Why the EU can't be too hard on the US
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Originally posted by Khyron:
And how likely is it that the EU will become involved in a shooting war anyway?
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Pretty good I think. We've been doing it without significant interruption for the last 2000 years.
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Originally posted by Fletch2:Quote:
Originally posted by Khyron:
And how likely is it that the EU will become involved in a shooting war anyway?
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Pretty good I think. We've been doing it without significant interruption for the last 2000 years.
Yup-yup. And things aren't getting better, what with the US wanting to install missile-intercept systems in the Czech Republic, and Russia saying that they will respond not diplomatically, but militarily, to any such threat. If they hold to that, then there's every likelihood that the EU could get sucked into the middle of yet another shooting war.
Sadly, I think that this is exactly the kind of thing Bush WANTS - for everyone to be at war with everyone else!
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
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Originally posted by Kwicko:Quote:
Originally posted by Fletch2:Quote:
Originally posted by Khyron:
And how likely is it that the EU will become involved in a shooting war anyway?
.
Pretty good I think. We've been doing it without significant interruption for the last 2000 years.
Yup-yup. And things aren't getting better, what with the US wanting to install missile-intercept systems in the Czech Republic, and Russia saying that they will respond not diplomatically, but militarily, to any such threat. If they hold to that, then there's every likelihood that the EU could get sucked into the middle of yet another shooting war.
Sadly, I think that this is exactly the kind of thing Bush WANTS - for everyone to be at war with everyone else!
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia
Plus the fact 68% of czechs don't want the US in there.....
Lets party like its 1939
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Plus the fact 68% of czechs don't want the US in there.....
Well, yeah, but since when have other countries known what's in their best interests? Only the US knows what's good for you. Did you miss a memo? I'm pretty sure we sent one out. I'll make sure you get another copy of it.
(You will of course recognize this as a joke...)
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia
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While Yurp/Med had the strongest economies, I've heard of the Spanish Empire, the British Empire, the French Empire, the Third Reich, Greek Empire, Roman Empire, Franco-Russian War, and something called The War To End All Wars, and the sequel, WWII, not to mention the Yugoslavs can't wait to kill each other all over again.
Then, following WWII, the U.S. became the world economic power, and the world babysitter.
Vietnam (vs USSR/China), Korea (vs USSR/China), and now sprouting peaceful allegiances in the Mideast, don't really compare the the carnage wrought when Yurp/Med is the econimic power.
Now the EU is returning the world's economic power to Yurp.
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Originally posted by Khyron:
And how likely is it that the EU will become involved in a shooting war anyway?
Seems a foregone proposition.
Find a Chamberlain to solve the problems.
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Quote:The EU members have, in the past, generally gone to war with each other. So maybe not so likely.
Originally posted by Khyron:
And how likely is it that the EU will become involved in a shooting war anyway?
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Hello,
Is there some reason we like to bash the French?
Wasn't their support critical for winning our war of Independence against the British?
Weren't French citizens fighting in resistance cells helpful towards recapturing France from their occupiers during WWII?
I can't remember what the French did, exactly, that should encourage us to hold such enmity against them?
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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Originally posted by AnthonyT:
I can't remember what the French did, exactly, that should encourage us to hold such enmity against them?
They may have helped us in our war for independence (which they didn't have to do, really) and the war against the Nazis (which was obviously in their best interest, to be fair) but they wanted nothing to do with Iraq. Clearly they are craven bastards, every one of them.
You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one.
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the problem with the e.u. is that it is very similar to the u.n with a group of disparate nations held together by not much apart from economic intrests .i think youll find that if sarcozy would have been in power at the time of the iraq war france would have been involved.plus the french helped america in the war of independence not for truly altruistic reasons as disposeing of the british opened up a huge market for france which then had no tariffs to pay on imports.the french have a worse history than british for tyranny against other countries Algeria anyone
im just going out,i may be some time 
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Quote:Say that again living in Britain where you can smell them across the channel.
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hello,
Is there some reason we like to bash the French?
Wasn't their support critical for winning our war of Independence against the British?
Weren't French citizens fighting in resistance cells helpful towards recapturing France from their occupiers during WWII?
I can't remember what the French did, exactly, that should encourage us to hold such enmity against them?
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
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