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Frankly, this version is far more bearable than the Soundgarden one.

I was just being polite.

It's lovely.

I think the Chinese would go to war if there just wasn't so much to lose. The nation's survival practically depends on the west. China's economy is export driven, and the vast majority of these exports go to the west. Without western demand for Chinese goods, the Chinese economy crumbles, and if the economy crumbles, and then it becomes difficult to fund a war, especially a large-scale one. On top of that, despite their numbers (which may not be a very big advantage at all with enough western opponents combined), the Chinese military is generally an out-dated and technologically inferior force when compared with the west or even Russia. Most of their planes, tanks, ships, subs, etc are hand-me-downs from the former Soviet Union, for example one of their most common anti-aircraft weapons is a radarless set of machineguns mounted on a T-34 hull, it was developed by Russia in the early days of WW2 and totally disused by the USSR by the late 1950's. Couple that with inferior training and inefficient leadership and the situation becomes far too messy to make it worth taking Taiwan over. I would imagine this would also be considered before rushing to war.

What I said was fact. The Chinese would have little use for oil if they didn't demand western automobiles and such and if their manufacturers weren't around only because western demands for Chinese-made goods.

Nope, haven't watched any of the Survivor shows.

"Shadows" - Sunny Day Real Estate

"Gleaming Auction" - Snow Patrol

Have more posts here than any other forum. Although the Rammstein one is a relatively close 2nd at somewhere in the 1900's.

2200 posts as of this one.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchli...atch/large.html do you not agree??

It would also be economically dangerous for Russia to take the side of the "communists" as it now has a number of strong economic ties to the west, which are doubtlessly more lucrative than relations with N. Korea and probably even China.

I doubt China would risk war with the USA. China needs the US to buy up its exports. Hell Wal-Mart alone takes in like 12% of all Chinese exports. As a result the US is too dependent on China for its goods to war with the Chinese. If a war takes place, both sides would risk economic ruin. It cannot be like the Middle-East in which the USA can fight to control the oil, they can't somehow capture China's manufacturing capacity. China's conversion from command (communist) economy to a capitalist system has proven itself to have mixed results. A war of this sort will throw away just about every step they've made towards capitalism.

I don't think that it's a very likely scenario. Also it's important to keep in mind that despite China's communist past and Russia's...the two countries haven't been the best of neighbors in the last few decades. Something of a love/hate relationship.

Could these people at least take a course in web-design??

Well ya gotta admit the picture do look pretty intimidating. heh

Fear us.... http://www.thatcherthunders.org/ttruscom2.htm I think it's hilarious. edited to include some amusing quotes

Not on here yet.

Bush's being sort of a hypocrite. Goes to Russia makes some appearances saying how great Russia is for doing so much to win the WWII; but In Latvia, and Gerogia, he says the Russians were evil oppressors as a result of winning the war. Asshole.

Not only that, but since the tax is regressive (as all sales taxes tend to be), it hits the poor harder than it does the wealthy. Doesn't seem to make alotta sense to tax the lower classes further.

I find that the covers of their songs are better than their songs. I guess that'll be the case again.

Regressive taxes are generally bad.

Is there a limit to how many terms he can serve?? Not like in the US where they have a 2-term limit??

Some weird but not unpleasant song that was on my mp3 player as a demonstration when I first got it.

Well ....California does suck.