From: John Fields on
On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:57:07 +0100, Eeyore
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>Don Bowey wrote:
>
>> No, I mean help may not be so readily available when Bush is out and a
>> Democratic president is in place. We will spend more on internal affairs
>> and a whole lot less on aid around the world.
>
>Depending on what you call 'help' that may be a good thing !

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The ones who steal the humanitarian aid won't think so.
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>I expect Israel will still get its annual $3 bn though.

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I hope so. I sure don't mind shelling out my ten bucks worth to
keem 'em going.


--
John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer
From: Eeyore on


Phat Bytestard wrote:

> On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:39:02 +0100, Eeyore
> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> Gave us:
>
>
> >Phat Bytestard wrote:
> >
> >> Yet another utterly retarded behavior on your part.
> >
> >Have you *nothing* to offer other than abuse ? It does mark you out as being of no
> >consequence and something of a waste ot time and space.
> >
> >I doubt you're even capable of thinking for yourself from what I see here. Trotting
> >out the nonsense you've been fed, parrot fashion, doesn't 'make it' in a debate.
> >
>
> Who was I parroting when I argued about Britain's involvement with
> state of the art modern technologies being used in current allied
> military gear?

You still didn't get that entirely right.

Graham

From: Eeyore on


John Woodgate wrote:

> In message <ecu9d2ll11uhp2l1ka33ccthgpfmvdkuc2(a)4ax.com>, dated Sat, 5
> Aug 2006, Phat Bytestard <phatbytestard(a)getinmahharddrive.org> writes
> >As the oldest still in service airframe in history.
>
> Well, maybe by 2040, but there are some real oldies still flying now.
> WW1 stuff.

Plus, the ones to be retired in 2040 won't be 80 yrs old.

Graham

From: Phat Bytestard on
On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 21:39:06 +0100, Eeyore
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> Gave us:

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>
>Phat Bytestard wrote:
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>> On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:47:40 -0700, John Larkin
>> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> Gave us:
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>> >The B-52's are scheduled to be retired in 2040, at which time they'll
>> >be 80 years old.
>> >
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>> As the oldest still in service airframe in history.
>
>DC3 ?
>

Show me where that is used in military service.

BTW, before you even go there... "still in service" refers to
military utilization.
From: John Woodgate on
In message <11v9d2t7tp9uakv4jb22smt6qjrmjp3fe1(a)4ax.com>, dated Sat, 5
Aug 2006, John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> writes
>What resources other than the US's help do you think Israel has which
>it could use to defend against a perpetual attack and not fall?

Nukes; that's a good reason to keep the US aid flowing.
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