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...figuring out a song title. Pretty sure I've heard it in Vietnam movies before, though that doesn't mean it's from the 70s. Very up-tempo number, maybe with some blues influences. Tambourine keeps the beat. Fast-paced singing. I'm pretty sure part of it goes something along the lines of, "So glad you made it," but I'm not positive. I tried that title in iTunes and couldn't come up with anything. If I had to guess, I'd say it's a black singer, but definitely a rock-and-roll song, maybe even Little Richard-style. But I don't think it actually is Little Richard. Any ideas?

Show me the resolution that unequivocally says Iraq will be invaded and nothing less if it fails to comply. And I know about Saddam's support of Hamas - his monetary contributions. Hamas, to my knowledge, hasn't ever attacked America. Once again, this war wasn't sold as being vital to Israeli security, but to American security. And I've said it before, I thought at the time that Iraq had WMD, too. Everyone did. So why not just say, "Hey, we got it wrong,"? Nah, can't do that, so we have to go on and on about spreading freedom dust, which was never the objective until the initial objective turned out to never have existed. Show me a fundamentalist state anywhere that's in favor of full freedoms for its people and I'll retract my statement.

Wait a minute. Let me get this straight. You think our intervention and continued military presence in the Middle East is purely altruistic? Suggesting it's about anything but the oil is pure stupidity. We'd be in plenty of other places if we just cared about saving folks. Given our past experience with Islamic fundamentalism, you really think a fundamentalist government in Iraq is going to be anything but tyrannical? Oh, and as for the vote thing...if a student decides not to take an exam because he hasn't been to class all semester, I suppose he wouldn't technically fail it, either.

Oh, come on. If you're going to use the UNSC stuff, then you have to point out that we kinda failed the vote on the whole invasion thing. Just because certain state laws can provide the death sentence for capital crimes doesn't mean I can go around shooting murderers. Saddam was certainly a threat to his people. As are plenty of other rulers and situations around the world that we don't even blink at. We picked out Saddam because we thought it'd be an easy fight and because he's close to our oil. Anyway, you're missing the point. Iraq going fundamentalist would not only make us look monumentally stupid, it simply wouldn't be allowed to happen.

Was there honestly a rash of Iraqi terror attacks that I never heard about or something? You can certainly say we thought they were building WMD, but it's hard to make the case that beyond that absurdly false premise (hindsight, of course), they were a threat to the US. If you don't think a fundamentalist Islamic state added to that region is going to be a threat, you're just nuts.

They really need a late-night mod around here.

1. But the capital will still be in the middle. Even in a federation the capital attracts investment, bureaucrats, companies and other goodies. bear in mind that if we Brits had just drawn a line around the region and had tried to be all sensitive about ethnic roots then the Sunnis would have got feth all from the get go. 2. I love this constant 'Left Wing' fantasy that the US has dark Sith-like powers. It may have escaped your notice but the US can't choose governments just like that. It has backed coups in the past, and even assassinated people, but that was a long while ago with a different CIA, and a different world. I don't believe they could do it again. Or would try. 3. A fundamentalist Shia state couldn't move beyond its borders in any direction either, for it would be trying to move on Sunni states, the Turks or the Afghans. All of whom would send them packing in no uncertain terms. Not going to argue with you on the alleged Al Qaeda links to Saddam. Even on the internet I've only come across a single individual who believed that. The Iranian Shias are becoming progressively more moderate. Debate, calls for more democratic freedom, and even native (ghastly) rock and roll. 4. Nation building has never been easy. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I may have missed something, but I'm fairly sure we forcibly removed two different governments within the past four years. So yeah, I'd say we could do it again. A fundamentalist Shia state can't move beyond its borders in a conventional sense, but it sure as hell can start exporting suicide bombers and the like - and another thing I might've missed, but I don't recall too many Iraqi suicide bombers hitting international targets under Saddam's regime.

Old but good. Surprised I haven't seen it yet.

Yup, 'swhat I did. Did it show up?

What the hell's the difference between a user-posted image and an attached image? I can't figure out how to do the user-posted one, and I've got one or two that are worth a chuckle.

True.

You guys watch men's tennis? Man.

I agree. I also think that the war correspondents in Iraq ought to put down the mic and grab a rifle. Nothing like untrained people in a crisis situation.

In fairness, the cops may have been getting supplies for themselves or for people. After all, 80% of the cops are homeless The kid with the pink shirt tho <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Shoes?

Unfreakin'believable: http://www.fungod.com/coppermine/displayim...album=19&pos=83

The only easy day was yesterday.

"We'll fight the water there, so we don't have to fight it here." Classic.

It ain't up yet. If Numbers wanders by the thread, though, then I'll be worried. Doubtlessly I'll be reported for condoning killing people who've crashed their cars, and I think we all know how that'd end, Captain Avatar.

Which was just a clarification from my "I don't think anyone should be denied care" post. I never thought it wasn't clear to begin with, but whatever. I do think it's unfortunate that you think it's fine to deny the fellow service however. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think it's fine if the majority of the country decides it's too cheap to foot the bill to keep somebody alive.

Good stuff. Saw this a couple hours before you posted it here, had a chuckle. Also remember seeing on the most recent Real Time the comparison in coverage on looters; I can't remember where the examples were from, but it'd make my day if it was Fox News. Anyway, one picture had a black family carrying supplies through water, and the caption read something like: "Looters in New Orleans try to escape after breaking into a local supermarket." The next picture was almost exactly the same, except it was a pair of white guys: "New Orleans residents wade to safety after finding supplies."

I agree, you're confused. Just to recap, someone (I believe it was Meta) said that seatbelt laws ought to be mandatory because if someone crashes and doesn't have insurance, the taxpayers are paying for his healthcare. I said that if you wanted to hold people accountable for their personal decisions, that's fine - ie, not give the guy without insurance health care - but that we shouldn't be regulating personal choice. That's where all this came from. Once more, for the record, EMTs don't check to see if the guy who went through his windshield has insurance before they treat him.

That guy's hypothetical, though. He asked if that kind of thing happened, and said he thought it was illegal. I confirmed that it was indeed illegal and didn't happen.

Alright, now I'm just confused.

In taking over for you? I don't know. I'd probably be interested if a new game started up, though. Depends on how much time I'd have to devote to it.

Never heard of that happening. Pretty sure it's illegal to do.