Afghanistan, Iraq, who next

[HeLLL]

I agree Casuir! And not only is the chinese economy prospering but China is one of the only countries that are actually doing something about the overpopulation! A country like India will be a big big problem in the future! It won't be long before India will be the largest country in the world concerning the number of inhabitants.

 

Supposidly 1 in every 5 people is Chinease.

[pharzon]

Yes now it is. But that will change according to new statistics. In China they have limit on how many children you can have. In the cities you can only have one while you can have two on when living on the country. In India the population are booming at the moment! And it doesn't look like it will change IMO..

 

Pharzon..

[Shakkara]

Exactly. Soon 20% will live in China, another 20% will live in India.

 

Now take the US with it's 4% of the world population. According to statistics a few years old, the US alone is responsible for 60% of the worlds CO2 emission. Now imagine everyone in the world was as uncaring towards the environment as the average american :o

[The_Reaper]

Supposidly 1 in every 5 people is Chinease.

Yes but in China a couple with more than two children suffers penalties, oposing to a couple that has only one child. The only problem is, like you said, that there are a LOT of chinese. :ph34r:

[Evan S. Pangburn]

I believe that most of the Mid-East is evil, Though there are some very nice people there however it is very rare. I think bush is doing good. However i'd be more aggressive. Beacause at the end of the muslim bible it says Kill all the infidels. But im not scared if there cowerdly enough to kill themselves to murder many people. People say "Oh but its not there fault bush is so wrong about that!" Well how would your butt like it if some lifeless cowerds slamed a damn airplain into your son or wife or freind! People act like its a light subject. War is NOT a light subject, My dad, both my grandfathers, my uncles, and Nearly every male in my family has been in the military. Desert storm, WWII, WWI, Civil war, You name it, my family has fought. Saying war is a light subject is like saying thousands of deaths isn't so bad. And I'me sure north korea is next. And I honor America unlike some people, If you dont like USA get the hell out of my country.

[Malchik]

I was not going to post here, it is a subject on which I could rant an invite flames. However I cannot let the last remark go by. The Middle East is not evil. Your average person in the street is no more likely to want to cause harm than your Mr/s average in the US. And there is nothing in the Koran that requests the killing of Infidels. Most world religions are peaceful. Unfortunately people like to cherry pick the bits that suit their views and IMO those who call themselves Christians (and I was educated in a church school) are among the worst.

 

Not only is there no point to war unless defensive, there is nothing to be gained from revenge. The 'you've done it to me, so I'm going to do it to you' ethos is that of the primary school playground. If you profess to be religious, as I believe Bush does, the bible is very specific. "Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord."

 

I have to say that I was a vociferous campaigner against the war in Iraq. If moral justification was sought on the grounds of Hussein being a tyrant, then why hasn't anyone invaded Zimbabwe? And when you take into account that it was the CIA who brought the Baath party to power in Iraq, armed them, and encouraged them to act as a threat to Iran, it becomes intolerable.

 

Mr Bush arrives in London today. He is not welcome and should go home.

 

What frightens me about him is that most in the nation he leads have never been outside America to see the world as it really is. It leaves them too open to believing the government hype. Most Americans who do travel return with a radically different view. The same is true in any country but those other countries have not set themselves up as World Guardian of Democracy.

 

Young people all through the world today should be looking to find a way to live together in harmony, not fanning the flames of hatred from positions of ignorance.

[ThetaOrionis01]

Well said, Malchik - I completely agree with you. If you are looking for a word to describe US foreign policy, 'hypocrisy' would not be inappropriate.

 

 

Evan S. Pangburn, your post is doing your country a great disservice as it can only confirm the notion widely held abroad that a large proportion of Americans are spectacularly ill-informed about foreign matters - which given the international influence of the US makes this extremely frightening.

 

 

I'd like to add my voice to Malchik's - Mr. Bush, you are not welcome in the UK.

