OT - Wests dream come true

I know not everyone knows about WSC nee RL by the Wests but it's been a topic of converstation from time to time. Last I heard the guys had designed a completely renovated team transporter for Lotus from 1967 or so. It was the subject of a lot of jokes that the guys can spend all their time designing a rendering a team transporter but can't give us a working demo in about 5 years time. Well guess what? Their dream team transporter that they reconstructed from pictures is the subject of an Autoweek article. I have to admit they did a great job rendering it. The real reconstructed team transporter is on page 30 of Autoweek volume 55, issue 23. Take a look if you care about stuff like that. Makes you wonder, "will the real RL become reality as well?" Leftyx

"LeftyX" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:UDppe.4886 >Makes you wonder, "will the real RL become reality as well?" > > Leftyx As of today, I'd say no. Thinking a week ahead, say to next week, I'd say no. Projecting a bit further, maybe 'til the end of the summer-- maybe September-- I'd say no. Bounding ahead to the next US Presidential election, in 2008, ask me the same question, and I'd say no. Jumping forward, to maybe the when the US finally decides it can't bully the world into submission- the year 3010, I'd have the same answer: no. That pretty much covers it. The "nos" know it and have it. It'll never happen. Alanb

Occasionally AlanB has something worthwhile to say. Today wasnt one of those days... We didnt start it as you so conveniently forget, but we will finish it... Mitch "Alan Bernardo" <[email hidden]> wrote in > Jumping forward, to maybe the when the US finally decides it can't bully the

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> world into submission- the year 3010, I'd have the same answer: no. > > That pretty much covers it. The "nos" know it and have it. > > It'll never happen. > > > Alanb >

LeftyX wrote: > Well guess what? Their dream team transporter that they reconstructed from > pictures is the subject of an Autoweek article. I have to admit they did a > great job rendering it. The real reconstructed team transporter is on page > 30 of Autoweek volume 55, issue 23. Take a look if you care about stuff like > that. Makes you wonder, "will the real RL become reality as well?" They were just finishing it up when alas, this article and picture were published. Now they have to start over from scratch. (yet again) Don McCorkle

"Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Syupe.25672$[email hidden]...

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> Occasionally AlanB has something worthwhile to say. Today wasnt one of > those days... > > > We didnt start it as you so conveniently forget, but we will finish it... > > Mitch

What gets me, and I'm not American, is the U.S. haters will rant on and on about how the U.S.A. is trying to bully everyone, but when situations like Iraq invading Kuwait, Somalia, N.Korea and similar occur, what would be the general consensus if the U.S and G.B sat back on their fat, capitalist arses and did the same as the rest of the world...nothing . Uproar..that's right. "Why is nobody going to help the poor souls ?!!!"" Think of the children !!! " etc..etc.. Bush and Blair may be far from perfect, but they do realize what needs to be done ..

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>> >> We didnt start it as you so conveniently forget, but we will finish it... >> >> Mitch > > What gets me, and I'm not American, is the U.S. haters will rant on and on > about how the U.S.A. is trying to bully everyone, but when situations like > Iraq invading Kuwait, Somalia, N.Korea and similar occur, what would be > the general consensus if the U.S and G.B sat back on their fat, capitalist > arses and did the same as the rest of the world...nothing . Uproar..that's > right. "Why is nobody going to help the poor souls ?!!!"" Think of the > children !!! " etc..etc.. > Bush and Blair may be far from perfect, but they do realize what needs to > be done .. > >

I doubt anyone really thinks that Iraq was some huge military force threatening the world. They were no threat to anyone, except to themselves. But we bullied them because they are nothing, militarily. The US cannot and shouldn't not poke their noses into someone else's affairs. If it's an internal situation, let it work itself out internally. If you still think the war in Iraq was justified, then I can do nothing for you. But once we're in, as a country, I'm in total support. I don't support the government entering the war, but I support the troops. The US likes to pick on small countries, one's that they can overwhelm with military power. Vietnam didn't turn out as America thought it would; and neither, it appears, is this current war with Iraq. In short, if America thinks it should do something about every country that's having internal squabbles, we only weaken ourselves. Going to war with Iraq was the wrong thing to do. Far from improving things, the war has made things much worse. OT over. :) Alanb

Groundhog day comes to mind West's trailer jibes and America vs the world political mutterings in one thread All we need now is for a GPaL beta tester to declare he has found a bug...

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>> What gets me, and I'm not American, is the U.S. haters will rant on and >> on >> about how the U.S.A. is trying to bully everyone, but when situations >> like Iraq invading Kuwait, Somalia, N.Korea and similar occur, what would >> be the general consensus if the U.S and G.B sat back on their fat, >> capitalist arses and did the same as the rest of the world...nothing . >> Uproar..that's right. "Why is nobody going to help the poor souls ?!!!"" >> Think of the children !!! " etc..etc.. >> Bush and Blair may be far from perfect, but they do realize what needs to >> be done .. >> > > I doubt anyone really thinks that Iraq was some huge military force > threatening the world. They were no threat to anyone, except to > themselves.

I would think the people of Kuwait were a little threatened when they woke up one morning, opened the curtains and saw a few thousand heavily armed Iraqi troops rounding up the locals. I lived in Kuwait for 4 years and they were certainly threatened...even before the invasion. > > But we bullied them because they are nothing, militarily. The US cannot > and shouldn't not poke their noses into someone else's affairs. If it's > an internal situation, let it work itself out internally. Like Africa ?

