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On Oct 15, 2006 18:53 CEST in We're at war (duh)
"And that their claim that sanctions would mean war are irrelevant, because technically we are already at war. That's what my initial post was about, of course."
Alright, let's leave it at that then and let's not further discuss the hypocrisy of sanctioning their activities.
If anything, I think France already created a precedent in the 90s, large enough to let iran and north korea go about their business. Instead of being bombing, it was rewarded with a permanent seat in the UN security counsil.
On Oct 14, 2006 00:19 CEST in Welcome to tomorrow
I don't agree we're at war (I certainly am not at war with anyone, nor will I support someone else's war) and I don't think I will ever agree with war. I don't think there's _ever_ been one for "valid" reasons.
On Oct 13, 2006 21:50 CEST in We're at war (duh)
There's nothing wrong with a defense mechanism. But korea was not referring to a defense mechanism. It said it was not willing to accept economic sanctions as a response to its nuclear weapon program.
The US is threatening Korea with sanctions, not the other way around.
Think about it. North Korea originally signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. This treaty calls for a complete, global nuclear disarmament. Non of the current nuclear powers ever complied to that. This leaves the other countries that signed the treaty frustrated and from that perspective I can understand North Korea's withdrawal and nuclear initiatives.
On Oct 13, 2006 18:44 CEST in We're at war (duh)
"But, as long as they openly state that we're the big evil enemy..."
I disagree for two reasons:
1. Maybe you like the word "evil-do-ers" better than "big bad enemy", but the US has been telling its people the exact same thing.
2. I don't care what they yell at us, as long as there's no bombing involved.
Especially the latter is important. We tend to judge muslims for there tolerance to freedom of speech (remember Jyllands-Posten?), but at the same time we think we have the right to beat the cr*p out of anyone who calls us evil-do-ers!
"...it's also my (our?) right and possibly duty to do something about it."
Such attitude can be a catalyst (or republican excuse) for war.
On Oct 13, 2006 15:05 CEST in Welcome to tomorrow
You're right, better let the Bush administration run the world, that'll make it a much safer place!
On Oct 13, 2006 14:58 CEST in We're at war (duh)
What in your opinion gives the US (and France, China, Russia, etc) more right to atomic weapons than korea and iran for example?
Weren't the US the ones that used "equal rights for everyone" as an excuse to bomb iraq?
Of course by now, even most republicans must realize that forcing countries into democracy as an attempt to eradicate suppression was never the real motivation, but could those who are still willing to bomb populations for the sake of "freedom" and "sovereignty" please explain to me why the UN insist on letting only certain nations have nuclear weapons?
Seems to me we're still living in 1984 where some consider themselves more equal than others..
By the way, it's a little unfair to state:
"...and through extension, at war with the United States of America?"
Is there any country left the US are not yet at war with?
On Sep 14, 2006 17:20 CEST in The not-so-often-told success story of Iraq
Hmm.. I guess that makes me a jerk on a republican blog then..
On Aug 18, 2006 10:36 CEST in Find the easter egg!
But since it's GPL (I can't see you working on closed-source), that'd probably mean you end up selling support or documentation, right?
On Aug 17, 2006 09:53 CEST in Haircut warning
So can we see the result now?
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On Oct 16, 2006 13:31 CEST in We're at war (duh)
Let's discuss the matter further over a beer, how's that? :-)