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Forum: Current events 10-09-2012, 02:11 PM
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Posted By piece-itpete
Before our Gladstone-y-ish economic empirical...

Before our Gladstone-y-ish economic empirical system? Big knockdown dragout wars reliably often.

Really we keep coming back to a complete top to bottom review.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-09-2012, 01:45 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Look at the % of GDP: ...

Look at the % of GDP:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

Folks say we (the US) are empirical, or arrogant, and spend too much on our military. However the...
Forum: Current events 10-09-2012, 01:34 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
It's a cold hard world out there. If they want a...

It's a cold hard world out there. If they want a place at the table they'll have to earn it - they need to put their money where their mouth is.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-09-2012, 01:04 PM
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Posted By piece-itpete
We charged them by the bomb, or sortie, or both? ...

We charged them by the bomb, or sortie, or both?

Besides, Libya is a drop in the bucket. I wonder how much it costs to keep a carrier going for 1 day.

For the record I didn't say they do...
Forum: Current events 10-09-2012, 11:26 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
I would have no problem if the EU would step up...

I would have no problem if the EU would step up to the plate and pay their fair share. And they want bilateralism? If we pay, we decide.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-09-2012, 10:10 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Look carefully at who expouses withdrawal....

Look carefully at who expouses withdrawal. Although it's been my experience that it's one thing the far right and far left agree upon.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-09-2012, 09:46 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Without teeth those organisations might as well...

Without teeth those organisations might as well be the UN, or maybe the EU ;)

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-09-2012, 09:19 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Military cutbacks (not necessarily money cuts)...

Military cutbacks (not necessarily money cuts) are not a zero sum game. The left likes to pretend that the world economic system runs itself.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 01:17 PM
Replies: 134
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Posted By piece-itpete
LOL! Pete

LOL!

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 12:57 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Get a timeline, a project schedule, anything. Do...

Get a timeline, a project schedule, anything. Do a teenie piece. Look what Truman did regarding waste.

Maybe we need to dig Hoover up, he was very good at pulling in experts from outside...
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 12:21 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
I live to serve :bow: Pete

I live to serve :bow:

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 12:09 PM
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Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thum...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/H.J.Res._114_Iraq_Resolution_Votes_October_2002.png/800px-H.J.Res._114_Iraq_Resolution_Votes_October_2002.png

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 11:37 AM
Replies: 134
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Posted By piece-itpete
I would agree for sure on things non essential to...

I would agree for sure on things non essential to their mission.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 11:05 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
No, that the disruptions in international trade...

No, that the disruptions in international trade including but not limited to oil supplies would be disasterous.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 10:56 AM
Replies: 134
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Posted By piece-itpete
The military is 100% a federal prerogitive.......

The military is 100% a federal prerogitive.... one of the core responsibilities of the feds.

If we pull back from the world the great recession would look like a romp in the park.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 10:40 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
I don't see saying that we can't even attempt an...

I don't see saying that we can't even attempt an audit of a major government department as reasonable! YU no agree with me? ;)

The Iraqi funds? I would start with, "significant archival retrieval...
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 10:08 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
I've said often that the Brits have our back :)...

I've said often that the Brits have our back :) Me Gran wasn't very fond of the Continent. To put it mildly! :eek:

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 09:45 AM
Replies: 134
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Posted By piece-itpete
eb, finn, I get that, but - do nothing? That...

eb, finn, I get that, but - do nothing? That strikes me as something seriously amiss.

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 09:22 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Again I'll say, as long as it fits our needs. ...

Again I'll say, as long as it fits our needs.

It's one of my dissapointments with Obama and I'm not just saying that. Even though I didn't want him to win his campaign was very exciting and I...
Forum: Current events 10-08-2012, 08:53 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Yikes! Though I tend to stay away from tokillya...

Yikes! Though I tend to stay away from tokillya nowadays :)



Darn lefties grumble grumble. Redistribution!! :D



I agree, but technology means a standing army is a neccessary evil.
Forum: Current events 10-05-2012, 03:27 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Damn. Barkeep, I'll have a Genessee :( Pete

Damn. Barkeep, I'll have a Genessee :(

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-05-2012, 03:19 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
That did it. Drinks ARE on you! I'll have a...

That did it. Drinks ARE on you!

I'll have a tall Guiness and a double of Petron. Tell that barmaid make sure she pulls that beer right!

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-05-2012, 02:32 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Chain - yanking it :) But retirement or not,...

Chain - yanking it :)

But retirement or not, it seems there are lifelong benifits to being a vet.

I didn't join because I wanted to fly a helecopter and they refused me because I wore glasses....
Forum: Current events 10-05-2012, 02:20 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Why do the Dems want to take away the generals'...

Why do the Dems want to take away the generals' well earned retirement? :p

Pete
Forum: Current events 10-05-2012, 01:50 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 6,417
Posted By piece-itpete
Maybe we can find divergent ground lol....

Maybe we can find divergent ground lol. Deriviatives still aren't required reporting, let alone any kind of regulation, if I'm correct?

Pete
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