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Postby jopari » Thu May 13, 2004 6:33 pm

i know it's been a while since i've posted here, so i'm coming with a real doozy: a counter of what the war on iraq has cost the US.

you can see it at http://costofwar.com/index.html.

and while i'm talking about war, do you think the US should stay out of foreign affairs? why or why not?
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Postby Will » Thu May 13, 2004 6:40 pm

'stay out'

What, totally out of foreign policy? Of course not.
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Postby All_That_Jazz » Thu May 13, 2004 9:23 pm

Wow. wow.

I don't think it would be possible for the most powerful nation in the world to stay out of foreign affairs...we obviously need to work on (understatement) foreign policy, but...
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Postby Melancholy Man » Thu May 13, 2004 10:04 pm

Will wrote:What, totally out of foreign policy? Of course not.


I consider the Marshall Plan, and agree. Then I consider the fact the UK is still paying back debts because we dared to elect a left-wing government after WWII.
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Postby Qu Klaani » Thu May 13, 2004 10:07 pm

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Postby All_That_Jazz » Thu May 13, 2004 10:22 pm

I hate this. War sucks. :cry:
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Postby Melancholy Man » Thu May 13, 2004 10:31 pm

All_That_Jazz wrote:I hate this. War sucks. :cry:


No, God, no!

God bless the war!!!
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Postby Will » Fri May 14, 2004 5:04 pm

Melancholy Man wrote:
Will wrote:What, totally out of foreign policy? Of course not.


I consider the Marshall Plan, and agree. Then I consider the fact the UK is still paying back debts because we dared to elect a left-wing government after WWII.


Can we demand our money from the Germans? They still owe us.
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Postby Melancholy Man » Fri May 14, 2004 5:12 pm

Can we demand our money from the Germans? They still owe us.


Let's get Alastair on negotiation.
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Postby eloquent » Fri May 14, 2004 5:56 pm

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Postby hollytamale » Fri May 14, 2004 6:30 pm

I don't like the war, but we have no choice but to try and fix things. We can't just leave it like it is. I think the UN is corrupt, too.
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Postby Melancholy Man » Fri May 14, 2004 6:32 pm

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Postby Qu Klaani » Fri May 14, 2004 8:19 pm

I think the UN is corrupt, too.


Yeah they made a big mistake when they let all those darkies in. :roll:
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Postby Enitharmon » Fri May 14, 2004 9:07 pm

Qu Klaani wrote:Yeah they made a big mistake when they let all those darkies in. :roll:


And the French, of course, don't forget the French!
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Postby Melancholy Man » Fri May 14, 2004 9:12 pm

And the French, of course, don't forget the French!


An African Secretary General! What next, a Polish Pope?
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Postby Gabe » Fri May 14, 2004 9:13 pm

Hey, did anyone hear about the US saying they'll leave Iraq if they're asked? They said that they didn't want to be in a country that didn't want them there. So, they say if the Iraqi puppet government, which the US installed themselves, asks them leave then they will. :roll:
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Postby Enitharmon » Fri May 14, 2004 9:14 pm

Melancholy Man wrote:
And the French, of course, don't forget the French!


An African Secretary General! What next, a Polish Pope?


He's the antichrist, you know! Well both of them actually, Kofi Anan aand Karel Wojciek both!
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Postby Qu Klaani » Fri May 14, 2004 9:17 pm

Hey, did anyone hear about the US saying they'll leave Iraq if they're asked? They said that they didn't want to be in a country that didn't want them there. So, they say if the Iraqi puppet government, which the US installed themselves, asks them leave then they will.


You'd think everyone shooting at them would translate as 'Please leave, we don't like you."
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Postby hollytamale » Sun May 16, 2004 2:39 am

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Postby random guy » Sun May 16, 2004 2:39 pm

is anyone really going to vote for W again?

Let's hope not...
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