Nataly 38 #351 May 3, 2011 Quote Quote If it was not for the French military, there would be no such thing as the United States of America. Spend some time with the Legion and see how disparaging you are of things French and military. +1 +2 And for what it's worth, I'm Canadian (And British, but that's another story!)"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #352 May 3, 2011 Anyway, we finallly got rid of the founder of an organization that has been blowing civilians up all over the world. Just how much more hand-wringing do we need to do about this? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #353 May 3, 2011 Hello, I'm Dan, have you been to Speaker's Corner before... - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #354 May 3, 2011 QuoteAnyway, we finallly got rid of the founder of an organization that has been blowing civilians up all over the world. Just how much more hand-wringing do we need to do about this? Absolutely. Everyone who blows up civilians should be brought to book. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #355 May 3, 2011 Quote Anyway, we finallly got rid of the founder of an organization that has been blowing civilians up all over the world. Just how much more hand-wringing do we need to do about this? About the same amount of hand-wringing as Shah's social-life BF threads."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #356 May 3, 2011 QuoteI guess 150-250 years the French had an army. Belated thanks! When I was in SF I worked with the Legion, funny thing they were all foreigners! :P back then, they also had a king. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #357 May 3, 2011 QuoteQuoteArabs celebrating the death of a US soldier are Islamic barbarians that have no concept civilization. Americans celebrating the death of an Arab is different how? QuoteHow many times is someone going to ask this stupid question? As many as it takes until... a) the reader "gets it" or, b) the writer gets tired of talking to a wall. so no hope that the questioners will get a clue? Or stop beating the same strawman? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #358 May 3, 2011 QuoteI'm talking about why waterboarding is abhorrent and a bullet to the brain is cause for celebration. Why is it morally right to euthanize an rabid dog, but morally wrong to bathe him in the washing machine on heavy duty cycle? Humane = moral, inhumane = immoral. Pretty simple distinction in my book, and one I think you'll find plenty of examples for in our society (see death row case law). Of course I doubt you'll agree, but maybe you can find some other aspect to get all negative nancy over. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #359 May 3, 2011 QuoteQuoteCall me unpatriotic, I'm ready for a bashing and some nasty PM's, but this event really hasn't changed my life at all... ...or Obamas chances of getting re-elected I think it has improved those chances somewhat, but it certainly doesn't make the outcome a slam-dunk by any means. Blues Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DARK 0 #360 May 3, 2011 Quote A great post - which then ends with ignorant/moronic stereotyping. Show me how any other country doesn't have the exact same small proportion of this type of personality you decry. I didn't say all :p but ye maybe your right Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #361 May 3, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteCall me unpatriotic, I'm ready for a bashing and some nasty PM's, but this event really hasn't changed my life at all... ...or Obamas chances of getting re-elected I think it has improved those chances somewhat, but it certainly doesn't make the outcome a slam-dunk by any means. Blues Dave 1 point bounce today Will not mean anything in less than 3 weeks"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 186 #362 May 3, 2011 It just means the republicans will have a difficult time playing the dems are weak on national security card during the election. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #363 May 3, 2011 Quote It just means the republicans will have a difficult time playing the dems are weak on national security card during the election. "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #364 May 3, 2011 QuoteWhy is it morally right to euthanize an rabid dog, but morally wrong to bathe him in the washing machine on heavy duty cycle? Humane = moral, inhumane = immoral. Pretty simple distinction in my book, and one I think you'll find plenty of examples for in our society (see death row case law). Of course I doubt you'll agree, but maybe you can find some other aspect to get all negative nancy over. Blues, Dave With the added distinction that throwing the rabid dog in the washing machine won't cure him of rabies. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #365 May 3, 2011 Quote Quote A great post - which then ends with ignorant/moronic stereotyping. Show me how any other country doesn't have the exact same small proportion of this type of personality you decry. I didn't say all :p but ye maybe your right well, if you aren't going to bite at my rudeness, then I'll just have to nice to you. it's a brave new SC, how about that? ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #366 May 3, 2011 Quote And for what it's worth, I'm Canadian (And British, but that's another story!) Well, we just hope you start behaving yourself before the French also eject you."