Author Topic: for anyone leaving after a 3 days of AH2 (Read 1670 times)

ergRTC · « **Reply #15 on:** June 20, 2004, 10:52:13 AM »

This is from a congressional report.

excerpt from
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
Foreign Aid: An Introductory Overview of
U.S. Programs and Policy
Updated April 15, 2004
Curt Tarnoff
Specialist in Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs and National Defense
Larry Nowels
Specialist in Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs and National Defense

"By nearly all measures, the amount of foreign aid provided by the United States
declined for several decades but has grown in the past few years. After hitting an alltime
low in the mid1990s, total foreign assistance (but excluding Iraq reconstruction)
for FY2003/2004, in real terms, has been larger than any two-year period since the
mid-1980s. The 0.2% of U.S. gross national product represented by foreign aid
obligations the past two years, however, is among the smallest amounts in the last
half-century. The United States is the largest international economic aid donor in
dollar terms but is the smallest contributor among the major donor governments
when calculated as a percent of gross national income.

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2004, 11:02:07 AM »

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Originally posted by Xargos
Are Military is the best at the expence of us taxpayers. And all the rest of our wealth goes to support others countries. Thats why working class Americans have no money.

um so basically you're all socialists....but in other people's countries not your own?

Jackal1 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 20, 2004, 11:14:29 AM »

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Originally posted by ergRTC
I thought beetle hit it dead on, I found myself nodding at his comment not getting upset, infact I was really suprised to see how upset some people got. Course, now I dont live in 'texas'.

Hmm... last time I checked we give a smaller proportion of our gdp to foriegn aid than any other industrialized country in the world.

Back to the thread...

What is the major issue in the upgrade? Is it the video card or the rest of the computer? I am amazed at how many people believe you need this 'money' tree to buy a 40 dollar video card, or a 100 dollar mb chip combo.

40 dollars is what? A days worth of gas for the average truck driving texan....

Ooooops! Needs another coat of whitewash. Try a little Kilz on it. The Texas envy thing is still showing through.

AWCHKRS · « **Reply #18 on:** June 20, 2004, 11:31:32 AM »

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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
um so basically you're all socialists....but in other people's countries not your own?

Schadenfreude............. Roll it back 60 years ! England could have verywell been controlled by a bunch of "Goose Stepping Bastages " if it wern't for the "Lend -Lease " program that my county provided .........
Don't go their .... you won't like it ...........

CHECKERS

bj229r · « **Reply #19 on:** June 20, 2004, 11:49:18 AM »

Lol ErgRtc. I have a 40 dollar vid card NOW....I already know what they can do (or cant) Actually it's a Radeon 7200.....rest of my machine is somewhat previous to that. It was a top of line card in its day..was $100-150 or so I think....top of line NOWadays is similar in price I think.

Beyond that, why must so many leftists be so CAUStic? Vast majority of Brits i've ever met have been nothing but nice....people can have honest disagreements over issues of the day and remain civil, or at least they used to.

ergRTC · « **Reply #20 on:** June 20, 2004, 12:18:36 PM »

"leftists be so CAUStic"

Leftists are caustic? okay. Which side is talking about goosestepping and misrepresenting how much 'personal' sacrifice we americans make on aid for other countries?

I would rather be caustic than blindly nationalistic.

Back to the subject.

40 dollars now will buy you a nice card that will run ah2 though. I am currently playing on a gf3 till I can afford to upgrade (next week), and even then I am not sure if I want to buy anything other than a 40 dollar 9200 or a 5200.

Texas envy. Wow. That must be like South Dakota envy. A psychosis of those living in a god forsaken (fill in texas, south dakota, lousiana (besides B. R. and N. O. perhaps), and so on) place to make them believe that it is in fact enviable to live there.

Now, Hawaii envy, that is what I have. LIttle bit of Londen envy, Paris envy, Burlington Vermont is nice, Chicago is temtping. I wouldnt mind living up by Bemidji Minnesota either. All very nice places. Much nicer than DC in many ways.

beet1e · « **Reply #21 on:** June 20, 2004, 12:19:35 PM »

OK sorry guys. I didn't post to cause offence. And BTW, I have seen MUCH worse gibes directed at the French.

