Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo (Post 13164668)

You're wrong actually. Iran didn't lose anything. It's basically one of the only Middle Eastern countries that didn't. Most people their speak Persian, it's their official language. Arabs are predominately Sunni and Iran is almost entirely Shiite.

Edit: Someone else corrected him first, my bad.

Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo (Post 13164437)

This is totally off topic, but a case actually can be made to say that Mother Teresa did some shitty things.

She basically said that poverty is good and can bring you closer to Jesus. That you shouldn't try and make yourself better, but instead embrace it and accept it. Much of the money she raised went to spreading Catholocism and not to fixing problems. It is well documented that she raised money for one cause, and used that money for other things. She raised tons of money for hospices and convents for nuns, while not addressing why these people were poverty stricken or ill.

She should have used her power to raise money for hospitals, for buying vaccines for common illnesses. She should have put money toward schools to teach these poverty stricken areas and allow people to get out. For teaching these communities how to heal and preven illness. She felt it was more important to have Bibles and churches in an area than a hospital. She taught people that birth control was wrong which helped facilitate STDs like HIV as well as more children that couldn't be taken care of. She also spoke out against abortion.

Originally Posted by Profits of Doom (Post 13164455)

Since you folks feel that Iran doesn't belong on any state sponsored terrorist lists, why don't you try taking a trip there and see how warmly you are received?

Originally Posted by fuzzylogic (Post 13164767)

if YOU were to take a trip to Iran with that mentality, i am sure you will not be well received. if a supporter of Iran were to take a trip to Iran i am sure that person will be warming received.
but i am getting the impression you are not one of those people who are open to new ideas and thinking outside of your own perspective. you sound like a patriotic government tool to me. keep our nation strong, boy! and god bless ya!

Originally Posted by pr0 (Post 13164607)

I think the dutch should pay the reparations for slavery, since they started the slave trade :pimp

Originally Posted by Profits of Doom (Post 13164615)

How was supporting the Taliban during the Russian invasion a complete failure? It directly led to the downfall of the Soviet Union, which is exactly why we did it. We had to make a lot of tough choices to support complete scum bags during the Cold War, and a lot of those choices are coming back to bite us in the ass, but politically that was a different time.

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 13164631)

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Originally Posted by fuzzylogic (Post 13164907)

please take some time to explain to us how "supporting the taliban" led "directly to the downfall of the soviet union."

Originally Posted by fuzzylogic (Post 13164900)

african tribes started the black slave trade. they captured and sold their own kind. later sold them to the dutch. the dutch were like "ok, sounds good." :1orglaugh

Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo (Post 13164611)

Depends on what you feel the US government wants out of the deal. Does Karzai let us pump all the fucking oil we want through his countries pipelines? If so, do you really think Bush gives two shits what else goes on in the country? Same for Maliki. The guy could run the country into the ground but if Bush and the oil companies can pump out that oil and get their big contracts, they really don't give a shit.

Despite what we say about how dumb the administration is, they knew this would happen. There is an interview with Cheney from like 15 years ago where he says exactly what will happen if you remove Saddam from power. He knew it, they knew it, but they also knew that in 2008 they won't have to deal with this shit and their friends will have some fat pockets.

Originally Posted by Profits of Doom (Post 13164951)

You're kidding, right? The US supplied rockets to the Mujahideen that were entirely responsible for turning the tide of the war, as previous to this the Soviets had complete air supremacy.

Originally Posted by Profits of Doom (Post 13164951)

The Soviet economy was already weak at the time because their oil reserves were dwindling and they were overspending on their military, and they ended up incurring such a huge financial loss from the war that it put their economy in a tailspin.

Originally Posted by Profits of Doom (Post 13164951)

The main reason the US supported the Mujahideen was to get the USSR involved in a quagmire, and that is exactly what they did, only it ended up being the death blow the Soviets never recovered from. That enough explanation for you?

Originally Posted by Porn Farmer (Post 13164547)

As for what Daddy Halbucks was saying, it was clear that he was comparing the current US administration to Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King, and Mary Poppins. Something that is clearly idiotic.

Originally Posted by directfiesta (Post 13165440)

USSR wanted to get rid of terrorism in Russia ... coming from Afghanistan .... familiar ????
And the USA supported terrorists just like they claim that Iran supports terrorism in Iraq....



Another re-writing of facts .. naturally, he did back it up ... with .... nothing as usual






Seems the USA got played a repeat by Bin Laden .....


Get an education, it is urgent.

Originally Posted by DS250 (Post 13166848)

Did you even read the article before you posted it? That article is from 2004 and relates to the current known oil reserves in russia. Before the soviet dissolution the oil reserves were indeed dwindling because we didn't know how much oil we were really sitting on nor did we have the capability to tap it even if we did. I am a russian and you obviously have no clue about my country or what you are talking about. Maybe you should learn to read before you tell others to get an education.

Originally Posted by GreyWolf (Post 13164407)

Did you allegedly use the words "Ivy League" on posts??? That says a lot.

Originally Posted by directfiesta (Post 13167113)

Not only do I read, but I understand the words...

you confuse " reserves " with ' production " ...

A bit like saying:

" Iraq oil reserves are dwindling ... "

That is not true... what is true is that Iraq oil production is down by alot .. reserves are still there....

I could post an article, but like people say : google your own...

Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks (Post 13167188)

Yes, I did. As I recall, it was a response to someone who said I was stupid or uneducated.

Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks (Post 13166839)

How the heck is George W. Bush similar to a fictional nanny who travels by the wind with her umbrella?