Politics & Government - 29 September 2007

what happens in the royal marines, like ive heard rumours they do mad **** and bully each other and stuff like that, is all this stuff true, because i dont know wether to beilive it or not

2007-09-29 04:59:17 · 10 answers · asked by Jay 2 in Military

Is it because the UN didn't want another war?

2007-09-29 04:58:12 · 18 answers · asked by Megegie 5 in Politics

2007-09-29 04:58:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

my daughter went to jail last night for a D.W.I and prostitution , public lewdness, indecent exposure,my question is what is she facing now . will she have to do jail time . this is her first a fence . and 3500 bond.... i pray everyday for my daughter to come back to the lord please people be nice
thank you
very upset mom

2007-09-29 04:57:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

why didn't the USA just nuke it instead of sacrificing 25,000 of our brave soldiers?

2007-09-29 04:57:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Allies in WW2 (for six years) a testament to their military ability and strategic skills?

I know Japan fought in the Pacific Theater, but Germany fought more opposition and fought on the Eastern Front. That part of WW2, fought against the Soviet Union, Romania, and Bulgaria, was one of the largest, deadliest, and destructive theaters of war in recorded history. It eventually gave rise to the Soviet Union as a superpower and brought the demise of the Third Reich.

There were other Axis powers, if they deserve being called powers, besides Germany and Japan. Italy was one, but what did they really contribute besides their land space. Mussolini was Hitler's puppet. Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Thailand, and the Slovak Republic were involved but mainly out of fear of being invaded and having their government being taken over by Germany. So besides Germany in Europe and Japan in the Pacific, who else really put up a serious threat to the Allies?

2007-09-29 04:53:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

If democrats say the Republicnas hate children because GW will veto the child healthcare, why do democrats beleive in killing unborn children.

How can they possibly care about children when they kill them?

2007-09-29 04:46:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

you say you want your rights,, well fine keep your smoke to yourself,, if you cant do that then dont smoke,, i dont invade your space with fresh air,,and you can smell it even through walls

2007-09-29 04:45:09 · 9 answers · asked by MR MOM USMC RETIRED 3 in Law & Ethics

Isn't that at least 10 years of income in the average country to

our south!?!

2007-09-29 04:40:45 · 13 answers · asked by realitycheck 3 in Politics

In the year of our lord 2007 the United States faces a challenge we remain reluctant to recognizing in full and opportunities we fail to recognize at all. We are the greatest -and most virtuous- power in history. For now our existence is not at stake, although the lives of our citizens, the degree of our freedom and the well-being of our allies are at risk. There is no doubt that we will survive and triumph. But the decisions we make will determine the costs our enemies extract along the way. And we DO have enemies, old and new, merciless and uncompromising, who hate us for our success, our freedom, and our power, as well as for the global transformations we inspire.
The United States is cast in the role of a doctor during a plague. No matter how hopeless the situation may seem, the crisis demands our courage and perseverance. The risks we take are the only hope for avoiding a greater disaster for humanity. Despite the errors we have made in the middle east, the vitriol spit in our direction by the regions inhabitants isn't really about us, its about them. The middle east has grown so inhumane and weak that it craves a "great satan" to explain away its ineptitude. The greatest power on earth will have to do. Indeed the middle east remains the world's sick civilization. Because of our virtuous efforts, Iraq may become the Middle Easts beacon of liberty. Or it may end as another Arab pyre. The Iraqi's, not us, will determine their ultimate fate. Their choices will shape a civilizations future.

