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charrison

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Originally posted by: CrazyDe1
Originally posted by: Loggerman
I like Americian's,just don't trust Bush.He's just trying to finish what his Dad started.TMO

I'm sure most people would take 4 more years of Clinton over Bush. Hell, he can have sex with, do whoever the hell he wants as logn as the economy is good

If he was still in office, the economy would still be sucking right now. There is nothing he could have done to stop the tech bubble.
 

davee

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maybe we should bundle in some of the previous resolutions concerning israel in the interests of fairness and world peace
 

charrison

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Originally posted by: davee
maybe we should bundle in some of the previous resolutions concerning israel in the interests of fairness and world peace

Sure while speaking of fairness, why dont we write a few up on the other side of that story. Oh, what those already exist.
 

GoingUp

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Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: Loggerman
I like Americian's,just don't trust Bush.He's just trying to finish what his Dad started.TMO

Well, to be honest we should have ignored world opinion 12 years ago and finished it then.

yup
 

UltraQuiet

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Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: Loggerman
I like Americian's,just don't trust Bush.He's just trying to finish what his Dad started.TMO

Bush is trusted by the public to a far greater degree than Clinton ever was....
Even if you disagree with him, you must admit he is at least honest as politicians go.
Yep, he is a model citizen helping extort California during its "energy" crisis and helping millions of people lose their life savings. Yeah, real honest.

I'm sure you could explain in detail exactly how he did both? Oh and please not just with your usual babble but with some real links that detail how Bush was responsible for either of those things.

 

Codewiz

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Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: CrazyDe1
Originally posted by: Loggerman
I like Americian's,just don't trust Bush.He's just trying to finish what his Dad started.TMO

I'm sure most people would take 4 more years of Clinton over Bush. Hell, he can have sex with, do whoever the hell he wants as logn as the economy is good

If he was still in office, the economy would still be sucking right now. There is nothing he could have done to stop the tech bubble.

IT IS SO RETARDED. People act like Clinton made the economy. Are they so stupid they do not realize that Reagan and Bush Sr. are the ones that setup the economy. Do you think that Clinton made so much difference within 6 months of taking office???? Give me a break. Clinton had about as much to do with the economy as he did having a fulfilling sexual relationship with Hillary.

I just find it amazing that people think Clinton made the economy. The economy started going down the crapper because Clinton didn't know what he was doing and left it in terrible shape for Bush Jr.

As for Cali's power problems. That was the cali governments fault. They bought that on themselves. Not building new power plants while increasing population. Idiots. Plain and simple. It was not Bush's fault that the politicians made foolish decisions before Bush ever took his oath of office.
 

SlowSS

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Originally posted by: Tominator
France and Russia were defiant when we liberated Kosovo. No UN approval was given for this invasion.

Kosovo is still a war zone btw and I was an still am against direct US intervention there. THAT is Europe's problem! Iraq is OUR problem!

I agree that Kosovo is European's problem but they were not doing anything about it,

and we couldn't sit idly by and watch widespread ethnic cleansing by Serb forces.

I think we did the right thing by intervening, I just wish it was sooner to prevent massive killings.


 

SlowSS

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Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: Loggerman
I like Americian's,just don't trust Bush.He's just trying to finish what his Dad started.TMO

Well, to be honest we should have ignored world opinion 12 years ago and finished it then.

Yup, we all wished that we could of finished the job while we had a chance in 1991.

 

HombrePequeno

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Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: jjsole
I don't see france and germany on that list.

That's because France and Germany only believe in multilateralism when it suits their own interests, and not those of the USA.

Yes, no one is complaining about france unilaterly taking care of some rebel problems in Africa. And they are doing this without UN approval.

They're not even doing a very good job of that. Ivory Coast just recently asked for our help in dealing with their problem because France's plan sucks.
 

Moonbeam

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Bush is trusted by the public to a far greater degree than Clinton ever was....
Even if you disagree with him, you must admit he is at least honest as politicians go.
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Had no trouble stealing the Presidency even though he knew he really lost the election. Bush is lying about Iraq. WE have completely different motivations for invading Iraq than those expressed. The american people will not send their sons to die for oil or imperial expansionism. So they lie.
 

exp

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If the U.S. finally makes the decision to go in with a small group of allies behind it you can bet your ass that France and Germany will be doing everything in their power to support (or appear to support) that effort. They don't want to be left out in the cold when the economic pie that is post-war Iraq is divided up.

