<div class="quote_poster">Schaddy Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Well, all I can say is that it's far more important to bomb all of Afghanistan and Iraq instead of putting any energy/resources into figuring things out with N Korea. </div>please tell me that's a joke, right? bomb all of Afghanistan and Iraq??
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">please tell me that's a joke, right? bomb all of Afghanistan and Iraq??</div> Obviously it is.
Definitely a joke guys, I was expressing how pathetic it is that we're virtually powerless to stop anything right now because that guy in the oval office is spreading every troop we've got all over the rest of the world.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> btw, culture and diversity is what i said about latin America, not europe. moreover, my cultural designations were as much academic as observational. have i been abroad? lets see i spent a summer in england and france; lived in singapore for 6 months; i've traveled extensively throughout N.A.; i could go on...</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Subject: Culture, what do u think? Europe Pro:Introspection- ever been to Europe? just look at the architecture, speak to waiter at a parisian coffee shop about the human condition or visit some of their historical sites and u will learn about introspection Con: Exclusivity- restrictive immigration polcies so there isn't much <u>racial </u>diversity but they aren't bigots fyi just too proud for their own good</div> Funny how we all get caught up in our mistakes.
<div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Funny how we all get caught up in our mistakes.</div> are u simple? that was under restrictive immigration and the broader imperative of exclusivity. latin america is the place i identified as the place with expansive diversity.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">are u simple? that was under restrictive immigration and the broader imperative of exclusivity. latin america is the place i identified as the place with expansive diversity.</div> I learn something new everyday.
Well, kinda going back on the topic, the overall situation is not looking good. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> North Korea said Wednesday it will consider any increased pressure from the United States as "a declaration of a war," a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said, according to North Korea's state-run news agency, KCNA. (Watch Condoleezza Rice lay out the U.S. position on North Korean threats -- 1:28) </div> http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/1...test/index.html Although I don't expect N.Korea to do anything imminently, I don't expect them to cease with thier plans either. America is stuck trying to deal with too many things at once right now.
Anything the US does is considered hostile to North Korea, but to be fair, what do you expect when the first thing a country does is label you as apart of an "axis of evil?" That really was a terrible idea. It might have won over Americans, but whoever ignored its' potential impact on foreign relations is a dumbass.
<div class="quote_poster">Chutney Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> the first thing a country does is label you as apart of an "axis of evil?" </div> fyi- "axis of evil" was coined by a canadian named david frum, one of bush's speechwriters and one of canada's foremost neo-con intellectuals who fled to america to escape our lefty bastion
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">fyi- "axis of evil" was coined by a canadian named david frum, one of bush's speechwriters and one of canada's foremost neo-con intellectuals who fled to america to escape our lefty bastion</div> I remember reading an article about it. They were touting it as the greatest invention since sliced bread. It served its' purpose though: suckered the majority of the population into believing that there was a common enemy out there that could be beaten.
<div class="quote_poster">Chutney Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I remember reading an article about it. They were touting it as the greatest invention since sliced bread. It served its' purpose though: suckered the majority of the population into believing that there was a common enemy out there that could be beaten.</div> yeah they needed to sell the idea of war to christians and of course as most of u know- jesus christ was the worlds first celebrated pacifist. defeating evil was a pretext for war in the bible belt, or so they are led to believe...
Subject - I wouldn't be concerned of a country like North Korea who only posses these weapons for hostile purposes of being recognized by world leaders. I highly doubt they [North Korea] would attempt to attack a country let alone sell these weapons to others who would be in a position to attempt an attack against their enemies. <div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">are u simple? that was under restrictive immigration and the broader imperative of exclusivity. latin america is the place i identified as the place with expansive diversity.</div> You don't have a clue of this world, kid. Most of the words you use don't even pertain to the sentences you're writing about. My college mates are having a blast reading this and your views of Europe are laughable at best. Also, "simple" shouldn't be used for the insult you're attempting to write because the way you asked me that it really means "are you a humble person?" If you wanted to ask if I'm stupid, well I wouldn't go into accusations of others when it appears you're at the top of the leader board at the moment. That's quite an immature way of defending your judgments. Anyway it has been fun crushing your ego for a short time and I know others enjoyed it with how many damn PM messages I received. I really do suggest settling down and attempting to be more open when you debate. Debates are only fun when opinions are backed up with information and the individuals can respect one another's views.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">yeah they needed to sell the idea of war to christians and of course as most of u know- jesus christ was the worlds first celebrated pacifist. defeating evil was a pretext for war in the bible belt, or so they are led to believe...</div> Didn't know about that in particular. I thought that concept worked on most of the American population, even outside the "Bible Belt." What I thought it did particularily well is simplifying the US situation with terrorism into a scenario that most of the population could relate to. A common enemy brought parallells to the US vs. Soviet Communist, or the US vs. German/Japanese Fascism, etc. It was definitely easier to justify war, when you had most people thinking in a WWII/Cold War mindset again.
