ThePest179

Banned for expecting what I did not.

Prison. I need computers. Being isolated with bright lights on all the time, or in total darkness?

I liked CM for what it was, but it felt too much like a Modern Warfare game than something from aliens. Add that to the bugs, poor multiplayer, and high price ($50!) and it just didn't seem as great as I first imagined. Oh yes, I'm eager to play this game... If it wasn't for the fact that it's almost exclusively on PS4! That's $400 not including the cost of the game itself! #FirstWorldProblems

Yes, but you need to acknowledge the cost and the likeliness. While it would be ideal, there's no political will to do it (most people are praying the Iraqis pull their heads out their asses and that the FSA pulls a miracle). EDIT: Unconfirmed reports are coming in again of Ramadi falling. If anything happens, I'll post about it tomorrow. This could be very bad.

That's the total percentage of GDP HK had in the Chinese economy. HK has 3.3% unemployment, compared to Macau, which has 1.7%. There has also been remarkably poor investment in public services and infrastructure, too.

Uncomfortable chair is mine. Eating an Oak desk (in one sitting) or being sent to prison for ten years?

Who is he? A hardcore Putinist/Tea Party member? Either way, he's scum. EDIT: I absolutely DESPISE people who are "useful idiots". I hate it when some "liberal" goes up on Fox, acts irrationally or idiotically, and then makes Fox look like the "good guys". I fucking DETEST it. The same stupid shit goes on at MSNBC too, but less people watch that horseshit than they do Fox. And on a related note, CNN can go to hell too, for simply being extremely idiotic and "sensationalist". Fuck TV news.

So modern weapons (made by the US, no less) are completely useless against modern body armor? I'm generally curious as to how that works. Do you have a video to show us? My computer is really shitty with mods, I usually can't get them to work.

Do regular US Marines have shitty armor? No? Then where did you get that? I personally believe in the HK53 theory. I mean, there isn't any other logical explanation for why a US Marine wearing modern body armor would die after getting shot only a few times.

Banned for unpredictably appearing.

Well, depends on the situation. If we mean Iraq (which you do) then they can't take the whole country, just turn it into a destructive hellhole full of ethnic cleansing and genocide. In said situation, I would indeed heavily damage a city to keep that nightmare from happening. If we mean something like Russia's invasion of Ukraine, then destroying a city (like Donetsk or Luhansk) probably wouldn't be worth it. Probably. Playing a horrible video game, or watching a horrible movie (you must play the game as long as the movie runs)?

Sending troops would be the "best" solution, especially if we rebuild the region and attempt to make a stable government, but nobody wants it. Be real here. EDIT: http://www.the-american-interest.com/blog/2014/10/03/u-s-airstrikes-in-syria-may-actually-be-bolstering-isiss-position/ An analysis of how effective the current airstrikes sre.

Yes, that too.

Where's the "fun" in that? Regular. Flame war over the internet, or flame war in real life (as in, physically in front of you).

Relief.

Banned for making me expect something.

Citation needed. You proved it yourself. HK is the freest part of China (I wouldn't count on it spreading democracy to the mainland though), so what else except economics (and anti communist and anti mainland feelings) could this be about?

I would not want to send troops in either, so before you call him an ass, think about what kind of situation we'd be inheriting there. It's already worse than 2006, and you'd still have to deal with Syria, which is hopeless. You'd have to rebuild the whole region and use force to keep the various militias from carrying out genocide/ethnic cleansing. Adding troops would be a good idea, but an absolute nightmare to sort out. Anyways, looks like Ramadi didn't completely fall, but ISIS has gained a foothold in the city. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/10/islamic_state_seizes.php Another beheading: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29485405

From what I can tell, most of the protesters are angry about HK's declining economy, and the rigged elections are the straw that broke the camel's back.

And the Crimea River. What? Anyways, looks like the ceasefire isn't holding up very well. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29439743

Headache

Somewhat (lowest I remember is $2.30). Remember when there were more bananas in the forum?

Banned for catching my spelling error.

Handgun? Raining down WW2 levels of bombs on ISIS, or sending in 250,000 US troops with no air support?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/02/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-hit-idUSKCN0HR0OO20141002 This is very, very, bad. Unconfirmed reports are streaming in that the city of Ramadi may be collapsing as we speak. If true, then this signifies the near victory for ISIS, as Ramadi is the last base of the Sons of Iraq (the only Sunni organization fighting ISIS) and is the gate to the Haditha dam in Anbar. That dam controls Bagdad's water and electricity flow. It would be a disaster of downright biblical proportions if the dam falls.