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Jay Honeck schrieb:
Alas, Jimmy Carter had the chance to fix this problem way back in 1979... to fix what? the financing of the Ayatollah? all the political moves made by the British (et-al)? #m -- I am not a terrorist http://www.casualdisobedience.com/ |
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Jay Honeck schrieb:
(...) and 28 years later we're facing a nuclear-armed Iran, run by the same idiots that hog- tied our diplomats for over 440 days. I know it is hard, but just try for one minute to think what _they_ might think about us (Europeans) or you (Americans). They are facing a nuclear-armed USA (and other countries), run by some idiots that hold "hostile combatants" without trial etc. for undefined time in concentration camps (Gitmo). #m -- I am not a terrorist http://www.casualdisobedience.com/ |
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Martin Hotze wrote:
Jay Honeck schrieb: (...) and 28 years later we're facing a nuclear-armed Iran, run by the same idiots that hog- tied our diplomats for over 440 days. I know it is hard, but just try for one minute to think what _they_ might think about us (Europeans) or you (Americans). They are facing a nuclear-armed USA (and other countries), run by some idiots that hold "hostile combatants" without trial etc. for undefined time in concentration camps (Gitmo). #m Is the "they" you are referring to the same "they" that ****ed in the face of all international law by taking over an embassy and holding its diplomats hostage for 440 days, have supported international terrorism since the day they came to power, have called for the destruction of multiple nations, have attempted to over through the governments of their neighbors and have tortured and killed their own citizens? Yeah, if I were them I'd want to be armed too. |
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They are facing a nuclear-armed USA (and other countries), run by some
idiots that hold "hostile combatants" without trial etc. for undefined time in concentration camps (Gitmo). The issue of enemy combatants is a complicated one when the enemy fights an international, religiously-driven war. The rules of war, so cut and dried when everyone agrees to wear different-colored uniforms, behind a flag, get pretty fuzzy when one side hides behind women and children, and doesn't identify themselves until they pop up holding an RPG. This war is quite different from past wars. Thanks to instant worldwide communication national boundaries mean little. Radical Islamicists span the globe, and carry on the fight without regard to nationality. For the first time in history, an enemy is capable (thanks to this wonderful internet) of carrying on a global war without any kind of traditional force structure. This means that the enemy can be literally *anywhere* -- truly a chilling thought. Gitmo is a POW camp, and POWs are released when the war ends. With one side so diffuse, and no one empowered to sign surrender papers, how do you tell when the war is "over"? Your guess is as good as mine. How can we address the diffuse nature of the enemy? Aside from the removal of Saddam, one of the main purposes of the invasion of Iraq was to concentrate the opposition in one place, under the "flag" of Jihad. While the Left has labeled Iraq a failure for becoming a "spawning ground for terrorists", I believe that this was a deliberate (and quite successful) strategy from the start. Like flies to ****, the terrorists squandered their one true advantage by geographically concentrating themselves so that a traditional military could defeat them. Of course, there are signs that they are starting to realize their mistake. The current dramatic drop in violence in Iraq illustrates that the enemy is no longer willing to confront the military head-to- head, and may simply be melting back into the landscape. It also may illustrate that the enemy has finally realized that all they really have to do is wait till November 2008, and they will be able to march into the Green Zone unopposed. Much like the Viet Cong in 1974, all they have to do is wait for the US to retreat. (In case you don't know, by 1975 the Viet Cong had renamed Saigon -- the former capital of South Vietnam, "Ho Chi Minh City".) Not that I would expect you to appreciate or understand the often subtle nature of this worldwide conflict, but you really need to think a LITTLE before you post. The issues are never as cut and dried as you apparently believe. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Judah wrote:
kontiki wrote in : Oil companies profit margins are about average compared with other industries. As far as the price of oil... its not controlled by the oil companies, it is set by the world-wide marketplace. The US could be a bigger producer of oil but it chooses not to (for a number of reasons) therefore it is much more at the mercy of Opec and the geopolitical forces throughout the world. If the US actually had a *real* energy policy to _include_ more production, nuclear and alternatives then there would be immediate downward pressure on worlwide prices. But we don't (that requires actual intelligent leadership and the US has none) so we are in the situation of paying out the nose with dollars that are worth less. An increase of production of alternatives would only stand to drive the price of oil even further up, based on the law of supply and demand... There are no alternatives to oil. The electric grid uses a vanishingly small amount of oil. The transportation system uses a vanishingly small amount of electricity. Electric transportation will never be viable until and unless a dramatic advance in battery technology is made that will enable electric cars to go 200-400 miles and power all the trucks on the interstate. And of course you would have to build more electric generation facilities. We'll ignore ships and airplanes for the moment. Technically the problem is trivial; manufacture synthetic fuels. We've known how to do that for half a century. Practically the problem is enourmous; the estimated costs I've seen for synthetic fuels would be many times the current cost of gasoline and diesel. Synthetic fuel will never be viable until and unless a dramatic advance in the cost of electricity production is made. So called "renewable energy" isn't the answer; all those cost serveral times what conventional electricity costs and the odds of making the costs comparable to coventional methods is slim. Making the costs a fraction of conventional costs isn't going to happen. So, the bottom line is, either someone invents a wonder battery making electric transportation practical, or someone invents Mr. Fusion making production of synthetic fuel practical. No free lunch. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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Jay Honeck wrote in news:1194529729.666509.257910
@t8g2000prg.googlegroups.com: I think so. I don't drink crap. Green chartreuse is made by Benedictine Monks in France. My dad brought it back with him after WWII, and introduced me to it when I came of age. It's 110 proof, served straight up, and tastes a bit like a cross between Nyquil and Jet-A. I'll keep it in mind if I run out of rocker grease. Bertie |
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Andy Hawkins wrote in
: Hi, In article , Bertie the wrote: Having aid that, credit where it's due. I didn't hear one single whine about the Rugby! I was absolutely flabbergasted I have to tell you. I think I was the only person in England that *didn't* think it was a try (and yes, I'm English). God, you'll have to move now. Even worse, you'll have to find somewhere that hasn't already got a British ghetto. May I suggest Arkansas? Bertie |
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Jay Honeck wrote in
oups.com: A paraphrase, Can't remember if it's Huxley, Orwell or Wells, but if serious history ceases to be taught and the pursuit of the trivial by an otherwise sophisticated society is central to a society, then they are truly lost. This being usenent, I'm sure someone will correct me, but it won't be you, methinks. Your rapier wit cuts me to the quick, sir. And your qualifications to make this statement are....? I have a brain. Bertie |
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in
: Martin Hotze wrote: Jay Honeck schrieb: (...) and 28 years later we're facing a nuclear-armed Iran, run by the same idiots that hog- tied our diplomats for over 440 days. I know it is hard, but just try for one minute to think what _they_ might think about us (Europeans) or you (Americans). They are facing a nuclear-armed USA (and other countries), run by some idiots that hold "hostile combatants" without trial etc. for undefined time in concentration camps (Gitmo). #m Is the "they" you are referring to the same "they" that ****ed in the face of all international law by taking over an embassy and holding its diplomats hostage for 440 days, have supported international terrorism since the day they came to power, have called for the destruction of multiple nations, have attempted to over through the governments of their neighbors and have tortured and killed their own citizens? Yeah, if I were them I'd want to be armed too. Actually, aside from the reference to the hastage thing, yo could e talking about the US o Britain. Bertie |
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Hi,
In article , Bertie the wrote: God, you'll have to move now. Even worse, you'll have to find somewhere that hasn't already got a British ghetto. May I suggest Arkansas? Maybe. Is fuel cheap there? Andy |
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