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Postby Splitpin » Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:33 am

If you get some time ....read this....bloody good, its the mental picture it creates....well for me anyway winkyy.gif

http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-quietl...d-of-nig,20957/
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Postby Ian Warren » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:05 pm

After Cowpatz showed and pointed out the growing debt in the USA , i mentioned all out war , this country Afghanistan fights within its own it fights with Pakistan , that country fights with India , have the same sort off hatred as in the Middle East , id say let em go for it , ban all flights from these territories till they sort it out .....
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Postby Bazza » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:36 pm

The Onion, one of my permanent bookmarks..

Necessary sometimes to point out that it is satire.
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Postby Adamski » Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:03 pm

Bazza wrote:
QUOTE (Bazza @ Jul 19 2011,12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Onion, one of my permanent bookmarks..

Necessary sometimes to point out that it is satire.

One of my favourites is: www.theregister.co.uk ....
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Postby Charl » Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:26 pm

Bazza wrote:
QUOTE (Bazza @ Jul 19 2011,12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Onion, one of my permanent bookmarks..
Necessary sometimes to point out that it is satire.

Ditto.
But you know, this is exactly what the Russians did, after the "Soviet Vietnam".
OK it was helped along a little by the US supply of Stingers and other good hardware to ... the Taliban.
You have to learn from History but no-one learns from History.
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Postby J7G » Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:34 pm

It wasn't to the Taliban mate. They didn't exist at that stage.
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Postby Ian Warren » Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:11 pm

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Jul 19 2011,4:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You have to learn from History but no-one learns from History.

Comments to me , 'Why do you learn this Stuff" it won't help you in life , Other , "Why do i learn history ,you live in the past ".......
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Postby Charl » Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:28 pm

J7G wrote:
QUOTE (J7G @ Jul 19 2011,3:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It wasn't to the Taliban mate. They didn't exist at that stage.

Well...as I said: You have to learn from History but no-one learns from History
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