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CDMA vs. GSM in Post-war Iraq

Posted by timothy on from the nothing-like-a-free-market dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is pressing congress to favor CDMA over GSM for mobile phone service in U.S.-funded reconstruction plans. One reason for pushing this is that a CDMA system would benefit American companies, such as California-based Qualcomm, while GSM would favor European companies. Currently, GSM is the most widely used mobile standard in surrounding countries."

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  1. If you dont like capitalism.... by Travise · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Go live in North Korea or something....

  2. Since when is this americas decision. by doublehelix_nz · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Who gave america the right to decide anything about iraq!
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    Im pretty sure that the UN will take over rebuilding the country, not the states.
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    Think of it from there point of you.
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    You go over there, rape pillage and plunder, kill a few thousand people. and expect the mothers/fathers/brothers/sisters/husbands/wifes/da ughters/sons to actualy want you to decide how there country is going to be.
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    The way the americas are speaking, they want to take over, MR BUSH wants to be the DICTATOR
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    Saddam with his SUPPOSED WepsMassDestruction, will be outsted in favor of Bush, who actualy has WMD and as we know, are fuct up enuff to use them.

    Say no to war.

  3. Re:Well, too bad for them by nametaken · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I love seein' "Anonymous Coward" under most of these supposedly heartfelt remarks.

  4. Another example: The French by Ken@WearableTech · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    French President Chirac facilitated France's multibillion-dollar sale of the Osirak nuclear reactor to Iraq while the Mayor of Paris. Thank god Isreal bombed it.

  5. Re:CDMA Bias by Issa by chazzf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So, he's evil because he's trying to protect the interests of his constituency? Which would include any companies doing business there? Conspiracy theories aside, he'd hardly be representing his district if he sold them out to foreign companies. Get real people.

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  6. Re:At least the French are being mature about it by SuperBanana · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    Not even willing to put up a fight, unwilling to take a stance.

    Actually, they're taking a VERY clear stance- the war is wrong. Europeans have repeatedly made it clear that they don't really hate Americans, they hate the Bush administration..

    Meanwhile, Americans are too stupid to figure out the subtle distinctions between, say:

    -supporting "the troops" versus being against the war.
    -national security policy of preemption, versus "its about the oil!"
    -a dictator who MIGHT have some weapons of mass destruction, versus a legitimate threat to US national security

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  7. Re:Well, too bad for them by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    bwahahah - let me guess, you live in an EU country right? Ever done a close examination of the EU bureaucracy? And you really think that you "choose your own government"? The EU is not really what one would call a totally representative government. That can be useful in small measures as a check and balance (thus the US Senators and totally misunderstood electoral college) but I think that you will soon see more problems with it in the EU. For more check into the fight Blair and Chirac had over the EU agricultural policy recently. That will continue as Germany and France try to prop up their dead economies.

    Of course, maybe you are just canadian, in which case you should be used to being our bitch by now. In that case, STFU and go make my some more syrup.