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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Australia
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Rich, the US is not the only country to have troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Sure you have the majority, but you *are* the world's greatest military power. Bush could not have gone into Afghanistan and Iraq without British support, so you guys do owe them support, and recognition. Blair is on the way out, so this is why British troops are being reduced - note: not withdrawn. You can hate Bush all you like, but please remember that British troops have died supporting their country's ally, the USA.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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The Times "How Britons were conned by Iranian gunboat trick" summarizes how Iran was able to do what they did. Their subtitle for the article is: "The speed and cunning shown by the Revolutionary Guards suggests that their action was premeditated."
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Iran then said "oh never mind, that first set was a mistake, here are the REAL coordinates," and sent a second set of coordinates which was in Iranian waters. But by then the Brits had flown over the still-stationary Indian vessel, with a GPS unit; they released a picture of the result to show where it took place, in clearly Iraqi territory. |
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Read? I only know how to write.
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Options limited in Iran stand-off It's not a major problem when observing from a strategic objective. But it could become major and problematic as defined here. Deja vue a silly spy plane incident when some wanted a boogey man and therefore war with China. |
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Does anyone here really think that the US is going to enter a war with Iran over 6 British sailors? I am a strong supporter of US-UK ties on many levels. But does anyone really think this is some kind of plan by Blair and Bush to start a war with Iran????
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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I don't know what to think when it comes to Bush anymore.
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I think this line's mostly filler.
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: DC
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Um, there weren't even six British sailors captured by Saddam. Just an old grudge.
And there's an even older grudge against Iran. Ironically, the one that caused us to prop up Saddam in the first place.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Well the US didn't mind getting inolved in a dispute over a couple of border guards in Lebanon. What's the difference? Who is a more important ally is probably more the question.
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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I heard that this could be about a prisoner exchange too. I forget if it was from here or somewhere else...
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/new...p?storyid=9633
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We have to go back, Kate!
Join Date: Apr 2004
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My God, this 'special relationship', shoulder-to-shoulder friendship with America was worth mortgaging what little goodwill we had left with the rest of the world eh? |
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#26 |
“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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Well anytime you all would like to just start to go it alone without US support I am all for it. How about we break realations and see where that gets both our countries?
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Is this one of those, "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem", accusations?
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Nope, it was a response to Mercenary's post.
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Read? I only know how to write.
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Do we call it selfishness, egotism, tactlessness, rudness, impudence, or simple disrespect? Probably all. All is probably necessary to know things without first learning facts. To know things only because TheMercenary has a political agenda that justifies all and that makes him so predictable. What has TheMercenary just posted to DanaC? In simplest terms: "fuck you - I am an American". |
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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