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Friday, February 16, 2007 5:29 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


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Originally posted by citizen:
It's reasonable, China will be subject to the same world wide pressures as America, China's buisness is currently aimed at supplying the Western nations, and that's why they won't go off conquering the world. It's not in their best interests, a point you gloss over rather completely.



Of course it's not in their best interests NOW. A point which I actually made quite clearly last post. Unlike America who has been talking about Anna Nicole Smith all week and you who is so wrapped up in current scientific discoveries, they have a plan for something beyond the weekend boozefest.

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I can't see that they could do a significantly worse job than the US.



Though I won't argue this point, I will say that it is purely conjecture. You know I have no love for what we've been doing, to our own citizens as well as everyone else in the world.

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Oh a conspiracy theory, the Chinese have been planning this in secret for hundreds of years. Maybe they're the planners for the NWO and the secret pagan societies, perhaps we should ask Antimason?



Don't be rediculous son. Are you suggesting that this all happened by accident and China was in the right place at the right time? When I refer to hundreds of years planning, I refer to thier plans they've had always in the present and relating to the future. I was in no way saying that when cavemen walked on Chinese soil they prophesized the future and the takeover of America. This is just a foolish comment, and I'd expect better from you.

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Right, so the chinese have been isolationists for hundreds of years.....



Tell that to Taiwan.

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Because they've been isolating themselves from the outside world where as America has been doing the exact opposite.



There could be many reasons for this isolation and secrecy, and not all of them benevolent, as you seem to suggest.


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Far from playing it down this is exactly what I said, though not in so many words.



This is not even remotely close to what you said. Here's a few of your quotes:

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China pretty much owns America economically as it is....



Bullshit. No elaboration necessary.

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a substantial amount of America's national debt is to the Chinese.



If by substantial, you mean an amount that should probably have Americans a little more concerned about than say, who is going to win American Idol, then I agree with you 100%. In the context you were using it, that statement is bullshit as well.

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In other words the Chinese could cripple America tomorrow by presenting a bill, but as Finn says a stable world is in Americas best interests, as it is with the Chinese. They're making a fortune off of a relatively stable world.....



Ah... all truth, and the reason why I believe that you think you said what I did.


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and crippling America's economy could only damage that.



But then you finish it with more bullshit. As I've said, and you argued with me that you agreed with, this would destroy China's economy as well and probably the entire world's economy, not simply damage it.

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The point is that the Chinese aren't going to go on a murderous expansionist kick just because they surpass the United States as #1 super power, it wouldn't be in their best interests, and with the Chinese general isolationist attitude I think they'd probably be even less likely to put troops on to foreign soil.



There is no way you could ever prove the intentions of a government... EVER. This is conjecture in it's purest form and since for the most part, I do like my life, I would not be so welcoming to a change as you do. Not being part of the great Beast which is America, I can see why you would want somebody else heading the world though. Everybody loves an underdog.

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Ohh a personal insult, final proof you have a better understanding. Stick to the crazy fallacious conspiracy theories, it's all your good at, and leave you're not so clevely disguised borderline schitzophrenia and emotional hatred for anything outside of the US out of this. Anyone who actually reads something other than the front page of 'prisionplanet' already knows you're full of shit.



Awwwwwwww, did I get under your skin Sally?



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Friday, February 16, 2007 5:53 PM

CITIZEN


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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Of course it's not in their best interests NOW. A point which I actually made quite clearly last post. Unlike America who has been talking about Anna Nicole Smith all week and you who is so wrapped up in current scientific discoveries, they have a plan for something beyond the weekend boozefest.

And given that they're rise to super power is being supported by western trade, mostly with the US it's hard to see how it'll EVER be in their best interests.
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Don't be rediculous son. Are you suggesting that this all happened by accident and China was in the right place at the right time?
Because believing they've been planning this for hundreds of years makes so much sense.

The way America became #1 super power was because she was in the right place at the right time, so it has precedent, your supposition does not.

