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Getting Cranky with The Times | 22 comments (22 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Getting Cranky with The Times (none / 1)

Now you're being unfair - Sweden would be able to put up at least some bit of a fight.

by det on Mon Sep 1st, 2008 at 07:18:52 AM EST
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Re: Getting Cranky with The Times (4.00 / 3)

Providing no-one attacks at the weekend ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Sep 1st, 2008 at 08:13:50 AM EST
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Re: Getting Cranky with The Times (4.00 / 5)

I knew those dastardly Finns were plotting something. Saakashvili attacked during the Olympics for added distraction. The Finns will probably attack during Eurovision or a Bergmann Love-Fest when everyone will be too depressed to even think of fighting back.

Vote McCain for war without gain

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Mon Sep 1st, 2008 at 08:35:23 AM EST
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To Quote Vinston Kirkkomäki (4.00 / 5)

"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength with air guitars, we shall defend our saunas, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight in the bars, we shall fight on the ice rinks, we shall fight at the hamburger kiosks and in the streets, we shall fight in the very few hills that we have; we shall never bartender."

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Sep 1st, 2008 at 08:42:09 AM EST
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Re: Getting Cranky with The Times (none / 1)

15 years ago yes, not today.

Today the Swedish armed forces, at least the Army, is non-existent. We can mobilise 10,000 soldiers. One year (!) after the order is given. The Swedish Air Force is still in very good shape, but that's about it.

The Finns protect Sweden today, and they do it on a defence budget half the size of the Swedish defence budget.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Mon Sep 1st, 2008 at 10:51:28 AM EST
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