I got it, edited above... page was like Georgie’s mind: blank. Fortunately the site was fixable. Must have been a stampede to read the humor
Sounds quite the pacifist, not the war monger he's often accused to be. You may come to like Dubya in time.
You do know that N. Ireland has been fairly peaceful since the agreement don't you? Ya know if you guys would get out of your collective cycism cloud you'd realize that this war isn't about invading and conquering. If you listen to what the idea (mostly Wolfowitz) is without immedeatly dismissing it, you'd realize what a bold and world changing opportunity this is. IF they can create a stable and (relatively) democratic society out of the ashes of the post-Saddam era, it has the potential of redirecting the entire middle east away from the stagnation and horribly repressive excuses for governments that have festered in the old Islamic empires since the middle ages. I personally don't think it will work, and if it does, the Arab peoples could become an enconomic/social/religious powerhouse that could threaten the hegomony of Anglo-Saxon culture within a century. But I'd figure you would be all for something like that RSDad. Or maybe you are more short-sighted and partisan than I give you credit for.
Georgie the Magician ...watch as he waves his magic wand over Northern Ireland.... ...both side just throw down there arms.... :down: I think he used a Miss America speach....what I really want is world peace....
Anyone who consistently refers to the president as "Dumbya" is by definition short-sighted and partisan (and rather puerile, too). For the record, I feel the same about people who referred to the previous president as "Slick Willie."
and how is going to do this.... not with diplomacy...with tanks.....what an a$$ [hilter]Hail Wolfowtz[/hilter]
Hey Tank. Lighten up. I just think the timing of his remarks is kind of funny. Besides, us "short-sighted" and "partisan" folks can't understand all your big worldly and high-falootin' edumacated talk.
Ok, just a few facts: Population of Great Britain: 60.0 Million Population of S. Ireland: 3.8 Million Population of N. Ireland : 2.0 Million Of this 2 Million in the North, the minority are catholic. The majority consider themselves British, and have roots going back hundreds of years - (almost all have never been to the mainland of Great Britain). The British and Irish governments have agreed to let NI fall to which ever country it chooses to belong to, based on a majority referendum. In other words, its down to a vote who rules who/what. Finally, the British would love to get rid of NI. Economically it is a big drain on money and is largely subsidised. The South know that they would be in economic trouble if reunification occurred. In other words the mainland would not be sorry to lose NI. The only problem is the majority of N. Ireland feel British and not Irish - what can you do? Should't someone give New Mexico back anyway?
Isn't the problem that Britain purposely colonized the North with Brits to start with? Thus the lingering guilt trip?
Yup, thats how the problem started. It was a few hundred years ago, mind. I won't deny the fault behind the roots of the problem are British. I'm really just stating that BRITS GO HOME is a slight over simplification of a complex problem. For what its worth - I am a British Catholic, and coming from Liverpool have as much Irish ancestry as English. So I'm fairly impartial and objective as a result. I really cannot understand the hate, nor the intollerance of the people over there. Life is way to short, I just wish people could see past this crap and just get on with life, and with each other. Same goes for the Middle East too.