[Zmid]

I believe that most of the Mid-East is evil, Though there are some very nice people there however it is very rare.

Anyone with any knowledge of Muslims and the population of the Middle East in general can tell you this is simply not true.

 

I think bush is doing good. However i'd be more aggressive. Beacause at the end of the muslim bible it says Kill all the infidels.

 

If you read the entire Qu'ran, you will see that, while there are some parts which are very violent, in general, it is a very peaceful religion. The same can be said for just about any and every religion on the planet. By the way, just in case you start making assumptions, no, I'm not Muslim.

 

But im not scared if there cowerdly enough to kill themselves to murder many people. People say "Oh but its not there fault bush is so wrong about that!" Well how would your butt like it if some lifeless cowerds slamed a damn airplain into your son or wife or freind!

 

I assume you are referring to the WTC attack. This topic was referring to the war on Iraq. There is no proven link between the two, but to address your points, first of all, to these suicide bombers, they are willing to sacrifice their lives for the greater good, and whilst it was unspeakably evil to carry out their attacks on civilian targets, they are far from cowardly. Secondly, you appear to be saying that every single Muslim of any description is exactly like those who are part of these radical extremist groups. In fact, these groups are only the very high profile tiny minority of Muslims.

 

People act like its a light subject. War is NOT a light subject, My dad, both my grandfathers, my uncles, and Nearly every male in my family has been in the military. Desert storm, WWII, WWI, Civil war, You name it, my family has fought. Saying war is a light subject is like saying thousands of deaths isn't so bad.

 

Strangely enough, this is one of the reasons why, in my opinion, this war should not have been fought - war is so serious, it should only be used as a last resort. In this case, it wasn't. Hans Blix had still to complete his Weapons Inspections for the UN at the time the coalition attacked.

 

And I'me sure north korea is next. And I honor America unlike some people, If you dont like USA get the hell out of my country.

 

Several points I would like to make here:

 

1) You appear to be saying that being against the Iraq war is being anti-American. The application of a little common sense would tell you this is total rubbish, to put it politely.

 

2) I am not in your country (assuming that is the USA), but the actions of your country have a direct effect on my and many other countries.

 

3) Why is North Korea next? The answer is probably because they have started trying to get WMD. What if the reason for this is to protect themselves against the aggressiveness of the USA? In effect, if the USA attacked North Korea, they would prove them right to do this, and, quite possibly many other countries would do the same, except to a far greater degree. Hello (not so) Cold War 2.

[Evan S. Pangburn]

I knew I would start a flame war but I've seen too many people hurt beacause of Muslims. Sorry abot the post I was probably too mean. But I still think the suicide bomber are cowerdly. Perhaps im just ignorant, Wich i will admit I may be. And my father is like that and whether I like it or not He is going to be a chunk of me for the rest of my life. Onece again i'm sorry.

[Zmid]

I knew I would start a flame war but I've seen too many people hurt beacause of Muslims.

I don't doubt that you have, but my point was, those are a minority of Muslims, and, even if they claim to be doing their actions due to Islam, they're not. They may even believe they are, but they are misguided. These people are totally misrepresentative of Islam and Muslims.

 

Sorry abot the post I was probably too mean.

 

Hey, that's one thing we agree on. :D

 

But I still think the suicide bomber are cowerdly.

 

In my opinion, you're wrong here. These people are willing make the ultimate sacrifice - to give their lives to further their cause. The way this is done and the targets chosen often make them evil, but not as much as their superiors, and definately not cowardly.

 

Perhaps im just ignorant, Wich i will admit I may be. And my father is like that and whether I like it or not He is going to be a chunk of me for the rest of my life. Onece again i'm sorry.

 

Hey, maybe you are ignorant. I don't know you well enough to say, but, if you are, there's always a cure for that - read up on stuff. All you really need is internet access (which you obviously have) and a good search engine, such as www.google.com and some time. ;)