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Taking the piss out of my nose?Agreed, nosey bastard's'!![]()
Waking up, hearing the birds singing, it sounds like a beautiful day, you spring out of bed happy, open the curtains and....fucking miserable weather. Again. Grey leaden skies, drizzly rain, not at all warm.
Its July FFS. Gifv us back old skool proper summers, bastards!
Ten bloody and grueling years later, Iraq is finally emerging from its ruins and establishing itself as a geopolitical player in the Middle East -- but not the way the neocons envisioned.
Though technically a democracy, Iraq's floundering government has degenerated into a tottering quasi-dictatorship.
The costs of the war (more than $800 billion) and reconstruction (more than $50 billion) have been staggeringly high. And while Iraq is finally producing oil at pre-war levels, it is trying its best to drive oil prices as high as possible.
Most disturbing to many American foreign policy experts, however, is Iraq's extremely close relationship with Iran. Today, the country that was formerly Iran's deadliest rival is its strongest ally.
"These are the wonderful consequences of our intervention -- and the brilliance of it really is mindboggling," said Chas Freeman, a Middle East scholar and critic of the neoconservatives. "The extent to which Iraq has become an active collaborator with Iran ... is really very striking."
cHodAX said:Have always been opposed to the idea of GM foods but this story has forced me to rethink that...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18845282
All over the world there is poor soil with no nitrogen in so growing crops is borderline impossible without masses of expensive heavy fertilsiers
Ch3tan said:The upside is worth it if the testing is thorough and the potential risks all explored.
Isnt that the whole point of crop rotation - beans fix nitrogen so you just grow beans every few years - job done.
But only if they can pay for it and then pay for it every year because the plants are sterile.