 |
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Aye, it will be for sure a game of whomever gets there first and can keep the place has it.
Especially if nobody else has the mean to make a valid claim by reaching the place, unlike for Antarctica which pretty much every maritime country could reach by the end of the 19th century. On the contrary, as these places gets more and more reachable and exploitable, I get the feeling that the Law of the Sea and the Antarctic Treaty System will soon fall into oblivion.
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2010-01-30, 17:11 | Link #5858 |
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Is this what sets USA apart from the rest of the developed world?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8474611.stm (should the term American Exceptionalism apply here?) |
2010-01-30, 20:16 | Link #5859 | |
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2010-01-30, 21:25 | Link #5860 | |
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"Why do people often vote against their interests?"
Skimmed through: Bush, Gore, anger, right-wing politics. /fail In all seriousness, define "interests." They go as far as people's intelligence can carry. However, sometimes the shortest way is the best way. Quote:
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