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2005-11-25 International-UN-NGOs

Europe battles to use soft power to drive Mideast reform

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Soft Power"? This reminds me very little of the reporter who asked Goerge Burns about senior sex. The venerable comedian replied, "Sex at age ninety is like trying to shoot pool with a rope."

Soft power ... Any questions?

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-25 00:54|| 2005-11-25 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 And the proof positive of the LR success of that alleged "soft power" are the PARIS RIOTS and spreading "Radic Islam/Global Jihad State = includes France/Europe", besides of course Euro-Socialism's perennial "Baby Bust". NO LONGER COLD WAR "WEST vs EAST", or CAPITALISM vs COMMUNISM, DEMOCRACY vs TOTALITARIANISM, ETC. BUT NORTH VS SOUTH, amongst other precepts. Iff the USA loses the WOT and is suborned andor militarily destroyed, do Americans and Westernists realize that the post-American/Western SECULAR SOCIALIST world, other than Commie Russia + Commie China, etal. > devolving into Commie Russia vs, Commie China, may potens be divided into gener three-four large, ORIENTAL/MONGOLOID-dominated, ANTI-DEMOCRATIC, DESPOTIC global regions or "sub-Empires", i.e BROWN vs YELLOW vs BLACK??? The post-American/Western GLOBAL SOCIALIST WORLD(S) will literally be a WORLD OF DARKNESS, REGRESSIONISM, and ANARCHIES. "DYING EUROPE" > YOU WILL BE "ASSIMILATED", BY FORCE ANDOR BY NECESSITY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-11-25 01:05|| 2005-11-25 01:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Joe 2008!

Posted by Shipster 2005-11-25 01:13|| 2005-11-25 01:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Yep, good choice there, Tony. Just for the record, how soft is it, lol?

Again, I invite our sane cousins to join us...

Posted by .com 2005-11-25 01:31|| 2005-11-25 01:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Uh oh.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-25 08:03|| 2005-11-25 08:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Shipster

that ain't you ship?

Posted by Red Dog 2005-11-25 08:41|| 2005-11-25 08:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Nope. I fear itn followed me home.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-25 09:15|| 2005-11-25 09:15|| Front Page Top

#8 My fans are of course legions beyond counting. LOL!

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-25 09:15|| 2005-11-25 09:15|| Front Page Top

#9 that ain't you ship?

Nope, t'were little ol' me ripping Ship's cheerleading routine. Couldn't resist.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-25 10:51|| 2005-11-25 10:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Join the campaign Z, all resistance is use.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-25 11:57|| 2005-11-25 11:57|| Front Page Top

#11 from the article, "...Sceptics argue that the pact â also known as the Barcelona process â has achieved little over the last decade."

Fred goes with "nothing" rather than "little"

I would suggest "negative results".
How about "Negative accomplishments".

Posted by mhw 2005-11-25 12:43|| 2005-11-25 12:43|| Front Page Top

#12

I vote for Negative accomplishments". It sounds much more positive.

Posted by 2b 2005-11-25 12:58|| 2005-11-25 12:58|| Front Page Top

#13 LOL Shipman, love the Bettycrockercrats

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-25 14:11|| 2005-11-25 14:11|| Front Page Top

#14 a peerless spemble.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-11-25 15:41|| 2005-11-25 15:41|| Front Page Top

#15 use soft power to drive MidEast reform

I can only assume they are refering to the use of hollow points rather than full metal jacket rounds.

Posted by SteveS 2005-11-25 16:21|| 2005-11-25 16:21|| Front Page Top

#16 I wouldn't say the EU Mr. Softees have accomplished nothing. They have done a fine job of getting themselves colonized and paying for the priveledge.

Posted by ed 2005-11-25 16:30|| 2005-11-25 16:30|| Front Page Top

#17 Soft power ... Any questions?

Yeah, is Viagra illegal in Europe? They could use some.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-11-25 16:33|| 2005-11-25 16:33|| Front Page Top

#18 Thanks Frank, RD, Ima touched.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-25 17:14|| 2005-11-25 17:14|| Front Page Top

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