posted 07-07- 02:38 PM               

Yeah I did some surfing after I posted and it seemed like a draw to me too.

posted 07-07- 04:15 PM               

"In summary, the war should never have been fought. It was motivated by merchants and greed. It had little to do with patriotism, or national pride. The US gained nothing in territory, that had not been ceded to it by the Treaty of Paris."

posted 07-07- 06:42 PM               

Spanky didn't say most wars...he said all wars are a "waste of lives and money". Would you agree that FREEDOM is worth fighting for...even if it costs lives and money...or not?

posted 07-07- 08:20 PM               

Now don't get me wrong, I aint flaming you, unlike your provocative remarks above, but simply telling you that there was no stronger military force in the world at the time than the British Army, and that if full backing had've been given, the US would still be part of the British Empire today (whats left of it anyway), but the US was a long way fro mthe UK back then, and just far to costly to fully support, and frankly, not worth the trouble at the time, yes put effort in not to lose whats ours, but no, don't pile in the major part of your forces in a war half a world away when France is sat nextdoor to you

posted 07-07- 08:25 PM       

Yeah I did some surfing after I posted and it seemed like a draw to me too.

posted 07-07- 10:22 PM            

You never cease to crack me up. LOL

Don't bash Canada too bad. We get some decent hockey teams from them.

And you British guys, still bitter about U-571? You mean there were other countries present at D-Day? Hmmm..that's odd. I didn't see any other allied units in Saving Private Ryan.

All this Revolutionary War stuff is lame. We won anyway. You 'foreigners' (look, I cant even spell that right) should come to the South and dicuss the Civil War. Now there's some still bitter people I tell you.

posted 07-08- 05:28 AM               

Were not only pissed about U-571, which is a complete mockery of a true WW2 fact, and an insult to the people that actualy "Found" the enigma (it was found, not a planned operation.. an abandond U Boat was boarded and the Enigma was still aboard and intact), but also about the film Titanic, which portrays the 1st officer as a coward and murderer that shot himself in the end, when in all trueth he was hailed as a hero at the time for getting so much organised and so maney ppl off the ship, this mans family are still alive for christs sake!! Now the whole world believes what was shown in the film, and has no idea of the actual facts, now thats fucked up, fuck around with ancient history (like Braveheart which is incorrect in so maney ways) but don't portray a dead hero in this way atleast while his relatives are still living.. damn.. what will be next.. that the US won in Vietanm?? Reckon Hollywood could make billions by re-writing that part of history huh? OK, might sound extreme or foolish.. but the points the same, just on a grander scale.

posted 07-09- 02:07 PM               

Yep and if you said the US is the best place to live I'm just going to belive you.

Hmm? Jerry or a world wide organization made up of a 188 countries?

I think I'll go with the UN.

Ya gotta love this tidbit too.

"While the United States has the world's highest gross national product, it ranks first in poverty rates among the 18 richest countries. "

"The main reason was the prevalence of functional illiteracy -- about one person in five -- the report said."

Hmm.. Considering that there is somewhere over 250 million people living down there, There is around 50 million dumbasses walking around.

about the war stuff. Your trying to combine the 2 seperate statements into one. WHY?

I said war was a waste of human life and money. AND that freedom is worth fighting for. Both can be true at the same time. I am very greatfull that the allies fought back during the second world war. BUT that doesn't mean the war wasn't a waste.

"Are you saying that Freedom is worth fighting for as long as it doesn't cost lives and money? " NOPE. you said that.

While I don't have a solution to all the worlds woes. At least I admit that war isn't the best one. You seem to stubborn or (some other choice words to admit it yourself.

As how people in Norway or Canada how they like their weather. I'm pretty sure they are fine with it. Your Idea and my idea are problably very different. Fact is even our summer is pretty damn hot. Fact is there is a desert in southern alberta. Fact is both Halifax and Vancouver harbors are open 365 days a year. Oh yeah, And I LIKE winter. I know that may be a little strange to you but yes people do like snow and cold weather.

About boat people. We pick them up off the coast of BC all the time. If your news covered more then the US maybe you would see that.

You #3s don't move cause its not a big jump. Course I'm American and I live in Canada so thats not always true.

The jump from #55 mexico to #3 US is a good jump. The extra couple thousand miles to get to #1 just isn't worth it. Specialy when you can buy all the papers you need on the streets of San Fransico.

"I guess we haven't read the UN report. LOL"

Well it could be that OR it could be that you CAN'T read. Remember that insanly high Functional Illiteracy, About 1 in 5.

posted 07-09- 02:37 PM               

Watch out though, nothing more dangerous than a cornered American with wounded pride

posted 07-10- 12:15 AM            

Your first sentence was a run-on. Replace the comma with a period. Instead of "I had", try "I was exposed to a decent school system." Add a comma after 'Falck'.

And just think, I went to school in Texas, plus I'm going to college in Texas (again). It can't be that bad. Gee, no state income tax either.

posted 07-10- 08:54 AM               

I feel better now. I can meet the day, having had a good guffaw.

Mk10=225th=

posted 07-10- 09:33 AM               

What amazes me is that you feel that the government should be involved in the life of its citizens in every possible way. God knows that they're helpless on their own.

posted 07-10- 11:34 AM               

The tax payer is paying for it! Probably at inflated rates since it is run by the government! Maybe you and Spanky don't earn enough to pay taxes so to you it is free.

As far as the US not providing "free" doctors: did you know that no American hospital can turn anyone away for financial reasons? And that there are thousands of government and charity supported "free" clinics and "free" health programs in virtually all cities and counties for low income people?

You have fallen for the "big government is best" liberal press propaganda claiming millions of "uninsured" people. "Uninsured" only means they aren't covered by a health insurance policy. It does NOT mean that they don't have health care. I have never heard of anyone who died from lack of health care IF they sought it. And jobs with health care provided are going begging so there is no excuse for an able adult not to have health insurance.

posted 07-10- 02:02 PM               

quote:

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Originally posted by Spanky the Mad Dog:
Spanky here..
Our taxes are dropping though.

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ROTFLOL! Ya, sure spanky ....... but on the bright side. I did just get over 300 bucks back from the government, so I can't complain.