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[fireanimal]

As far as I knew it wasn't until after WWI that the United States decided not to get involved in world affairs, and until Pearl Harbour the US never even joined into WWII. If you really want to understand world history and what really happened during these wars, you should stop learning about them by watching American Movies, they always play you guys out to be the saving heros in every battle that has ever been fought, but can you really name me one war that the Americans have actually one, that wasn't fought on your home soil? Even us little Canadians beat you up, and burnt your White House. Just read the fine print and you will see that the Canadians, and Brits, are the ones with the heart, courage and guts, not just the Americans. It isn't always about how many tanks and boats you have, it is about the spirt and will of the infantry that gets the job done, and that is where the Canadians, and British troops win every time. Guess who's troops are stationed in the most dangerous part of Afganastan...I'll give you a hint, not the US!

What America has is Manufacturing Power, that is what won the North the Civil War, that is what helped the allies beat Germany, that is what intimated the USSR, and speaking of Germany, there the ones that beet Japan for you, with all there scientists that the US smuggled out of Germany, there the ones that developed the atom bomb.

But you are right, we the rest of the world does need to bow down to the almighty US, the savoirs of the "FREE" world....

[ronholm]

[unkyjoesa]

Actually Fireanimal it is you that needs to study your history,

America was involved in WWII way before Pearl Harbor.

We had a lend-lease agreement with GB before we were officially in the war. We also had several ships sunk by the Germans before we ever formally declared war on them.

It was Americas reluctance to get involved in foreign affairs that kept us out of the war until the US was directly attacked.

After that is was up to the US to gear up thier manufacturing to provide the rest of the world enough weapons to fight the Germans and the Japanese.

Americans are typically hesitant to get involved in world affairs, it is out leaders that get us into trouble.

I could frankly give a sh*t about what other countries think about the US. I dont expect anyone to bow down to the US, but lets face it, no-one else is running to aid foreign countries when they get into trouble. The US has the highest per capita giving than any other country in this world.

I wish our country would stop aiding dictators and countries that slam us, sit back protect the oil and tell the rest of the world to go to hell, kick out the UN and tell them to solve thier own problems.

Your right it would be a better place if the US pulled out of the world community. Let the dust fly and the chips land where they may, then we can get criticized for not acting

[unkyjoesa]

Ronholm,

Nail on the proverbial head

[ronholm]

[ronholm]

[deronmoped]

Mark

Here is the list.

1) Heart Disease, 1 in 5.

2) Cancer, 1 in 7.

3) Stroke, 1 in 24.

4) Motor vehicle accident, 1 in 84.

5) Suicide, 1 in 119.

6) Falling, 1 in 219.

7) Firearm assault, 1 in 314.

8 Pedestrian accident, 1 in 626.

9) Drowning, 1 in 1,008.

10) Motorcycle accident, 1 in 1,020.

11) Fire or smoke, 1 in 1,113.

12) Bicycling accident, 1 in 4,919.

13) Air/space accident, 1 in 5,051.

14) Accidental firearm discharge, 1 in 5,134.

15) Accidental electrocution, 1 in 9,968.

16) Alcohol poisoning, 1 in 10,048.

17) Hot weather, 1 in 13,729.

18 Hornet, wasp or bee sting, 1 in 56,789.

19) Legal execution, 1 in 62,468.

20) Lighting, 1 in 79,746.

21) Earthquake, 1 in 117,127.

22) Flood, 1 in 144,156.

23) Fireworks discharge, 1 in 340,733.

25) Total odds of dying, any cause 1 in 1, 100%.

The moral is: Do not go out to the movies, stay at home and use that CRT in your theater knowing, the life you save could be yours

Deron.

[deronmoped]

So guys after looking at that list, gasoline going up is a good thing! The higher the price, the less people will drive, therefore less people will get turned into hamburger or die.

If you thing about it, the other leading causes should go down too, as more people would get more exercise getting from here to there.

If you look for it, there is usually a good side and a bad side to things, our society dwells on the bad side. Me, I went out and got a cool electric assist bike (Pedelec).

Deron.

[Mark_A_W]

[AnalogRocks]

Life with ED.

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Life with ED.

[fireanimal]

I have no problems with the US, and there envolvement in the world, but it just a lot of Americans think that they are the only Country that can and is doing it, so I may have over reacted. I have a lot of friends in the US, and do a lot of business there as well. The Canadians are an excellent Ally with the US, and have been with you guys in every major Battle over the last 100 years, but when we get zero credit in the US news, media, and movies. It is the fault of the US propaganda machine, that we never get mentioned, and it is always your soldiers that have one the battle.

[unkyjoesa]

I love my neighbors to the North and the SOuth.

Thanks for being allies

[ronholm]

[ronholm]