And don't call me son, if I were your son I'd shoot myself.
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Tell that to Taiwan.
Right after you tell Mexico America doesn't invade countries for imperial expansion.
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There could be many reasons for this isolation and secrecy, and not all of them benevolent, as you seem to suggest.
I never implied any idea of benevolence. I'm sure they're isolating themselves for reasons all of their own, I doubt it's because they have a long term plan for world domination.
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This is not even remotely close to what you said. Here's a few of your quotes:
Actually it is, the fact you can't read what I said and prefer to tell me what I said tells me all I need to know about you.
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Bullshit. No elaboration necessary.
You don't know what you're talking about, no elaboration necessary.
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If by substantial, you mean an amount that should probably have Americans a little more concerned about than say, who is going to win American Idol, then I agree with you 100%. In the context you were using it, that statement is bullshit as well.
no substantial as in if the Chinese called in the debt it would cripple the American economy, your supposition, as usual, is bullshit.
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But then you finish it with more bullshit. As I've said, and you argued with me that you agreed with, this would destroy China's economy as well and probably the entire world's economy.
Is your reading comprehension that bad? I blatantly said that crippling the American economy would harm the Chinese then you say I didn't. Are you being deliberately obtuse?
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There is no way you could ever prove the intentions of a government... EVER. This is conjecture in it's purest form and since for the most part, I do like my life, I would not be so welcoming to a change as you do. Not being part of the great Beast which is America, I can see why you would want somebody else heading the world though. Everybody loves an underdog.
I never said I welcomed the change, I'm not enamoured of the idea, that's your inference because you can't handle anyone not thinking the same as you about everything. I just don't think it'll be the disaster that the true red blooded American patriots like you who have problems believing there was a world before America think it'll be.
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Awwwwwwww, did I get under your skin Sally?
The day an ignorant borderline troll really gets under my skin would be the day indeed sweetheart.

Go back to flirting with women through email because you haven't the balls to do it in real life .



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Friday, February 16, 2007 5:54 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


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And leave you're not so clevely disguised borderline schitzophrenia and emotional hatred for anything outside of the US out of this.



I can't help the Schitzo man. I've got 100 different personalities and they're all named Mark. Why don't you give me a pill science boy?

And I just have to laugh at my "hatered for anything outside of the US". I'm hardly a xenophobe, and I've never hid my contempt for my country's government and general attitude. I'm quite sympathetic to Iraq and the invasion they've gone through. I don't buy into this "pre-emptive" strike shit anymore than you do. Please don't lose sight that we do happen to agree on quite a bit outside of the realm of science because you're angry at me now.
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Friday, February 16, 2007 5:59 PM

CITIZEN


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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
And I just have to laugh at my "hatered for anything outside of the US". I'm hardly a xenophobe, and I've never hid my contempt for my country's government and general attitude. I'm quite sympathetic to Iraq and the invasion they've gone through. I don't buy into this "pre-emptive" strike shit anymore than you do. Please don't lose sight that we do happen to agree on quite a bit outside of the realm of science because you're angry at me now.

I'm just attacking you in the same way you're attacking me. I can start calling you girls names as well if you like.
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Why don't you give me a pill science boy?
Wow, give me a pill science boy. I sure dang wish I was as mature and intelligent as you.



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Friday, February 16, 2007 6:27 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


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Originally posted by citizen:
And given that they're rise to super power is being supported by western trade, mostly with the US it's hard to see how it'll EVER be in their best interests.



Again, that's because you aren't looking more than a few years in the future. They're banking over $18 Billion USD worth of foreign currency every month. At that rate there will be a day where they can do whatever the hell they want to do.

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Because believing they've been planning this for hundreds of years makes so much sense.



Completely missing the point again. Chinese have the ability to plan much further ahead than materialistic societies like America and UK. They adapt very well too. World events change all the time and they adjust their plans accordingly. Why isn't India in position to be the next world superpower?

I have nothing but the utmost respect for the Chinese intelligence and their ability to get where they have gotten today. Especially their unyielding attitude about their own currency. They are stubborn as hell and aren't going to allow the US government to bully them and debase their own currency. They are much more fiscally responsible than America, though I fear that may be in large part at the expense of their own peolpe.

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The way America became #1 super power was because she was in the right place at the right time, so it has precedent, your supposition does not.

