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Oh and Betzee... trust me, the guilt trips being laid on Europe have been going on since day one ! Remember freedom fries ? Now look at Frenchie, fighting off muslim youths as they rampage in the streets and put the burn on Paris as they demand that France change her laws to meet the needs of the new muslim population. All after France declared she would not support the fighting in the M.E. region... odd, didn't seem to matter a bit as France's newest guests felt free to loot, burn, destroy city after city for nights and days in France ! Now "that" Betzee is "amusing" !
Posted in: Bloodiest week this year for U.S. troops in Iraq
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No FromEurope... you still haven't gotten my point, even though you clearly "claim" the same reason for Europes success in WWII !
"many allies fought together"
I rest my case !!! Europe failed to act in Bosnia, The Middle East (hey it wasn't the Americans that divided up that region after WWII now was it ?), and currently today in Africa... which continues to fester right at your doorstep !!! The Americans saved you from the horror of the Nazis and a lifetime of speaking German, they are now doing the same to keep the Koran from being forced down yer throat by some religious zealot ! I simply recognize this and support their efforts... you don't ! You whine, I don't ! You'll be brushing up on your Islam... I won't, I got a baseball game to attend !
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Betzee... I'm not going to waste too much time on you, so lets just cut to the chase... stop believing everything you hear or read in the mass media ! Believe you me, sound bites and political propoganda have nothing in common with the way wars are actually fought, won, or lost. I can't help but laugh at the likes of you, RJD, Colmer etc who fill these sites with quotes from various politicians and heads of state... yeh, like they've invited you into the real world of what goes on in the war room ! Get a grip on yerself... its a bit embarrasing for the rest of us to watch you naively regurgetate quotes that you've been fed to ease your simplistic little mind... like it ever really mattered ! Betzee, trust me, you have no idea what the strategies for this war are nor the real reasons behind it. Just go home, enjoy your oishii sushi and be assured that the sun will come up tomorrow and you really have no care in the world... the US military is seeing to that ! A little gratitude thrown their way I'm sure would be greatly appreciated.
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Betzee... "realists" would never believe this nonsense you post:
"This woulda worked if it had been the promised cakewalk." War is never a cakewalk !
FE: You are wrong again ! The Europe of today is making the same mistakes it made 90, 60, even ten years ago ! And the fact that you speak English, as I do, on this forum is proof enough that the Americans saved your Euro hide from the Nazis in WWII... yer damn welcome ! Now a little more humility would be greatly appreciated, your Candian friends and them Aussies would have never been able to throw the manpower, technology, and sure fire determination into the battle the way the Americans did. Again folks... as we can plainly see, the Europeans have learned absolutely nothing from their past and are doomed to repeat their miserable failures again and again and again... I'm off this topic, you all can wallow in your self rightiousness alone !
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"Why do you think that the European countries should have get involved with this..."
For the same reason they shoulda pulled their collective heads outta the sand before WWI,WWII,Bosnia etc !!! Learn from yer own history for cripes sake ! We Americans are gettin' damn tired of coverin' yer asses everytime you run to hide from the realities of the world... the biggest being, there are evil people out there ! They'll find you whether you want them to or not ! Now, back to your lovefest kumbaya around the campfire ! Leave the world's major issues to the realists !
Posted in: Bloodiest week this year for U.S. troops in Iraq
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FromEurope remains full of himself !
"You clearly were expecting the European countries to get involved in this invasion based on lies."
Once again, your words...Not mine ! When will you stop that idiotic bad habit ?
What I expect from Europeans is involvement ! But then again they didn't see WWI, WWII, Bosnia, or Africa coming till it up and smacked em in the mug ! Learn from your own history Europa jin !
"If Saddam lied or not has nothing to do with this invasion.."
Yes it does ! If you act criminally and then tell the world yer gonna do worse next time... well, it's equivelant to yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre. But no you out there in Euroland know better. OK wise acre... try this, walk onto a plane out there in euroland and tell everyone you got a bomb in yer pants. Now if there's a marshall on board... you could get shot. And believe me "nobody" would blame anyone but you ! Sorry, Saddam got what he deserved... a short walk off a long plank !
Again, the rest of your post is absolute foolish warbling. If you are any representative of whats out there in Europe... well, you all be doomed ! Good god... "What were his lies on these anyway?" 'nough said folks... no reasoning with the IQ challenged !
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westurn
Typical European response... nothing but myopic selfish denials and finger pointing... all awhile just waiting for the dust to settle so they can move in and reap the benefits of Americas victory ! Now to respond...
"You presume that this invasion based on many lies was right."