It's just a question of whether France & Germany can do a 180 from their current anti-war position without losing face...and Powell's presentation will give them the opening they need. They won't actually be convinced by the new evidence, but they'll say they were and slide into line...holding their trays out for a great big helping of that sweet, sweet Iraqi oil.
 

charrison

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Originally posted by: exp
If the U.S. finally makes the decision to go in with a small group of allies behind it you can bet your ass that France and Germany will be doing everything in their power to support (or appear to support) that effort. They don't want to be left out in the cold when the economic pie that is post-war Iraq is divided up.

It's just a question of whether France & Germany can do a 180 from their current anti-war position without losing face...and Powell's presentation will give them the opening they need. They won't actually be convinced by the new evidence, but they'll say they were and slide into line...holding their trays out for a great big helping of that sweet, sweet Iraqi oil.

And reconstruction contracts....
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: HombrePequeno
Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: jjsole
I don't see france and germany on that list.

That's because France and Germany only believe in multilateralism when it suits their own interests, and not those of the USA.

Yes, no one is complaining about france unilaterly taking care of some rebel problems in Africa. And they are doing this without UN approval.

They're not even doing a very good job of that. Ivory Coast just recently asked for our help in dealing with their problem because France's plan sucks.

And that is exactly how the US got involved in Vietnam...because the French couldn't handle it.
 

UltraQuiet

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Had no trouble stealing the Presidency even though he knew he really lost the election.
You should put that in your sig so you don't have to keep typing it.
Bush is lying about Iraq. WE have completely different motivations for invading Iraq than those expressed.
Prove it.
The american people will not send their sons to die for oil or imperial expansionism.
No they won't and no one is asking them to.
So they lie.
Again, prove it. Show me hard proof that we are going to Iraq to take over the oil fields and I will walk into my Captains office tommorow and tell her I quit.
It's put up or shut up time, Moonie. You can make a hundred good arguments for not going to war in Iraq. However, just like many of those retards I see protesting the war, the "Bush is evil", "No blood for Oil", "Bush is a fascist" arguments aren't going to cut it. Those arguments,and the people who spew them, will continue to remain on the fringe right where they belong.
 

Dudd

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Originally posted by: CodewizIT IS SO RETARDED. People act like Clinton made the economy. Are they so stupid they do not realize that Reagan and Bush Sr. are the ones that setup the economy. Do you think that Clinton made so much difference within 6 months of taking office???? Give me a break. Clinton had about as much to do with the economy as he did having a fulfilling sexual relationship with Hillary.

I just find it amazing that people think Clinton made the economy. The economy started going down the crapper because Clinton didn't know what he was doing and left it in terrible shape for Bush Jr.

Clinton can't take credit for the economy, and he shouldn't be blamed for the current state of the economy either. Take a careful look at the 90s, and you'll see that people's expectations went wild. Communications companies went billions into debt betting on future demand for fiberoptics. Investors put their lifes savings into Pets.com, saw it rise 1000%, and went out and bought a new Mercedes. People went crazy over industries that simply weren't making a profit, and then were surprised when it all came crashing down. Clinton couldn't control how people thought, and it's rediculous to believe that the government, indeed one person, has that great an influence over something as complex as the US economy.

 

Hayabusa Rider

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Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: Loggerman I like Americian's,just don't trust Bush.He's just trying to finish what his Dad started.TMO
Well, to be honest we should have ignored world opinion 12 years ago and finished it then.

So the President should have gone in agreeing with the program, then break his word, going completely against our allies. Well, although I would have liked to see Saddam gone, I am glad that Bush the first had more character than that.

Tell you what. Let's just finish this, and kill every living thing on the planet. First put a big flag on the North Pole so if any intelligent beings ever come from outer space, they know who won.
 

etech

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Hayabusarider
Tell you what. Let's just finish this, and kill every living thing on the planet. First put a big flag on the North Pole so if any intelligent beings ever come from outer space, they know who won.