And don't call me son, if I were your son I'd shoot myself.



America surely did become the #1 superpower because of the right place at the right time. two large oceans protecting her. A relatively easy southern border with people with inferior technology to defend against, when our leaders actually choose to, Canadians and French up North. Barring current technologies, it would have been impossible to ever physically take over America (being why this is happening financially and politically now). Not to mention that our land was very fertile and the climate very favorable. I will not argue this point at all.

China, however, is a different ballgame altogether. They have none of the things which I mentioned above, at least not in the quanity and quality that America had. Add to that the insanely high population to govern and the situation is so far removed from America's rise to power that the rise to superpower couldn't even happen the same way. Their rise is not coincidental or the "right place at the right time". This is due to China's intelligence, planning, unwavering and diligence, and to suggest otherwise is an insult to the Chinese people.

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Right after you tell Mexico America doesn't invade countries for imperial expansion.



America is not on trial here. I can't argue your point, because you're absolutely right, but you and I know that it had absolutely nothing to do with my brining up Taiwan. Could it be that I was right and this is your way of cleverly trying to change the subject?

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I never implied any idea of benevolence. I'm sure they're isolating themselves for reasons all of their own, I doubt it's because they have a long term plan for world domination.


Well.... this is something that neither of us can really say either way, so I suggest we just agree to disagree for now and we'll see how it goes.

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Actually it is, the fact you can't read what I said and prefer to tell me what I said tells me all I need to know about you.



It's not what you said. The overall tone of that paragraph was that China owns America, and though it would "damage" china economically, China could cripple America. I agree that generally we're saying the same thing, but the general tone downplayed the damage China would suffer and played up China's economic position. This is all in the present, of course, because I believe if we don't change things soon, China will be in the position that you implied in your general tone. I'm not being obtuse, I'm just saying that your wording of the whole situation could be a little more based in reality and a little less anti-American.


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no substantial as in if the Chinese called in the debt it would cripple the American economy, your supposition, as usual, is bullshit.



Hmmmmmmmm. Well, I think that I've been saying this all along. But because you and I both know they won't do this, at least not now, it is a non-threat, and therefore, Bullshit.


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I never said I welcomed the change, I'm not enamoured of the idea, that's your inference because you can't handle anyone not thinking the same as you about everything. I just don't think it'll be the disaster that the true red blooded American patriots like you who have problems believing there was a world before America think it'll be.


Hey Cit... we got the same problems man. You don't budge on a goddamned thing either, so that's just the pot calling the kettle black. I don't think that blood will flow through the streets anytime soon. I don't think an invasion will take place on American soil from the Chinese. The economy will control everything in the future as it already does now. I'm also well aware of the world before America and I'm well aware of the fact that our "200 year empire" has expired. We're fat, lazy, arrogant, indoctrinated, and full of false patriotism. We're like ripe fruit ready to fall off the vine. We're living on borrowed time. I know that as well as you.

I only point out your anti-American sentiment because I feel it clouds your vision from the truth on certain issues. I'm definately not doing it as a defense against American policy or whatever it is the rest of the world hates us for today. I'd like to think of myself as not one of the sheep, so your American insults don't bother me, it's just that I think you've already made up your mind on certain issues before you hear them out because of your feelings on this.


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The day an ignorant borderline troll really gets under my skin would be the day indeed sweetheart.

Go back to flirting with women through email because you haven't the balls to do it in real life .



Now Suzie baby. Tsk, Tsk.... That's about as personal as you can get in here honey. Don't you think you should reserve the truely trolllike behavior and comments to combat the trolls, and not the borderline ones?

What's the matter valentine? Are you jealous that I stopped emailing you cutie? You're just too much woman for me to handle baby.

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Friday, February 16, 2007 7:06 PM

CITIZEN


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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Again, that's because you aren't looking more than a few years in the future. They're banking over $18 Billion USD worth of foreign currency every month. At that rate there will be a day where they can do whatever the hell they want to do.

