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There was a guy named "Curveball" I believe, who said Iraq had WMDs without presenting any proof. He lied because he wanted to get rid of Iraq's leader. I have not seen any evidence of Libya's leader shooing civilians besides word of mouth. These same civilians became armed rebels overnight...

Right. The US doesn't need Libya oil so US is doing Europe a favor here. In terms of NATO, it no longer has a real purpose. But, like any organization or organism, it wants to live and grow and not wither away. So, NATO has to constantly find new (preferably weak so victory is guaranteed)...

I don't understand the purpose of your post. Are you saying only that gov't should plan ahead? I would say that all forms of gov't should do some long term planning.

It is about oil for Europe. Not oil for US. That is why US initially opposed it and only reluctantly joined. For those who believe the UN intervention in Somalia was about humanirtarian purposes, that was only part of the reason. Yes, in addition to pirates, Somalia also has oil. US...

China is concerned because they thought they had Africa all to themselves, mostly, after the West basically stole the precious metals and abandoned the continent. Now that the prices for many non PM resources are rising rapidly, perhaps the West now sees Africa as more than just pirates...

America had 20000 tons of gold before Bretton Woods. After Nixon ended it, we only had ~8000 tons. Most of that gold was given away for about $40 per ounce (lol). We can do another system as long as our precious metals stay in the country and newly printed dollars, not backed by anything...

Sorry but your land price estimate is way too high. The link below shows there is a lot of private land availabe for ~$200 to $1000 per acre. http://www.landwatch.com/New_Mexico_land_for_sale/500_Acres? So, there are ~640 acres per sq mi. Assuming a land cost of ~$500 per acre this gives...

Texas has the same problems as California. It just took longer for them to manifest.

Many of the technological "advances" have been for entertainment technology and not necessarily practical applications. Why do you think computer chips are using multiple core designs? There haven't been enough real advances to allow single cores to run faster without overheating. All of...

Is this temporary or is it too dangerous for humans now? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42084187/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Also, the additional safety features probably to be required for all plants will drive the cost of nuclear power up dramatically. Think about it: why isn't there any sort of failsafe where the power company can easily dump a mass of some substance ( not saltwater) on the reactor to end the...

Looking more closely, it seems Afghanistan only wants us to fight in the mountains of Afghanistan or in Pakistan. They seem to be saying they dont want any operations near civilians or populated towns. The US is there under some mandate from the UN, I believe. Whether the mandate says the...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031204182.html As the President of Afghanistan, does Karzai have the power to tell US/NATO to stop operations in his country?

Great movie.

Solar should surpass subsidy-free grid parity for other energy within a few years, if it hasn't already. I say this because one company is already making solar modules that only cost ~$0.73 per watt to manufacture. It's expected that the cost per watt for a module at several companies should...

The 2009 budget was signed into law under Bush. Obama is responsible for 2010 and forward. You need to shift the responsiblily up 1 for all the presidents listed, in fact.

A form of reversion to the mean is the only thing I've been able to develop that works consistently.

Yeah, that's kind of what I meant.

Ron Paul is very intellectual, which is a plus. A possible issue with him, in the eyes of potential voters, is that he sounds intellectual when he speaks. Many people are turned of by individuals who sound intellectual when they try to explain an issue. The ideal candidate might be one who is...

The next recession ( yes, there will be another recession), regardless of the cause, will be the big one. When you look at how it took running the deficit up to $1.65T to gain any growth, what will it take to force growth the next time? And, will anyone besides the Fed want to buy debt then at...