Of course there is much more to the world than the struggling Muslim heartlands. Europe is in the midst of an identity crisis of its own, haunted by a brutal past and insulted by Americas upstart success. The old powers are still far from forgiving us for supplanting them in the strategic arena - or for our generosity toward them in the last century. Had we only been as cruel as Europeans themselves in the wake of the twentieth century's great wars, we would be much better liked. The primary intellectual goal of Western European societies for the past half century has been to prove that the United States is as cruel and corrupt as they themselves have been. When your heritage is genocide, wars of aggression, or cowardly surrender, the record of the United States can be hard to bear. The old powers cannot avoid measuring themselves against us, but the disparities they discover are so great that europes moral delinquents cannot resist comforting themselves with lies about our naivete, our purported clumsiness, our violence and our crudity ( without pausing to ask themselves how such pathetic mediocrities could have built the richest, most powerful, most desirable and exemplary society in history). Indeed when it comes to self examination, the heartlands of Europe are simply the middle east lite.
Yet Europe is likely to be good for a number of surprises-surprising not the least to Europeans themselves. With our short historical memory (one American quality Germans welcome), we thoughtlessly accept that, since much of Europe appears to be passive, so it shall remain. But no continent has exported as much misery and slaughter as Europe has done, and chances are better than fair that Europe is simply catching its breath after the calamities it inflicted upon itself in the last century.
We last saw widespread pacifism just before 1914 and again during that half time break in that great European civil war that lasted until 1945 (or 1991 east of the Elbe).
Europes current round of playing pacifist dress up was enabled by Americas protection during the Cold War. We allowed our European wards to get away with a minimum number of chores. The United States did (and still does) the dirty work, seconded by our direct ancestor Britain. Even NATO merely obscured how little was asked of Europe. For almost a century the work of freedom and global security has been handled the great Anglo lateral alliance born of a struggle against tyranny of Continental European philosophies hatched on the Rhine and Danube. Our struggle continues today - against fanaticism and terror.
It is unlikely that Europe's present pacifism will last. Indeed, there are many different Europe's. The new Europe in the east understands that freedom has a price and cannot be purchased with appeasement. Southern Europe is undergoing a complex second renaissance. The United Kingdom, for all its grump resentment of the United States, will always align with us in a severe crisis: Our mutual values are far closer than any Briton shares with France or Germany. Anglo-American sparing can be vicious, but outsiders fail to grasp that it’s a family feud. And the family closes ranks to outsiders. France and Germany are Europes starkest problems (They are also vehemently anti-American). They wish to lead but lack the vision, power and generosity required to build enduring alliances. Germany and France are sick inside, having gobbled up immigrant populations they are unwilling and unable to digest. For all their fabulous criticism of American society ( where their calendars stop at around 1954), th extent of racism and bigotry in Continental Europe rivals that of a long gone American South and threatens to exceed it.
Meanwhile, "Old Europe" is rapidly becoming, truly, old Europe. With aging populations, bankrupt retirement systems, arthritic economies, educational stagnation and punitive taxation, it appears at first glance that the continent is headed for senility, for conditions under which its dwindling youth will neither be able to man the continents already enfeebled militaries nor support the overhang of the elderly.
Don’t bet on a weak, pacifist Europe doing nothing as the immigrant time bombs with explode, while demographic pressures stress its outer borders. Behind all the American scolding and empty swagger Europe is uncertain of its future. And afraid. And when Europe is uncertain and afraid, its impoverished immigrants and neighbors had better start worrying.
The most laughable predictions of the past two centuries have been those forecasting the decline of the West (especially the US). The formal empires may be gone, but the Anglo lateral world enjoys power, wealth and freedom without precedent, while continental Europe has never lived so safely or so well as under the Pax Americana. The last half century has been the most prosperous and peaceful in European history and Europeans don’t want the party to end. But its long past midnight. Europe can no longer afford the lavish social welfare systems it constructed over the decades while America paid the strategic bills without demur.
The trouble with Europe is of course, its dark side. If its racist populations feel sufficiently threatened by its Muslim millions within their divided societies and by terror exported from the Islamic heartlands, Europe my respond with a cruelty unimaginable to us today. After all, Europe is the continent that mastered ethnic cleansing and genocide after a thousand years of practice. We Americans my find ourselves in the unexpected position of confronting the Europe of tomorrow as we try to restrain its barbarities toward Muslims.

This should be the true American century where we move at last beyond the poisonous European divisions of the world and help create a genuine"new world order" - although not one based upon the murderous nonsense of the left.
America is the most revolutionary state and culture in history. Now its our turn to export revolution.

Since the end of the Cold War every conflict in which the United States has been involved has been to some degree a legacy of Europes colonial era - including the liberation of that frankenstein's monster of a country Iraq. We are cleaning up the messes left by Paris, Berlin and even London, while Europeans chide us self-righteously. We need to lead the world away from continental Europes cynical approach to human rights, which consists of theatrically mourning the dead but doing nothing to protect those still alive and threatened. Weakness never saved a human life!
In an age of global pessimism and fear, Americans still believe that change is not only possible, but likely to be good. Weather we wish it or not, we lead humanity. At times we will have to lead with bayonets,but, more often, we will lead through our ideas. If remain wise and just, as well as resolute, ever more of our fellow human beings will follow willingly.



And never forget, America is the worlds essential force for good. No amount of fashionable anti-Americanism will ever change that.

2007-09-29 04:37:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

The cover story on the upcoming issue of American Conservative magazine will paint an extremely unflattering picture of General Petraeus, branding him a "Sycophant Savior",
accusing him of telling the Administration of what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear, that he has broken faith with the troops, and that he has failed his country.

Will the republicans attack the magazine with the same fervor they had when they went after moveon.org over the "betray us" ad? Will they draft and approve legislation condemning the American Conservative?

http://www.amconmag.com/2007/2007_09_24/article2.html

2007-09-29 04:32:58 · 16 answers · asked by fake_cowboy 4 in Politics

and Bush giving taxpayers rebates out of the budget surplus like he did back in 2001? Oh..other than the recipiants in Clinton's plan cannot cash out their money right away...

