Author Topic: I'm gonna watch this closely! (Read 2273 times)

Viking · « **Reply #15 on:** December 12, 2007, 12:48:21 PM »

Again, only a lunatic would assume that. The Russian economy is improving and their military is finally getting money to do some exercising. They need it.

With all the military posturing the US is doing, we should be more worried about you ... according to your reasoning that is. Like I said: Only a lunatic...

AKIron · « **Reply #16 on:** December 12, 2007, 01:16:11 PM »

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Again, only a lunatic would assume that. The Russian economy is improving and their military is finally getting money to do some exercising. They need it.

With all the military posturing the US is doing, we should be more worried about you ... according to your reasoning that is. Like I said: Only a lunatic...

Since I'm not a lunatic I have to suspect you either have a pro Russian agenda and/or prefer to ignore the brutal imperialism of the Soviet Union of which Russia was the founder and leader. People like you will cause people like me to ardently resist cries for help should you be sorely wrong in your sense of security.

Viking · « **Reply #17 on:** December 12, 2007, 01:45:41 PM »

Russia is a democracy now ... and unlike another country I could mention, Russia/USSR hasn't invaded another country in more than 25 years.

I'm not "pro-Russia" whatever that means. I'm just not anti-Russia like you. Even throughout the Cold War Norway and Russia remained friends. Why do you think the Soviets stopped at the Norwegian border in 1944 instead of pursuing the retreating Germans? Stalin supposedly said (and I paraphrase) "Not one Soviet soldier shall trespass on the land of Nansen".

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #18 on:** December 12, 2007, 01:54:37 PM »

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... and unlike another country I could mention, Russia/USSR hasn't invaded another country in more than 25 years.

Norway was in Iraq...

USSR / Russia was a little busy in the last 20 years fighting in it's own land and overthrowing the Politburo.

Viking · « **Reply #19 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:05:11 PM »

Norway never invaded Iraq.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #20 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:05:59 PM »

Support for those who did makes you clean as a whistle.

Viking · « **Reply #21 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:07:46 PM »

We were there on a UN sanctioned humanitarian mission. We sent engineers and a field hospital. But thank you for admitting that your invasion was "dirty".

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #22 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:39:27 PM »

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We were there on a UN sanctioned humanitarian mission. We sent engineers and a field hospital. But thank you for admitting that your invasion was "dirty".

Based on a UNSC Resolution 1511 and 1483... both sponsored by the invaders.

Wow! You are holier than thou! Don't sprain your arm patting yourself on the back.

Viking · « **Reply #23 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:41:49 PM »

And both successfully voted through by the UNSC ... including France's, Russia's and China's veto opportunities.

Unlike your invasion...

lazs2 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:43:45 PM »

soooo... if the UN does it then it is fair and just?

lazs

Viking · « **Reply #25 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:45:52 PM »

You're trying to equate the illegal invasion of Iraq with the subsequent UN humanitarian mission. Nice try, but I'm not going to bite.

lazs2 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:47:30 PM »

nope.. just asking you if you think the UN is always right and fair and just.

lazs

Fulmar · « **Reply #27 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:48:22 PM »

In all my years I've learned that politics are best debated on the internet.

Viking · « **Reply #28 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:52:49 PM »

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nope.. just asking you if you think the UN is always right and fair and just.

lazs

Always? Probably not.

AWMac · « **Reply #29 on:** December 12, 2007, 03:40:52 PM »

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Only a lunatic would consider that scenario even remotely plausible.

Mac