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2003-09-13 India-Pakistan

India says 'no' to US Iraqi troop request

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-09-13 00:36|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Makes you wonder how sincere their offer was to send troops if only the UN blessed it. Well no, I don't wonder at all.

Posted by Steve White 2003-9-13 12:41:46 AM|| 2003-9-13 12:41:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 India is, well, insanely jealous - of just about anyone else's success, but particularly the US. Being painfully aware of their own backwardness just makes it that much worse for the Delhi DingDongs. It's a toss-up between India and China for the title of
"Biggest chip balanced on a shoulder in the History of The World", methinks.

Pakistan is easier - they're just plain insane.

Posted by .com (Prez for Life - My Isles of Langerhans) 2003-9-13 2:08:08 AM|| 2003-9-13 2:08:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Weelllllllll, I'm sure that the next round of H1-B quotas can be trimmed back a bit. (with the definition of "a bit" still pending of course, heh heh)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-13 2:12:15 AM|| 2003-9-13 2:12:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 We have been wrong to look at all these conflict zones throughout the world in isolation. In each seperate case the problem is guys with guns and the solution is peacekeepers. The solution is is the problem.

The world doesn't actually need more peacekeepers, it needs an effective exchange program. If the US needs more boots on the ground in Iraq, Lybia nd Somalia has them. Just cut a deal with one of the warlords that doesn't stand a chance in hell of being the sole survivor in his individual setting.

I might take some time to knock the rough edges off of some of their techniques. Spray-and-pray is not the most effective answer to every situation afterall, but removing an entire army of soliders from Somalia and replacing them with some an effective group of trained ~~hired guns~~ peace-keepers from Liberia can't be worse than sending in boys from Uraguay.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-9-13 9:45:19 AM|| 2003-9-13 9:45:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 yeah, like I said. No troops, no money. But we'll get sweet 'legitimacy'. Just bribing the Europeans so they'll SHUT UP about having international cooperation.

Posted by eyeyeye 2003-9-13 10:17:50 AM|| 2003-9-13 10:17:50 AM|| Front Page Top

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