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Lawman 0 posted:Oman already went through their empire building phase; split it up and then really didn't do anything after that other than enjoy their oil and gas. Ah so they're basically Britain Jr.
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So, is Israel going to have to take scuds and like it again like in 1991? I can't see most of the Middle-Eastern part of that coalition surviving direct Israeli intervention. Poor Netanyahu, he just can't catch a break. 
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Amused to Death posted:Ah so they're basically Britain Jr. Realchat: Britain only took over colonies established by others. They didn't do much colonizing themselves. In East through West Africa, Oman operated a vast slave trade documented as far back as the 6th century. Oman ruled through a 3-tier division: Omani slavers using Indian-crewed Dhows were at the top, local tribal and kingdom-level leaders had nominal control over their people so long as they could meet Omani slave quotas, and Indian/expat tribal populations were the third group and were used as labor by the Omanis against local power structures. E: Absurd Alhazred posted:So, is Israel going to have to take scuds and like it again like in 1991? I can't see most of the Middle-Eastern part of that coalition surviving direct Israeli intervention. Poor Netanyahu, he just can't catch a break. ISIS has discovered a new refinement of SCUD technology. We call them Donkeys Under Drowers. My Imaginary GF fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Sep 11, 2014 |
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My Imaginary GF posted:Realchat: Britain only took over colonies established by others. They didn't do much colonizing themselves. I can think of at least 13 exceptions  OK, 11. drat you Dutch and Swedes! 
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Joementum posted:I hope he wears the tan suit again. No joke if he does this it might as well be the headline since everyone already instinctively knows what the speech is going to be.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:So, is Israel going to have to take scuds and like it again like in 1991? I can't see most of the Middle-Eastern part of that coalition surviving direct Israeli intervention. Poor Netanyahu, he just can't catch a break. Part of me is surprised ISIS haven't fired a SCUD at Israel just to really get poo poo stirred up
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Absurd Alhazred posted:So, is Israel going to have to take scuds and like it again like in 1991? I can't see most of the Middle-Eastern part of that coalition surviving direct Israeli intervention. Poor Netanyahu, he just can't catch a break. Israel won't directly intervene, they have America to do that.
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Joementum posted:I can think of at least 13 exceptions Reminder: Scots, Welsh, Northumbians, Non-Model Army, and other groups before the Acts of Unity don't county. Gotta go by how the Brits define themselves. E: Nor does the capture of Japanese, Vietnamese, and Indian colonial trading posts. E2: ok, sorry, gonna be politically correct. Siamese colonial trading posts. E3: poo poo, I forgot the Polish-Lithuanian colonies they took over. My Imaginary GF fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Sep 11, 2014 |
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Sep 11, 2014 01:21
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Absurd Alhazred posted:So, is Israel going to have to take scuds and like it again like in 1991? I can't see most of the Middle-Eastern part of that coalition surviving direct Israeli intervention. Poor Netanyahu, he just can't catch a break. Good news, the US gave them Iron Dome for just this problem. The operators are in good practice too!
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Sep 11, 2014 01:22
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Amused to Death posted:Israel won't directly intervene, they have America to do that. Well, Shamir's popularity really tanked after Israel was forced to take the SCUDs and not respond militarily itself. J33uk posted:Part of me is surprised ISIS haven't fired a SCUD at Israel just to really get poo poo stirred up They're leaving it to JaN for now. Well, not SCUDs, just taking over the border crossing and kidnapping UNDOF personnel. Anyway, if they ever bother getting close to Palestine they'll be focusing on killing off the competition, first, starting with Hamas. Trabisnikof posted:Good news, the US gave them Iron Dome for just this problem. The operators are in good practice too! And they bombed the poo poo out of Gaza anyway, and you still have people in the government saying they should have bombed and invaded harder. Also, does Iron Dome work on such long-range missiles? I thought it was more of a medium-range thing.
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Joementum posted:I hope he wears the tan suit again. POTUS should go all-out pro athlete draftee with his suit choices from now on  embrace the hate, become the legend
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PupsOfWar posted:POTUS should go all-out pro athlete draftee with his suit choices from now on The thing is though that NBA draftees are all awkwardly proportioned giant but skinny teenagers and Obama might make that look good.
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Sep 11, 2014 01:27
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You all forgot about Denmark. They always go balls-deep with the US on every one of these little adventures.
