27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot [NA] (Under New Leadership)

[Newkirk]

Yeah, but we are no longer the same industrial superpower we were coming out of WWII, we still have one of the best militaries in the world, but we're a service economy now instead of an industrial one. Literally all of the manufacturing jobs in my county (except for one failing furniture plant and Tyson) have went overseas to China.

[goodstuff]

It was the Arab league's job to deal with it in the first place, however they have a non-interference policy so they did nothing.
Think about it this way, if the U.S. doesn't do anything who will?

[Newkirk]

You raise a good point, but we don't want a repeat of what we did a decade ago. We went into Iraq guns blazing saying they had WMDs, a decade later and we still haven't found a single WMD. That's why the UK opted out of action against Syria, they don't want to make the same mistake here.

[Xethos]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria#Petroleum_industry

Syria has oil. We need to free the shit out of that oil. How will the children learn to drive cars if we don't free that oil and liberate it all the way back to American gas stations? Think of the children. We need to free that oil.

The rebels are just there to give us an excuse to grab the oil. I'm willing to bet substantial sums of money that the CIA is enabling the rebels and supplied the chemicals for the attack (if it actually happened like the news said it did).

[C_Parsons]

Literally all of the manufacturing jobs in my county (except for one failing furniture plant and Tyson) have went overseas to China.

I am so incredibly glad I can actually contribute to this discussion seeing as while I consider an expert on a great many subjects, history and politics are not one of them.

Anyway what you mean to say is all non-skilled manufacturing has been outsourced. All of the USA's technical and micro manufacturing is done right here.

(Even in a discussion about politics Parsons finds a way to be an engineer.)

[Newkirk]

Anyway what you mean to say is all non-skilled manufacturing has been outsourced.

That hurts. If they were still here I would have been one of these "non-skilled" workers.

[goodstuff]

We need to free the shit out of that oil.

That's gold right there

[Newkirk]

We need to free the shit out of that oil.

That's gold right there

Gold as in internet gold, or gold as in "black gold?"

Also, First Lieutenant forum rank, yay.

[C_Parsons]

Speaking of gold, we should wire houses in gold, it's a better conductor and probably cheaper than copper at this point.

No wait that's dumb, gold is a better conductor of heat as well we'd probably have a lot more house fires.

CORPORAL!!!!!!!!!
Late though forum I just got promoted. Looks like you'll have to demote me Newkirk.

[Newkirk]

Is this what you really want Parsons?

[Xethos]

If Parsons gets demoted and I join, do I get his rank?

[C_Parsons]

Is this what you really want Parsons?

It's not a question of what I want Newkirk, It's what do the forums want.

We're also going to need to find a new captain because it looks like you're only our first lt.

[MackCW]

Is this what you really want Parsons?

It's not a question of what I want Newkirk, It's what do the forums want.

We're also going to need to find a new captain because it looks like you're only our first lt.

#gotheem

[Newkirk]

Oh God, the coup... it's beginning.

[Menelaos]

I need a new Captain, pls join.