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devilmunchkin
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first circle of the inferno
Jul 2001
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sloww: if it's not bush, who is it? or is it him and other ppl? i'm just trying to understand......
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HershOstropoler
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Dino:
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But if the power structures that are now in place in Europe and Northeast Asia are benign, they are not sustainable for much longer. The most likely scenario in Europe is an eventual American exit coupled with the emergence of Germany as the dominant state. In effect, the region will probably move from its present bipolarity (with the United States and Russia as the poles) to unbalanced multipolarity, which will lead to more intense security competition among the European powers. |
Is there some sort of competition in america's "academia" who can sprout the most nonsense? I'd say this is a nice one, but still miles from the "monetary union creates all out european war".
The intellectual level of most of those IR pieces is on par with creationism. At best.
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Lancer
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Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:26
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Unemployment in Germany has recently exceeded 10%. Have the extremist parties gained any popularity by chance?
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CerberusIV
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It is probably time the US troops pulled out of Europe. The likely outcome would be moves to European unification and certainly greater military co-operation. I am not sure it is better to do what the French government wants rather than what the US government wants but it probably involves less of pissing off the rest of the world. I can't see a more unified Europe suiting the US government though.
As for the UK, about 20 miles from where I am typing this is Menwith Hill, one of the main US electronic intelligence bases outside the USA. About 50 miles away is RAF Fylingdales which will be part of the anti missile system (if it ever works). Go about 120 miles south and you will find the airbase the F-111's that bombed Libya flew from.
Apart from the (censored) intelligence from Menwith Hill, which country really needs US bases in the UK? (Hint: not the UK).
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Pekka
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em seu burro dos pais!
Feb 2002
time: 07:26
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I reaaaaally don't believe there is a good reason for the US to stay in Germany, well at least not military reasons. Germany is safe now, and they have their own military, and alliances. However, Germany needs those US troops there, because they bring lots and lots of cash with them. Now, this is very beneficial for Germans, but I don't know the importance of this to the US. They should just pack their bags and leave, if Germany won't even support them. Why stay? There are many reasons to leave. Schroeder brought this down to them himself.
And the US won't be the bad guy, since Germany is not in danger.
Besides, it's BS for others to cry for help all the time, meaning people wanting US troops to their lands. Every country should make sure that they can defend theirselves by themselves, with no help from others. Or else they are nothing but whiny old women. I reckon if you don't have the will to protect your country, then you really don't care about its safety and therefore should not be in power to begin with. It's the leaders FIRST responsibility to make sure that own people are safe now, and in the future. That means army without others help.
If you can't take care of yourself, you must have good buddies to protect you, but you MUST train yourself to be able to protect yourself asap. Or, you really have to treat your buddies right, and not piss on their shoes.
You can't make military alliance and then act on your own, only when it suits you. You have to also do the messy stuff that you wouldn't want to. If you don't pay back others help, even if it's free, you're not a good buddy.
I think it's the least the US can ask. They have the alliance, and are only asking their help, which is their responsibility. Instead of helping, they only take the money the troops bring with them and smile and not help. I'd leave the first moment I could. I won't stick around in places I'm not wanted.
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17-02-2003 04:20
), 1871 Franco-Prussian war was a good example of this. WWI proved this not to be the case anymore.
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