Posted on 10/02/2006 1:03:08 PM PDT by Republicain
Bring all your friends. Go on, say again, how bloody awful we all British are.
I have some bad news for you, however - the two countries that are able to stand with you on a consistent basis are Britain and America. In Afghanistan in particular, the toll has been bloody.
But that never occurs to you. You just want to sit on your pompous arrogant arse and look down on the "little people" in Britain and say "God Bless America and every other country sucks!"
An America without allies may be the masturbatory fantasy that keeps you warm at night, but it's not in the interests of your country. Anyone with half a brain will realise this and tell you where you can shove your idiocy.
Ivan
Sophistry. She's part of the same "All's Hell in a Handbasket" school as Buchanan, which was the point.
Ivan
Don't blame miss marmelstein it was madivan, he went off his trolly and would not let the matter rest.
As you probably know, the recent violence followed the kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers, one in Gaza and two in southern Lebanon. Which of the following statements comes closer to your own view? |
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Israel has the right to defend itself and the Israeli attacks in Gaza and the Lebanon have been an appropriate and proportionate response to the kidnappings |
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Israel has the right to defend itself but the Israeli attacks in Gaza and the Lebanon have been an inappropriate and disproportionate response |
63 |
Neither/Don't Know |
20 |
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Some people say the Israelis have brought the present violence on themselves by refusing to withdraw behind their original borders and by taking over Palestinian land in the West Bank. Do you think the Israelis have, to any extent, brought the present violence on themselves? |
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Yes, there would be fewer attacks and a real chance for peace if Israel withdrew behind its original borders |
40 |
No, the opponents of Israel will always attack Israel and try to destroy it, no matter where its borders are |
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Don't know |
25 |
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How would you rate the American administration's performance in the current crisis? |
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Excellent |
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Good |
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Fair |
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Poor |
32 |
Very Poor |
27 |
Don't Know |
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Which of the following statements comes closer to your own view? |
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Tony Blair in the current crisis gives the impression of making up his own mind and taking his own line |
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Tony Blair in the current crisis gives the impression of siding with the Americans, whatever the Americans say |
64 |
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Don't know |
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ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,000 adults aged 18+ by telephone on 20-21st April, 2002. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults.
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"Q3. In the dispute in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians, from what you have seen and heard about the conflict which of the two do you sympathise with more, Israel or the Palestinians?"
Israel 14%
Palestine 28%
Both 14%
Neither 23%
Don't know 20%
Half of the US disagrees with me, sheesh!
Yup.
I hate to point this out, but miss marmelstein decided to cry at a billboard and be thoroughly ridiculous about it. I was happy to let it drop if she was going to not be silly about it.
Regards, Ivan
We would show up in unified force, ASAP. In spite of a few vocal libtard a$$hats, the UK has been at the top of our short list of reliable friends for a long time.
(That's why we can make bad teeth jokes about them.)
No, you belittled her reaction to it. That's what it sounded like to me.
Unless you live in Britain, how is one to know that was an advert for a TV program?
Your post mad me feel very sad...almost to the point of crying again, lol!
Seriously, I too, have often thought of not returning to Great Britain but if you look over this thread you will see several Brits coming to the defense of Americans. Maybe they are just the "silent majority." So don't give up on England.
P.S.: My favorite story is the guide to Oxford years ago who introduced herself to my American tourist party with "Oh, I hate taking Americans around. You're so childish!"
The poll can be read a number of ways - the vast majority says Israel has a right to defend itself. The vast majority doesn't sympathise with the Palestinians. While a majority doesn't think Bush is handling it well...well close to a majority thought so in your own elections in 2004.
Nice try at sliming us. You'll have to do better.
Ivan
We have a love-hate relationship, like a sibling rivalry, I think.
One would come to the defense of the other if an outsider attacked one of them.
;)
Thank you, but my heart is still breaking over that billboard.
Maybe you'll like this story: Years ago I made frequent business trips to London. One day the cabbie was going off about how the U.S. had race riots. He smugly informed me that they 'didn't have that problem and everyone gets along'. I asked him how many black cabbies there were and he acted surprised. I asked him if he was willing to set aside 10% of the cabbie jobs for blacks. He seemed surprised again. I told him, politely but firmly, that the reason they 'all get along' is because 'they' were all white and when and if they ever let people in from all over the world then he might experience a new situation. I'll never forget the smug look on that bast***d's face and I hope he's wiping the floor for some foreigner now. Made me feel good. They're just jealous because they are now trying to figure out how to handle things that we've been handling for two hundred years.
Let's turn this on its head for a minute. If the billboard had said "the Islamic world" instead of "America", and it was for a season of films say out of Jordan and Egypt, you'd dismiss the hue and cry from the Muslim community as being an unjustified whinge on their part.
Why is it that you have to be just as sensitive as Muslims about this series of ads, as they are, say about Pope Benedict's remarks?
Regards, Ivan
"I guess we can start with dentistry and work our way up."
Or down, as the case may be.....
I knew nothing about this, despite living in the UK and watching the news. I only found out about it here on FR. Had you heard of this disturbance before this or did you do a search of the BBC only after hearing about it on FR?
I wonder how many French hearts break if they read this forum.
British Casualties in Afghanistan
But hey, if your fellow Americans don't want our help, fine. Then your masturbatory dream of America alone can come true.
Ivan
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