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On Finlandisation | 26 comments (26 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

I vote we rename "Finladisation" Latin-Americanization, for the obvious reason that Latin America has been "Finlandized" for the past 150 years, with only a few - and other than in the case of Cuba, always short lived - exceptions. Just to add some perspective.

Damn George Bush! Damn everyone that won't damn George Bush! Damn every one that won't put lights in his window and sit up all night damning George Bush!

by brainwave on Fri Jun 15th, 2007 at 09:17:54 AM EST

Iraqization - "the botched attempt by a superpower to bring another country under its undue influence, resulting in the utter destruction of that country and the political and military self-emasculation of the superpower" :-(

Damn George Bush! Damn everyone that won't damn George Bush! Damn every one that won't put lights in his window and sit up all night damning George Bush!

by brainwave on Fri Jun 15th, 2007 at 09:22:31 AM EST
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aka the Bush Doctrine

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde

by NordicStorm (michael<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Fri Jun 15th, 2007 at 09:38:22 AM EST
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Iraqtion maybe?

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Fri Jun 15th, 2007 at 09:41:52 AM EST
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Ouch! (n/t) (4.00 / 2)

Damn George Bush! Damn everyone that won't damn George Bush! Damn every one that won't put lights in his window and sit up all night damning George Bush!

by brainwave on Fri Jun 15th, 2007 at 10:13:28 AM EST
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