24-01-2003 02:53									#31
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quote: Originally posted by David Floyd And of course I'm a major victim of the war,

Poor you. (I really want a patting on the head smilie?)

	24-01-2003 03:04									#32
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small chance I could go - its not just soldiers

	24-01-2003 03:08									#33
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Where exactly do you work? Or would you have to kill me if I ever found out?

	24-01-2003 03:14									#34
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I'm in the military (Reserves now, after recently leaving active duty), and could end up in the desert.

I have many friends already there.

It's our job, and if called we have to go and do it to the best of our ability.

Which means that we will do it effectively.

	24-01-2003 03:18									#35
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Good luck. I hope you'll make it as clean and as bloodless as possible.

	24-01-2003 03:19									#36
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Good luck, hope we'll stop our blood-thirsty President and you won't be forced to become murderers.

	24-01-2003 03:21									#37
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns EDIT: There, much better now. Still, its unlikely that Australian troops will see action in Iraq - considering the distinct lack of support the war is getting over here.

Yeah, same here. This war does not have support in the UK, despite the number of troops being sent. I am glad to see there are protests over there in Oz, I can imagine them starting up here a bit more strongly if anything starts to occur. Simple fact is, there just hasn't been any justification for a potential war, just gesturing.

	24-01-2003 03:21									#38
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc Where exactly do you work? Or would you have to kill me if I ever found out?

I work for the Government.

We need the UN involved so we can get the lovely UN danger money.

	24-01-2003 03:23									#39
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...this is how much democracy counts

	24-01-2003 03:33									#40
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The British empire was built on danger money.

	24-01-2003 04:42									#41
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quote: Good luck, hope we'll stop our blood-thirsty President and you won't be forced to become murderers.

Actually pulling the trigger is a choice no one has to make.

	24-01-2003 04:52									#42
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I'm reading a book about the British Empire and was surprised to find that the British forces in the 16th, 17th and 18th century actually had rules for dividing up the loot from captured cities and ships. It was called "prize money". All the troops in a successful battle got a cut with the lion's share going to the officers and some kicked back to the Government. The navy was particularly lucrative, as was service in colonial armies. In some cases fabulous wealth was distributed. After capturing a Spanish gold ship, officers could retire on the proceeds to a country estate.

Maybe there would be more enthusiasm for this war if they brought back that system.......

	24-01-2003 04:53									#43
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If you put "Thinking" in place of "Procrastination", I believe you'd have a more personally accurate sig line.

	24-01-2003 04:53									#44
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Hell, let's go a step further and just bring back mercenary armies.

	24-01-2003 04:54									#45
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Really, Sloww? Well, if you substituted "brain" for "hand" in your nickname, it'd be a much more accurate nick

	24-01-2003 05:03									#46
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Handbags away ladies

	24-01-2003 05:05									#47
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To David, that was creative.

	24-01-2003 05:06									#48
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Just keeping it on your level.

	24-01-2003 05:23									#49
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel I might have to endure a ballistic missile attack.

Azazel, We had peace demonstrations last weekend by thousands of people who contend that Saddam has no WoMD and is not a threat to world peace. While they demonstrated, they ran a commercial copying the famous 1964 Johnson attack add showing a little girl picking the petals off a flower and counting down as she does. As she reaches 0, a nuke explodes.

So what does this say about the peace demonstrators true beliefs concerning Saddam? They believe he has nukes and will use them if we go after him.

Actually, Bill Clinton said as much not that long ago. He said that Saddam is not a threat to use his WoMD unless we attack.

But I agree, Azazel, you are in Saddam's bullseye with whatever WoMD he does have.

	24-01-2003 05:25									#50
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse I'm reading a book about the British Empire and was surprised to find that the British forces in the 16th, 17th and 18th century actually had rules for dividing up the loot from captured cities and ships. It was called "prize money". All the troops in a successful battle got a cut with the lion's share going to the officers and some kicked back to the Government. The navy was particularly lucrative, as was service in colonial armies. In some cases fabulous wealth was distributed. After capturing a Spanish gold ship, officers could retire on the proceeds to a country estate. Maybe there would be more enthusiasm for this war if they brought back that system.......

