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Topic: Prosperity over Preparation and the Denial of Reality |
Mircea
Replies: 146
Views: 19377
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:42 am Subject: Re: Prosperity over Preparation and the Denial of Reality |
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Wrong as usual.
Let me see you generate asphalt and plastic polymer base out of renewable wind, or solar, or nuclear power.
Apparently, you have no clue why things are the way they are.
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Topic: Thoughts on US Military Strategy for the next Century |
Mircea
Replies: 33
Views: 4739
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:55 am Subject: Re: Thoughts on US Military Strategy for the next Century |
Thoughts on US Military Strategy for the next Century
When I observe current developments in Iraq, I doubt there is such a thing like military strategy.
I had also lost all faith in military intelli ... |
Topic: Thoughts on US Military Strategy for the next Century |
Mircea
Replies: 33
Views: 4739
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:36 am Subject: Re: Thoughts on US Military Strategy for the next Century |
| It is therefore predicted that within 100 years, there will be a major conventional or nuclear conflict between these two powers. Such a conflict is likely to start as conventional war, and escalate i ... |
Topic: blame oil for houses |
Mircea
Replies: 10
Views: 2309
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:16 am Subject: Re: blame oil for houses |
| Everyone takes out big loans (mortgages) at low interest rates from the banks to buy them. Then the banks increase interest rates and stop new loans, restricting the money supply, causing a recession ... |
Topic: THE US Housing Thread (merged) |
Mircea
Replies: 479
Views: 10479
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:07 am Subject: Re: Your Tax Bailout of Sub-Prime Fools begins . . . |
This is just great - our tax dollars going to bail out the fool borrowers and the pig nosed bankers. I'd rather just drive through a poor neighborhood and throw my money out of the car window.
Tho ... |
Topic: Peak Food will quickly follow Peak Oil |
Mircea
Replies: 82
Views: 15178
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:01 pm Subject: Re: Peak Food will quickly follow Peak Oil |
In a few years time we may be dependent on Russia for both our gas and our fertiliser. Not a nice thought.
You should have thought about that while spending trillions of Pounds and Marks and Lira o ... |
Topic: Should the rest of the world help pay for the Iraq war? |
Mircea
Replies: 61
Views: 7692
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:51 pm Subject: Re: Should the rest of the world help pay for the Iraq war? |
America to the Nazis? wrong comparison. I would suggest that the Neo-con clicque in the Republican party currently running the show does bare that comparison.
You need to improve your understanding ... |
Topic: Should the rest of the world help pay for the Iraq war? |
Mircea
Replies: 61
Views: 7692
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:37 pm Subject: Re: Should the rest of the world help pay for the Iraq war? |
That's BS
Europe put and puts alot of money into Afghanistan; there are more European soldiers there than there are from the US. Surely Europe, and especially HOLLAND contribute more there then Ame ... |
Topic: Twisting OPEC's arm(s) |
Mircea
Replies: 2
Views: 1182
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:29 pm Subject: Re: Twisting OPEC's arm(s) |
When we begin to see OPEC production decline (this year? next?), what are the chances on the OECD etc. demanding some real data on reserves, and actually getting it?
About the same as the chances ... |
Topic: Should the rest of the world help pay for the Iraq war? |
Mircea
Replies: 61
Views: 7692
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:35 pm Subject: Re: Should the rest of the world help pay for the Iraq war? |
That's BS
Europe put and puts alot of money into Afghanistan; there are more European soldiers there than there are from the US. Surely Europe, and especially HOLLAND contribute more there then Ame ... |
Topic: Should the rest of the world help pay for the Iraq war? |
Mircea
Replies: 61
Views: 7692
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:01 pm Subject: Re: Should the rest of the world help pay for the Iraq war? |
| One of the criticisms of US foreign policy in the Middle East is that the US government spends hundreds of billions of dollars a year to maintain a military presence there which can be seen as an ener ... |
Topic: The post-peak die-off; The MonteQuest scenario. |
Mircea
Replies: 823
Views: 87562
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Forum: Population & Carrying Capacity Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:29 am Subject: Re: The post-peak die-off; The MonteQuest scenario. |
Uranium based double-gun or single-gun systems, like those used for field artillery or gravity bombs,
What is gravity bomb?
I wander, did I miss something?
You know, a bomb. It falls from the s ... |
Topic: Right side of the oil curve will not look like the left? |
Mircea
Replies: 46
Views: 8046
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:33 am Subject: Re: Right side of the oil curve will not look like the left? |
Why does it always have to be someone from Ohio!?
They're a little smarter than the average bear. |
Topic: UK Expels Four Russian Diplomats |
Mircea
Replies: 2
Views: 1134
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:29 am Subject: Re: UK Expels Four Russian Diplomats |
And what exactly is the problem? You might think going into someone else's country, to kill one of its citizens, would have lost some of its power to shock by now . . .
Yeah, like the Brits never c ... |
Topic: Are the conspirators right this time? |
Mircea
Replies: 17
Views: 3117
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:20 am Subject: Re: Are the conspirators right this time? |
Maybe the USA are the most screwed, but the rest of developed countries are very screwed as well.
No, not at all. They'll still develop, they'll just do it without oil, which is completely possible ... |
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