:D  no worries, stani. for some reason, i've developed an inability to be offended...i think...don't test me, but there's really nothing you can say that will cause me any great deal of inner anxiety or trauma.

as far as i'm concerned, war is a state of opened, armed, and prolonged conflict between two parties- be they nations, states, or whatever. under this definition, my use of the term "war-time situation" is valid, wouldn't you agree? naturally, you're definition of war may differ from mine, but i feel that i've got that definition pretty much down pat.

also, i am not suggesting the the united states is in a "war-time situation" on its own soil, i'm saying that as far as iraq is concerned, the american troops there are in said "war-time situation."

as far as the US citizenry being kept in perpetual fear and blah blah blah? well, i don't give a hoot for most of US citizenry. they can be unjustifiably afraid al they want.
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as far as the US citizenry being kept in perpetual fear and blah blah blah? well, i don't give a hoot for most of US citizenry. they can be unjustifiably afraid al they want.

Heh. Heh. Heh. Just for this one sentence I gotta love you  :D

Just kidding. Your definition of war was broadened by you to encompass the case you are trying to describe.  :;):  It does work, to an extent. My own view is not much different. However, the word "whatever" is somewhat inappropriate in a definition. War happens between nations these days. Thankfully, you cannot declare war on me :P.

Bush declared the war to be over on May 1st, 2003, in a public speech. That's pretty clear-cut for me. Now, if we delve into international law aspects of this, then his declaration may become debatable, but I don't want to go there (too much precise research involved, and we would have to get into the whole debate about the states taking illegal action etc etc).


Here's something that I've found recently, makes for an entertaining reading... check it out.
http://deadbrain.co.uk/news/article_2003_05_10_4557.php
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War happens between nations these days. Thankfully, you cannot declare war on me :P.

According to Bush and the media, it is possible. I mean, he declared war on terrorism.
Blah blah blah Bush...blah blah blah War....blah blah blah Terrorism....sheesh...it's all the same everyday everywhere.
amen
Let's try to focus on the more important issues happening in the world...
Important topic #1- WHERE THE HELL IS THE NHL?!!? Where is it? Is it coming back?  C'mon people...THINK!! THINK!!!
Important topic #2- Is it just me....or is that chick from Arthur and Pirates of the Caribbean like amazingly hot?
Important topic #3- And that chick from the new Star Wars movies, isn't she a slamming actress?
Important topic #4 (for guys)- How much would you pay to have a movie where those two have wild passionate lesbian sex for a long period of time?
Important topic #4 (for girls)- How badly do I sound like a shallow, sexist asshole?

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Important topic #1- WHERE THE HELL IS THE NHL?!!? Where is it? Is it coming back?  C'mon people...THINK!! THINK!!!


No clue, but by not playing, it makes the AHL the world's premier hockey league, and the Syracuse Crunch is part (albeit one of the worst teams) in this league. And since its arena is four blocks down the road from me, I get to see some pretty good hockey. So let this lockout last as far as I'm concerned... Although the AHL's money comes from the NHL, so maybe I'll take that back.

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Important topic #2- Is it just me....or is that chick from Arthur and Pirates of the Caribbean like amazingly hot?


Haven't seen her.

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Important topic #3- And that chick from the new Star Wars movies, isn't she a slamming actress?


Haven't seen her.... Oh wait, I have, yeah, she was pretty hot.

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Important topic #4 (for guys)- How much would you pay to have a movie where those two have wild passionate lesbian sex for a long period of time?


Hmmm... Well if their careers go down hill or don't develop we'll see them on Cinimax! And yes ladies, now we can get back to the whole "Why is lesbianism appealing to guys?" discussion!
In the AHL, I'm a Rochester Americans fan.  They are I guess, my home team since I was born in Rochester.  Though I also like the Hershey Bears and the Gaylord Grizzlies.  You got to go pick up a copy of Arthur and Pirates of the Caribbean. Not only are they good movies, but they have Keira Knightly in it. OH man she's slamming!
Natalie Portman is hot to be sure, but she can't act to save her life!
She doesn't need to act.  She's eye candy for all us Sci-Fi nerds in the world. Also, she's got a killer bod and no one who was ever in a Star Wars movie can act....except for Harrison Ford, the old black dude with the deep voice, and Warwick Davis...I guess some of them can act.  But the movies she was in just plain sucked.  Not her fault.  Stop knocking on the beautiful people!!!!
it is true that natalie portman is one foxy lady, but as far as hollywood ladies go, i'd have to say angelie jolie is the leading hotness. there's no competition!
Sorry Gift, but I'm going to have to disagree with you on that one. Angelina Jolie does nothing for me. Catherine Zeta Jones is by far one of the hottest women alive.
Angelina Jolie is another one of those women... :angry: Billy Bob Thornton...
What is the appeal of Angelina Jolie?  Especially when you have mega hot women like Catherine Zeta Jones


I mean Damn!
How on earth did we get from politics to celebrities!?  Kai I think we need a section devoted to the Rich and the Famous.
#1-Catherine Zeta Jones just married an old fart by the name of Michael Douglas....yeah yeah...old and mature and all that...but she looks old in those cell phone commercials too!
#2-Angelina Jolie looks like a fish with those huge ass lips. And she kind of scares me.
Natalie Portman is slamming.  Same with Keira Knightly.  They are just two amazingly beautiful women.  Enough said.  My type.
Keira Knightly has icky teeth, but I will agree that Natalie Portman is cute.  However my vote still goes for Catherine even if she's married to an old geezer.
I know Keira has nasty teeth.  She's English. If I just insulted someone, tough...it's a stereotype! I'm Polish, I get it all the time!  Also, I either have been at Maritime waaaaaaaaay too long and/or I've been stuck in my house with nothing to do for so long that I actually thought Tina Fey from SNL was hot....please someone tell me that she IS in fact slightly attractive, or I will have to rub some ethanol in my eyes to clean out my dirty corneas.
Natalie Portman is hot.
oooh, catherine zeta jones is to die for...but i don't know...there's just something about angelina jolie...

bad teeth just ruins a person.

natalie portman is, as aforesaid, quite a pretty lady, but there's nothing that stands out from her. angelina jolie radiates something exciting in the breaking-rules kind of way, while catherine zeta jones is glamorous and almost regal.
Even though I am not a big fan of hers and have some doubts about her talents, I have to say that J Lo. is in my opinion one of the hottest woman out there. No one can beat that figure she has!

And I'm wondering how we quantum-leaped from politics to celebrity hotness... ;)
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