"Prize money" was the secret to both Roman and Moslem expansion.

	24-01-2003 05:42									#51
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Some of this plundering was amazing, the Medellin Cartel had nothing on the British East India Company.

	24-01-2003 05:59									#52
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hey AH, the cousin of the wive of a friend of mine was murdered in Australia some days ago...

some people tried to rob him and then hit him in the head with chains untill they killed him...

He resisted the theft maybe that's what drove those murderers' rage. He was in his 20's.

What's the criminality like in Australia?

	24-01-2003 06:50									#53
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quote: I might have to endure a ballistic missile attack.

I have family that may have to endure a ballistic missile attack.

	24-01-2003 09:46									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Eli *joins the club*

Don't forget that Hezballah and Hamas and IJ sympathizers can attack using missiles, bombs and even bio-chem

	24-01-2003 10:43									#55
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My uber oil company Steveco needs more oil so we can push our 100 trillion dollar per month profit to 10[b]1[b/] trillion!

	24-01-2003 12:21									#56
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quote: Originally posted by Ned Azazel, We had peace demonstrations last weekend by thousands of people who contend that Saddam has no WoMD and is not a threat to world peace. While they demonstrated, they ran a commercial copying the famous 1964 Johnson attack add showing a little girl picking the petals off a flower and counting down as she does. As she reaches 0, a nuke explodes. So what does this say about the peace demonstrators true beliefs concerning Saddam? They believe he has nukes and will use them if we go after him.

Jeez, take off the ideological blinders and think about it, would you? It says that they believe that Bush is a madman, and will use nukes. Bush himself has said nukes are an option -- the first major politician to do so, I believe, since Goldwater, at whom the original daisy ad was aimed. Sorry to wield Occam's razor, but you really need a shave.

	24-01-2003 12:35									#57
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My mom's uncle and cousin are in the line of fire - Yerushalayim, Eretz Israel.

	24-01-2003 14:19									#58
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A close relative is on the command staff of one of the carrier groups that is being sent to the Gulf.

Another buddy of mine from highschool is in the reserves in NY. He may be going out if things get hairy...

	24-01-2003 20:39									#59
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quote: Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly Jeez, take off the ideological blinders and think about it, would you? It says that they believe that Bush is a madman, and will use nukes. Bush himself has said nukes are an option -- the first major politician to do so, I believe, since Goldwater, at whom the original daisy ad was aimed. Sorry to wield Occam's razor, but you really need a shave.

I'm sorry Rufus, I but was there in '64. I know what was intended by the ad. It worked. The clear import was that Vietnam would escallate into a nuclear war with Russia, Vietnam's ally.

Ditto Iraq - since the whole point is Iraq's WoMD. Add to that, Clinton's statement that Saddam would likely use WoMD if we attacked.

	25-01-2003 01:57									#60
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quote: Originally posted by Ned Azazel, We had peace demonstrations last weekend by thousands of people who contend that Saddam has no WoMD and is not a threat to world peace. While they demonstrated, they ran a commercial copying the famous 1964 Johnson attack add showing a little girl picking the petals off a flower and counting down as she does. As she reaches 0, a nuke explodes. So what does this say about the peace demonstrators true beliefs concerning Saddam? They believe he has nukes and will use them if we go after him. Actually, Bill Clinton said as much not that long ago. He said that Saddam is not a threat to use his WoMD unless we attack. But I agree, Azazel, you are in Saddam's bullseye with whatever WoMD he does have.

hi ,

ned if he has a nuke he shall use it , he has done so numerous times in the past with bio and chemical weapons , why wait until its to late , ......

all of a sudden he has less weapons then in 1992 , .... come on , when the UN left they where just starting to find the tip of the iceberg , .....

move in , and get rid of him and any WMD there is , ....

have a nice day