But in deference to those who took umbrage at my post, I have deleted it.

ply · « **Reply #22 on:** June 20, 2004, 12:58:29 PM »

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' The United States is the largest international economic aid donor in
dollar terms but is the smallest contributor among the major donor governments
when calculated as a percent of gross national income.'

And you think pouring money into the IMF is helpfull to developing countries? Africa, Bangladesh? A lot of these countries high on the giving list have put up trade barriers to the same people they purport to help, leaving their countries in a perpetual state of welfare poverty and war.

A political/social type forum might be a better place to test your world views. As always, the one liners don't tell the whole story.

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #23 on:** June 20, 2004, 01:05:41 PM »

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Originally posted by AWCHKRS
Schadenfreude............. Roll it back 60 years ! England could have verywell been controlled by a bunch of "Goose Stepping Bastages " if it wern't for the "Lend -Lease " program that my county provided .........
Don't go their .... you won't like it ...........

CHECKERS

lololol right the war that you were two years late in joining? You personally had nothing to do with what happened sixty years ago - America acted in her own interests - as all nations do, stupid uneducated little flag waving nationalist.

Don't go there - what a feeble pathetic moronic statement - or what? You'll get very upset, stamp your feet, come and get me? HAH!!!

Wtg Beetle - the Emperor really does have no clothes.....

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #24 on:** June 20, 2004, 01:07:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Beet1e, how would you like to be kicked in the head when you are down?

That was really a cheap shot on your part. I expected better.

Skuzzy I hope you will be as vigilant when the next rash of Euro/French/anyone who isn't American takes place.

bj229r · « **Reply #25 on:** June 20, 2004, 01:22:29 PM »

Erg..what I have NOW runs AH2....but what I have, (as WELL as an average machine with 40$ vid card) is rather like charging a machine gun nest with a sharp stick. ... Dont need a Cray super-puter...but if ya simply cant see stuff, or see it 2-3 seconds delayed....might as well stick to GV's/Bombers...and GV's with poor machines are even at disadvantage. The frustration of gettin my prettythang kicked due to this outweighs the fun the game usually provides. It's not like I didnt know all this 6 months ago, just havent dealt with it; everything in life has a level of importance, and this IS, after all, a game. ) I'll prolly force the birthday issue a few months early) I'm partial to the Hitech company, and I'll be back to AH after I resolve the issue

Xargos · « **Reply #26 on:** June 20, 2004, 01:25:21 PM »

Damn, this one got rolling.

Steve · « **Reply #27 on:** June 20, 2004, 01:31:41 PM »

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lololol right the war that you were two years late in joining

Is this really what you think when you think of American involvement in WWII? This is profoundly short sighted, small and bitter.

Sure lots of Americans think first that we came to the rescue of the world. We also realize how valiantly our British, Polish, and French(and other) friends fought in the early days of the war(and later on).

Americans love you Brits, why is it you dislike us so?

NUKE · « **Reply #28 on:** June 20, 2004, 01:36:53 PM »

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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Wtg Beetle - the Emperor really does have no clothes.....

what is that supposed to mean?

Maybe you could elaborate.

AWCHKRS · « **Reply #29 on:** June 20, 2004, 02:12:52 PM »

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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
lololol right the war that you were two years late in joining? You personally had nothing to do with what happened sixty years ago - America acted in her own interests - as all nations do, stupid uneducated little flag waving nationalist.

Don't go there - what a feeble pathetic moronic statement - or what? You'll get very upset, stamp your feet, come and get me? HAH!!!

Wtg Beetle - the Emperor really does have no clothes.....

You don't know anything about me , but I will tell you 2 thing that prolly won't even register in you prettythangwhole brain anyway ,
1st The Heron family of Christ Church are my family,
The sameones that own Heron Suzuki ....
2nd I lost an uncle over germany in a Spit ...... also another uncle in RCAF spit driver also .... just 2 little raesons that you maybe alive .
Me ? I fought in Nam ....WTF have you ever done to lay it on the line for freedom , besides run the efforts of others into the ground ..... dumb prettythanged kid talking out your neck !

FU !
CHECKERS

ps Two thing need to happen , you neen to joint the pacifist movement in Great Britton , and need to qiut reading and responding to childist post on this web board .
Less is more .....