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  • #61
    Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

    That didn't take long.
    the state of hockey is good

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    • #62
      Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

      Originally posted by Kepler View Post
      So this is our lives now.
      Not ours (yet) mainly because we dont share a land bridge with the Middle East...
      "It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
      -aparch

      "Scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" that take place on the tundra planet Hoth were shot on the present-day site of Ralph Engelstad Arena."
      -INCH

      Of course I'm a fan of the Vikings. A sick and demented Masochist of a fan, but a fan none the less.
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      • #63
        Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

        Originally posted by state of hockey View Post
        That didn't take long.
        He isnt wrong.
        "It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
        -aparch

        "Scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" that take place on the tundra planet Hoth were shot on the present-day site of Ralph Engelstad Arena."
        -INCH

        Of course I'm a fan of the Vikings. A sick and demented Masochist of a fan, but a fan none the less.
        -ScoobyDoo 12/17/2007

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        • #64
          Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

          Originally posted by BassAle View Post
          Thanks for spawning Isis with your idiotic Iraq war George W Bush. Wish you were rotting in jail with Dick Cheney right now.
          You know what the funny thing is? The pundits on Fox Snooze are blaming Obama. Congratulations, not only are you trying to point the finger at someone that hasn't had any decision making power in over seven years over a country that condemned his activity five years prior, you are now typing in a manner similar to Fox Snooze.

          But of course everyone knows the most important thing in any issue is to know who is to blame... Perhaps we should blame global warming, or maybe Eric Cartman...

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          • #65
            Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

            Speaking of f-ckwits.
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            • #66
              Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
              And he's supposed to be intelligent?
              **NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.

              Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
              Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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              • #67
                Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
                And he's supposed to be intelligent?
                The perfect summary.
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                • #68
                  Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                  Originally posted by state of hockey View Post
                  That didn't take long.
                  hey, it really bothers me that he has not been held accountable for the damage he caused. Sure, the middle east was already a mess (and the west has plenty of blame there, after all we actively cultivated religious fundamentalism so they would start a jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Then we ****ed up by leaving a troop presence in Saudi Arabia and became the new target for the jihadists after Desert Storm). Bush took it to a whole new level of dysfunction though. Now Iraq is going to be a 50+ year dumpster fire and we're stuck with ISIS.

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                  • #69
                    Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                    Originally posted by BassAle View Post
                    hey, it really bothers me that he has not been held accountable for the damage he caused. Sure, the middle east was already a mess (and the west has plenty of blame there, after all we actively cultivated religious fundamentalism so they would start a jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Then we ****ed up by leaving a troop presence in Saudi Arabia and became the new target for the jihadists after Desert Storm). Bush took it to a whole new level of dysfunction though. Now Iraq is going to be a 50+ year dumpster fire and we're stuck with ISIS.
                    The biggest problem is we never ****ing learn. We keep doing the same **** over and over again.
                    **NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.

                    Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
                    Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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                    • #70
                      Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                      Originally posted by BassAle View Post
                      hey, it really bothers me that he has not been held accountable for the damage he caused. Sure, the middle east was already a mess (and the west has plenty of blame there, after all we actively cultivated religious fundamentalism so they would start a jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Then we ****ed up by leaving a troop presence in Saudi Arabia and became the new target for the jihadists after Desert Storm). Bush took it to a whole new level of dysfunction though. Now Iraq is going to be a 50+ year dumpster fire and we're stuck with ISIS.
                      And yet, despite the fact you want to continuously blame Bush, every single President within the last 45 years (yes, that includes Reagan) have led the funding and provoking of further actions you are condemning. Your attempt to spin tragic events for political gain has been exposed.

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                      • #71
                        Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                        Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                        And yet, despite the fact you want to continuously blame Bush, every single President within the last 45 years (yes, that includes Reagan) have led the funding and provoking of further actions you are condemning. Your attempt to spin tragic events for political gain has been exposed.
                        Don't kid yourself. W brought it to a whole new level.
                        **NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.

                        Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
                        Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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                        • #72
                          Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                          Ironically, the guy who actually started this sh-tball rolling is the same guy who is responsible for the only lasting positive accomplishment. Carter brokered peace between Israel and Egypt which has been incalculably helpful. But he also pioneered the Carter Doctrine, where we essentially extend the Monroe Doctrine to the Middle Eastern oil fields and declare that we have a right to and will use our military there whenever we feel our oil supply is in danger.

                          Given that North America is now a net exporter of oil, we should formally reject the Carter Doctrine. We can still guarantee defense to our friends through alliances, but we shouldn't be putting the treasure and troops of America on the line to protect Exxon's bottom line.

                          It wouldn't hurt for Cheney to cool his heels in an international court standing against a war crimes prosecution, either. I know the rules are we're not supposed to care when a cabal of rich guys murders a hundred thousand regular people as long as they're not white, but much like in the US itself, those rules are changing. Our plutes can't just use the third world as chess pieces anymore. Clear some space on the Heritage and Hoover fainting couches and start trucking the neocons to prison.
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                          • #73
                            Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                            Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                            I know the rules are we're not supposed to care when a cabal of rich guys murders a hundred thousand regular people as long as they're not white, but much like in the US itself, those rules are changing.
                            You're off by a zero...

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                            • #74
                              Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                              Originally posted by jerphisch View Post
                              IBC says 90-120k for Iraq. Figure about 25k for Afghanistan, but Afghanistan made sense to chase the Taliban who had given Osama safe harbor so I'm not counting those.
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                              • #75
                                Re: Global War on Terror 8 - Winter is Coming

                                Originally posted by Handyman View Post
                                He isnt wrong.
                                not wrong but definitely incomplete. After the surge, Iraq was stable and the Sunnis and Shias were actually cooperating at the beginning of 2009. Both Bush and his successor contributed plenty to this mess.
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