09-04-2003 23:50									#151
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I know you're "joking" but three people have already been banned this morning for insults, so I'm perfectly willing to add a fourth, or more.

	09-04-2003 23:53									#152
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Read my lips: "WAR NOT OVER YET"

	09-04-2003 23:55									#153
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Read my lips: "PAR-TY! PAR-TY! PAR-TY!"

	09-04-2003 23:55									#154
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quote: Originally posted by Jack the Bodiless But if we can't dance on an occasion like this, then when can we dance at all?

The occasion for real dancing will be when:

MIA's and POW's are accounted for.
Essential life support services are restored - i.e. water, food distrubution, and power.
A degree of law and order (without blackmailing thugs) is established.
A provisional Iraqi government starts functioning,
Legal, judicial and electoral system are set up,
foreign troops can be withdrawn,
A real government is elected, and then replaced in a peaceful electoral transition without emergence of a new dictator.

Otherwise, not much has been achieved for the human or financial cost.

	09-04-2003 23:57									#155
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You know, it doesn't seem like those on the left are at all happy with the military developments. All they do is continue to ***** and moan. I know how it must break the leftists' little hearts when they see liberated people celebrating freedom.

	09-04-2003 23:58									#156
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MtG, Agreed. That's when we can all truly celebrate.

Nevertheless, the view from here seems promising.

	10-04-2003 00:07									#157
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Originally posted by Spiffor:

quote: Yay USA

Now there is something you don't see every day.

Anyway, this is all well and good, but the really hard part is yet to come.

-Arrian

	10-04-2003 00:09									#158
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi You know, it doesn't seem like those on the left are at all happy with the military developments. All they do is continue to ***** and moan. I know how it must break the leftists' little hearts when they see liberated people celebrating freedom.

Anarchy is the greatest freedom of all.

Since you're into liberating people and celebrating freedom, when are the invasions of Zimbabwe and the Congo? They seem like good candidates.

	10-04-2003 00:14									#159
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quote: Originally posted by Felch X Three cheers for the heroes of the day, the Americans, Iraqi freedom fighters, Brits, Australians, and Poles who made this celebration possible.

Thanks!

	10-04-2003 00:19									#160
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The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from domination of outside conditions.
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Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
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Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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To Life's Little Victories:





(We can dance if we want to... men without hats)

	10-04-2003 00:25									#161
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi You know, it doesn't seem like those on the left are at all happy with the military developments. All they do is continue to ***** and moan. I know how it must break the leftists' little hearts when they see liberated people celebrating freedom.

Perhaps they aren't stupid enough to believe that the US will allow Iraq political freedom. I imagine the strings will be very strong. I mean, what if the Iraqis decided to elect an Islamist government?

	10-04-2003 00:26									#162
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quote: You know, it doesn't seem like those on the left are at all happy with the military developments. All they do is continue to ***** and moan. I know how it must break the leftists' little hearts when they see liberated people celebrating freedom.

Evil commie left gaybear stupid wussy morons!11!111

Please.

	10-04-2003 00:26									#163
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quote: Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat Anarchy is the greatest freedom of all. Since you're into liberating people and celebrating freedom, when are the invasions of Zimbabwe and the Congo? They seem like good candidates.

First we need to liberate the Democrats.

	10-04-2003 00:34									#164
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all that needs to really be done now is a good job rebuilding iraq.

a good job, not a half-assed one.

one wouldn't want another strongman to arise there. then we'd be back at square one.

it's a simple rule. when you go somewhere not your own, you're a guest; and when you're a guest, you fix what you break, or buy them a new one.

	10-04-2003 00:51									#165
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Anyway, yes, let's cheer the conq--er, I mean, the liberators!

Let's post pics!

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	10-04-2003 00:52									#166
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Oh dear, there seems to be an error with the previous post. That was a photograph of joyous Lithuanians welcoming the Wehrmacht in 1941.

The management regrets the error.

	10-04-2003 00:55									#167
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Yep... only you could compare this situation to the Nazi's...

	10-04-2003 00:59									#168
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quote: Originally posted by Ming Yep... only you could compare this situation to the Nazi's...

Only you would think that was the comparison...

	10-04-2003 01:04									#170
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov Only you would think that was the comparison...

I must not be the only one... you set a record for the shortest time in getting to the 10+ complaint level.
My ICQ and PM's just lit up when you made the post...

	10-04-2003 01:07									#171
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He's just a sore loser. I don't think he really thinks we are all Nazis -- just those who voted for Bush.

	10-04-2003 01:08									#172
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quote: Originally posted by Ming I must not be the only one... you set a record for the shortest time in getting to the 10+ complaint level. My ICQ and PM's just lit up when you made the post...

It was to show that locals celebrating doesn't necessarily say much for the cause of "liberation," that's all.

People are so sensitive, sheesh!

	10-04-2003 01:08									#173
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The Arab media seems to be taking it better that he is

	10-04-2003 01:10									#174
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quote: Originally posted by Lincoln He's just a poor loser. I don't think he really thinks we are all Nazis -- just those who voted for Bush.

I haven't lost anything. As I said in a thread awhile ago, once the war started, my only goal was to see it end as quickly as possible with as little loss of life as possible.

It's not over yet, so I think celebration is very premature, especially since, as MtG pointed out, soldiers are still fighting and dying.

And I don't feel like dancing over any war, frankly.

	10-04-2003 01:12									#175
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I love reading all the "I'm bitter cuz I hate the US Gov" posts.
Now back to the dancing...

	10-04-2003 01:13									#176
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov People are so sensitive, sheesh!

Maybe some people didn't like your comparison of US Troops to Nazis

	10-04-2003 01:16									#177
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon I mean, what if the Iraqis decided to elect an Islamist government?

Incidentally, when was West Germany allowed to pick her own candidates?

	10-04-2003 01:18									#178
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quote: Originally posted by Ming Maybe some people didn't like your comparison of US Troops to Nazis

As I said, that comparison wasn't there. People can read into what they want, but they're being a wee bit hypersensitive.

Besides, I doubt anyone could prove any of those Wehrmacht soldiers were Nazis, any more than I can look at U.S. soldiers and tell which are Republicans.











(waits for Ming's PM box to light up over claims I'm comparing Republicans to Nazis...)

	10-04-2003 01:19									#179
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The markets are really celebrating too!



A gain of -100 points!

There is a few things I will celebrate today:

Now that the mindless tide of "war euphoria" will begin to ebb, we ca get on with the real task in Iraq, and people will stop watching 24 hour war coverage and start looking at 24 hour economic coverage: that should get the cheering done with.


My war predictions were right!

	10-04-2003 01:19									#180
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quote: I imagine the strings will be very strong. I mean, what if the Iraqis decided to elect an Islamist government?

even worse, can you imagine an iraqi goverment giving the oil contracts to the french?