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demo plz
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The ability to go on without sleep indefinitely. And, of course, super powers.
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Again, you are making assumptions about the post-civil war scenario - you don't know what would happen. And what I'm saying is not any more stupid than proposing that US forces stay there suffering casualties indefinitely to stop a war that may or may not end, even more so considering that the locals don't want it to end. And from where I hail, I would be punished for being the friendly neighbor of a serial killer, if I did know what he is, and didn't do whatever I could to stop him (in most cases, report him). So, yeah. The same hypocritical and sickening paternalist garbage. Why must we solve the problems of other people, when solving those problems themselves may be in fact what they need to progress past the barbarism they are immersed in? What if they don't want to talk? I'll say it again, since it seems you didn't get it the first time. We already tried providing them with the means by which they can solve their disputes in a civilized manner. Instead they chose to go out and start a civil war. The US' aim with the war wasn't to solve the ancient (yes, ancient) differences in an ethnically, politically, and religiously complex region. The aim was to bring down Saddam's government. That's what was done, and reparations were provided for that. The US is not the "world police", nor will it ever be. That's a bland caricature of the media. International politics isn't about law and order, good and evil, or anything else. They are about interests, and the US is just protecting their own. I see... and still you would demand of others what you would not do willingly yourself. Interesting. Indeed, armchair politics is just great fun.
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Can I mix and match?
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Lol. Good point, but irrelevant. They've had more than enough time to get used to the idea and learn to live in peace. It is favorable. For starters, you don't know what the political landscape will be like after a possible civil war. And even in the event of a rabidly fundamentalist, warmongering, anti-western faction gaining supremacy, it would take them a long time to rebuild and rearm the country into something that can be a threat. And when they do, well. If they are stupid enough to try and pull that one again after what's cost them, they deserve what's coming to them, quite frankly. Why this paternalist obsession with fixing their problems? The US didn't cause those problems, mind you. They only destabilized the already fragile balance that had been imposed (by means of strongarm and terror tactics, too) by Saddam. So, no. The invaders destroyed their state, and later helped them build a new one. However they can't seem to keep tribal feuds and old hatreds from resurfacing in the worst possible way... and there's very little anyone can do to stop that, even if we wanted to. The transition is complete, in case you have forgotten. The only transition that remains for the Iraqi people is the one that will make them into a fully mature society capable of living in peace without the threat of overwhelming force. Virtually all "modern" societies achieved this, by means of bloody (civil) wars. So why do you think it can be different with the Iraqi, even after facts suggest otherwise? Where do we draw the line and just quit, according to you? Also, and just for the sake of coherence, would you be willing to serve as a peacekeeper in a military unit in Iraq? Lol.
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Um. Any sequels planned yet? JK2 didn't allow you to choose, there was no dark side ending, so it's probably a good thing you don't remember it. And (save for the cringe-worthy FMV acting) the original JK was pretty sweet. And it had an expansion that was even better.
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Um? No, he hasn't, in fact. The war was aimed at toppling Saddam's government. It succeeded at that. Useless and meaningless according to whom? You like to tote this argument around quite a bit, but no matter how categorical you try to be, it is just an opinion that stems from your own prejudices and short-sightedness. Consider that not everyone is like you. Maybe some are proud to die serving their country, regardless of the political situation. I don't think they'd be happy about you cheapening their deaths like that. Even a broken clock is right twice a day, indeed. Nothing good is going to come out of it, since the Iraqi people have proven unable (and perhaps most importantly, unwilling) to live in peace under a democratic government. Well, perhaps they do need a civil war to sort it out. The mistake here is allowing them to set up a supposedly democratic government, and then doing their dirty work for them. They are either politically mature enough to run their own sovereign nation, or they are not. That's all there is to it, really. Kirottu wins! Fatality!
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On the other hand, handing Kyle his ass in JA was just one of those moments, only surpassed by the sequence where Jaden impales Rosh. We need more SW games that allow the option to murder the main whiner.
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Yeah, it's pretty cool. Unfortunately, with the cost of generating strong magnetic fields (I was told it was around $5k/T), I don't think we'll be seeing it in widespread use anytime soon... Meh. I'm sure an SFX specialist could think of a few ways to simulate that. Not saying those are fake, though.
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Actually, it's the High Field Magnet Laboratory. If you're going to play smartass, at least try to make sense. )
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Never read those. Sounds very Fallout-ish, though. Except for the you-can't-stop-doomsday bit, that is.
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Awesomeness-driven much?
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Xen was pretty boring, but I thought Nihilanth (telepatically?) taunting you all the way up to the final fight was pretty cool. I liked both that fight and the ending with the G-Man... but to each his own. On the other hand, HL2's ending was like the rest of that game's story: non-existant. Yeah. Not so much convoluted as it was just lame. I think that's a good example of why writers need to stay clear of hallucinogens during creative processes. The last third of the game shifted focus from story and social interaction to combat, which caused that last 3rd to be pretty crappy. The endings proper were all awesome though, and 100% in line with what you would expect from the old WoD setting. It's one of my personal favorites. wait what
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You know those are magnetic fields how?
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That sucks. The same happened to me when I went out and bought the SW d20 core book and 3 supplements... Oh well.
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The OE boards' function isn't to further freedom of speech, bring down old taboos, or make the world a better place overall. You can do that elsewhere, and you'll most likely achieve better results, anyway. Fio told me that "some members" had "expressed their concern" about me using a very similar avatar, so yeah.
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You go ahead and try... but I almost got the ban for trying exactly that. I went a bit further, even, and used this nice 1920's postcard as my sig. Fio was unimpressed, and I was issued an official warning.
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This seems to imply that you think the war was a failure. Please, explain how so.
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What, a war in which people actually die? Are you kidding me? *shock*
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It's a pre-render, so it's pretty much animated concept art... I'm not shelling out $500 (400? whatever) just to play one game. *unless it does feature an awesome co-op mode, that is...
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TSL Restoration Project: The Phantom Deadline
213374U replied to Aurora's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
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"Saddam Hussein Goes to Meet Allah" That's the title of the thread, in case your half a brain can't follow a discussion AND remember what it's about. Discussing the involvement of the US in this case might be justified, but discussing the US and its policies in general outside of Iraq (and outside this incident) is not the scope of the thread. You want to discuss the US, it's fine. Go start a thread about it, I'll be sure to participate. But don't hijack this one.
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Because it's not the scope of the thread, and it invariably ends in flames. )