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Syria
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I agree about the pointlessness of half-measures, but the threat of chemical weapons is a red herring - those weapons pose no threat to the western world. We either have to go for regime change, or we keep out of it altogether. The gas mask idea is the best idea so far, but I'm not sure that the chemicals only affect the lungs.
TruckerT
Who supplies the chemical weapons?
Who supplied Saddam with a good deal of his conventional armaments?"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
sabretoothtigger wrote: »it'll probably be a mess like Egypt is for quite a while
A mess "like Egypt" would be the most optimistic scenario.
A mess "like Iraq or Afghanistan" and with the potential to destabilise it's neighbours would be a more likely one.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
And of course, this has got nothing to do with house prices.0
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Afghanistan has geological factors which mean we failed to conquer it hundred years and probably also today. I think Syria is relatively simple, its the politics and surrounding countries that do it.
A large war is influential on many economic factors, like oil prices. Read the FT story on Russia and Saudis discussing a new Gas OPEC. That affects us and its linked to moves on Syria as Russia is being asked to back down in exchange0 -
And of course, this has got nothing to do with house prices.
It hasn't, but it has the potential to have a knock-on effect on the economy. Share prices fell when news of a possible strike broke. Further, if instability spreads, it has the potential to do so to the place where petrol can be extracted at some of the cheapest costs anywhere in the world. There's a lot of potential to prolong the bumpy and slow route to recovery as opposed to taking an upwards trajectory.Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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vivatifosi wrote: »It hasn't, but it has the potential to have a knock-on effect on the economy. Share prices fell when news of a possible strike broke. Further, if instability spreads, it has the potential to do so to the place where petrol can be extracted at some of the cheapest costs anywhere in the world. There's a lot of potential to prolong the bumpy and slow route to recovery as opposed to taking an upwards trajectory.
Our leaders are hoping that this next war will keep up the charade of our "recovery" for a bit longer.0 -
Every cloud and all that.
Raytheon's shares boom.
http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2013/08/raytheons_shares_boom
The Waltham-based manufacturer of the Tomahawk cruise missiles, expected to be used in any strike on Syria, saw its stock hit a 52-week high last week at $77.93 per share, and has stayed near that high, closing yesterday at $75.41. The stock hit its peak Aug. 23, the day news broke of the chemical attack by the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. - See more at: http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2013/08/raytheons_shares_boom#sthash.4xYcCKmE.dpuf"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
I seem to remember that there was much talk about recession between 2000-2002/3. The Iraq war put paid to such nonsense and we had to wait until 2007-8.
TruckerTAccording to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.0 -
By France backing the US, they will now become a bigger target for the Muslim fundamentalists.
Just watch how many terrorist attacks occur on French institutions.Never Knowingly Understood.
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