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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

They target Muslim countries and muslims. ...

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That is very naïve 555.

Religion is not a factor.

US policy is to suppress volatility in parts of the world that threaten both their safety, and more importantly, economic stability. The instability in Iraq was more of a threat to the latter, although the White House administration made is seem more like the former.

Schmenke , yours is also rather a naive comment .

A whole lot of money is made on war . It's the only factor .

The rest is what we're supposed to believe .

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Originally Posted by schmenke

That is very naïve 555.

Religion is not a factor.

US policy is to suppress volatility in parts of the world that threaten both their safety, and more importantly, economic stability. The instability in Iraq was more of a threat to the latter, although the White House administration made is seem more like the former.

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You should know by now that I am anything but naive ;)

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Originally Posted by schmenke

US policy is to suppress volatility in parts of the world that threaten both their safety, and more importantly, economic stability. The instability in Iraq was more of a threat to the latter, although the White House administration made is seem more like the former.

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I would have to say that their policies causes more volatility than stability.

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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

I would have to say that their policies causes more volatility than stability.

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That's the idea .

Time for some news.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/uspakist...505-1eae6.html

Speaking of volatile...

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

...A whole lot of money is made on war . It's the only factor .
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Yep, agree 100%.
But it’s also an investment. Wars are expensive. It costs a lot of money to ensure the economic stability for which a country is fighting.

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

More likely we would be speaking german..... :devil:

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You obviously haven't read your history books. Germany would have lost the war to Russia in any case.

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Originally Posted by Eki

Don't make me laugh. The Americans helped the Soviet Union to fight Finland in WW2. It's thanks to the Finns and maybe the Germans, not the Americans, that we don't speak Russian.

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I'm talking about the whole Europe. If Americans hadn't landed in Normandy (their resources made it possible) Russians would have conquered the whole Germany and very likely other countries occupied by Germans.

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

I'm talking about the whole Europe. If Americans hadn't landed in Normandy (their resources made it possible) Russians would have conquered the whole Germany and very likely other countries occupied by Germans.

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Instead the Soviets used the opportunity that the Normandy invasion gave them and tried to conquer Finland:

http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=215

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On 9 Jun 1944, the Soviet Stavka ordered a general offensive against Finland to begin, a date chosen in coordination with the Western Allies' invasion of France at Normandy. Russian Colonel General Dmitrii N. Gusev pushed 15 divisions, including veteran Guard units, against the Finns and quickly pushed the front back to the Vammelsuu-Taipale Line by the next day.

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Originally Posted by Eki

Instead the Soviets used the opportunity that the Normandy invasion gave them and tried to conquer Finland:

http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=215

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My point is that while Americans are an easy target for criticism, they've contributed a lot (a lot of lives) to help us build a free, democratic Europe and that's why I find the constant bashing of them odd, because in many ways they are like us, so it's like criticising ourselves.