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punchjudy

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  1. 1 hour ago, boomerangutang said:

    Well isn't that nice.  The Beijing puppets in HK aren't just throwing those guys in a dark dungeon to let them rot.  Freedom of speech doesn't exist in HK, but it's better there than on the mainland China.

     

    I'm in a minority, but I wanted HK to stay British.  I knew without a doubt, all along, that HK controlled by Beijing would sink inexorably toward: no-free-speech, and nixing of other freedoms.

     

    To those who say, "There was no other way.  HK had to be returned to China."  I say; not so. Britain is smaller than China, but if push came to shove, I think the Brits would have prevailed.  Look at the brief Argentina war ....or either of the two Opium Wars.   .....all 3 of which Britain won against larger foes, and far from home.

     

     

    the old colonial days are over.

  2. 16 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

    Agreed.  But the US doesn't have a presence in Iraq anywhere near what Russia does in Syria.  And in Iraq, they do seem to be really going after ISIS rather than anybody opposed to the government.

     

    It'd be great for all belligerents to leave.  Sadly, ISIS is a big problem.  Not an easy one to deal with.

    what was the US presence in iraq at its peak 100,000+........you have a selective memory.

  3. 32 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

    Why?  The US is there at the invitation of the government.  And you know what's going to happen when the IS battles die down.  It will be back to sectarian violence.  Which happened in the past.

     

    Time for the militias to go home and let the people of Iraq rebuild their country. 

     

    are you serious?........the US invaded and installed the government.

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