Recent content by JackieDan

Actually it was when deregulation and lower tax-rates under Reagan that sparked economic growth. Think of the tax rates going down from 70% to 39% under Clinton - only that created somewhat 22 million jobs over 8 yrs. Also, you have to count on how many jobs where lost because of the higher tax...

You right, and I believe it has to do with the fact that the sitting president of syria belongs to a shiite group of islam which means that they are despised by the Saudies and the rest of the oil rich gulf nations. It's a war between Shia and Sunni currently going on. Iran backs Syria because...

Unfortunately that's the other way around.

I should have separated the two, but I always try to refer Egypt and northern Africa to the "Arab World", just like this picture demonstrates: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Arab_World_Green.png But you're definitely right, whether it's Egypt or Nigeria, it's still Africa :)

Oh, really? Did I say intervention was necessary? The thread wasn't about it. You should get your ass out off this discussion unless you have something important to say.

There are about 15 million Christians in Egypt. Most of them are living in hell because of the islamist ruling. I have said this for years, the radical elements are doing everything they can to kill and harm non-muslims. Same situation goes on in Africa. Nigeria is a great example.

Q. 9:29, Do I need to say more?

No, it's not a war on islam. The islamists are waging war against the non-muslims because they want to spread their religion to every corner of the earth. But it simply, it's a war against extremism.

I'm all for this intervention, especially from the stance of France because they are protecting their former colony from islamist jihadist - which Mali urgently asked for. The U.S. and EU should supply France with intelligence but must be careful not to spread this conflict into a great african war.

What if the supposed soldier is fighting with an enemy of the host country? If Private armies should exist they must be recognized and regulated. Also, they should not replace a standing army.

You cannot withdraw troops immediately. It's a process that takes a very long time. I don't think the U.S. military has the capacity to draw all troops in one year. The pentagon would have to build more transportation vehicles to handle this situation. We're talking about over 200,000 personnel...

They are talking about Obama's new military strategy.

Good luck Alex! :-)

maybe a STRONG economy is the word for prosperity and peace, instead of wasteful money spent on wars we don't need to be in. Does this require logic?