Who Should We Invade Next?

[dt3]

I vote Canada :dunno

 

[silentbob]

I vote Canada :dunno

nice one im not bitting.

 

[Sparkey Duck]

I still say Greenland...the bastards

Well, it was called Greenland (supposedly) to attract people thinking it was a nice place, where the Vikings would be waiting for them... to kill!

I'd avoid it, world's largest Island, deceptive name... can only lead to disaster

 

[Pudding Time]

Australia is the world's largest island, and the Danes in Greenland are nice people. Though the locals can be a bit disturbing.

 

[Sparkey Duck]

Australia is the world's largest island, and the Danes in Greenland are nice people. Though the locals can be a bit disturbing.

Austrailia is a continental land mass and therefore not, technically speaking, classed as an island

I have though, always dreamed of going to Greeland, looks really nice in the pics.

 

[Pudding Time]

Austrailia is a continental land mass and therefore not, technically speaking, classed as an island

I have though, always dreamed of going to Greeland, looks really nice in the pics.

Australia is a Island Continent. Therefor it's actually both an island, and a continent.

Iceland is better than Greenland. Iceland is greeny, and Greenland is icy.

 

[Sparkey Duck]

Australia is a Island Continent. Therefor it's actually both an island, and a continent.

Iceland is better than Greenland. Iceland is greeny, and Greenland is icy.

I can see a geographical debate coming on over that point That's the problem when people don't make definitive desicions Anyways...

I was thinking of flying to Iceland (from England,) for a weekend, but it's cheaper to get a flight to another island/continent Austrailia...

 

[Pudding Time]

Fly to Copenhagen for a weekend. Plenty to do and see there.

 

[Sparkey Duck]

Might do might do, I have look into that one...

anyways.. back on point.

Just realised 4 people voted for Russia? Apart from making the price of gas go up and making too many citizens 'disappear'.. what have they done?

 

[Pudding Time]

Might do might do, I have look into that one...

anyways.. back on point.

Just realised 4 people voted for Russia? Apart from making the price of gas go up and making too many citizens 'disappear'.. what have they done?

Since when did the US need a logical reason to invade another country?

 

[gLing]

Since when did the US need a logical reason to invade another country?

They will not let us open more McDonald's there so logically we must invade.

 

[COOL_BREEZE2]

Well, it was called Greenland (supposedly) to attract people thinking it was a nice place, where the Vikings would be waiting for them... to kill!

I'd avoid it, world's largest Island, deceptive name... can only lead to disaster

Australia is the world's largest island, and the Danes in Greenland are nice people. Though the locals can be a bit disturbing.

Austrailia is a continental land mass and therefore not, technically speaking, classed as an island

I have though, always dreamed of going to Greeland, looks really nice in the pics.

Australia is a Island Continent. Therefor it's actually both an island, and a continent.

Iceland is better than Greenland. Iceland is greeny, and Greenland is icy.

I can see a geographical debate coming on over that point That's the problem when people don't make definitive desicions Anyways...

It seems to me that Australia is more considered a Continent rather than an island. However, there are some that describe it as "island" tho I suspect in the minority. Here, take a read:

Australia Continent or Island?

Why should Australia be considered a continent and Greenland an island? The answer is not clear-cut, but there are rational reasons behind it.
The characteristics of continents are these:

1. Areas of geologically stable continental crust, or cratons, tectonically independent from other continents
2. Biological distinctiveness, with unique animal and plant life
3. Cultural uniqueness
4. Local belief in separate continental status

Obviously, the first two are scientific, and the second two are more subjective.
Compare Australia and Greenland, the largest island:

Australia.....Greenland​

Tectonic independence from other continents

YES.........NO​

_______________________________________________
Unique flora and fauna

YES.........NO​

________________________________________________
Unique cultures

YES.........NO​

________________________________________________
Local opinion

MIXED........ISLAND​

________________________________________________
To elaborate:

• Australia is separated from all other continents by young oceanic crust. Greenland is geologically part of North America.
• Australia has highly distinct plants and animals. Greenland's are largely shared with northern North America.
• Australia is considerably larger than Greenland. If separation is key, then Antarctica should also be considered an island (making Australia second largest).
• Australia has unique, ancient cultures. Greenland's Arctic cultures, while unique, are part of larger North American Arctic culture.
• Everyone agrees that everything smaller than Australia is an island. Australians themselves are divided, and often claim that Australia is both the world's largest island and the world's smallest continent.

So, there are good reasons to assert that Australia is a continent and not an island.
However, it has to be conceded that there can be no definitive answer. The questions only grow more complex when you look at the details:

• By scientific criteria, Madagascar and several other islands are continents.
• Europe is really just a series of peninsulas off western Asia. Only culture, tradition, and a sense of separateness gave it continental status.
• Siberia and Alaska are not part of separate continents geologically. The sea barrier between them is just a happenstance of the current high sea levels of this interglacial period.
• Africa is solidly joined to southwest Asia, though in the process of rifting away.
• The Americas are joined by a substantial but recent land bridge.

