Nidan1

Don't you find it cool that despite the ban on political discussions in the BFC forums, that in some form or another they always pop up? You can take the animal out of the jungle, but you can never take the jungle out of the animal. edited to take the third "S" out of "discussions"

Shaw , you are a cheese-eating, poxy faced, sycophant!!! Oh, MrPeng I'll do this, and Oh MrPeng I'll do that!!! You make me ill...if it wasn't Christmastime I would go make myself throw up....but I have to save that for tonight, when I over endulge.

Arden, do you read the posts that have come after yours, or do you just add your comments to the bottom of the thread whenever you decide to pop in and re-join a discussion. You seem to be very opinionated on this subject, yet you continue to say the same thing over and over without acknowledging any comments by others, myself included, or providing any logical argument other than IMO how you feel about it. America get's it's flag burned because it is a super power, who is engaged in world affairs on a grander scale than any other nation in the history of the planet. It's something Americans are used to seeing. Perhaps it bothers you more than it does us. You should really examine your motives for bringing this up, rather than trying to tell America how to conduct its policies in the world.

Sounds like a Jedi Light Sabre to me...maybe its an exo-thermic torch or maybe its just flying bull ****. Anything is possible in the realm of "Gee whiz, I wonder what rumors I can get started now??, if I really try hard.

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Any document can be doctored, I believe nothing I see on the internet.

I can't understand how the American military performs as well as it does with such lousey raw materials? I wonder how those thuggish brutes are capable of operating all of that sophisticated equipment, without hurting themselves and others? Its a wonder they can walk and chew gum at the same time, especially with the primitive world view that they must have. Sorry, just thinking out loud Merry Christmas all....see you later. [ December 23, 2005, 11:29 AM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

What are you talking about? What do you understand about Iraqis? In fact what does anyone who is not Iraqi understand about Iraqis? Tell me how to understand people who are willing to blow up their fellow citizens. You seem to have this innocent outlook on life, that everyone in the world should be understanding and see life through someone elses eyes. That's a nice dream world but unfortunately most of us have to live in harsh reality. That quote above sounds phoney to me, I don't think anyone could be that stupid. People have been known to make up things to suit their point of view. "Unamed, sources and quotes" are a good way to buck up your opinions. It seems to be that the purpose of the article was to dump on the Americans, not to make the Brits look good.

Merry Christmas to you.....thanks for the scenarios.

The link in the body of your email does not work, the one in your sig line does.

[ December 23, 2005, 04:49 AM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

Compare the level of symbolism for a tribal organization like the Iraqi insurgency to have killed Americans as compared with killing British. The level of animosity directed at American troops in the middle east, whether they are performing their missions in a politcally correct manner or not, has to be higher than that directed against other nationalities just from the plain fact of the negative rhetoric that comes from the tribal leaders in the first place. Add to that the fact that even American media is hostile to the American military in a lot of cases, and you are already going into a mission with two strikes against you. (sorry for the baseball reference) I admire the professionalism and competence of the British forces. They have always impressed me with their capabilities and courage. The world is changing, along with the traditional missions of our military forces. America is the super power, we trained for thirty years to face down the Warsaw Pact, now we have to deal with smaller lower intensity conflicts...you all expect to see this done in the space of a couple of years. The military is an organization comprised of people, not unlike a corporation or even a web forum, where many people have different and often conflicting opinions about the way things should be done. New ideas and techniques sometimes take a long time to be implemented, often with a lot of pain in between. In today's world the mission of the military has become to save lives, rather than take them...it seems like a contradiction in terms, but look what is being posted in this thread. These opinions are a reflection of what people are saying all over the world. A military force has to win a military objective without killing people, but yet most of the tools they bring to do the job are lethal. An entire mindset readjustment is needed here, not just a few tactical and operational tweaks,

Bayonet training in modern western infantry arms is just so much macho "bs". Its good excersize to stand in the sun with a group of your buddies and do "vertical butt strokes" for an hour, screaming at the top of your lungs, and imagining your enemy reeling under the power of your assault. There is no heft to the modern assault rifle, even the AK family has gone to plastic composite material. So other that poking someone in the eye with the tip of your bayonet, the modern rifle is good for shooting, not for braining someone in close assault. I trained for combat all my young life, playing cowboys and indians with my friends, when I was a kid. The military just perfected the skills that I started learning when I was 10 or 11. Americans have a military tradition, even without conscription, they don't need bayonet training to teach them how to be soldiers.Good leadership guiding group dynamics and motivation is all that is needed. I would dare to say that the British experience is very similar, as it would be in other western countries in the 20th century.

Yes indeed, but the Navy calls them "Seahawks"

Sounds like you are really livin' large on your little sub-continent. I hope a jack jumper crawls up your pant leg. Joe wouldn't know true HATE if it sneaked up and bit him on the ass. Oh, and Merry Christmas.

What are you watching?..... The first season of "Pee Wee's Playhouse"?

Holiday sing song everyone!!! I think I'm sophisticated 'Cos I'm living my life like a good homosapien But all around me everybody's multiplying Till they're walking round like flies man So I'm no better than the animals sitting in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population and inflation and starvation And the crazy politicians I don't feel safe in this world no more I don't want to die in a nuclear war I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man I'm an ape man I'm a King Kong man I'm ape ape man I'm an ape man 'Cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky compared to the clouds as they roll by Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies I am an ape man In man's evolution he has created the cities and the motor traffic rumble, but give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle 'Cos the only time that I feel at ease Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree Oh what a life of luxury to be like an ape man I'm an ape, I'm an ape ape man, I'm an ape man I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man I'm an ape man I look out my window, but I can't see the sky 'Cos the air pollution is fogging up my eyes I want to get out of this city alive And make like an ape man Come and love me, be my ape man girl And we will be so happy in my ape man world I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, I'm an ape man I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man I'm an ape man I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane and we'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day Just like an ape man I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, I'm an ape man I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man I'm an ape man. I don't feel safe in this world no more I don't want to die in a nuclear war I want to sail away to a distant shore And make like an apeman.

My God man.....you remind me of the poor sod who is dragged in from from the ocean, nearly drowned, lying still on the sand while everyone hovers above waiting for a sign of life.......all of a sudden there is a twitch of the eyelid, and then an uncontrolled gasping and choking as the sea water is expelled from the lungs, and oxygen once again begins to transpire through the bloodstream. The coughing and gagging usually lasts a minute or so, and then calm, Seanachai please throw yourself back into the water....oh, and a Merry Christmas.

He wasn't talking about you, he mentioned someone named RLEETE, arent you rleete ? He must be referring to someone else.

never mind web page [ December 20, 2005, 07:35 AM: Message edited by: Nidan1 ]

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'oo is this butte. ?? Send me a thumb-suckin' turn will ya!

Dunno how's things with completely fictional guys like "Tom of Finland" or "Sergei of Finland", but we are not completely unaware about electricity here. Granted, I'm not so sure about those far northern locations, but at least on the southern coast, where most of the Finns live, we have heard about the secret of electricity. </font>