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InkaUtexas

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  1. Pretty cool. Finn the Bat Retrieving dog retired.
  2. You know I am not a Yankees fan, but that was messed up. But yeah, a lot of teams win without their manager. I mean, it is not like he got banished to Siberia and the team is in mourning ala aggy.
  3. Buy in bulk and they are Tree Fiddy a unit.
  4. Rough early game. Oakland vs. Yankees. Come on Meteor.
  5. where I agree with most of your post, not this. I think it is sorta a precondition for enlistment. The very few Russians and others who joined them all converted.
  6. Fun game to end the night.
  7. It was run by a central agency who answered to the internationals. Bosnia could request funds, for say teacher salaries. It would be discussed and if approved, funded. Again, not the same model for Ukraine, very different situations, but it existed, was supported, and provided central oversight. It kept the politicians out of it. A lot more administrative, etc. Bunch of damn finance people and engineers.
  8. Nah, in this instance they make more money, or others do, making sure it is stored "properly."
  9. I was not part of it, but do not recall any announcements. If anything people got pissed because they COULD NOT get away with shit. Corrupt judges were fired, etc. There was a lot of oversight. It was never a Bosnian put in charge. I think only EU citizens ran it. Again, I was not part of it. I was way down in the weeds. And I am not saying this is the solution. I am saying groups like this have been done before under EU/US leadership and guidance. To be honest, who the fuck cares about any other groups, maybe the Japanese, Koreans and Aussies get onboard. India? Go fuck a goat.
  10. Yep, similar to Bosnia. A single fund, run by the High Commissioner's office, needing approval from the big donors for projects. And with all those layers, progress was pretty fast and cool to see. Not one cent could go to military. The police only for equipment, but most of that came from the UN or other groups.
  11. Don't think so. But hey, I get it. You think they should leave so others can come in. A very similar argument is heard around the world, and yes, supported by external countries, we just do not hear about it. Sudan, Mali, Burma to give you three.
  12. Wait until our next gift. We are deploying the aggie corp. To russia. You will thank us! But serious, anyone check in on texags to see if it is a meltdown?
  13. Where I mainly agree with you, I do differ on parts of Africa. But that is another thread. Concerning the riots. I understand they were not Palestine based, but the far right in the EU will not let that happen. Look at the Med and the problems with migration from North Africa.
  14. You create a special fund only for reconstruction. Freeze the money so it does not move around (or back to Russia). Draw from the banks as needed vs. pull it all out and put it in a piggy bank in Brussels.
  15. Technically they are internally displaced people if outside their home but within the borders of Israel. Might sound like a nit pick, but it really impacts what and how much aid they have. The right to resettle has to be agreed to by the nation receiving them.
  16. Yes, and following EU politics it has caused a lot of internal issues. See the riots in Sweden? Holland? Plus the EU should absorb Africa, the US Latin America, and in a perfect world the Arabs would help the Palestinians.
  17. I don't think so. I think they were waiting for us to make up our minds and lead. Remember when we promised the first aid package and started backfilling equipment to NATO allies? Ukraine got a lot of equipment the knew how to use, old USSR stuff from Eastern Europe.
  18. IF this is the outcome, and I say IF, there really is no where they can all go except the US and Canada. The Middle East will not take them. The interpreter I mentioned above was raised his entire life in the UAE. His parents were both doctors. They were second class citizens and when asked by an Emirati where he was from he would say Jordan. Jordan won't take them do to an oversaturation of refugees already and their past issues with Palestinians. Egypt has major population issues. North Africa? Same. The only Arab option is Saudi Arabia and their new cities. But they want educated people and have plenty of "labor" from third countries.
  19. WTF? We all need to be Dallas, San Antonio or Houston fans? My reasons for being a Celtics/Sox/Bruins fan is simple. I grew up with a mother who loved sports and is from Boston. I did not live in the US so it was the only tie I had back. Fuck the Patriots.
  20. I think they lose 1 or 2 per series. Law of averages.
  21. It will happen. The key is to 1- reduce the events and 2- moderate backlash.
  22. I addressed that as an issue a few pages back. That is a major issue. When a Rabbi or Mullah is calling out for their rights over an ancient building (think Dome of the Rock) it is hard to reconcile. It is a generational fix. Look at the Balkans. Every second or third generation there is a war over land and religion and history is used to justify it by the aggressor. The fix is get kids to play. Get families to inter-marry. The hardline won't do this, but slowly they can be pushed out of day to day society. The Gulf is a good example. What the Mullahs preach on Friday is "allowed" by the government (AKA the Sheik). There are very moderate Rabbis. Amplify their voices. Both sides on this need to move back to moderates. Want power? Become a political party. You pick up weapons to seize land (like Hamas did) then you are sanctioned and hammered at the leadership level. Not the foot soldier. Israel needs to stop some of their tactics used before October 7. Start with razing homes and stores if one family member was a terrorist.
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