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Can't you guys just expunge Utah from the Union?

I've never agreed with the statement that we're a nation without a culture. We have one, it's just our own. Anyway, I'm not surprised at the results of this "poll" especially those from Quebec, which is just anti-Anglophone in general and anti-American in particular.

Fried pork sausages?

I'm convinced they could cure both diseases today, yet prevention and research are far more lucrative than what could be made from a cure. That cynicism aside, I'd vote to cure both, but with cancer a priority and AIDS a close second,.

Maybe if they'd finally get around to voting in favour of being the 51st State they wouldn't be treated like a colony.....?

Iran needs that extra push. A counter-revolution there is only a matter of time, and a democracy on its borders could be the spark that sets it off. Also, while I believe the US is sincere in it's desire for an independent and sovereign Iraq, they'll still maintain a present there, albeit a significantly smaller one.

Jordon is probably making the offer because a stable nation on its borders is in Jordan's best interest. But a democratic nation at their borders likely isn't in their best interests. -=Mike True, but I'm rather hoping that a democratic Iraq is the catalyst that sends democracy sweeping across the Middle East. You want to stop Islamic terrorism? Give them democracy and they'll stop the fundamentalists before they can spread.

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Jordon is probably making the offer because a stable nation on its borders is in Jordan's best interest.

I hope he does get sent to Iraq and if we're lucky Darwinism will take over from there.

They should at least consider it. Right now Iraq needs all the help it can get.

I thought relations between the US and Jordan were relatively good? Or at least non-hostile. Anyway this could be exaclty what it appears, an offer of assistance from Jordan, but if it's not do you really think the US is going to let someone ruin all the hard work they've done in Iraq?

I'm sure I'll catch flack from the neo-cons on this board, but the primary reason the States went to war against Iraq was the prospect of controlling a stable, oil-rich country in the Middle East, thus establishing a foothold there. Those speeches about freedom and linking Saddam to Al-Qaeda was just something to convince the gullible masses that would never have supported Bush if he had told them the complete truth, even though it's inanely foolish to go to war without something beneficial to gain.

Liberal Quaker. I found that to be...interesting, but they also have a very broad range of beliefs, so I'm not altogether surprised.

Yes.

I'll side with NoCalMike on this one.

I thought France was supposed to be secular...

This may shed some light on the subject.

-shrugs noncommitedly-

The UN, like all embassies, isn't on American soil.

So, is it just anyone that frequents the CE folder that gets Dr. Tom's get out of jail free card, or is it only an elite, select few?

Sure, but it's in PDF format.

If I was Iran I would not have used something as conspicuous as security guards to film the various sites. There are easier and more effective ways to glean the information they sought without arrousing suspicion.

You're right..the US bugged the office of UN leader Kofi Annan remember! I wasn't refering to that.

I hope you don't believe the Iranians are the only ones committing espionage.