Caps

5 hours ago, Scott said:

I lived and worked in Northern Iraq for several years.   I loved the area and the people and still have many, many friends there.   I wish them the best.  They are going to have problems with the Iranians and with the Turks.  

 

They have quite westernized views on gov't and a lot of exposure to western culture and democratic ideals.   Of course, they remain strongly affiliated to their tribes, but hopefully they will continue to make strides in overcoming those divisions.  

 

Yes far different to the Baghdad, Basra areas.  I have not spent a lot of time in the Erbil area but lots of time around the areas of Baghdad and Basra.  A total different outlook.

2 hours ago, zydeco said:

Yeah, "plan a course of events," as in the next one of these attacks they are utterly incapable of stopping, which will happen in a few days, weeks, or month at most. Then, they can have another meeting.

So how many have they stopped already?  I would put my money on quite a few.  So yes they will continue to have meetings.  The old adage of 'a terrorist only has to be lucky once and we have to be lucky all the time' springs to mind.  So yes attacks will get through, but utterly incapable, not a chance

You still didn't answer my first question I quoted you on, just in case you forgot....it was...so what would you like her to do?

Clearly some folk don't have a clue!

I for one hope they get their own independence, the Kurds have been battered about for a long time by many different countries/leaders.

4 minutes ago, billbenbob said:

CAPS.    Have another meeting that will solve it.

I was just wondering if I was going to get some infinite wisdom on how else the PM, intelligence services, police services, the military and other emergency services could brief each other, pass on relevant information and plan a course of events? 

9 minutes ago, zydeco said:

Don't worry. Everything is under control. They're having another meeting.

so what would you like her to do?  

8 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

Given their respective sizes, ruthlessness is besides the point.

I can agree with you there, but being a big army does not make you a good army.  Any army can make use of sheers numbers and technology but it does not make you good, all it means is that you have is more money and manpower to throw at a problem.

9 hours ago, superglue said:

Thailand does not attract the cream of the crop of the expat community so it is little wonder that the women stay away. 

What a stupid statement...how would you know what every expat in Thailand is like?  

18 hours ago, Pdaz said:

This might make a few liberals sit up and listen. Instead of kowtowing to ISIS/islam they now got to worry about the militant right..

fingers crossed, but some how I doubt it very much 

keep up the good work 

Maybe the UK should join up with Poland, Hungry, Czech Republic and Slovakia and we could form our own EU....Exit Union 

Maybe if they had taken them all back to the shores of Africa then Italy and Greece would not be in this mess.  

7 minutes ago, smedly said:

This is an EU UK border, the UK and Ireland have already stated they want to retain the special relationship they have had way before the EU was formed, so it is now up to the EU whether to allow that to happen, is this Mr Barnier really this stupid or what is he trying to do, this decision is now very clearly one for the EU to decide on

 

Is anybody getting really tired of listening to this twisted dumbass 

Is this not where the problem lies and possibly one of the reasons folk are fed up with the EU and people voted to leave?  

Why should it be up to the fresh air thieves in Brussels what Ireland does with it's own border.  It is after all Irelands border and not Brussels border.  Does Ireland not have sovereignty of its own country and borders?   Therefore it should be able to decide along with the UK on what is does with its own border.  

Or is this just another example of the EU sticking its nose in to other countries problems again and possibly another reason why people voted to leave.

As someone who voted out, I will say that think immigration is good for the country.  However I also believe that it should be controlled by that said country

I can also agree that there a lot of useless w ankers who won't get of their behind and do some of the jobs that people come here to do.  

But a lot of countries do seasonal workers visas so there is no reason why the UK could not do this.  That way the fruit and veg industry get their pickers (to name but one),  the workers from the EU get to come and earn money to send home for their families and the idle folk can still sit at home drinking tenants super strength and smoking 40 a day living off their benefits.

7 hours ago, stevenl said:

Do you have anything to add on the topic at hand, or  only on the person?

Why, are you the Thread Police?

6 hours ago, ilostmypassword said:

I noticed Trump supporters giving various forms of like to this comment. Like their poseur of an idol, they don't really give a damn about workers.

But its ok for a senior politician to give his approval for them going on strike?  Surely he should be trying to get them to sort it out in other ways.  Mind you I don't expect anything else, friends with PIRA, won't condone terrorists and now supporting striking, what an awesome guy he is...not

5 hours ago, pegman said:

Bangkok and Iraq? A mercenary calling a politician a tool? Too funny!

where do you get mercenary from?   do you know the definition of 'tool; in the context it was given? 

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, said he supported "the brave McDonald's workers, who are making history today. They are standing up for workers' rights by leading the first ever strike at McDonald's in the UK."

What a tool he is 

5 hours ago, bartender100 said:

I get the feeling Putin is a little more cautious of Trump than previous Presidents, USA could still wipe Russia off the map pretty easy without nukes

 

 

.....and then it was 0600 and the alarm went off!

1 hour ago, YetAnother said:

nafta without the usa is nothing

Time will tell

Don't give them a chance to rework anything to their satisfaction, drop them and carry on

Relocating terrorists, maybe the EU can take some in   

I don't know about blocking their movement they should have blasted them back to that stone age lifestyle they love so much.  Hopefully the coalition will get another chance   

...and the good news is, he probably won't be treated with kids gloves like he would have been in the UK, such a shame...not!

Its good to see the Chinese are still thinking they can do what they like anywhere in the world.  Well done the Ecuadorians.

Its far better to be safe than sorry, it could have so easily been something else 

2 hours ago, simple1 said:

has this always been policy or only recently?

Always as far as i can remember, weapons should be loaded but Not made ready.  All military camps generally have an armed guard.  They are protecting the Royal house hold and their boss.

Could these have been sent out deliberately by a remoaner wanting to keep Brexit on the rocky path? Knowing that doing so would put it straight into the hands of the press to spread more doom and gloom