I noticed at the end that you refered to an 'inch'. I am encouraging everyone to start using metric terms and I think your piece is an excellent example. In future, it may be more useful to refer to 'centimeters' and 'kilos' etc. Then everyone will feel more comfortable. Has anyone else got any suggestions?

I've come to the same conclusion really, although sometimes i can't resist taking the piss a bit.
There used to be someone called Harlequin who eventually disappeared after people revealed what a hypocrite and how inconsistent they were.
However with Realist how ever much you try to reason or take the piss, they won't ever listen.
Yeah lets ignore the "Realists" and other spammers.

I know I should ignore him, but I just have to respond this last time to realist.

Project for the New American Century, which Wolfowitz and tonnes of others are a part of, EXPLICITLY states that they need war on Iraq to enhance their power in the middle east, because of the oil, and that even if Saddam's regime fell, it would still be neccessary to invade.

Did a Realist speak? Didn't hear anything!

Know we shouldn't respond but... talk of bias Realist, but what about your favourite papers you've told us to read - The Times and Telegraph? Hardly unbiased. (Don't try responding to me Realist cos this is my only post i'll make to you.)

Yes Phatpat. It's done. Boycott the Spammer.:-)

From Guardian

Paul Wolfowitz
A report which was posted on our website on June 4 under the heading "Wolfowitz: Iraq war was about oil" misconstrued remarks made by the US deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz, making it appear that he had said that oil was the main reason for going to war in Iraq. He did not say that. He said, "The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil." The sense was that the US had no economic options by means of which to achieve its objectives, not that the economic value of the oil motivated the war. The report appeared only on the website and has now been removed.
 
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/

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