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Brave New World posted:You all forgot about Denmark. They always go balls-deep with the US on every one of these little adventures. They're balls-deep providing aerologistical support to West Africa right now. US doesn't have unlimited aircraft and unlimited trained pilots, what do you think this is, a real war? Shows how the Dutch really feel about Inuit employment opportunities \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ My Imaginary GF fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Sep 11, 2014 |
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Sep 11, 2014 01:33
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Brave New World posted:You all forgot about Denmark. They always go balls-deep with the US on every one of these little adventures. I watched Borgen and their PM is really mad at the US for shipping CIA prisoners to Greenland, so they're probably not on board this time.
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So this speech seems kind of short notice. Did the Republicans get time to reserve a timeslot for a rebuttal? Because if I don't get to hear McCain and/or Graham talking about how what we should be doing is the same thing, but so it magically fixes everything I'll feel cheated.
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Sep 11, 2014 01:39
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You can join the Bing / CNN dial test of the speech here.
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Joementum posted:I watched Borgen and their PM is really mad at the US for shipping CIA prisoners to Greenland, so they're probably not on board this time. But polling for the next election in Denmark has shown a decisive lead for the right-wing, so this could be a good opportunity for the government to show they're tough on Muslims too!
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Sep 11, 2014 01:42
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Shear Modulus posted:So this speech seems kind of short notice. Did the Republicans get time to reserve a timeslot for a rebuttal? Because if I don't get to hear McCain and/or Graham talking about how what we should be doing is the same thing, but so it magically fixes everything I'll feel cheated. Foriegn policy stuff doesn't always get a rebuttal. Not like Willkie got a rebuttal on the day after the day that will live in infamy.
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Amused to Death posted:But polling for the next election in Denmark has shown a decisive lead for the right-wing, so this could be a good opportunity for the government to show they're tough on Muslims too! Again, do you want to be soft on Inuit while being hard on radical islamists? Better to be hard on Inuit job openings while saying 'our hands are tied providing humanitarian aid to west africa,' a semi-plausible excuse. E: Trabisnikof posted:Foriegn policy stuff doesn't always get a rebuttal. Not like Willkie got a rebuttal on the day after the day that will live in infamy. He got something better: sloshed at the realization of defeat.
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Trabisnikof posted:Foriegn policy stuff doesn't always get a rebuttal. Not like Willkie got a rebuttal on the day after the day that will live in infamy. There goes the biased liberal media again.
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Trabisnikof posted:Foriegn policy stuff doesn't always get a rebuttal. Not like Willkie got a rebuttal on the day after the day that will live in infamy. But Wilkie lost a year before..
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Sep 11, 2014 01:58
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freep posted:Good Evening.
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Sep 11, 2014 01:59
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No, but really it's cool that there will be airstrikes against Syria without any action by Congress, since Syria is a country where there is no US embassy, no US mission, no (declared) US agents or interests.
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Sep 11, 2014 02:00
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Hi empty podium.
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Nckdictator posted:But Wilkie lost a year before.. I was too lazy to look up who was then the leader of the Republican party! Wait guys what is our drinking/smoking game for this? Under bush it was every mispronounced word... Every time Obama saud "Um" would kill me...
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Sep 11, 2014 02:01
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Has he ever given an address from the Oval Office?
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Sep 11, 2014 02:02
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the eagle talon gripping the arrows in full view 
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Trabisnikof posted:I was too lazy to look up who was then the leader of the Republican party! I think the Freep drinking game is every time he says "I" for some reason.
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Sep 11, 2014 02:02
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The beginning sounds like my kind of orgy.
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Trabisnikof posted:I was too lazy to look up who was then the leader of the Republican party! He said 9/11 once, I think that's a drink.
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Sep 11, 2014 02:03
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Why does he say ISIL while everyone else says ISIS?
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Is it just me or is he in front of a green screen?
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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Tommah posted:Why does he say ISIL while everyone else says ISIS? Doesn't sound as cool
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Tommah posted:Why does he say ISIL while everyone else says ISIS? Same reason he says Pockystan. secret muslim usurper
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Sep 11, 2014 02:04
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Caliph Obama: Determines what is and isn't Islamic
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Tommah posted:Why does he say ISIL while everyone else says ISIS? Levant is French and you know how elitist he is
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Tommah posted:Why does he say ISIL while everyone else says ISIS? "The Levant" is probably a better translation than "Syria."
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