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Onion has published a lot of funny pieces over the years. This one was a swing and a miss.

Oh get off your high horse!! You were sponsoring this shit before we ever set foot in Iraq. Who do you think was our co-sponsor in Afghan war in the 80s? Who do you think was one of only three countries that recognized the extremist Taliban government in Afghanistan? Trust me, nobody has funded...

I don't know about lying. I'm still trying to understand how this is that much different from something that's already done here (other than the mirror part). We use white thermoplastic roof membrane on a lot of large commercial building. Check out a Walmart on Google Earth on the west coast...

Did you notice I called not breaking up Iraq the second biggest mistake? Can you guess what I think is the biggest? :-) On the other hand, I guess I could argue that if you hadn't been so generous in funding extremism, we wouldn't be here. But we'll leave that debate for some other time. The...

You've hit the nail on the head. There is no appetite for another ground war. You're here, I'm sure you know that as well as I do. The problem is, despite of all the false bravado, we can't get any of the middle eastern countries to get something going against IS other than a few bombing runs...

Its not US soldiers fighting in Ukraine. We're not the ones building islands in the middle of the oceans and pushing our neighbors around. If you want peace, you should take it up with Russia and China. If by cooperation you mean looking the other way while these two screw their neighbors, sorry...

Well, your case is a little different. I'd rather not get into that and derail this thread.

No, questioning a study and looking at underlying facts that led to the conclusions is the very foundation of science. You've already highlighted what's great about science in your second post as compared to something like, say faith? So there's no point in me going into that.

Slows down, IF China can manage to blockade Japan, which in itself, is debatable. Here's the thing though, we don't think that's going to happen. Chinese are more squatters than conquerors. If you're not paying attention, they'll flood the place, drop some Chinese take-out joints and pretend...

They just keep to themselves. They are supposed to be absolutely non-violent & polite and they are, except for the occasional Amish kid giving you the finger as you pass their horse buggies. :D

I think you're thinking of the Amish. Mormons don't have a problem with using anything they can get their hands on. Romney is a Mormon. @US_statedept_retired - Kind of a harsh indictment of an entire nation over a single incident, don't you think? If you feel Turkey is changing for the worse...

They want those illegal immigrants. So they're sailing to meet them. I don't get your concern though. Exactly what are you worried about?

Seems wrong to keep him in captivity because we keep encroaching on his territory. He is an apex predator like us. He is our equal in the food chain. The cattle, sheep, chicken etc that we both consume were meant to eaten by somebody or their populations will keep rising till it becomes...

Yeah but they don't steal their ideas and pass it off as their own.

Strategy and his poor choices aside, I can't help but think of Vercingetorix as this tragic hero who was doomed from the start despite early successes. Kinda like Hector in the Iliad. Every time I read this story, I rush to the end hoping that this time, the story has a different ending. But...

In my defense, it did seem like a thread for outlandish claims and I didn't want to offend the OP by arguing facts so I went with it :D

Didn't Ahmadinejad speak at Columbia a few years back? You know, the speech where he said there were no gays in Iran?

It's a rough neighborhood. Doesn't hurt to be prepared.

I don't know the guy from Adam, obviously and he could very well be the guy. But the timeline makes it unlikely that it was him. I just don't see how a guy who was out of the service more than 3 decades ago could still have contacts who would confide in him. All his peers would have retired...

Dude, be realistic. The man lived in London for 35 years. How could he possibly know where Bin Ladin was? The only way it would be possible was if some one else in the Military or ISI told him