Right. So it's conjecture for me to assume the Chinese aren't going to suddenly change their modus operandi and take over the world but it's not conjecture for you to forecast far into the future?
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Completely missing the point again. Chinese have the ability to plan much further ahead than materialistic societies like America and UK. They adapt very well too. World events change all the time and they adjust their plans accordingly. Why isn't India in position to be the next world superpower?
They have less land, fewer resources and less 'disposable' work force than the Chinese have at their disposal. India hasn't had the investment of western business that China has had, and has only recently achieved independence. Not only that but India was split into India and Pakistan after colonial rule. India's a different situation that's why.
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I have nothing but the utmost respect for the Chinese intelligence and their ability to get where they have gotten today. Especially their unyielding attitude about their own currency. They are stubborn as hell and aren't going to allow the US government to bully them and debase their own currency. They are much more fiscally responsible than America, though I fear that may be in large part at the expense of their own peolpe.
They're largely a command economy, though that's actually changing, really not a conspiracy.
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America surely did become the #1 superpower because of the right place at the right time. two large oceans protecting her. A relatively easy southern border with people with inferior technology to defend against, when our leaders actually choose to, Canadians and French up North. Barring current technologies, it would have been impossible to ever physically take over America (being why this is happening financially and politically now). Not to mention that our land was very fertile and the climate very favorable. I will not argue this point at all.
Mostly it was actually being the only industrialised power left standing after the Second World War and thus being in a position to make goods for the rest of the world, going rich because she was the only supplier. There's also the fact that for a long time the US was making money from that conflict, in fact Britain is only now getting to the end of her Second World War debt to the US.

So the situations between China's rise and the US's aren't all that different. The US got to be #1 supplier by being the only supplier, China by being cheapest.
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China, however, is a different ballgame altogether. They have none of the things which I mentioned above, at least not in the quanity and quality that America had. Add to that the insanely high population to govern and the situation is so far removed from America's rise to power that the rise to superpower couldn't even happen the same way. Their rise is not coincidental or the "right place at the right time". This is due to China's intelligence, planning, unwavering and diligence, and to suggest otherwise is an insult to the Chinese people.
Their current rise is solely to do with late in the game industrialisation, partly helped by Western, mainly US, investment to produce cheap goods for home markets. Not from hundreds of years of careful planning. If they had a long term plan why weren't they grasping the industrial revolution with both hands from day one.

All this just smacks of someone who desperately needs for there to be an over arching conspiracy theory in everything.
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America is not on trial here. I can't argue your point, because you're absolutely right, but you and I know that it had absolutely nothing to do with my brining up Taiwan. Could it be that I was right and this is your way of cleverly trying to change the subject?
No I'm saying a single instance does not a national policy make. And I'm really at a loss to understand why you even brought up Taiwan in the first place, maybe you mean Tibet and you don't have a very good grasp on world politics and geography so got the two confused?
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It's not what you said.
Of course it wasn't, and you didn't just post anything in your post, it's all a conspiracy.
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I'm not being obtuse, I'm just saying that your wording of the whole situation could be a little more based in reality and a little less anti-American.
Coming from you telling someone to be 'more based in reality' is really funny.
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Well, I think that I've been saying this all along. But because you and I both know they won't do this, at least not now, it is a non-threat, and therefore, Bullshit.
No, the fact that the Chinese won't call in America's substantial debt doesn't mean it's not substantial. Simple premise and quite surprising you can't get it.
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Hey Cit... we got the same problems man. You don't budge on a goddamned thing either, so that's just the pot calling the kettle black.
Perhaps, but it's you calling me that, not the other way around. Before talking about pots and kettles you should perhaps stop throwing out hypocritical judgements. I argue my case and beliefs, the fact that I don't fall at you feet and proclaim you right for ever more means...
...not a damn thing.
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I don't think that blood will flow through the streets anytime soon. I don't think an invasion will take place on American soil from the Chinese. The economy will control everything in the future as it already does now.
Right, so when I basically said the Chinese weren't going to go invading the entire world and you disagreed you weren't really disagreeing. Way to back peddle.
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I only point out your anti-American sentiment because I feel it clouds your vision from the truth on certain issues. I'm definately not doing it as a defense against American policy or whatever it is the rest of the world hates us for today. I'd like to think of myself as not one of the sheep, so your American insults don't bother me, it's just that I think you've already made up your mind on certain issues before you hear them out because of your feelings on this.
I've made no bones about not liking the American government nor their foreign policy. I'm not Anti-American because I don't hate the American people, I don't like some aspects of American culture, but then many posters don't like the 'commie-ness' of 'Socialist' UK either, so I don't think that's a basis for anti-Americanism. But hey you'll spew anything so you don't have to address the point so don't let that stop you.
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Now Suzie baby. Tsk, Tsk.... That's about as personal as you can get in here honey. Don't you think you should reserve the truely trolllike behavior and comments to combat the trolls, and not the borderline ones?
No, I reserve them for people who act like trolls, since that's how you're acting that's how I'm responding.
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What's the matter valentine? Are you jealous that I stopped emailing you cutie? You're just too much woman for me to handle baby.
Wow, way to prove you're not a troll.



