Anthony
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Date: March 22, 2005 06:59PM
Led by France, the European Union has informed the world of it's intention to supply advanced weaponry to China. This was banned after Beijing's bloody crackdown in 1989 on protesters during the Tiananmen Square demonstrations. France feels this will lead to better ties with the communist nation and check American influence in the region. French arms suppliers will also be happy. This move will upset the balance of power in the region and has apparently encouraged China to put into motion it's plans to start a war with Taiwan. The overwhelming majority of Taiwan's population do not want to join China. This war would be undoubtedly cause a severe disruption to the world economy. Thank France for contributing to world stability!!
a2s
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Date: March 22, 2005 07:07PM
The fucking French. Why don't they stick to surrendering, backstabbing and pointless nuclear tests? It's what they excel at.
Sokratesz
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Date: March 22, 2005 09:35PM
O, and who has been filling south korea and japan with troops for the past 20 years? Yeah, the USA.
The situation there is critical - with north korea advancing with its nuclear research and china getting close and closer to a war with Taiwan. Its gonna need great diplomatical sacrifices in order to prevent war.
Anthony
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Date: March 22, 2005 10:48PM
LOL, somebody ALWAYS has to find that American is at fault somehow. Yeah, the USA armed forces are in South Korea to prevent the North from AGAIN invading the South! North Korea is a belligerent nation! One could say that the US military presence in the far east has allowed stability and progress to happen their for the past 20 years.
Anthony
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Date: March 22, 2005 10:49PM
uhh "there" not "their"
Anonymous
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Date: March 22, 2005 10:53PM
Sooner or later we will all be in paddy fields, It's just a matter of time.
jose
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Date: March 22, 2005 11:23PM
might as well lose two wars since we have gotten our asses kicked in Iraq
Anthony
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Date: March 22, 2005 11:45PM
Taiwan should probably respond by ceasing shipments of computer chips and electronic parts to Europe, or at least France. I wonder how France would do without new computer parts. It really looks to me that France is simply using the concept of a unified Europe to further it own agenda. It's obvious that France will impose it's will and intimidate smaller nations in the union into supporting it's policies. We got a small glimpse of that when France threatened Poland politically when Poland supported the Iraq war. Essentially, France is using the European Union to increase it's global power, and fulfill it's aspirations of competing with the United States. Something that is apparently an obsession of Chirac. Maybe Chirac has visions of being the next Napoleon.
rogue_1
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Date: March 23, 2005 12:37AM
Either way, its chinese killing chinese.
So whats your problem,unless of course,the US gets itself involved, and as we all know, they cant help themselves.
Anthony
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Date: March 23, 2005 01:01AM
Well Rogue_1, to answer your question, yes, the United States has pledged to defend Taiwan in the event of armed conflict with China. It would not be a good situation at all. Whenever China conducts military exercises near the strait, the U.S. moves a carrier group into the area. Also, the motherboard and video card you are using right now were probably made in Taiwan. As well as the thousands of Chinese killed, It wouldn't be a good thing for anybody if China turned Taiwan into a smoking ruin. Chirac is playing a dangerous game.
Anonymous
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Date: March 23, 2005 01:17AM
I thought Clinton and Kerry said the United Nations had any problems under control and the US should stop spreading imperialism and democracy around the world. OK, lets see how they deal with the coming slant eye problem.
Anonymous
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Date: March 23, 2005 01:48AM
the U.S should nuke france.Remember what George S. Patton said(I would rather have a German Divison in front of me than a French one behind me)I would boycott french goods but I can't name any french products.Yea! you think the white flag is french,OK I'Ll buy that.
rogue_1
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Date: March 23, 2005 06:12AM
well, the US are past experts of nuking other countries
Anonymous
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Date: March 23, 2005 08:33AM
damn.... please stop talking as if YOU were going to kick others asses like in a video game. wars aint fun, killing aint fun, if you talk about kickin someone's else asses, do it yourself, but don't say "we" when some others get killed at war instead of you, YOU don't send troops to war.
STOMPER
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Date: March 23, 2005 01:03PM
Some one pass me another beer
anonymous
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Date: March 23, 2005 04:39PM
BOO HOO America. So mad that France didn't join your little group of friends in invading Iraq for money. BOO FUCKING HOO. The statement at the top of the page is false. France is shipping parts for satellites that are used for surveilance. Not very advanced when you consider America already has hundreds of them in orbit watching China. The American government blew this into something bigger by claiming these satellite parts could shoot down US satellites, which it now turns out is false because these satellites have no propulsion thus they couldn't shoot the earth nevermind a satellite. Stop blowing every little incident into another 'just' cause.
Anthony
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Date: March 23, 2005 06:59PM
anonymous@43152 where are you getting you information from??? Satellite parts??? WTF? The issue is VERY MUCH about advanced weaponry. The United States is talking about stopping shipments of advanced weapon systems to Europe so that they don't end up selling it to the Chinese and end up killing U.S. soldiers in the far east.
Did you just completely make that up?? Amazing how people will delude themselves and distort reality with their anti-American bias.
gruff
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Date: March 23, 2005 09:40PM
Those motorcycle troops are cool.
USA_SUcks
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Date: March 24, 2005 12:58AM
kill the yanks
Anonymous
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Date: March 24, 2005 01:04PM
May I point out as A UK citizen, France had no problems selling arms to Argentina when we were fighting them in the Falklands. Even though they are meant to be our ally. Twats.
Whereas the yanks supplied the very handy Sidewinder 9M which was used to great success during the campaign. Thats what being an ally is all about. Backing your friends up, not crapping on them for a couple of Euros.
Anonymous
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Date: March 28, 2005 09:16AM
im sry for the americans, over 50% pop. is brainwashed... and they say their not, plz give me the answer to these 4 questions... 1.) who won ww1 and ww2... 2.) how much of the worlds pop. was under did the control british empire in a "%"... 3.) what nation did Nicholas II control?... 4.) what nation in the world has the largeist amount criminals?
Anonymous
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Date: April 02, 2005 02:44PM
i think germany is much more interested in exporting arms to china than france... but well, who cares. axis berlin-paris-peking owns you
singtomeplease
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Date: April 03, 2005 12:44AM
i cant move on, i cant take it