<div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> You don't have a clue of this world, kid. Most of the words you use don't even pertain to the sentences you're writing about. My college mates are having a blast reading this and your views of Europe are laughable at best. Also, "simple" shouldn't be used for the insult you're attempting to write because the way you asked me that it really means "are you a humble person?" If you wanted to ask if I'm stupid, well I wouldn't go into accusations of others when it appears you're at the top of the leader board at the moment. That's quite an immature way of defending your judgments. Anyway it has been fun crushing your ego for a short time and I know others enjoyed it with how many damn PM messages I received. I really do suggest settling down and attempting to be more open when you debate. Debates are only fun when opinions are backed up with information and the individuals can respect one another's views.</div> your college mates? community/junior college i suspect. communications? fashion? so u?ve received pm's for your heroic effort, figures since most jbb members haven't hit puberty yet.
Dudes, no need to make this thread into a battle of insults. We were having a nice back-and-forth about how the US and North Korea are like two retards playing a game of chicken (nuclear style!). If you got a personal issue, just settle it through PM's.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">whats that suppose to mean?</div> I know I'm late replying to this, but I just caught it. I wasn't being rude or anything, but please, dumb the language down for us non vocabularly talented people.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">yeah they needed to sell the idea of war to christians and of course as most of u know- jesus christ was the worlds first celebrated pacifist. defeating evil was a pretext for war in the bible belt, or so they are led to believe...</div> It wasn't a matter of selling the war to the Bible belt, the Red states will back the Republican party no matter what. I think it was more a move to justify to the UN and to get support worldwide for the US to invade Iraq. When the inspectors couldn't find any WMDs, the UN's support for the US in Iraq went away. It didn't take long to figure out there were no WMDs to begin with. So now we have this current mess, a torn nation, and the US is viewed as the world bully. This N. Korea incident is going to get very interesting. China is a tough no-win situation. They don't want an influx of N. Korean refugees entering their borders, but at the same time they could face pressure from the Middle Eastern countries they get oil from. The surrounding countries around Iran don't want to see Iran step up their nuclear capabilities. Then there's the threat of Japan also considering arming themselves with nukes.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">your college mates? community/junior college i suspect. communications? fashion? so u?ve received pm's for your heroic effort, figures since most jbb members haven't hit puberty yet.</div> Sorry to blow up this situation even more, but you're not really helping out with your replies. It makes you look just as childish as the pre-pubescent members you're talking about.
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> This N. Korea incident is going to get very interesting. China is a tough no-win situation. They don't want an influx of N. Korean refugees entering their borders, but at the same time they could face pressure from the Middle Eastern countries they get oil from. The surrounding countries around Iran don't want to see Iran step up their nuclear capabilities. Then there's the threat of Japan also considering arming themselves with nukes.</div> two questions in anything wmd related: capability? and why would they? -intelligence and the north koreans themselves are the only ones qualified to answer the first. however, the second question resides in the muddied waters of b.s. - i think the US state dept will be selling the nut job factor with kim jong as tensions rise.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">fyi- "axis of evil" was coined by a canadian named david frum, one of bush's speechwriters and one of canada's foremost neo-con intellectuals who fled to america to escape our lefty bastion</div> hhmmm, I always figured that term was created by Frank Luntz, a top gop political advisor. For those who don't know, he's the guy who advises republicans (and some funtune500 companies) on how to make changes to the terms they use to get the desired reaction from the public. For example: instead of using the term "war in iraq" use "war on terror" or instead of using "global warming" use "climate change"... I believe he's also helping with Israeli relations too. I could be wrong, but I think he's the one who told them to refer to the jewish settlements on palestinian territory as jewish "neighbourhoods"....
