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Subject: Top Ten Armies of the World
Arditi    3/4/2004 3:54:10 PM
According to the CIA and other Intelligence Services (European, Asian, African) this is the tally - based on a Combination of Manpower, Technology, Firepower, Training, Resources, Available Reserves, and Nuclear Potential (Current or Likely): 1. USA 2. China 3. Germany 4. India 5. France 6. Russia 7. UK 8. Italy 9. Israel 10. Pakistan
 
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Ad    RE:Rule   5/15/2004 2:57:35 PM
Catholic Emancipation was granted in 1829, by Wellingtons Tory Government. It had been perused by the brinkman, O?Connell and passed through to the party by a staunch Protestant, Peel. He was a realist. This allowed Catholics to be high ranking officers in the army. A smart move as around a third of the British Army was Irish (Ireland being apart of Britain from 1801-1921), government officials and landowners. Only land owners could vote, as Fullamongo says.
 
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fullamongo    RE:Rule   5/15/2004 3:25:05 PM
Eh, Rule the inflation rate is 1.8% at the moment. The ESRI's spring quarterly review says that Ireland's GNP growth will be 3.3% this year and 4.4% next year. Inflation will grow to 2.2%. The ESRI has constantly underestimated the performance of the Irish ecomony over the past few years. In reality, i expect the economy to do even better. Thats all i have to say about the Irish economy for the moment. Did you see the 'database' at the bottom of this mainpage? Who compiled this? Much of it is wrong in terms of facts and figures. Eg It says that Sweden has 200 combat aircraft but this number doesn't refer to the 300 or so aircraft it has in reserve. Fine but in totting up the nos. for the US they get 7200 which must include the Air National Guard. I suspect that errors like this must be all over the database. BTW: It ranks Russia above the UK. I'm sure you'll have something to say about that. ;)
 
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Rule Britannia    RE:Rule   5/15/2004 4:38:00 PM
-Don't get me wrong I am pleased that the Irish economy is doing so well and am pleased at your optimistic outlook on it's forecasted performance but in light of the way Arditi put it as if Ireland was going to be the economic powerhouse of the British Isles was what made me keen to set the record straight. link link
 
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duck    RE:Top Ten Armies of the World   5/16/2004 2:15:59 PM
1. usa 2. china 3. britain 4. france 5. germany 6. russia 7. israel 8. australia 9. india 10. south corea
 
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Ad    RE:Top Ten Armies of the World   5/17/2004 12:54:25 PM
I know its old ground, but I?m often baffled at the logic behind some of these ?newbies?. Why would Russia be 6th and China 2nd? Either there third and second, or there where they belong- near the bottom.
 
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GreatBriton    RE:Rule Britannia   5/18/2004 7:34:47 PM
By the year 2030, the UK will be the largest economy in Europe, overtaking Germany. It is not the UK that's in decline. It's the rest of Europe.
 
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GreatBriton    RE:Rule Vs Arditi   5/18/2004 7:39:35 PM
Erm, NO. The majority of the Northern Irish wish to remain as part of the UK.
 
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GreatBriton    RE:Rule Vs Arditi   5/18/2004 7:41:08 PM
IRA is from Southern Ireland, not Northern. Therefore, Southern Ireland supports IRA. The IRA bombs Northern Ireland, remember?
 
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GreatBriton    RE:Rule Vs Arditi   5/18/2004 7:54:36 PM
The Irish economy is nothing. Britain's inflation is the lowest in Europe. Its unemployment is the lowest in Europe. Its economy is growing faster than ALL of the EU countries.
 
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GreatBriton    RE:Rule Vs Arditi   5/18/2004 7:57:11 PM
In the EU, only Germany has a larger workforce than Britain. But Germany's workforce is SHRINKING. Britain's is GROWING. Britain will be Europe's largest economy in 2030 and it will be the only European nation in the G7 by 2050.
 
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