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"John Mullen" wrote: Oh, I 'got' the 'joke' ok. Just saw it for what it was, a diversion from the fact you have nothing to contribute and have lost the argument. As far as getting the joke, you really didn't - or you wouldn't have called it a "spelling flame" and would have bitched about "bad jokes" before it was explained to you... -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly. |
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"phil hunt" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:13:20 +0200, Pierre-Henri Baras wrote: My understanding is that some people think he is innocent. It is my understanding that large numbers of people think that UFOs are manned by space aliens, that Elvis is alive or that 72 virgins await them in heaven for dying while killing westerners. I suggest that "some people think" is poor support. |
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First, why the US should prevent other countries for preserving their
interests in the world just to serve their interests ? Because that is just international politics and to be expected. Nations will have competing interests and denouncing a nation for pursuing their interests is ridiculous (even though it happens to the US on a daily basis). Seems to you that UKs & France's interests don't count in this case. First, Ike took no action to impede UK and French action outside of a UN resolution. Second this was most definitely a case of competing interests. Eisenhower believed that the Suez crisis was going to foil a US attempt to peacefully reunite Germany and could lead to a full scale regional war in the middle east. Both of these scenarios would have had a significant negative impact on US national objectives. Obviously both the French and British government believed the action they were taking was in their national interest as well. I fully recognize that, I was just showing how the action *did* impact US national objectives. Second : if France really had trade interests with SH, as some people assert, then why do you blame France for protecting its interests ? Well there's, probably, the biggest gripe most Americans have with the French actions. Most Americans believe the above statement to be true, and if that's the case that would explain French actions, but France denied having any current or future trade designs with Iraq. Wouldn't the US have done the same thing ? Absolutely, so are you ready to admit what Chirac has long since denied? So what major impact had SH on national security matters ? First, the jury is still out on WMD. I know the French expected it to be stored in big warehouses with a sign on the door that said; "VX agent", but that hasn't happened. Second, even if no actual weapons are found, in the days leading up to OIF, *some* US inteligence sources believed WMD was in existance in Iraq and there is proof that Hussain was dealing with international terrorists (Abu Nidal died in Baghdad in early 2002 of a self inflicted gun wound....7 or 8 of them). While our intel may have been poor (although see sentence number one, jury is still out), Hussain's government didn't help themselves out in their book keeping. By the UN's owns counting, their were tons and tons of chemical agents unaccounted for in Iraq. The Iraqis claimed they destroyed them, but could provide not records. BUFDRVR "Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips everyone on Bear Creek" |
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"Pierre-Henri Baras" wrote in message ...
"Chad Irby" a écrit dans le message de news: .. . "Pierre-Henri Baras" wrote: "Chad Irby" a écrit dans le message de news: Do you even *read* your own papers? Don't worry for me, I read them! But I'm still waiting for even the slightest example of french front page articles crying out that "America is Evil", or that "America is the ennemy", or some other dumb thing. Find some similar "front page" articles in the mainstream American press, first. I'll do that when you find French front pages reading "America is evil!". OK? If I can research US papers, you can research french ones, right? They all have English versions. snip Pierre-Henri, If you know something that I don't, please enlighten me. I looked at all the major french newspaper sites when the Afgan fracas began, and none of them had an english version available. I went again after reading your message, and looked at Le Monde, and nothing had changed there. I haven't checked on the rest again, but if you know of any that actually do have an english version please let us know. Perhaps that is part of the problem. It is really hard to get your message out if you won't put it in English Dave |
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"Franck" wrote in message ... without vioaling US Law. lol, incredible Round and round the mullberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel ... |
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"John Mullen" wrote: "Chad Irby" wrote: As far as getting the joke, you really didn't - or you wouldn't have called it a "spelling flame" and would have bitched about "bad jokes" before it was explained to you... That's 'really' meaning 'according to you, unsupported by any evidence' Nope. The evidence is that you didn't say anything about the pun until after I pointed it out. -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly. |
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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
m... In article , "John Mullen" wrote: "Chad Irby" wrote: As far as getting the joke, you really didn't - or you wouldn't have called it a "spelling flame" and would have bitched about "bad jokes" before it was explained to you... That's 'really' meaning 'according to you, unsupported by any evidence' Nope. The evidence is that you didn't say anything about the pun until after I pointed it out. Riiiight. Of course, I couldn't possibly just have been doing my best to ignore a crap joke. Unless you mean Chile. Chili genocide refers to killing all of the peppers. And also one in which you manged to avoid answering the point the OP was making. Which you still haven't done. John |
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"John Mullen" wrote: "Chad Irby" wrote in message Nope. The evidence is that you didn't say anything about the pun until after I pointed it out. Riiiight. Of course, I couldn't possibly just have been doing my best to ignore a crap joke. "Ignoring" it by complaining about a spelling flame that wasn't there. In your own term, "riiiight." -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly. |
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"Frank Vaughan" a écrit dans le message de
.. . Yes, and the decision by the mayor of Paris to name a convicted American cop killer as an honorary citizen was what???? Just one more magnanimous effort at humanitarianism? Who is that cop killer? Abu Mumia Jamal **** the French. We have a pretty good record at doing it without external help, but thanks anyway... ArVa Finally, at least some humor can be found in the world. Ron Pilot/Wildland Firefighter |
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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
m... In article , "John Mullen" wrote: "Chad Irby" wrote in message Nope. The evidence is that you didn't say anything about the pun until after I pointed it out. Riiiight. Of course, I couldn't possibly just have been doing my best to ignore a crap joke. "Ignoring" it by complaining about a spelling flame that wasn't there. In your own term, "riiiight." Unless you mean Chile. Chili genocide refers to killing all of the peppers. And also one in which you managed to avoid answering the point the OP was making. Which you still haven't done. John |
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