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Originally posted by daryllyn
[color=dodgerblue]Politics and international affairs are reminding more and more of children on the playground.
'Did too!'
'Did not!'
'Mess with Billy and you are messing with me!'
'He hit me!'
'She hit me first!'
The U.S. needs to back the hell off of everyone and mind their own business. If another country is having a problem, let them figure it out.
I am all for disaster relief though.edit on 22-5-2011 by daryllyn because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Dragonfly79
I'm leaving out Russia completely because the idea of an Arab/Russian/Chinese faction is something I don't like very much.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
Originally posted by Dragonfly79
I'm leaving out Russia completely because the idea of an Arab/Russian/Chinese faction is something I don't like very much.
Well it seems you better get used to the idea, because it is happening. Russia has been courting not only Syria but Iran as well. A naval base in Syria, and the fueling of Iran's nuclear reactor at Bushehr. And China in cahoots with Pakistan, who just asked for more military assistance from the Chinese.
There are two reasons why the UN security council has failed, utterly, to react to Bashar al-Assad's murder of hundreds of his own people in Syria. The first is that Russia, a veto-wielding permanent member, has indicated that it will block action. And the second is that the US won't stand up to Russia.
NEW DELHI: Despite the strong Chinese denial, Indian authorities have now acquired "independent" confirmation about the increasing presence of Chinese troops along the line of control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir from none other than US security agencies.
China wants a grip on the region to assure unfettered road and rail access to the Gulf through Pakistan. It takes 16 to 25 days for Chinese oil tankers to reach the Gulf. When high-speed rail and road links through Gilgit and Baltistan are completed, China will be able to transport cargo from Eastern China to the new Chinese-built Pakistani naval bases at Gwadar, Pasni and Ormara, just east of the Gulf, within 48 hours.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
reply to post by Dragonfly79
Yeah well one of these days it's going to be suicide bombers with tactical nukes instead of car bombs. And all they wanted was for us to get off their soil. A reasonable request, by any measure. What sucks for me is that I find myself wishing real bad upon government leaders in my own country for instigating all this. I swear we ought to round up all the governments of the world and toss them all on big island so they can govern and kill each other. The rest of the world would finally live in peace, after we separated the Christians from the Muslims. A good rearranging. That's what this world needs.