ElvisMiggell

3 years for the degree, then i'm going into the RAF to be a pilot.

Nice.

How can you be so inconsiderate. Jahled matters much more than a tree!

I thought fuel was more expensive here?

I aim to please. I must say that my previous statement on the Russia situation is based on evidence examined during GCSE and A Level history, and subsequent conclusions reached by my class and teacher. Whether or not other noted historians would support my point of view i do not know.

Interesting, I pretty much agree with that.

Jahled 'The Arty Genius'

About the WWII Russia thing. Japan could have invaded Russia. By the time Russia was on the counterattack against Germany, pretty much all of her forces were engaged in the west, leaving the east almost entirely open to attack. Russia would have lost the war if Japan had invaded and Europe hadn't been invaded by a combination of Brits and Americans, and Aussies, and Polish and a whole load of other nations. Pretty much the only way to win the war was to do exactly what happened, and ALL the countries involved were essential, even the French resistance! I can't speak for the pacific theater so much.

Of course, God saw this as a benefit because the girls wouldn't cheat!

Tell us, please?

He heh heh.

Yeah, pity that!

Yeh, i see where you're coming from, but i do prefer the style of GB to FC. AoE is still a damn good concept.

Did they say how long you were banned for?

The evil empire has found a new secret weapon!!!! Run! Run for your lives!!!

Don't worry Jahled, even the best of us miss the obvious sometimes... not me of course though... hmmmmm

Makes you wonder...

Michael "The Butcher" Kidd or Mike "The Lone Drinker" Kidd Not sure which i prefer!!!

Micahel "The Butcher" Kidd or Mike "The Lone Drinker" Kidd Not sure which i prefer!!!

Tried space runner, doesn't seem to work, it loads up and it's al completed. I can move the guy though...

I've seen that joke before, although it was about Muslims, not Arabians. I'm not sure which is more distastefull, but i just take it in the spirit its in.

took me a minute to get it!!!

First let me start by saying well done. Two long pages and no name calling! Yay!!! Anyway, I don't mean to offend, but I would like to voice my concerns. Though America is not looking for a physical empire per se, like the European states before the world wars, there are a number of similarities that disturb me. Britain France and Germany all failed at Empire building, I think that much is obvious. What were our methods? Military might, and bringing democracy to the uneducated foreigners. We decided that democracy and our model society were right for the rest of the world. It didn't work, we messed up, big time, and we're still seeing the after effects of it today, right accross the world. Now the USA may not be seeking to invade in quite the same way as we did over a hundred years ago, but it does seem like over the last 50 years that they are headed in the direction of trying to enforce democracy on the world. It's been tried before and it doesn't work. The USA is younger the the European countries, and it feels to me sometimes like they're trying to do what we did 100 years ago. It seems like they haven't, or are refusing to learn from our mistakes, and that is going to cause problems for another century at least. Much as we want to MAKE the world a better place, we can't. We have to let countries shape themselves. Heck, we even tried to shape America, and look where that got us! By all means send aid to these countries to help them, and maybe even protect them if they're attacked, and when i say protect, i mean escort, none of this proactive stuff, it's all a bit too Kyp Durron for me. I think the USA needs to step back. Don't become isolationist, but don't try and do things that you just can't do. If we can't convinvce each other on an individual level, how on earth are we going to convince an entire country? Democracy is the way to go, but countries have to find that out for themselves. IMHO.

Yes, a lot of it stems back to recent history, and i think therein lies the problem. People in Iraq seem unwilling to accept that the coalition really do want to help this time and are not going to pull out at the first opportunity. I can see where the hostility is coming from, but i have to confess i feel absolutely revolted whenever hear the phrase 'great satan'. I know i should feel sorry for the poor misguided fools who use that term, but i find it absolutely disgusting that anyone would seek to compare an entire nation to the absolute evil. I can understand the Iraqs have a negative pervception of America, but those who use that phrase are unjustified, misguided, and plain wrong. Grrrrrrrrrr!

You're excused, it's ok, i don't start my degree until the 29th of September, but the fact that a uni has taken me on to do a law degree indicates a modicum of intelligence, unlike some......