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2008-07-13 India-Pakistan

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Posted by John Frum 2008-07-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 I doubt there would be many tears shed by the city folk if some of these mountain tribes were decimated. And we could do a lot of pinpoint strikes without them even losing sleep over it.

Sovereignty means a lot more if you actually control your country.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-07-13 09:04|| 2008-07-13 09:04|| Front Page Top

#2 We'd still be a little miffed if China invaded San Francisco.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-13 09:59|| 2008-07-13 09:59|| Front Page Top

#3 I like the San Francisco analysis. Seriously, if someone were to take San Francisco off our hands, can anyone explain why that would be a bad thing?

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-07-13 10:43|| 2008-07-13 10:43|| Front Page Top

#4 yeh, bigjim, but how miffed would the San Franciscans be if China invaded Houston?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-07-13 10:53|| 2008-07-13 10:53|| Front Page Top

#5 if someone were to take San Francisco off our hands, can anyone explain why that would be a bad thing?

Telegraph Av. Has some of the best used bookstores in the World. And some of the best restaurants.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-07-13 14:45|| 2008-07-13 14:45|| Front Page Top

#6 The best harbour on the Pacific.

Posted by .5MT 2008-07-13 15:14|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-07-13 15:14|| Front Page Top

#7 g(r)omgoru, you're correct about Telegraph Ave. I miss browsing Moe's & Shakespeare's terribly. But I make do with Alibris and Abebooks. And it costs a lot less.

The harbor is useless because there are no more Navy bases and the USN isn't welcome. Seattle is a day closer to Japan and LA has better train connections.

Finally I'd contend that SF has been taken off our hands, they just didn't issue a press release.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-07-13 15:40|| 2008-07-13 15:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Since I don't speak either Chinese or Spanish, How would you ever know?

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-07-13 15:56|| 2008-07-13 15:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Houston would give China a port on the Gulf of Mexico, something I don't think would be tolerated. The situation is more that of Laos during the Vietnam War. We bombed it, but we didn't invade it. We tried to get the Vietnamese to do it, but they weren't very serious about it.

Taking the fight to the Taliban where they live would be a very good thing, IMHO. Wasting a half-dozen towns in Pakistan's NWFP might just get the idea across that we're serious about this WOT thing, and anyone that stands in our way, or helps our enemies, will pay a very heavy price. Bush needs to go out a winner, not a whiner.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-07-13 17:22|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-13 17:22|| Front Page Top

#10 OP, I didn't mean to imply the Chinese would GET Houston (probably something like 5 million small arms in that town - not counting the ones held by gang members and other incompetents), merely that much of San Francisco would not care if they tried to.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-07-13 20:49|| 2008-07-13 20:49|| Front Page Top

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