[paraclete]

I can see why anyone would want to be president over there

[tomder55]

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Libya, Egypt and Syria and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross."


The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.
The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.
Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."

The Germans have increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniforms and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose."

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .
The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Australia ,meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright, Mate." Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey! I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!" and "The barbie is cancelled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
-- John Cleese - British writer, actor and tall person.

A final thought Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome back to 430 BC

[talaniman]

Hilarious!!

[paraclete]

Australia ,meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright, Mate." Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey! I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!" and "The barbie is cancelled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
-- John Cleese - British writer, actor and tall person.

A final thought Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome back to 430 BC

Tom let us not leave out the biggest players here

America which has gone from hand wringing to crying wolf and may escalate to defcon 1 which we think means I'm retreating to the bunker to contemplate my navel and think about the consequences of consensus

Meanwhile Russia denied the opportunity of veto, has opted for political lobbying and issuing warnings on missile launches, demonstrating that their missile defences really work

One last thought, we have found all crises can be resolved by a few friendly beers sunk at a barbie, so for the sake of the Syrians no pork and prawns and come on over and we will even serve orange juice

[smoothy]

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Libya, Egypt and Syria and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross."


The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.
The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.
Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."

The Germans have increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniforms and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose."

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .
The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Australia ,meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright, Mate." Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey! I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!" and "The barbie is cancelled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
-- John Cleese - British writer, actor and tall person.

A final thought Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome back to 430 BC

That's freakin great... good thing I didn't have a drink in had to spew when I broke out laughing.

[paraclete]

Yes there are some real comedians around

[speechlesstx]

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Libya, Egypt and Syria and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross."


The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.
The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.
Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."

The Germans have increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniforms and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose."

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .
The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Australia ,meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright, Mate." Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey! I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!" and "The barbie is cancelled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
-- John Cleese - British writer, actor and tall person.

A final thought Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome back to 430 BC

Got to love Cleese. I have to watch Fawlty Towers every now and again to get a fix.

[paraclete]

Stuck in a time warp eh?

[speechlesstx]

stuck in a time warp eh?

Classic comedy doesn't go out of style (he says while swiping the letters on his Galaxy Tab, wirelessly on the Internet).

[tomder55]

His voice is one of the ones I downloaded on my GPS..

[paraclete]

Nothing better to do? The US is going to war and nothing is going to stop it, a war led recovery

[tomder55]

Even in war there is down time .

[smoothy]

Obama is suffering from ED... and was showed up by Putin who is ten times the man he is... so he feels this need to kill some people to prove he is something he is not.

You know... a LOT like the North Korean Pillsbury Dough Boy.

[excon]

Hello again, smoothy:

so he feels this need to kill some people to prove he is something he is not.

Or, he's going to punish a law breaking dictator.. On the law boards, you LOVE to see guilty people suffer... You cut 'em NO slack at all.

Why not here?

Excon

[smoothy]

Hello again, smoothy:
Or, he's gonna punish a law breaking dictator.. On the law boards, you LOVE to see guilty people suffer... You cut 'em NO slack at all.

Why not here?

excon

Really... how about we hold him, you and the rest of the democrat party personally liable for civilian deaths and everything else when Al Queada, Hezbolah, or Iran take over there?

Only a few Hundreds died in Syria from chemical weapons. as opposed to the 100,000+ many of whom were killed by the rebels... how about the numerous countries where far worse is happening and has been happening... like Sudan as just one example?

Hell more people than that die here every year from accidents with household cleaning supplies.

And I haven't seen any actual proof it really was Assad that ordered it... and more than enough reason to believe it was one of the rebels groups that did it... they have access to that stuff from government weapons Caches they have taken.

[speechlesstx]

The emperor's audacity knows no bounds...

Obama: Red line on Syria chemical weapons is the world's, not his

"The world set a red line when governments representing 98 percent of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons are abhorrent and passed a treaty forbidding their use, even when countries are engaged in war," he said at a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on the first day of a four-day trip that includes the G-20 summit in Russia.

"Congress set a red line when it ratified that treaty," Obama continued. "Congress set a red line when it indicated that in a piece of legislation entitled the 'Syria Accountability Act' that some of the horrendous things that are happening on the ground there need to be answered for."

Sounding exasperated, Obama added: "That wasn't something I just kind of made up. I didn't pluck it out of thin air. There's a reason for it."

Obama prods international community to act

Asked about whether he was seeking to save face, Obama insisted that "my credibility is not on the line -- the international community's credibility is on the line."

Uh, wasn't it just yesterday I noted the intention to shift the blame to others? Yes, I believe it was. It's begun... what a pathetic piece of dirt.

[paraclete]

OK the time for rhetoric is over, next week we will see the US government line up behind their president and we will be on the path to WWIII of is it WWIV, the lines are a little blurred these days, it seems many countries can fight in a war and it is not a world war, we can fight a war for more years than we care to remember and yet it is not a world war

[tomder55]

The timing is impeccable . Congress should finish up it's debate and pass the war resolution some time Monday or Tuesday... Then it's bombs away... on 9-11 .

[paraclete]

the timing is impeccable . Congress should finish up it's debate and pass the war resolution some time Monday or Tuesday ... Then it's bombs away ......on 9-11 .

Yes you can celebrate 9/11 buy accidentally bombing al Qaeda, but Assard offers a bigger target. I haven't worked out yet where is the commercial advantage in attacking Syria

[tomder55]

yes you can celebrate 9/11 buy accidently bombing al Qaeda, but Assard offers a bigger target. I haven't worked out yet where is the commercial advantage in attacking Syria

Call it 'no blood for natural gas ' .