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Buzzy, it's the "export" of capitalism, per se, that I disapprove of, it's the form it's often delivered in. ie, support of suppressive right wing regimes that do _NOTHING_ to help the populace, save line the pockets of the fat cats back stateside, or outright invasions, performed under the...

Cubano, you are right. There are certainly a diminishing returns on military technology, especially in a theatre of urban combat. My guess would be your exalted leaders were amply aware of what invading Iraq would entail. Selling the invasion to the American public -- and it's been a tough...

1. I can't speak for anybody else buzzy, but I myself certainly am working my ass off -- time spent educating you guys not counted. And please, easy on the hyperbole. I'm hardly blaming America for EVERYTHING; only what its guilty for. 2. Yes! Just the way it should be! Imagine, a...

"Son of wealthy South American landowners rebels against aristocrat parents". I'm as easily dismissed as that. There you go, I saved you the time. I guess the pill's too bitter for now. But keep thinking about it. You might eventually find swallowing to be quite the liberating experience.

There are no hard numbers, but you can check some figures here: http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat3.htm (Bosnia's near the bottom of the page)

Hi amigo! Fine thanks! Although, I came perilously close to wrapping my car around a pole the other day. Thankfully, I survived. I guess someone must have been praying for me.

Wrong, Mondo. On two counts. First, you still have to sell it to Joe and Jenny Sixpack. Something, as the current crisis demonstrates, is proving irritatingly difficult. And two, just conquering the world -- laying it to waste, or grabbing the land -- is pointless. You need to be able...

Oh, but Optional dearest, I am aware of history. Accutely aware. Don't dilly dally; If you ever wish to question the historical accuracy of my commentary, simply make the accusation and come prepared to defend it. Now, I already agreed with you that America is the nicest Empire (or...

Quite possibly, Mondo. And with it go the last vestiges of the noble values your nation once stood for -- in thought and in deed.

Optional, I'm not asking you to like me. Let's just get that straight, so that you needn't waste time informing me of your loathing. And, not that you have done, but none of you need waste time comparing my own country's (Argentina) past with yours. If you'd like to come "right back...

Wait, "music and flowers" wasn't it?

I think you should just graciously receive the gifts the jubilant Iraqis will no doubt be showering you with and go on and enjoy the festivities they will have no doubt prepared...

Neither do I have anything personal against you Babak. From all accounts you appear to be a reasonable and level headed, although tragically mistaken, guy. They really want this war huh? Hmm, the fact that thousands of Arabs, expatriate Iraqis among them, are returning to Iraq to defend...

Bor2trade, Not to mention the indigenous Americans whose slaughter has become a part of national folklore. Okay, that was "in the past". Well, you can just as easily point to the hundreds of thousands (perhaps milions) who have suffered horrendous deaths as a direct result of US foreign...

The western media's war coverage, especially that of the Fox network, is a farce. This according to the man that wrote the book on war reporting, Phillip Knight People in Britain must feel the same way. Subscriptions to Al Jazeera there are up by 4,000,000. As usual, the American public...

Try the patently obvious (and right) thing: get the fuck out of their country. And quit using the "terrrorism" slogan -- blowing yourself up fighting an invading military force isn't terrorism. Duh.

Red Dawn :D

rs7, who, in the last 12 years that he's allegedly had these WMD, has Saddam attacked or posed a threat to? Which terrorist organizations did he supply? Where is the evidence of the imminent threat posed to America? Important questions, no? I assure you that if I, armchair international...

Actually, I think making clear what the real objectives (as opposed to the feel good reasons your adminsration sells to you at home) are would be a fatal error. In fact, people in these other countries, viewing the situation without the distortion of patriotic frenzy, can probably easily see...

I take it the truth hurts. PS - re your first sentece above, I'll just repeat myself: The banality of your pathetic insults is exceeded only by your gushing naivety