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- "Iraq insurgency ‘broken,’ general says" Peace at last, peace at last, my God, peace at last.
- Guess you've never heard of a clean-up action and holdouts
- face it Bowser: Every day the new Iraqi government gets stronger.
- YOur disappointment in the victory of American and the lilberation of Iraq is palpable. Should we start a Bowser death watch? (n/t)
- What that means is that rebels are on the way out. Nearly half were killed or captured. It will take a while to destroy them entirely, but their home base is gone. (n/t)
- Any victories are like a knife in your gut, aren't they?
- Commentary
- Well thank God that darn test ban treaty isn't holding us back any more
- Try getting your treaties straight
- Are we talking about the same treaty?
- Putin is talking about a new missile system, not necessarily a new warhead
- Are we talking about the same treaty?
- Try getting your treaties straight
- Putin says Russia will develop a new class of strategic missile
- Unlikely to be anything revolutionary. Probably mere hype for the home audience to convince them that Russian defense isn't going to hell, which it, in fact is.
- On the bright side, or at least the slightly brighter side,
- re: The Russians know that they cannot field a strategic conventional force to match the US or even Chinese...
- re: Putin says Russia will develop a new class of strategic missile
- I have learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
- Local Marine killed
- It should be standard policy to kill all surrendering terrorists who are not standing upright, naked, with their empty hands in the air. Otherwise, they are probably up to something besides surrender. (n/t)
- By an ARMED insurgent faking death. (n/t)
- Anybody laying on the ground can be armed, unless you have X-ray vision. (n/t)
- Who ever said it was going to be easy and safe to be the good guy?
- You're right. Killing ALL prostrate prisoners in a war zone is the only option. (n/t)
- Anybody laying on the ground can be armed, unless you have X-ray vision. (n/t)
- Pretty convenient counter to the mosque shooting.
- GLOBAL WARMING- ONE MORE TIME FOR GBAIKIE AND MAYER
- Oh yeah - and Iran must be doing its part to end global warming by developing nuclear electirc power plants
- re: GLOBAL WARMING-
- Thanks. Now for a reply.
- Thanks. Now for a reply.
- re: It looks like the Methane and CO2 are keeping the tempatures from plunging to previously unseen lows.
- re: re. We don't care ... We're Americans!
- re: It looks like the Methane and CO2 are keeping the tempatures from plunging to previously unseen lows.
- You were one of the 'truly stupid' I was talking about
- Hardly a scienfic response
- Dogmatic
- He was doing what I predicted the truly stupid will do...
- see my other response... that better larry? (n/t)
- Not much
- I NEVER said that humans or even CO2 were the ONLY influence on climate- typical of you to rephrase what I am saying to make it possible to attack me.
- DID YOU EVEN READ MY POST?!
- Did you look at RL's information, Larry?
- Not much
- Hardly a scienfic response
- Another victory for the ACLU
- The Boy Scouts require that members affirm belief in God... or lie about it.
- And people keep thinking the ACLU is a neutral protector of civil rights.
- Those Boy Scouts are dangerous subversives. They should be arrested and sent to Siberia. What a load of crap! (n/t)
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