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> If you still think the war in Iraq was justified, then I can do nothing > for you. But once we're in, as a country, I'm in total support. I don't > support the government entering the war, but I support the troops. > > The US likes to pick on small countries, one's that they can overwhelm > with military power. Vietnam didn't turn out as America thought it would; > and neither, it appears, is this current war with Iraq.

Most countries are smaller than the U.S.A.. (Geography 101) So if Norway(example) decides to build nuclear weapons and threaten Sweden, then we should all ignore it and wait for a country of equal or smaller size to intervene ??? > In short, if America thinks it should do something about every country > that's having internal squabbles, we only weaken ourselves. Going to war > with Iraq was the wrong thing to do. Far from improving things, the war > has made things much worse. Worse for who ? If you didn't know what conditions were like pre invasion then how can you know ?

Why argue with the self proclaimed foreign affairs Expert idiot? Dont cha know, He was there man, he knows everything, Damn the americans, and thier evil ways... I am half sure he thinks too, that this war, and music sharing prosicution is bringing the country to hell in a handbasket... redTed enlightened us with:

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>>> What gets me, and I'm not American, is the U.S. haters will rant on >>> and on >>> about how the U.S.A. is trying to bully everyone, but when >>> situations like Iraq invading Kuwait, Somalia, N.Korea and similar >>> occur, what would be the general consensus if the U.S and G.B sat >>> back on their fat, capitalist arses and did the same as the rest of >>> the world...nothing . Uproar..that's right. "Why is nobody going to >>> help the poor souls ?!!!"" Think of the children !!! " etc..etc.. >>> Bush and Blair may be far from perfect, but they do realize what >>> needs to be done .. >>> >> >> I doubt anyone really thinks that Iraq was some huge military force >> threatening the world. They were no threat to anyone, except to >> themselves. > > I would think the people of Kuwait were a little threatened when they > woke up one morning, opened the curtains and saw a few thousand > heavily armed Iraqi troops rounding up the locals. I lived in Kuwait > for 4 years and they were certainly threatened...even before the > invasion. >> >> But we bullied them because they are nothing, militarily. The US >> cannot and shouldn't not poke their noses into someone else's >> affairs. If it's an internal situation, let it work itself out >> internally. > > Like Africa ? > >> If you still think the war in Iraq was justified, then I can do >> nothing for you. But once we're in, as a country, I'm in total >> support. I don't support the government entering the war, but I >> support the troops. The US likes to pick on small countries, one's that >> they can >> overwhelm with military power. Vietnam didn't turn out as America >> thought it would; and neither, it appears, is this current war with >> Iraq. > > Most countries are smaller than the U.S.A.. (Geography 101) > So if Norway(example) decides to build nuclear weapons and threaten > Sweden, then we should all ignore it and wait for a country of equal > or smaller size to intervene ??? > > >> In short, if America thinks it should do something about every >> country that's having internal squabbles, we only weaken ourselves. Going >> to war with Iraq was the wrong thing to do. Far from >> improving things, the war has made things much worse. > > Worse for who ? If you didn't know what conditions were like pre > invasion then how can you know ?

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> "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> >>We didnt start it as you so conveniently forget, but we will finish it... >> >>Mitch > > > What gets me, and I'm not American, is the U.S. haters will rant on and on > about how the U.S.A. is trying to bully everyone, but when situations like > Iraq invading Kuwait, Somalia, N.Korea and similar occur, what would be the > general consensus if the U.S and G.B sat back on their fat, capitalist arses > and did the same as the rest of the world...nothing . Uproar..that's right. > "Why is nobody going to help the poor souls ?!!!"" Think of the children !!! > " etc..etc.. > Bush and Blair may be far from perfect, but they do realize what needs to be > done ..

I think you've taken the bait. Hook, line and sinker. -Will

> I would think the people of Kuwait were a little threatened when they woke > up one morning, opened the curtains and saw a few thousand heavily armed > Iraqi troops rounding up the locals. I lived in Kuwait for 4 years and > they were certainly threatened...even before the invasion. >> I'm speaking of the latest invasion, my kind friend. I am obviously not speaking of the first Iraq War. The first war I agreed with; this last invasion was totally wrong on all accounts, the younger Bush only setting it in motion to avenge his father.

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> > Most countries are smaller than the U.S.A.. (Geography 101) > So if Norway(example) decides to build nuclear weapons and threaten > Sweden, then we should all ignore it and wait for a country of equal or > smaller size to intervene ??? > >

Do you think we'd even consider invading China or other countries with a stronger military? Never. America picks on the little guy. Threatening another country is a completely different issue, some of which involve treaty agreements. I sincerely doubt that Iraq was threatening anyone. > > Worse for who ? If you didn't know what conditions were like pre invasion > then how can you know ? It would be worse for Americans in particular. It's pretty well established by those who want to listen and are not blindly patriotic that the war in Iraq has diverted funds that could've gone to America's own war on terror and other domestic issues. Saddam had nothing to do with terrorism, and America's invasion of Iraq has actually helped terrorists recruit. The second invasion of Iraq was a bone-headed move. Alanb