Bush tonight...
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Wickedwrench
Stubborn and opinionated
nomoney said:
Wow! She's beautiful and smart,too!
It will surprise me if his approval ratings go up by more than a percent or two. Republicans were on Fox immediately after, ripping Bush a new one for not being aggressive enough.nomoney said:
We'll see what happens. But, honestly, these things have a way of falling by the boards after the speeches are over and the TV crew goes home.
Hessian
Well-Known Member
Rome
Lost control of its outlying areas and enlisted semi-allied non-Roman people to "defend" the borders. The rural areas were lost first, cities still tried to hold on to their Roman connections but eventually became isolated due to raids and lack of assistance from decrepid Rome.
Non Romans were enlisted in the service initially in the hope of gaining desired Roman citizenship...later, the plunder was the only interest as the value of citizenship declined. The Roman identity melded down and became multicultural--lacking loyalty but sometimes acting under fear.
The Wobbling empire was too distracted by interior divisions, extravagant endless parties, far-ranging immorality, and then the Capital split into a West & East (Byzantium). Taxes could not sustain their opulence.
Troops were summoned to guard the border but morale was not strong, training limited, and commanders felt they were too far from Rome to maintain their prestige.---They found themselves in pockets and although well armed, and with great traditions...they were eventually overwhelmed by hordes of Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Gauls, and especially Huns.
Gee, there is nothing to be learned from History.
Lost control of its outlying areas and enlisted semi-allied non-Roman people to "defend" the borders. The rural areas were lost first, cities still tried to hold on to their Roman connections but eventually became isolated due to raids and lack of assistance from decrepid Rome.
Non Romans were enlisted in the service initially in the hope of gaining desired Roman citizenship...later, the plunder was the only interest as the value of citizenship declined. The Roman identity melded down and became multicultural--lacking loyalty but sometimes acting under fear.
The Wobbling empire was too distracted by interior divisions, extravagant endless parties, far-ranging immorality, and then the Capital split into a West & East (Byzantium). Taxes could not sustain their opulence.
Troops were summoned to guard the border but morale was not strong, training limited, and commanders felt they were too far from Rome to maintain their prestige.---They found themselves in pockets and although well armed, and with great traditions...they were eventually overwhelmed by hordes of Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Gauls, and especially Huns.
Gee, there is nothing to be learned from History.
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Toxick
Splat
MMDad said:
Ok that's fine... I have to say, though, that Bush made it sound as if the guy ran across the border, and straight into a Marine Recruiter's office, where he was immediately accepted and put on the front line.
I am then forced to wonder if that was deliberately implied, or if I just misread it.