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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 01:07 AM
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33. I know, haha, I wanted to go back and figure out how many it would've taken...
...to actually do that.

Distant Observer used to post Mathaba daily, I suspect he hasn't recently because even he realizes how absurd they are.
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  -As NATO bombs began falling NKorea asked Libya "Hows that giving up your nukes working out for you?" NNN0LHI  Aug-24-11 08:52 PM   #0 
  - I'd say N. Korea actually does have a point, sadly. (nt)  scarletwoman   Aug-24-11 08:57 PM   #1 
  - Does anyone actually believe we would ever unilaterally give ours up?  NNN0LHI   Aug-24-11 09:00 PM   #2 
  - Of course. If some kind super-power (china) promise us acceptance and forgiveness (of debt)  Distant Observer   Aug-24-11 10:45 PM   #12 
  - Indeed, Ma'am: the International Equivalent of the Gadsen Flag...  The Magistrate   Aug-24-11 09:04 PM   #3 
  - The timeless words of the Wicked Witch of the West constantly echo through my mind:  scarletwoman   Aug-24-11 09:10 PM   #6 
  - Yes, this is true  Taverner   Aug-25-11 10:24 AM   #41 
  - Yes, because...  Chan790   Aug-24-11 09:08 PM   #4 
  - Because letting every asshole dictator...  Ozymanithrax   Aug-24-11 09:09 PM   #5 
  - What do you think of some rapture ready GOP president being in control of enough nuclear weapons ..  NNN0LHI   Aug-24-11 09:15 PM   #7 
  - The phrase "asshole dictator" does not exclude rapture ready GOP...  Ozymanithrax   Aug-25-11 12:06 AM   #23 
  - from the point of view of the asshole dictator, it is a good idea.  provis99   Aug-24-11 10:58 PM   #14 
     - The U.S. isn't going to invade North Korea or Iran...  Ozymanithrax   Aug-25-11 12:24 AM   #27 
     - Nuclear weapons are good for the dictator, even if the dictator is not good for his people.  pampango   Aug-25-11 04:00 AM   #36 
     - I wonder how the North Korean PEOPLE feel about that  Nuclear Unicorn   Aug-25-11 10:59 AM   #44 
  - This is the political reality.  Warren Stupidity   Aug-24-11 09:33 PM   #8 
  - Brutally honest and logical.  Arctic Dave   Aug-24-11 09:44 PM   #9 
  - I'm sure we will soon have an effective American-style Gov. in place to provide free healthcare,  Distant Observer   Aug-24-11 09:50 PM   #10 
  - I see your sarcasm and raise you cynical. nt  Arctic Dave   Aug-24-11 11:00 PM   #15 
     - Oh yes we will. Just like Iraq.  Distant Observer   Aug-24-11 11:16 PM   #19 
        - And Afghanistan.  Arctic Dave   Aug-24-11 11:35 PM   #21 
  - What an appalling statement.  jaxx   Aug-24-11 10:39 PM   #11 
  - The appalling truth. The West doesn't care about integrity but about its strategic interest.  Distant Observer   Aug-24-11 10:53 PM   #13 
  - I'm sorry reality is frightening for you.  Arctic Dave   Aug-24-11 11:06 PM   #17 
     - The statement wasn't frightening, it was stupid.  jaxx   Aug-25-11 11:17 AM   #46 
  - Gaddafi's nuclear program would still have been no where near capable of making a bomb...  joshcryer   Aug-25-11 12:25 AM   #28 
     - The reason he didn't have nuclear capability is because he stopped the program decades ago.  Arctic Dave   Aug-25-11 09:34 AM   #37 
  - Nuke up if you want to resist the NWO  Cali_Democrat   Aug-24-11 11:03 PM   #16 
  - The modern version of signing peace treaties with Indigenous Peoples...  LooseWilly   Aug-24-11 11:13 PM   #18 
  - Nukes don't stop internal rebellion.  joshcryer   Aug-24-11 11:31 PM   #20 
  - "Internal Rebellion?" Very funny! After most of "enemy" has been killed, time to stop pretending  Distant Observer   Aug-24-11 11:51 PM   #22 
  - Ha ha, where are Gaddafi's 65k troops in the nearly conquered Tripoli?  joshcryer   Aug-25-11 12:21 AM   #26 
     - One propaganda report had the "one-half million strong" Gaddafi 'female brigades' ringing Tripoli  pinboy3niner   Aug-25-11 12:56 AM   #32 
        - I know, haha, I wanted to go back and figure out how many it would've taken...  joshcryer   Aug-25-11 01:07 AM   #33 
           - Color me not surprised  pinboy3niner   Aug-25-11 02:06 AM   #34 
  - It sure as hell would make NATO think twice about dropping their bombs and launching their missiles  Cali_Democrat   Aug-25-11 12:10 AM   #24 
     - Of course I don't dispute that.  joshcryer   Aug-25-11 12:20 AM   #25 
  - working out a lot better for the people of Libya , not so great for the dictator, if only the people  JI7   Aug-25-11 12:34 AM   #29 
  - See post #30. The N. Koreans may be smiling some time this decade.  joshcryer   Aug-25-11 12:51 AM   #31 
  - What's hilarious about the timing of this story: NKorea reported ready to halt WMD tests  joshcryer   Aug-25-11 12:50 AM   #30 
  - A better lesson: maybe Gadaffi shouldn't have screwed over his people quite so bad.  Waiting For Everyman   Aug-25-11 03:56 AM   #35 
  - pretty much  Johonny   Aug-25-11 03:03 PM   #51 
  - Honestly, NK didn't need nukes to keep the west at bay.  Xithras   Aug-25-11 09:50 AM   #38 
  - Here is the problem I see with that line of reasoning  NNN0LHI   Aug-25-11 10:23 AM   #40 
     - Seoul would be obliterated by the time even half of NKs artillary...  jayfish   Aug-25-11 10:39 AM   #43 
     - Nope.  Xithras   Aug-25-11 11:00 AM   #45 
        - That "Korean Speedbump" theory came along way before we had today's capabilities and is outdated  NNN0LHI   Aug-25-11 11:38 AM   #47 
        - U.S. military commanders in Korea disagree with you.  Xithras   Aug-25-11 12:01 PM   #48 
           - I don't believe the US military has ever told the truth about much of anything  NNN0LHI   Aug-25-11 12:35 PM   #49 
        - North Korea's switch to a nuclear deterrent might have a lot more to do with their own capabilities  JVS   Aug-25-11 02:58 PM   #50 
  - Ridiculous  jayfish   Aug-25-11 10:02 AM   #39 
  - Getting nukes was a very good move on North Korea's part.  JVS   Aug-25-11 10:33 AM   #42 
  - Especially against one's own people..  LanternWaste   Aug-25-11 03:12 PM   #53 
  - I remember Ray McGovern years ago when talking about Iran's nuclear ambitions, mentioning that if  Puregonzo1188   Aug-25-11 03:05 PM   #52 
 

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