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09-08-2010, 09:27 AM
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They should care, they've been riding on our backs for decades now.
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Yup! They rode us right into Kuwait, they rode us into Kosovo, they rode us right into Iraq and then they rode us into Afghanistan. Freakin' freeloaders!
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And not the planes that were harrassing them, but the ones who were enforcing the treaty signed after we kicked them out of Kuwait
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And harassing them in the process.
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09-08-2010, 09:50 AM
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Is there anything America can't do or be responsible for, except anything good? Just curious.
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09-08-2010, 10:07 AM
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I'm not gonna live with my head in the sand.
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09-08-2010, 10:26 AM
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You mean, there might just be on little thing right with the world that we did, or there might just be one little evil in the world that's not our fault?
I dunno....
Pete
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09-08-2010, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
You mean, there might just be on little thing right with the world that we did, or there might just be one little evil in the world that's not our fault?
I dunno....
Pete
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Well, we do have a bigger "presence" in the world than any other country.
Interpret that as you like but also look at it from the eyes of other countries.
I remember how people respected the US when I traveled. No more. Ever try to understand why?
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09-08-2010, 11:07 AM
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Because they're spoiled brats who are happy for us to do the heavy lifting?
I always remember this comment though - 'Dealing with the US is like taking a bath with an elephant. It's uncomfortable, even when the elephant is trying to be nice.'
Pete
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09-08-2010, 11:58 AM
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Because they're spoiled brats who are happy for us to do the heavy lifting?
Pete
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Them or us, depending on how you look at it.
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09-09-2010, 07:45 AM
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Because they're spoiled brats who are happy for us to do the heavy lifting?
I always remember this comment though - 'Dealing with the US is like taking a bath with an elephant. It's uncomfortable, even when the elephant is trying to be nice.'
Pete
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Ah I see America did it all by its lonesome. Har har.
I think that was Pierre Trudeau, one time Canadian Prime Minister who said "Being a close neighbour of the U.S. is like sleeping with an elephant, you are very careful should the elephant roll over". Or words to that effect.
As regards Tony Blair several of my English cousins referred to him as Pinocchio (see Jcrickets avatar).
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09-08-2010, 04:58 PM
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Blair is simply doing a little "legacy cleanup" here. He's as full of shit as he ever was. English accents do make one seem smart, however.
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09-09-2010, 08:05 AM
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Yeah, those Libs tend that way
How did everyone like his Cheney and Bush comments? :evilgrin:
Pete
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