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #367 May 3, 2011 QuoteQuoteCan you say four more years? Well, more like 5.5, but yeah. The election is his to lose. Nobody can take it away from him now. Perhaps. GHWB executed a simply brilliant campaign during Desert Storm, and his ratings went through the roof. By the time of the election, however, the issue on which people voted was the economy, and Clinton edged him. Regardless of my feelings toward Harvard lawyers, I am glad he did not stand in the way of the people who could get the job done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgoose71 0 #368 May 3, 2011 Quote Quote I still say we could have caught OBL a lot sooner if it wasn't for Eric Holder or Obama's lack of will in reeling him in. Bush lacked the will to get Bin Laden and focused on an easy target. At the end of his two terms, Bin Laden was still alive and pulling the strings. Obama comes along and in just two years Bin Laden is dead! Seems that Obama is the man of will and determination. This shit should had been done ten years ago. Either that or Obama did a great job of piggy backing on someone else's work. I can walk up to a puzzle with only one piece left to finish it, put the piece in and say "done" also.....Did you miss the part earlier where the intelligence that lead to Bin Laden came from water boarding?"There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #369 May 3, 2011 Quote Either that or Obama did a great job of piggy backing on someone else's work. I can walk up to a puzzle with only one piece left to finish it, put the piece in and say "done" also.....Did you miss the part earlier where the intelligence that lead to Bin Laden came from water boarding? 1 nick name of a guy and at the time they didn't even know what it meant. Just another one of a bajillion leads they've followed. Yeah, that certainly was "the last puzzle piece." Hell, Tom Gillespie at UCLA was closer to the answer two years ago just using island biogeography; no water boarding required. Just an understanding of what it takes for an animal to survive and where it's most likely to live.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #370 May 3, 2011 QuoteDid you miss the part earlier where the intelligence that lead to Bin Laden came from water boarding? Yeah, I missed that part, because it's not true, but please hang onto any shred of evidence that your desire for revenge torture has some deeper purpose. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #371 May 3, 2011 QuoteQuoteLooks like Osama Bin Laden had his address on the PlayStation network... Looks like you didn't invent this joke. Lame. Duh, get over yourself.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #372 May 3, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteLooks like Osama Bin Laden had his address on the PlayStation network... Looks like you didn't invent this joke. Lame. Duh, get over yourself. Is it true you didn’t write the song Happy Birthday either but you were heard singing it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #373 May 3, 2011 Quote Quote Quote I still say we could have caught OBL a lot sooner if it wasn't for Eric Holder or Obama's lack of will in reeling him in. Bush lacked the will to get Bin Laden and focused on an easy target. At the end of his two terms, Bin Laden was still alive and pulling the strings. Obama comes along and in just two years Bin Laden is dead! Seems that Obama is the man of will and determination. This shit should had been done ten years ago. Either that or Obama did a great job of piggy backing on someone else's work. I can walk up to a puzzle with only one piece left to finish it, put the piece in and say "done" also.....Did you miss the part earlier where the intelligence that lead to Bin Laden came from water boarding? Hahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a funny guy. Truth is, it took Obama and the United States Navy to get the job done. Bush and the Army dropped the ball. Good thing Obama and the United States Navy were there to get the shot. GO NAVY"...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgoose71 0 #374 May 3, 2011 Quote Quote Did you miss the part earlier where the intelligence that lead to Bin Laden came from water boarding? Yeah, I missed that part, because it's not true, but please hang onto any shred of evidence that your desire for revenge torture has some deeper purpose. Here is one for ya.... Quote In the hours after bin Laden's death Sunday, senior Obama administration officials said detainees had provided the nom de guerre of the courier who eventually lead intelligence officers to the compound housing bin Laden. Officials said the courier, who was killed during Sunday's raid, was identified by detainees as a protege of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- considered the mastermind of 9/11 -- and that he might be "living with and protecting" bin Laden. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/osama-bin-laden-dead-renews-debate-waterboarding-interrogation/story?id=13518686&page=1 Quote “Osama bin Laden would not have been captured and killed if it were not for the initial information we got from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after he was waterboarded,” Long Island Rep. Peter King told CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/05/03/rep-king-waterboarded-ksm-gave-up-bin-ladens-courier/ Jury is still out......"There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #375 May 3, 2011 FUCK.. do you ever get the idea that there are some people here in SERIOUS need of waterboarding... just to get all the stink off their heads that have been so firmly implanted for so fucking long.; Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