2007-09-29 04:26:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-29 04:24:02 · 13 answers · asked by Spartacus 3 in Politics

I recently was let go from a part-time, seasonal, sales associate posistion at Hallmark. Three weeks after working there, they said, I looked like I didnt want to be there, that my heart wasnt in the job. I told them they were wrong, that I did like working there because of the atmosphere. One manager said I had an attitude problem, yet I have never worked with her because she works mornings and I work evenings. The other manager didnt think I had an attitude and she should know since I have worked with her, although she claims I never approach the customers. I reminded them I sold 6 Precious Moments figurines on my first day and I knew where every card was when they were testing me during training, something they claimed hasnt happened for a long time. But they still let me go and decided to keep two girls who to this day still ask questions on how to do everything. Now, the only people working there are females. I get the feeling I was fired for being a guy...am I wrong?

2007-09-29 04:23:43 · 11 answers · asked by dmookiewilson 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-09-29 04:22:51 · 13 answers · asked by the d 6 in Politics

With so many people clicking on "thumbs down" to answers that are truthful and factual, do the visitors Yahoo Answers reflect the collective population of the country? The fact that so many voters seem this uneducated is starting to make me feel uneasy.

2007-09-29 04:21:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Does anyone remember what the Clintons did while they were in the whitehouse for 8 years?

2007-09-29 04:17:13 · 18 answers · asked by p f 2 in Elections

There are not too much ressources, nor a strategic position so why would anyone bother to help the people of Myanmar? in Iraq they went even if there were no mass destruction weapons...in Myanmar monks are being killed but of course why bother helping them if there`s nothing in there to GET?! Why doesn`t anyone do something?

2007-09-29 04:15:55 · 4 answers · asked by Sir Alex 6 in Other - Politics & Government

Is there any law against wearing a t-shirt with curse words on it or anything?

2007-09-29 04:14:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-09-29 04:11:19 · 34 answers · asked by Page 4 in Politics

I just answered a Q that was a friendly poke at liberals . No hate no vitriol , just good-natured ribbing . And of course I saw liberal answers that reflected they take small friendly jokes way too seriously . We're used to that . But do we ever stop and ask WHY ?
The liberals have to admit that there's more than a few Conservatives , including myself , who post good-natured ribbing-type posts fairly often .
And just where are all the liberals who can post friendly joking pokes at Conservatives ?
Where's their humor ?
Personally , I'd absolutely LOVE to have a few good jokesters on the left that I could spar right back with . Sure we can get serious too but humor is good for the soul . Humor is good for your health . And I see no problem with adding a little humor to political questions . Not all the time , but certainly there's room for it .

Can I See Some Liberal Answerers Start Posting Some Humorous Political Questions ?
How About A Humorous Answer To This One ?

2007-09-29 04:06:34 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I think they complain about the number of our troops being killed because it is too low for them. They know more Americans will die if we let terrorists come here to attack America.

2007-09-29 04:06:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

09/28/2007

With some conservatives eagerly awaiting the announcement of a Newt Gingrich presidential run, the former House Speaker launched his inaugural Solutions Day in Atlanta, Georgia yesterday.

Gingrich went on to blast Columbia University for inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. He said, “Overwhelmingly, the American people believe when you have an enemy…you have to defeat that enemy, not understand them.”

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=22618

This is why Newt Gingrich should be the next President of the US...if only we are fortunate enough for him to step into the race

2007-09-29 04:06:00 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

...two Republicans as President? Would they get behind either of those men if they knew that additional liberal support for them would insure another 4 years of Republican government?

2007-09-29 04:03:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I saw it on the news. He was a dishwasher and he managed to save up all that money. The day finally arrived where he would go home to El Salvador with the money and put it towards a house. Well he didn't claim it at the airport and now the US government is ceasing 100% of it and they told him to leave the country by January.

He said "I no longer like America" LOL I don't blame you bro.

2007-09-29 04:01:58 · 20 answers · asked by Orange County is great! 2 in Immigration

I know that Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein are our two senators, but who is the member of congress from "my congressional district?"

2007-09-29 03:59:12 · 3 answers · asked by The Stock Market+NBA King 2 in Government

2007-09-29 03:57:17 · 16 answers · asked by hani996 2 in Civic Participation

- Read some of sydneyvicious's questions and the responses to them before you answer this question.

2007-09-29 03:56:43 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

we sometimes work 1 1/2 hours away, and sometimes we work 3-4 hours away, and stay multiple days to get job done.

any feed back would be great

2007-09-29 03:55:16 · 3 answers · asked by Tool81 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-09-29 03:52:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration