Airstrike kills Hamas chief (1 Viewer)

gray

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Apr 22, 2003
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#22
++ [ originally posted by MISS DUBAI ] ++
i cant express my opinion about this subject coz its really sensitive,so i guess i will shut up too:)
so basically you're back to square one :p
 

gray

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#24
You didn't need to say that you'd shut up about this topic, you could've just not posted and we would've been in the same situation

;)
 

gray

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#26
But she gave some kind of personal viewpoint on the issue, and appeared to have gone through some kind of thought process before arriving at the decision to not take the topic any further
 

Zambrotta

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Nov 16, 2001
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#29
Out of five billion people we have Sharon and Bush as presidents, can't we make some type of international coalition to take these men down. I'm sure many would support it.
 

Slagathor

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Jul 25, 2001
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#30
Well personally I've asked the US ambassador via mail why the entire world isn't allowed to vote for the US presidential elections judging by the amount of power every US president has in the entire world.

Caurse I never received any sort of reply though I'm expecting a CIA visit :D
 

gray

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#35
No way! I'm waaay more modest than you!

I'm the modestest guy around, they don't come any more humble than me. ME!
 

IncuboRossonero

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Nov 16, 2003
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#36
++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
Well personally I've asked the US ambassador via mail why the entire world isn't allowed to vote for the US presidential elections judging by the amount of power every US president has in the entire world.

Caurse I never received any sort of reply though I'm expecting a CIA visit :D
The U.S. President actually has less power than a state governor in the United States. More over, with the check and balance system nearly every single demand or decision must be put to the house by vote which is not made of Bush loyalists but many Democrats. Congress has much vested power.
On the international scale it is not the U.S. President who has more power than others. It is just the way American Foreign Policy is dictated. Whereas a nation like France decides not to confront pressing issues (sometimes it is a brilliant move) and a nation like Canada takes a liberal but cautious approach the United States has decided to always protect its interests BY assuring things are not going to "crazy" according to their definition of crazy. A U.S. President like Jimmy Carter decided his clout would be used to instigate the Camp David accords while Bush decided he would use his clout to put out fires caused on September 11th. In a way those upset with the power trip both the United States government, the CIA and President Bush is on can thank Al Queda and the terrorist cells. They wanted more attention to the Middle East. They got it. Whereas people say that the terrorist attacks succeded in their goals of scaring people and the U.S. well in the end it back fired for their long term goal ...U.S. influence, spending and coercion in the Middle East has now dramatically increased because of their actions.
 

Slagathor

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Jul 25, 2001
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#39
++ [ originally posted by IncuboRossonero ] ++
The U.S. President actually has less power than a state governor in the United States. More over, with the check and balance system nearly every single demand or decision must be put to the house by vote which is not made of Bush loyalists but many Democrats. Congress has much vested power.
Very well. But the Presidential elections have a huge influence on the nation's foreign policy (seeing as it's the way the people decide whether they want to be ruled by Democrats or Republicans) and, thus, it has a huge influence on the world who exactly becomes president.

Alas, that's how I thought it works but I never bothered to really look into it. Seeing as Holland doesn't possess any natural resources such as oil I didn't think it was worth it.
 
Aug 1, 2003
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#40
There was an Israeli 'students' protest' today to ask for Sharon to step down.

Although I live by any means no near to Palestine or Israel, this hamas-chief-killing is somehow scaring me. it's only a matter of time before more blood will be shed. God be with us.


Hm, I sound like a narrator in a movie.
 

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