That's why I'm printing out my own copy of the Internet. In case it all goes away, I'll have a full copy at my fingertips. Now if you would all stop adding to it so I can finish spooling my print job, I'll be on my way...
Never happened. Check out this Wikipedia article detailing just what we sold him... $200 million worth of helicopters, but his chemical weapons came from Germany, Singapore, the Netherlands. Weapons came from Russia, China, France, and others...
The US sold him nearly nothing - estimated at 0.6% of his total armaments.
Yet go ahead and condemn the US for that... I'll be waiting for your crucifixion of the Netherlands, Russia, and France for their roles in supplying him with weapons...
Yes the Clinton administration had faults but it proved you can maintain a strong economy while avoiding a deficit. Granted, part of this was due to availability of the line-item veto, but the administration was fiscally responsible.
Yeah, sure, that's why the Federal debt fell during his term... OOPS... Not the case, the Federal debt increased EVERY year! Perhaps that touting of a surplus was in fact fiction?
Here you go... Lots of Russian, French, German, and Chinese weapons systems there for you.
Oh, and then there was that whole oil for food scandal, too. You know, where the Russians, French, Chinese, heck even the Canadians and other countries with nationalized energy companies/programs worked with kickbacks to Saddam to help illegally finance his continuing military operations.
Incorrect. I know it's fashionable in some circles to claim the US gave all the weapons to Saddam then turned on him, but it's completely untrue.
About the closest you get is the M56 - a Yugoslavian copy of our old 105mm howitzer used in WW2 and Korea.
Now, if you look at that list, you see a LOT of Russian, French, Yugoslav, and even Chinese weapons systems. But American? Nope. Remember all the video showing T72s getting blown apart? Those are Russian tanks. All the surrendering soldiers carrying AKs? Those aren't American firearms...
I personally take offense at your list of derogatory terms as you left off those of us of mixed mick and kraut heritage... You're probably a frog or a wop, aren't you?
So much for armchair EEs...
There's this thing called Power Factor Correction - PFC. Pretty much ALL modern power supplies have it. If you want to sell in Europe, or most countries, you have to have a power supply with a PFC rating of 0.99 or better. Guess what? That means your power supply is essentially RESISTIVE. When the voltage peaks, the current peaks - the two are in phase.
And he lied? About what? Surely not about WMDs, because those have been found. Likewise with nearly 2 tons of yellow cake uranium. And lots of other banned things...
So, what was the lie about?
Hmmm... It appears that the EU has a much debt as the US and also has about 68% of the GDP per capita of the US. Yeah, that's a dynamic economy! The EU's official 9.1% unemployment rate is only twice the US - no problem there, either...
And of course, we don't have riots from the unemployed, or those who demand that employers give everyone at least 2 years of "start up" time.
Either they are protected by the normal laws of every citizen, or they are prisoners of war and have those rights. There is not an area in between where they have conveniently no rights at all.
Yes, there is an in-between area... And they are currently in it.
By what reasoning do you consider them protected by the normal laws of every citizen? They are not citizens, and are not on US soil. How do they qualify to the rights under our Constitution?
By what reasoning would you classify them as combatants, and thus eligible for prisoner of war status? They wore no uniforms, fought on the side of no country.
So, how do we classify them? They don't fit either classification - not citizens (or even legal aliens) and not war combatants per the Geneva convention. They're where they belong - in between.
By what measure do you consider the US economy failing? Just curious, you seem so certain it's in bad shape, I'd like to know what drove you to that conclusion...
I mean, 5 million new jobs since August 2003, 3.5% GDP growth, consumer confidence at 107, inflation at 2% (even with the hikes in gas), disposable income up 2%, unemployment pushing all time lows, durable goods up, productivity up, construction up, manufacuring expanding.
Ya know, I just don't see the "failing" US economy. If we're failing, then the rest of the world must really be in the toilet!
As a monopoly, you do not lose the right to build product; you can't use your monopoly powers to an unfair advantage, but you still get to build product - suites, OSes, etc.
I have yet to encounter an MS platform where I could not easily and simply get an alternate browser or media player. And I have purchased several off-the-shelf computers in the past that came preloaded with MS and many other 3rd party tools preloaded too...
I know you'd like to see MS completely gone, but the original poster had a point - with a modern computer, is it really useful for most people without a browser and media client? If not, then why should one company be excluded from including its solution, when they offer the whole OS?
Be like HP, or Dell, or one dozens others and package 4 different media players, 3 different browsers, and a ton of other tools...
Iraq agreed to comply with certain requirements, and failed to do so for the better part of a decade. They continued to possess banned weapons - including WMDs - and in general refused to cooperate with UN inspectors. Even Hans Blix said that the Iraqis were hiding things, and the onus was on Iraq to provide documenation.
If you can't see the difference between Bush, Rumsfeld, and Saddam you simply are blind... Two answer to the people (whom seem to have voted Bush, and by proxy Rumsfeld into power twice), one only to his whims. Two played by the world's rules and those of the UN; the other bribed his way through the UN to try to get what he wanted.
Umm, because the OS is Windows? It's from Microsoft, and they usually get to choose what the default set of applications included should be? I know RedHat pretty much decides what the default set of tools are. OSX does the same.
Why can't the OS vendor decide what components should be part of the standard package? As long as the computer manufacturer or customer has the ability to install and use other options, what's the problem?
