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IIRC the instigator of WWIII was going to come out of the middle east.
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I thought it was from 'the East' which for Nostradamus was everywhere excel the UK. All open to interpretation I guess!!
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What happens to Australia then?
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Mountains Magpie wrote:I thought it was from 'the East' which for Nostradamus was everywhere excel the UK. All open to interpretation I guess!!
Absolutely, and as usual the interpretation will work best in hindsight.
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think positive wrote:Oh lookie, another let's bash America thread, yippeee Kyyia motherfuka, I'll be back
This isn't a "let's bash America" thread. This is a "let's criticise America for one of the most stupid and destructive foreign policy decisions of the new millennium" thread.

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I was hoping regime change would start in Australia.
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David wrote:
think positive wrote:Oh lookie, another let's bash America thread, yippeee Kyyia motherfuka, I'll be back
This isn't a "let's bash America" thread. This is a "let's criticise America for one of the most stupid and destructive foreign policy decisions of the new millennium" thread.

There's no possible even-handed response to this that doesn't incorporate severe judgement. Anything less is an ethical failing in my view.
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Geebus, what a bloody mess.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/ ... 6955671616

After looking at that I did some checking. This is a quite scary article on the difference between Islam and Islamism.

http://www.danielpipes.org/366/islam-an ... d-ideology
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swoop42 wrote:
David wrote:
think positive wrote:Oh lookie, another let's bash America thread, yippeee Kyyia motherfuka, I'll be back
This isn't a "let's bash America" thread. This is a "let's criticise America for one of the most stupid and destructive foreign policy decisions of the new millennium" thread.

There's no possible even-handed response to this that doesn't incorporate severe judgement. Anything less is an ethical failing in my view.
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stui magpie wrote:Geebus, what a bloody mess.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/ ... 6955671616

After looking at that I did some checking. This is a quite scary article on the difference between Islam and Islamism.

http://www.danielpipes.org/366/islam-an ... d-ideology
Once again religious extremism is to blame.

You can kind of understand why Hussein was such a feared dictator as in these parts of the world there doesn't appear to be any other way from stopping these religious zealots taking hold.
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think positive wrote:
swoop42 wrote:
David wrote: This isn't a "let's bash America" thread. This is a "let's criticise America for one of the most stupid and destructive foreign policy decisions of the new millennium" thread.

There's no possible even-handed response to this that doesn't incorporate severe judgement. Anything less is an ethical failing in my view.
You can lead a camel to water David but you can't make him drink.
Camels are smart, they store it for when someone's trying to make them drink water that's off
How are you so sure that the water is off? Have you tested it? Or are you just making a snap judgement? :P
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David wrote:
think positive wrote:
swoop42 wrote: You can lead a camel to water David but you can't make him drink.
Camels are smart, they store it for when someone's trying to make them drink water that's off
How are you so sure that the water is off? Have you tested it? Or are you just making a snap judgement? :P
Haha I'm a camel, I've got a long tongue, and a great sense of smell!
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And you've been known to like a hump or two.
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swoop42 wrote:And you've been known to like a hump or two.
This is true
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