[pyro-manic]

I just don't think any one country should have so much power. It's too dangerous. If there's two countries, nothing happens, because they're both scared of getting vapourised. When there's only one, there's no challenge, no risk. An open invitation to do what you want, when you want, where you want. It follows that some very nasty stuff happens, it's just a question of when and how bad. I feel the worst is yet to come.

[aldo_14]

Just wait until China starts flexing its muscles as a superpower...

[an0n]

It won't.

It'll sit back and build it's economy while America consumes all the natural resources - Kinda like what Germany did before WW2.

Then when America runs out of oil and ****, China will be like "Oh, look, we've been stockpiling - and all our stuff runs off Hydrogen Cells, so we can sell you all you want for as much as we please." And strangehold the American economy.

[Flipside]

That's why the US is trying to get a stranglehold on China's first. They sort of screwed that up by having this War though, they were doing pretty well too.....

[aldo_14]

You're assuming China won't run into problems with overpopulation, or get it's knickers in a twist over Taiwan, though.

[an0n]

The only thing I'm worried about is when America goes "Hmmmm. North Sea oil fields, eh?"

[Flipside]

iirc They'll be empty before the Texan wells, and they don't have all that much left them either. Apparently most of what is in the North Sea these days is Natural Gas.

[kasperl]

Yup. But Holland has got quite a few natural gas sources on the mainland too.

But more seriously, I doubt Europe is in any danger of getting invaded.

[an0n]

Europe will never be invaded. But the US will attack eventually, even if it's just out of "OMG! We're collpasing" desperation in 50-60 years.

Put simply, not in a thousand years has England fallen to an invading force. And in all it's 200 year history, Great Britain has never been attacked with any degree of success.

French, Spaniards, Germans - some of the largest and most powerful empires to have ever existed - We ****ed them all up and sent them scurrying back to their backwater tramp nations with their tails between their legs. When the time comes, we'll do exactly the same thing to the United Statesians.

[Flipside]

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[an0n]

With the exception of the Romans, the Vikings and internal bickering, the UK has consistently kicked everyone's asses.

[Flipside]

And even though the Romans won, they still commented on how eternally stubborn and impossible to control we were

[pyro-manic]

Damn straight.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Flipside
And even though the Romans won, they still commented on how eternally stubborn and impossible to control we were

Hey, they only won down south, y'know.

[Flipside]

LOL Very true, the border did sort of roam back and forth a fair bit before the wall was built though

[aldo_14]

Hadrians or Antonines?

[Flipside]

Hadrians was the last one iirc. Was Antonines North or South of Hadrians?

I think Caeser managed to get up to the edge of the Highlands, but consequently lost it over the next 10-15 years or so, if I remember my History correctly.

Edit : It's a curious fact that Britannia, who was a revolutionary during the time of the Roman occupation, was most likely Scottish

[aldo_14]

Antonines wall was built about as far north as Glasgow (theres a surviving stretch about 10 or so miles from my house), intended to be the 'new' north border (i.e. replace the already built Hadrians).

 But the Romans could never secure the area & came under constant attack and abandoned it after 20 years or so... they tried again a while later but only lasted a few years.

[ionia23]

Interesting.

I did a little search on "Iraq Napalm".  Funny thing that all of the articles listed are posted by rather 'independent' news outlets, mostly by staff-opinion writers.  Show it as a headline on cbsnews.com and I'll buy it.

More to the point - Firebomb != Napalm.

Even more to the point: Napalm itself is a gel, not a gas.

If anyone has a view that runs counter to this, be my guest.

[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by an0n
With the exception of the Romans, the Vikings and internal bickering, the UK has consistently kicked everyone's asses.

You forgot the US/French.

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