Except that many vendors SHIP the computer with alternate players, configurations, browsers, and such. Sure, IE and WMP is still installed, but I know that HP loads with several other media players, AOL and its browser comes preloaded on multiple systems, etc...
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That's why I'm printing out my own copy of the Internet. In case it all goes away, I'll have a full copy at my fingertips. Now if you would all stop adding to it so I can finish spooling my print job, I'll be on my way...
You're supposed to watch it screaming in agony, wishing your eyes were ripped out...
The US sold him nearly nothing - estimated at 0.6% of his total armaments.
Yet go ahead and condemn the US for that... I'll be waiting for your crucifixion of the Netherlands, Russia, and France for their roles in supplying him with weapons...
Yeah, sure, that's why the Federal debt fell during his term... OOPS... Not the case, the Federal debt increased EVERY year! Perhaps that touting of a surplus was in fact fiction?
Oh and ignore the fact that Federal tax revenues skyrocketed after the tax cut package...
Go blow your boss, or you're fired Damn... Good thing we don't have Presidents who did that with their interns! Oh, wait a minute...
Oh, and then there was that whole oil for food scandal, too. You know, where the Russians, French, Chinese, heck even the Canadians and other countries with nationalized energy companies/programs worked with kickbacks to Saddam to help illegally finance his continuing military operations.
About the closest you get is the M56 - a Yugoslavian copy of our old 105mm howitzer used in WW2 and Korea.
Now, if you look at that list, you see a LOT of Russian, French, Yugoslav, and even Chinese weapons systems. But American? Nope. Remember all the video showing T72s getting blown apart? Those are Russian tanks. All the surrendering soldiers carrying AKs? Those aren't American firearms...
I personally take offense at your list of derogatory terms as you left off those of us of mixed mick and kraut heritage... You're probably a frog or a wop, aren't you?
So much for armchair EEs... There's this thing called Power Factor Correction - PFC. Pretty much ALL modern power supplies have it. If you want to sell in Europe, or most countries, you have to have a power supply with a PFC rating of 0.99 or better. Guess what? That means your power supply is essentially RESISTIVE. When the voltage peaks, the current peaks - the two are in phase.
And he lied? About what? Surely not about WMDs, because those have been found. Likewise with nearly 2 tons of yellow cake uranium. And lots of other banned things... So, what was the lie about?
And of course, we don't have riots from the unemployed, or those who demand that employers give everyone at least 2 years of "start up" time.
Yes, there is an in-between area... And they are currently in it.
By what reasoning do you consider them protected by the normal laws of every citizen? They are not citizens, and are not on US soil. How do they qualify to the rights under our Constitution?
By what reasoning would you classify them as combatants, and thus eligible for prisoner of war status? They wore no uniforms, fought on the side of no country.
So, how do we classify them? They don't fit either classification - not citizens (or even legal aliens) and not war combatants per the Geneva convention. They're where they belong - in between.
I mean, 5 million new jobs since August 2003, 3.5% GDP growth, consumer confidence at 107, inflation at 2% (even with the hikes in gas), disposable income up 2%, unemployment pushing all time lows, durable goods up, productivity up, construction up, manufacuring expanding.
Ya know, I just don't see the "failing" US economy. If we're failing, then the rest of the world must really be in the toilet!
I have yet to encounter an MS platform where I could not easily and simply get an alternate browser or media player. And I have purchased several off-the-shelf computers in the past that came preloaded with MS and many other 3rd party tools preloaded too...
I know you'd like to see MS completely gone, but the original poster had a point - with a modern computer, is it really useful for most people without a browser and media client? If not, then why should one company be excluded from including its solution, when they offer the whole OS?
Be like HP, or Dell, or one dozens others and package 4 different media players, 3 different browsers, and a ton of other tools...
No connections? Perhaps you should read more.
Iraq agreed to comply with certain requirements, and failed to do so for the better part of a decade. They continued to possess banned weapons - including WMDs - and in general refused to cooperate with UN inspectors. Even Hans Blix said that the Iraqis were hiding things, and the onus was on Iraq to provide documenation.
If you can't see the difference between Bush, Rumsfeld, and Saddam you simply are blind... Two answer to the people (whom seem to have voted Bush, and by proxy Rumsfeld into power twice), one only to his whims. Two played by the world's rules and those of the UN; the other bribed his way through the UN to try to get what he wanted.
I haven't heard of too many US citizens being bathed in acid, or shredded alive, or getting your ankles drilled through, among other things...
Yeah, Bush and Rumsfeld are JUST LIKE Saddam... The US is one big dictatorship with no personal freedoms and we're all just being used like cattle...
Umm, because the OS is Windows? It's from Microsoft, and they usually get to choose what the default set of applications included should be? I know RedHat pretty much decides what the default set of tools are. OSX does the same.
Why can't the OS vendor decide what components should be part of the standard package? As long as the computer manufacturer or customer has the ability to install and use other options, what's the problem?
Except that many vendors SHIP the computer with alternate players, configurations, browsers, and such. Sure, IE and WMP is still installed, but I know that HP loads with several other media players, AOL and its browser comes preloaded on multiple systems, etc...
Oh, you mean >like this graph? It comes from Stanford University. Pretty reliable as a source, I'd say. And not too shabby on the correlation, either!