Source: Island or Continent?

 

[Pudding Time]

lol CB!!

It's an island continent. 'nough said

 

[Pudding Time]

They will not let us open more McDonald's there so logically we must invade.

If people knew what macdonalds can do to their society, I'm sure they would fight the deadliest military on earth. I would

 

[gLing]

If people knew what macdonalds can do to their society, I'm sure they would fight the deadliest military on earth. I would

You're probably right. I've been to places where there are not fast food joints on every corner. The food is better and people tend to cook more for themselves and seem to be healthier.

 

[Pudding Time]

You're probably right. I've been to places where there are not fast food joints on every corner. The food is better and people tend to cook more for themselves and seem to be healthier.

Yeah.. In most countries where less is taken for granted, the people are much happier, and healthier.

 

[IntruderLS1]

I'm sorry that you are unable to see how the world's second-largest known oil reserves are important to the US. Oil that some of the easiest and cheapest to extract...

It's not just the problems of having a weaker dollar, you have to look at what is causing a weak dollar. What is it that's pushing the value down? If it was the fact that other foreign markets were getting stronger while we were stagnant, then I can see the weaker dollar being a good thing. But the causes of our weakening dollar are what worry me...

• Lower interest rates in home country than abroad (which we keep lowering to help our economic woes)
• Higher rates of inflation
• A domestic trade deficit relative to other countries
• Relative political/military stability in other countries
• A collapsing domestic financial market
• Weak domestic economy/stronger foreign economies

Ah hell Scott, you are right... the economy is going gangbusters, our national debt is a flash in the pan, we have no need for foreign oil, our military is as strong as ever and we have never seen such flawless leadership as what Bush has ushered into the White house.

You know what, you don't have to talk to me like I'm some little kid who doesn't know what the grown ups are on about. You have a strong grasp of economic issues, but you filter everything through your "I hate Bush" filter before you're willing to accept certain truths. This is what I got my degree in, so don't think I just don a pair of rose colored glasses and spew things that don't make sense out of love of the President.

I find it interesting that I'm talked to like I'm some sort of extremist by you and Ron for having a more centrist view on events than hard left.

I didn't say the oil under Iraq wasn't important. I said it wasn't the end of the world if we didn't get exclusive dibs on it. We get our oil from very diverse areas, and just because Iraq happens to have a lot of it, doesn't in ANY way mean they have all of it.

Technology has advanced to the point where we can live through cuts in our supply. We haven't had to yet because even at $100 a barrel, oil is still dirt cheap. Extremists want us off oil so bad, but they bitch a storm about it costing too much. That like everything else must be President Bush's fault. Fortunately the global warming hype is giving us a jump start in renewables. Normally we would have had to wait until oil really was hard to come by.

You're talking about the problems with the weaker dollar in terms of rock bottom strength. I don't see ANY reason to think in those terms. Our economy is massive and diverse. The world bases their economies off of ours for a reason. Last week when all the hype was how bad the economy was, look at what happened to the rest of the world in comparison to us.

If the Euro is so powerful that it overtakes the Dollar as the world trade unit, why is that the end of the world? The Euro made gains and overtook us, so why couldn't we do the same later? The EU is obviously humming along alright without everything being counted on their currency.

You're pissed about our debt and spending. We had two large wars, and a terrorist attack that took the wind out of us something fierce. Despite ALL of that, every indicator we use to judge the health of the economy says it is strong. All time low unemployment, all time high home ownership, all time high tax revenue AFTER the Bush tax cuts, etc....

This is a graph of our debt using adjusted dollars. If the graph went back a few more years, I believe we toped out at 110% GDP. How is 68% the end of the world again? Why will we never be able to pay this off? We're set to run surplus in 2012, why does nobody talk about that?

Even if everything is Bush's fault, I'm okay with it. I don't know many people who are worse off today than they were 5 years ago. (All this with the added bonus of one less evil dictator in the world, and one less government of totalitarian extremists. Problems or no, we have two historically volatile nations with democratically elected government with constitutional rule of law on the mend.)

How much stronger did you say you wanted to the dollar? Do you have a sweet spot balance picked out? I'm thinking if you sat down with a pen and paper, you would come up with a number not much higher than it currently stands.

 

[All Else Failed]

Scott, just to let you know ahead of time, you are invited to my "Bush is vacating the white house" keg party when he finally leaves. RSVP ASAP.

 

[IntruderLS1]

Scott, just to let you know ahead of time, you are invited to my "Bush is vacating the white house" keg party when he finally leaves. RSVP ASAP.

LOL I would if I could man. Have fun toasting Hukabee into office. :jk

 

[All Else Failed]

LOL I would if I could man. Have fun toasting Hukabee into office. :jk

It will come down to Obama and McCain, I can promise you that.