Posted on 08/01/2006 10:13:51 AM PDT by pissant
What Bush did there was just wrong.
However, we're lucky Merkel is chancellor now. She's lived under oppression (she was raised in East Germany) and apparently has little tolerance for it.
Yep, that one was pretty good. It was darker than the rest, which suited the franchise better than I would've thought. Interesting that the Klingon bad guy had a Chinese surname and was stirring up trouble in a film that had obvious references to the end of the Cold War.
Gen. Chang (von Trapp): "We need breathing room!"
Kirk: "Earth... Hitler... 1938". (Chekov and Scotty wince at the reference, Uhura nearly does a spit-take with her Romulan Ale)
Gen. Chang: "I beg your pardon?..."
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Heh.
I disagree with point A, but agree with point B.
I will try to avoid such bad luck.
Actually my take is that germany finally realizes how much our bases in germany USED to contribute to their overall economy. They are learning from past mistakes.
that movie was just full of cold war references, the other one that was amusing was the old vulcan proverb, "only nixon could go to china."
France has become a Moslem country.
My layman's reading of the current Middle East situation is that all the major powers (although they won't admit to it) are hoping that the current situation leads to a US/Iranian show down which will result in a complete destruction of Iran's nuclear capability.
If this should happen, they will howl and whine but secretly approve of a result that they all know could never be achieved through the UN.
Awesome, I have a new tagline (edited for space)!
FRANCOSTAN...
Not only that, but they carry leprosy!! Yech.
"Sounds like the German's and Brits are realists. this is good news. France on the other hand is becoming like russia and china. A destabilizing force thats works against democracy and liberty.I know they are many good frenhcmen but I dont not trust the French government at all."
Germany paid a price for their arrogant Bush/America hating policies. This new PM is more balanced. Also, Russian energy policies and reliance on them is being viewed as a mistake after they saw what happened in Ukraine & Poland. Sometimes it takes being bit by the bad guys to know who the good guys are. France will be France...
Oh, that could become a Freeperism!
HAU RUCK!
Also stolen from KMFDM!
"Britain and Germany today watered down a strong European Union call for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon conflict as foreign ministers clashed in Brussels. "
This is a good sign - now get your air force going to take out Syria and Iran and be done with this nonsense already.
"[~ Kaiserreich], in its broadest sense it simply means "dominion" or "realm"), today it is "Bundeskanzler" or federal chancellor."
Thanks for the correction, Chancellor would be appropriate.
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