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BruceVC

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  1. I disagree. WWII allowed us to gain the military and technological advances that put us at the top of the food chain. WWII was a whole different story. We were attacked. Prior to that there was not much interest in involving ourselves in what was seen as a purely European affair. But then again nobody really knew Hitler was busy exterminating an entire race either. That might have shifted sentiment if it was known. WWI was a good example of a bad intervention. I could easily make the case they US involvement did nothing for us and may have actually made things worse. Korea and the Gulf War were also good interventions because we were defending an ally from an invasion. Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, now this were all expensive mistakes from which nothing good came on our part. The USA has had to intervene in many conflicts even if they weren't directly threatened but it was in there national interest. There were many proxy wars fought during the Cold War against the USSR that eventually led to the collapse and bankruptcy of the USSR. So even though you may see it as the USA didn't have to get involved in fact it did as it was part of a long term strategy. Almost all the conflicts you mention have the same reason for the USA intervening and do make sense
  2. We have had a power outage the last 2 days where I live caused by striking workers from City Power who have intentionally damaged power stations. Anyway they now have brought in contractors who are busy restoring the power in areas of Johannesburg effected. So hopefully I will have electricity restored today
  3. Braai, surely? Yeah I could have done that but I didn't have any charcoal
  4. I was planning on having Sausage and Mash but we are having a power outage so I may need to get takeaways
  5. Wow I had an amazing 3 days, so many interesting, bizarre and enlightening things happened. The highlights were The speech went incredibly well. My dad and the guests were touched by what they said was the great sincerity and sentimentality of what I said Amazing food at these funky restaurants the whole weekend My brother brought an Australian lady friend to the beach cottage and this lady was super sexy and hot. And really interesting ( she has just got through an African hiking trip
  6. Malcador(and other Canadian members)...please don't angry. Shady didn't mean to say that, what he meant to say was he loves Canadian bacon but its in such high demand where he lives he just can't purchase it so he can't really comment on the superlative quality of it
  7. I was also very interested around what Cameron was saying to motivate his cause and both those points are very relevant, especially the first one. I hope people like Zor read to make it clear that this was not the first time Assad used Chemical weapons and its obvious he has been pushing the boundary to see what he can get away with. Sadly it appears if there is no action this time he will continue to use this strategy as a means to defeat the rebels, but I guess some people will be only prepared to condemn him when we have thousands more civilians killed by Chemical weapons
  8. Fair enough, I do honour the democratic process. So I won't say anything more. Lets see what happens when the report comes out. I was never advocating military action until we see that report anyway
  9. Can you have a cat hireling in MM6? Also are there any spells that allow you to summon cats ?
  10. That's exactly where I would start as well, that's weird how we have the exact same view on this topic
  11. mmm...good question. To be honest I think the early M&M and Ultima's will be too dated for you to enjoy from a graphics and gameplay perspective. Do you have patience? I tried to play the early M&M but I couldn't handle them...so I suppose I'm not the right person to give advice
  12. Okay, don't you think a rasher just sounds better ?
  13. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23862114 Labours decision is a disgrace and there influence on the Conservatives around this vote is concerning. Hopefully they can have a second vote when the UN inspectors present the report Also don't read too much into Labours intransigence. This is more to do with playing politics than not believing there should be some punitive strike against Assad
  14. I'm on leave today and I'm flying to the coast for my the Dad's 70 th birthday. I'm excited as I'll get to see all my brothers and sisters. We are a wide age difference from my sister who is 23 to my oldest brother who is 41. Anyway I'm saying a speech which I've been preparing. I've made the speech sentimental and humorous so it should go well
  15. That's one of those words I assumed was also used in America How do you describe a slice of bacon?
  16. No matter, countries can still intervene in another country if there is human rights abuses without the UN Security Council voting to support it. They won't be breaking international laws, its called the Doctrine of Humanitarian Intervention and I feel its valid in the case of Syria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_intervention
  17. Tonight for dinner I'm having Chicken stir fry with Couscous
  18. I agree, for me that is not sexy or ladylike
  19. I'm with you !!!! But to be honest the economy of the game has to support real Treasure which I doubt it will. In other words there should be items that are so expensive, and worthwhile, that you need to find treasure to sell in order to purchase them. For me it won't be enough that I can keep the items and just look at them
  20. The same day UN inspectors arrive and that's the perfect excuse for the West, already gunning for him, to step in after the requisite videos of dead children and crying adults, etc. Seems a really weird decision to make. Ah well, hope this adventure just costs from the TLAMs. Malc it sounds like you are doubting that Assad is behind the attacks, remember he doesn't care about Canada or the Canadian people. I heard one of his favourite meals is Roast Moose, sorry to upset you but you need to realize he is a bad person The problem is the rebels are bad people too. there are no good guys here. The longer they kill each other the better off the world will be in the long run. The same day UN inspectors arrive and that's the perfect excuse for the West, already gunning for him, to step in after the requisite videos of dead children and crying adults, etc. Seems a really weird decision to make. Ah well, hope this adventure just costs from the TLAMs. Malc it sounds like you are doubting that Assad is behind the attacks, remember he doesn't care about Canada or the Canadian people. I heard one of his favourite meals is Roast Moose, sorry to upset you but you need to realize he is a bad person The problem is the rebels are bad people too. there are no good guys here. The longer they kill each other the better off the world will be in the long run. The consideration here GB is that the global community cannot allow the usage of Chemical weapons, also not all the rebels are Islamic extremists. Many of them are just people who are opposed to Assad and wanted more political freedom
  21. Yeah I agree they are cool
  22. Holy Smoke that looks amazing !!!!
  23. True Malc, very true.
  24. The same day UN inspectors arrive and that's the perfect excuse for the West, already gunning for him, to step in after the requisite videos of dead children and crying adults, etc. Seems a really weird decision to make. Ah well, hope this adventure just costs from the TLAMs. Malc it sounds like you are doubting that Assad is behind the attacks, remember he doesn't care about Canada or the Canadian people. I heard one of his favourite meals is Roast Moose, sorry to upset you but you need to realize he is a bad person
  25. Something has always bugged me about this and maybe you can clear it up: Good question, my opinion
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