Phillipine withdrawal

[Catwoman]

Originally Posted by Griff

Must have more coffee

Did you know...


- If her husband doesn't give her coffee, a Saudi woman can divorce him
- The most readily identifiable smell is coffee. Peanut butter comes a close second
- A latte is literally called a 'wrong coffee' (Koffie verkeerd) in Holland
- Large doses of coffee can be lethal. 5-10g, or 100 cups over 4 hours can kill the average human.


Sorry, been sent more useless shit by another touting image library today.

[Clodfobble]

Quote:Originally Posted by Wolf
The terrorists probably thought he was from some other country.

Wolf what does this mean?

That neither side really gives a damn if all 51 (or whatever) of the Phillipine troops are gone, and that the insurgents would really rather kidnap people from countries with larger numbers of troops.

[Catwoman]

If no one gives a damn why the hell have they been risking their lives??

[jaguar]

I think 100 cups of water in 4 hours would come close to killing you.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Catwoman

Wolf what does this mean?

That was sarcasm. I meant "some country where people look vaguely Asian that had more the fifty-one soldiers."

You're a big fan of Neville Chamberlain, aren't you?

[jaguar]

You're a big fan of Neville Chamberlain, aren't you?

Ouch.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by jaguar

I think 100 cups of water in 4 hours would come close to killing you.

It does. Flushes the sodium and potassium out of your system and your heart stops.

(It's got a fancy name that I can never remember without google's help ... something polydipsia .. psychogenic polydipsia. No, that's just the desire to drink lots and lots of water. oooh ... google can be so unhelpful. It should know what the fuck I really want ... hyponatremia.)

[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by Griff

The Philipinos must be counting on Bush losing or they're assuming he needs them badly. They have a stake in Iraq but it's about being part of a coalition that'll help them fight the Moslem insurgencey at home. Bushes vindictive nature could cause him to pull back in the Philipines, but they are assuming something like a rational response rational in the sense that it fits the stated goals of the administration, not rational as in truly effective..

Originally Posted by catwoman

If no one gives a damn why the hell have they been risking their lives??

The US has so far lost 11 soldiers in the Philippines fighting Abu Sayyaf.

[Catwoman]

Originally Posted by Wolf

You're a big fan of Neville Chamberlain, aren't you?

Originally Posted by jag

Ouch.

I don't think wolf likes people who don't like guns.

UT- The very phrase 'capitulated to international terror' suggests weakness and surrender. What if they simply wanted to prevent more harm? Quite rational, really, as griff said.

damn double quotes

[wolf]

I like many people who don't like guns.

[Undertoad]

Prevent more harm for whom?

If they find that kidnapping works to threaten governments, they will do it more often.

[Catwoman]

Good point.

[Beestie]

Originally Posted by Catwoman

What if they simply wanted to prevent more harm? Quite rational, really, as griff said.

Ah, the doormat defense. Works every time. No, it really does. When you have nothing left to give, they really do stop taking.

We probably shouldn't be there but, fact is, we are. And we aren't leaving until the job is finished regardless of how many heads they toss into the Tigris.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Not to hijack the thread, but I heard from a Marine in Iraq, that some of the Marines are spending their off duty time by going into Fallujah in their civies.

[smoothmoniker]

Why would they go there?

-sm