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Friday, February 16, 2007 7:25 PM

BABYWITHTHEPOWER


Children, can we play nice here?

Citizen, almost every topic I've ever read your posts on I've come to the conclusion you've got your head too far up your fourth point of contact you wouldn't know your ass from a hole in the ground. But you've almost always handled yourself more mature than this. Jack must have struck a cord, something he say hit a little close to home?



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Friday, February 16, 2007 7:33 PM

BABYWITHTHEPOWER


What I said to Cit goes double for you Jack.

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Friday, February 16, 2007 7:41 PM

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lol

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Saturday, February 17, 2007 2:20 AM

CITIZEN


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Originally posted by babywiththepower:
Citizen, almost every topic I've ever read your posts on I've come to the conclusion you've got your head too far up your fourth point of contact you wouldn't know your ass from a hole in the ground.

Ditto.



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Saturday, February 17, 2007 2:59 AM

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Romans, Greeks, Ottomans, The Hapsburgs, The British, The Japanese, The Germans...who'd I leave out?

Anywho, They all invaded countries. Most of the populations at the time were convinced that their leaders did it for just reasons. The people felt increased national pride and some profited. Why wouldn't the citizens on average think everything is just fine, and aren't we nice for making the world more secure



That is an interesting point you make that Germany and Japan's population was convinced their leader invaded other countries for just reasons. Germany issued a lot of propoganda and untruths and used people's insecurities about Jewish people to convince the population to support them.

People would still be convinced that Germany had invaded other countries for just reasons if Germany had not won the war. History would have written that Hitler was the ideal leader. People believe what their told by propaganda.

Germany sunk an American passenger ship and attacked the allies of America. So America decided to defended itself and it's allies and go into war with the German government. Terrorists attacked America with plane bombs so America decided to defend themselves by getting into a war with Afganistan.


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Saturday, February 17, 2007 3:15 AM

CITIZEN


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Originally posted by mazaen:
Germany sunk an American passenger ship and attacked the allies of America. So America decided to defended itself and it's allies and go into war with the German government.

One thing, Japan attacked America, and although you're right Germany did attack American interests America didn't declare war on Germany. America declared war on Japan, Germany's axis ally at the time, and Germany responded by declaring war on America.



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Saturday, February 17, 2007 3:40 AM

MAZAEN


It is likely you are right on America attacking Japan and then Germany before Germany and America were at war.

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Saturday, February 17, 2007 4:28 AM

CITIZEN


It's quite an interesting set of events I think. From the general isolationist attitude which included bills banning logistical aid to combatants of the early conflicts to to the almost 'war fever' after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour that FDR focused on Germany, declaring that Germany had to be the initial focus of the war, crushing the Nazi's on multiple fronts.



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Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:21 AM

MALBADINLATIN


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That is an interesting point you make that Germany and Japan's population was convinced their leader invaded other countries for just reasons. Germany issued a lot of propoganda and untruths and used people's insecurities about Jewish people to convince the population to support them.



Thats what bugs me about hawkish conservatives or flaming liberals believing these cable news shows and blogs. How can they ever DISCOVER if they are wrong?

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People would still be convinced that Germany had invaded other countries for just reasons if Germany had not won the war. History would have written that Hitler was the ideal leader. People believe what their told by propaganda.

So America decided to defended itself and it's allies and go into war with the German government. Terrorists attacked America with plane bombs so America decided to defend themselves by getting into a war with Afganistan



Thats all true, saudi arabian terrorists attacked on 911, and they had no connection with Saddam Hussein. This war is all about oil, not about giving democracy to the Iraqii people.

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Saturday, February 17, 2007 1:59 PM

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This war is all about oil

It is much cheaper for America to use the war expenditure money to purchase oil than invade Iraq to obtain oil. The cost of war in Iraq has been $91 billion each year. The oil profits made in Iraq are less than it costs the Americans to stay in Iraq. Iraqis are making a total gross profit of $84315000000 ($84 billion)a year in Iraq. The cost of war in Iraq each year averages $91849575000 ($91 billion). America has not invaded Iraq for oil.

These figures aren't even including the other costs not included in the war budget. It costs approximately $450,000 (AUS) to raise each child who becomes a soldier who dies in war. Another cost of soldiers is training costs. The average cost of training a soldier or officer in UK has been recorded on a website below as over £16,000(UK).

You could also find your own information and do these calculations yourself. There are lots of statistics available on reputable websites on the internet.

I made the calculations below.
US$66/barrel price oil

$84315000000 a year $84 billion a year total gross profit of oil a year in Iraq
cost of war in Iraq over 4 years: $337398300000 ($337 billion)
cost of war in Iraq over 1 year $91849575000 is ($91 billion)


The figures for the cost of raising the children that grow up and serve their country are large. 3133 soldiers, who were once children, died in Iraq. Each of these children costed $450,000(AU) to raise. The 3133 children combined costed $1409850000(AU) ($1.4 billion)to raise. These statistics for raising a child can be found at:
http://www.smartpopulation.org/parenting/statistics.html


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Sunday, February 18, 2007 1:01 AM

CITIZEN


Well the costings don't prove motive, the American Administration thought (or at least that's what they said, so they either thought it or it was a lie) that Iraq would be like a rerun of the Liberation of France in World War II complete with dancing in the streets, Laurels and Hardy handshakes, and nubile Iraqi women greeting the brave men in their own particular Idiom. As it turns out Iraq does in many ways reflect World War II France, but certainly not it's liberation.

Point is I don't think we can use costings for the war as opposed to profits from same as proof of pre war motive, since the pre war planners likely thought it wouldn't be this expensive to perpetrate the post war occupation. There's also the fact that the people making money from the Oil are not the same people paying for the venture. There are some people growing very rich out of the War in Iraq.



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Sunday, February 18, 2007 2:04 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by citizen:
Quote:

Originally posted by mazaen:
Germany sunk an American passenger ship and attacked the allies of America. So America decided to defended itself and it's allies and go into war with the German government.

One thing, Japan attacked America, and although you're right Germany did attack American interests America didn't declare war on Germany. America declared war on Japan, Germany's axis ally at the time, and Germany responded by declaring war on America.


Depends on which war he was talking about. If he was talking about WWI and refering to the RMS Lusitania, he's almost correct. The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner and when a German submarine fired on it without warning, it galvanized the US' stance against Gemany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. It was one of the events that lead to the US entering the war.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007 2:11 AM

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Originally posted by babywiththepower:
Depends on which war he was talking about. If he was talking about WWI and refering to the RMS Lusitania, he's almost correct. The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner and when a German submarine fired on it without warning, it galvanized the US' stance against Gemany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. It was one of the events that lead to the US entering the war.

You're absolutely right about the First World War, but if you look at the statements in context of the overall post and what it was replying too I think it's clear that the subject was the Second World War.

Not in the least the line preceding that paragraph:
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Originally posted by Mazaen:
History would have written that Hitler was the ideal leader. People believe what their told by propaganda.

(emphasis added)



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Sunday, February 18, 2007 2:19 AM

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I see that now, missed it my first time through. My appologies. In that case, what you said was dead on.

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america ..superpower...any country that tries to poison their own people with salmonella infested peanut butter deserves what they get ...

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Huh.
Let me think about the original question for a momen....

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