Hmm, I never said that ! Why are you trying to put words in my mouth ? For the record though... Saddam was the one telling lies. He told so many, so big, so believable... especially when he went out and gassed the kurds, the Iranians, and invaded Kuwait ! He supplied training and funding to various terrorist organizations and openly snubbed his nose at UN sanctions and a dozen resolutions... of course paying bribes and kickbacks to that same UN in the oil for food program had a lot to do with their ineffectiveness. In short, the worlds police was comprimised due to greedy selfish attitudes by individuals under Koffi Annans watch ! Shameful ! So basically, Saddam stuck his finger in his coat pocket and attempted to rob a bank ! And now you all want to cry me a river cause he got caught, tried, and hung ! Boo hoo hoo ! That still doesn't address the issue of international complaceny by the Europeans !
"You agree with the idea of invading a sovereign country by force, without any “right reason”
Again, mind reading "fromEurope" ??? Gee, you might wanna take yer show on the road... but I think that you would find that you are just as lame out there as you are on this site. Flat wrong you are ! Obviously your idea of a "right reason" is different from mine. I think when you gas yer countrymen, invade yer neighbours, and openly fund terrorist activities... well... you get what's comin'. I'd think that being from Europe, you'd know first hand about the bus bombings in London, the bombings in Spain, the murders in the name of terrorist organization that plague your continent. You are a fool if you think that Americas actions in Iraq started all that ! Open a history book for cripes sake... France has been under seige since the 80's !
As for the rest of your post... blind ignorance. I will ask you about this though...
"It is clear that Bush’s main preoccupation is not to stabilize Iraq, but to stay in Iraq as the commanding occupier."
Really ? Begs the question... why ? He's not going to be the President much longer, he has no vested interest in Iraq. He's simply done what he was elected to do... Keep Americans safe ! He's done that by taking the battle to terrorists on their turf not ours ! Tough beans if you Europeans don't like that, Bush was not elected to save yer arse and you all best jump on board before it's too late... seems like France may be finally wising up... only after muslim youths threatened to burn down Paris though ! Cmon now Europe shake yerself ! No action is action !
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westurn
The follies continue...
"the main priority is stop the violence in Irak. People is dying rigth now..."
Umm, moreo2, people have been fighting and killing each other in the middle east for centuries. Why is it that many of you all have been silent supporters of "that" strategy, but so bitterly dispute America's attempts to stop it ? I for one have little respect for the RJD's and Colmers of the world that sit by on their collective cans and piss and moan about those that go out and attempt to do something about the ongoing slaughter and mayhem going on in many parts of the world. Europe should be ashamed ! Their selfish attitudes have allowed deaths in Iraq to spiral. Trust me, if France, Germany, and a half other dozen European nations got involved... this woulda been over years ago ! But instead, like the Europeans have learned already, they sit back and allow another sore to fester in their backyard ... Africa !
You can debate "how" this war is being waged all you want... but until you actually get out and do something, you are just as guilty of the death of innocents and American soldiers as those that actually pull the triggers and launch the bombs. One of the wisest posts I've ever seen at this site said it best... "no action "is" action" !
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westurn
"Iraqbodycount.org, hardly pro-America, puts the number killed at between 80 and 90 thousand."
The vast majority being at the hands of Islamic extremists, fundamentalists, et al. Again... it's a war zone ! Seperating fact from fiction is nearly impossible. Just ask the Japanese about Nanking !
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Actually borscht, American companies take responsibilty for items they don't sell all the time. I once had an executive friend that worked at Fred Meyers in the US. A women brought in a pair of shoes she had purchased at another store and wanted a refund. She had no receipt, no bag, no proof whatsoever that the shoes had been purchased at FM. But my manager friend eagerly took the shoes back, paid her what she said they were worth and helped her out the door. I asked him why he would do such a thing. He said fighting a lawsuit in court would be much more expensive that $35 for a pair of shoes ! Sound logic if you ask me !
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westurn
Gee, I've never had problems with Best Buy. And them 17 year old kids know a whole lot more about computers and stereos than I ever did. I too can't wait to see them enter Japan's market. Maybe they will tone down the noise levels in their stores too. Shopping at LAOX literally gives me a headache !
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westurn
What an eye sore... soft purple on baboon ass red !
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westurn
Suggestion, trim down this thread length like you did before. We are at 65 comments and adding. The old condensed version was fine. Those that want to read "all" the comments could do so with the push of a button. As is, it takes forever to get to the bottom of this page.
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westurn
Well, this explains the "new wanted posters" of Ichihashi doesn't it ! All show, no go ! How sad.
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westurn
Sorry, I don't like it ! The blue hue is too difficult to see. The re-registering with a new code is a pain, I liked my old, easy to remember codes... whats with all the small case, large case, mixed number mess you're handing out ... All a part of the big brother plan ? I'll give it a day or two though and see what happens... but to date, P.U. !
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