That is what is known as a ..
Straw Man (Fallacy Of Extension):
attacking an exaggerated or caricatured version of your opponent's position.
 

hagbard

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Originally posted by: charrison
linkage

The United Nations Charter charges the Security Council with the task of preserving international peace and security. To do so, the Security Council must maintain its credibility by ensuring full compliance with its resolutions. We cannot allow a dictator to systematically violate those Resolutions. If they are not complied with, the Security Council will lose its credibility and world peace will suffer as a result.

We are confident that the Security Council will face up to its responsibilities.

SIGNED,

Jos&eacute; Mar&iacute;a Aznar, Spain
Jos&eacute; Manuel Dur&atilde;o Barroso, Portugal
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy
Tony Blair, United Kingdom
V&aacute;clav Havel, Czech Republic
Peter Medgyessy, Hungary
Leszek Miller, Poland
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark


I am sure the detracters will just declare them all puppets of the US govt.

They're all puppets of the US government. Happy? Anyway, we'll see where things go.

 

charrison

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Originally posted by: hagbard
Originally posted by: charrison
linkage

The United Nations Charter charges the Security Council with the task of preserving international peace and security. To do so, the Security Council must maintain its credibility by ensuring full compliance with its resolutions. We cannot allow a dictator to systematically violate those Resolutions. If they are not complied with, the Security Council will lose its credibility and world peace will suffer as a result.

We are confident that the Security Council will face up to its responsibilities.

SIGNED,

Jos&eacute; Mar&iacute;a Aznar, Spain
Jos&eacute; Manuel Dur&atilde;o Barroso, Portugal
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy
Tony Blair, United Kingdom
V&aacute;clav Havel, Czech Republic
Peter Medgyessy, Hungary
Leszek Miller, Poland
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark


I am sure the detracters will just declare them all puppets of the US govt.

They're all puppets of the US government. Happy? Anyway, we'll see where things go.


I was wondering where you were.
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Originally posted by: etech
Hayabusarider
Tell you what. Let's just finish this, and kill every living thing on the planet. First put a big flag on the North Pole so if any intelligent beings ever come from outer space, they know who won.
That is what is known as a .. Straw Man (Fallacy Of Extension): attacking an exaggerated or caricatured version of your opponent's position.

No, that is me being frustrated with people and throwing up my hands in a metaphorical sense. Methinks you get frustrated too sometimes
 

Evadman

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The United Nations Charter charges the Security Council with the task of preserving international peace and security. To do so, the Security Council must maintain its credibility by ensuring full compliance with its resolutions. We cannot allow a dictator to systematically violate those Resolutions. If they are not complied with, the Security Council will lose its credibility and world peace will suffer as a result.

Wait... They had some to lose? Monica Lewinski has more credibility then the UN.
 

Moonbeam

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DaveSohmer Quote:

"Again, prove it. Show me hard proof that we are going to Iraq to take over the oil fields and I will walk into my Captains office tommorow and tell her I quit.
It's put up or shut up time, Moonie. You can make a hundred good arguments for not going to war in Iraq. However, just like many of those retards I see protesting the war, the "Bush is evil", "No blood for Oil", "Bush is a fascist" arguments aren't going to cut it. Those arguments,and the people who spew them, will continue to remain on the fringe right where they belong."
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I can't show you the proof, Dave. You will just have to trust me. If I show you the proof it would compromise my sources

All I can tell you is that it's not about oil, it's about a new American imperialism. Oil is just a factor. Just keep this under your hat. It may be years before the truth leaks out.
 

sandorski

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Originally posted by: rahvin
Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: jjsole I don't see france and germany on that list.
That's because France and Germany only believe in multilateralism when it suits their own interests, and not those of the USA.
Someone from the US calling them unilateral is pretty funny. This isn't about dictators or whats good for the rest of the world, this is about oil and israel, i.e. unilateralism.

If it was about oil why are we not invading venezuala? Or saudi. Both would be much easier targets.

Hell Chavez is a commie, a commie dictator. A commie dictator of a nation that supplies more oil to the US than Iraq EVER will. If it was only about oil Venezuala would have been invaded half a year ago. This isn't about Iraqi oil at all, this is about the threat a rouge nation presents to other nations that have oil.

Commie, perhaps, but democratically elected Commie
 

B00ne

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Originally posted by: jjsole
I don't see france and germany on that list.
They were not constacted about it - the US has achieved what they tried to do - drive a wedge into Europe...