Droning On About Pakistan
POSTED BY: Kwicko
UPDATED: Friday, February 6, 2026 20:08
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That, and the whole corporate economic system America has lends itself really well to propping up the industrial military complex. They're a big lobbyist and ever since WW2 they've pretty much been running rampant.
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Gino, Rue, add to your list: All treaties should be symmetrical. Right now, Chinese goods can be sold in America with no tariff, but American goods are sold inn China at 50% tariff. There are tons of raw deal treaties like this, in every direction.
Re: Putin and AMB, "anti-missile systems" are actually small missile system, capable of launching fairly sizable nuclear missiles. Anti-missile has become a Luntz term for a missile system.
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What a great discussion. Wouldn’t we just solve the world’s problems if they let us loose on them? How can all the people on just this one website have such a clear grasp of the situation and those in our government be so obtuse and idiotic? Yeah, I know the answers…still…Quote:
Bingo.
"Throw more money and personnel at the problem" is not a plan. It's also the only suggestion any of the generals could have given, because NO ONE has any idea what the crap we're doing over there any more. Well, besides pulling out, but the military high ups aren't going to suggest that, they have their Christian American pride to think of.Quote:
Absofrigginlootely.
Because frankly, you will NEVER win a war of that kind, you will only create more attackers - unless you exterminate each and every one and then each and every one who might side with them on principle and then those who might side with them ...Quote:
Hysterically right on. And while I have the same doubts about any “born-again Christian”, I do think Dumbya felt he was doing right (among other things). Not that he was clear on ANY concept, or didn’t have other incentives, too. Old joke:
Bush: How many troops are needed to secure Iraq?
Generals: 500,000
Bush: But the bible says 144,000
Everyone else: Maybe 2,000 years ago, but looks like 1/2 a million.
Bush: I like the bible. It stopped me drinking. I'm sending 144,000Quote:
I gotta deviate here and toss in a couple of giggles (everyone can use a giggle now and then, especially the way the world is right now):
Cheney walks into the Oval Office and tells Bush “Mr. President, three Brazilians died in Iraq today.”
Bush jumps to his feet and cries in anguish “Oh my god! How many are in a Brazillion?!”Quote:
And just to be fair, here’s a few on Clinton (with apologies to African-Americans everywhere, as it’s an unfair stereotype):
President Bush was visiting a primary school. One of the classes was in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meaning. The teacher asked the president if he would like to lead the discussion of the word "tragedy." So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a tragedy.
Little Jimmy stood up and offered, "If my best friend, Johnny, who lives on a farm, were playing in the field and a tractor ran him over and killed him, that would be a tragedy."
"No," said Bush, "that would be an accident."
Little Suzie raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy."
"I'm afraid not." explained the President. "That's what we would call a great loss."
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Bush searched the room.
"Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room little Johnny raised his hand. In a quiet voice he said: "If Air Force One carrying Mr. and Mrs. Bush was struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy."
"That's right!" exclaimed Bush. "Can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Well," says little Johnny, "it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."Quote:
And just for the fun of it:
From a show on Canadian TV there was a black comedian who said he misses Bill Clinton.
"Yep, that's right - I miss Bill Clinton! He was the closest thing we ever got to having a black man as President.
Number 1 - He played the sax.
Number 2 - He smoked weed.
Number 3 - He had his way with ugly white women.
Even now? Look at him ... his wife works, and he don't! And, he gets a check from the government every month. Quote:
Manufacturers announced today that they will be stocking America 's shelves this week with " Clinton Soup," in honor of one of the nations' most distinguished men. It consists primarily of a weenie in hot water.
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Chrysler Corporation is adding a new car to its
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Great! We agree then... that there's absolutely nothing we can do. Lovely, back to where I was when I didn't care. 
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Is it ever any different, sadly?
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Yes, it's sometimes different. We're not invading everywhere, because some nations have reliable allies. I think this is what the world is missing. Probably a post-cold war left over. Everyone became a US or Soviet ally, the Soviets blew theirs, now we're blowing ours. But by rights, if we attack pakistan, China should say "okay, but you have to go through us" just as Japan wanted the legal right to say to China re Taiwan
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Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 30, wounds over 130: police
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260206-suicide-blast-at-islama
bad-mosque-kills-at-least-30-wounds-over-130-police
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