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The oil will run out, and the West will have learned to do without it.

The oil will run out, and the West will have learned to do without it.

it is simply because,  insane people are born from insane environments and insane societies .

Quote from: Sparta on 2014-08-25, 17:40:30

it is simply because,  insane people are born from insane environments and insane societies .

Are you suggesting that Jesus was born in an insane enviroment? 

Quote from: krake on 2014-08-25, 18:11:52

Quote from: Sparta on 2014-08-25, 17:40:30

it is simply because,  insane people are born from insane environments and insane societies .

Are you suggesting that Jesus was born in an insane enviroment? 

Well, it was supposedly quite stable.

President Obama calls the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant a “cancer.” Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, describes ISIL as a “monster.” Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, ranks al-Qaeda and ISIL, also known as ISIS, as “Enemy No. 1″ of Islam. And President Hassan Rouhani of Iran warns Muslim states to beware of “these savage terrorists,” for “tomorrow you will be targeted,” too, by ISIL.

The unanimity of hatred and fear toward the ISIL militants rampaging through Syria and Iraq is testament both to the threat they pose and to an unusual opportunity. Not since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait 24 years ago have the region’s most powerful players expressed such animus toward a common enemy. That’s because ISIL’s goal of replacing national boundaries in the Middle East with a Sunni Muslim caliphate threatens not just the usual “infidels”—Christians, Jews, Shiites, and other non-Sunni Muslim minorities—but the nation-states themselves.

With U.S. involvement heating up, a de facto coalition of the willing is already confronting ISIL. Hezbollah guerrillas are fighting the militants in Lebanon and Syria; Kurdish soldiers and U.S. warplanes are hitting ISIL militia in northern Iraq; Saudi troops are facing down ISIL along the southern Iraq border; and Iranian Revolutionary Guards, according to Reuters, are protecting Shiite holy sites near Baghdad.

The oil will run out, and the West will have learned to do without it. The Middle East will have pissed their billions up against a wall and can go back to eating camel shit for all I, and most of the West, care. The West will also have learned to exact payment for armaments in advance.

I think the airport gamble should work out, at least until most planes have range enough to fly direct.

On November 10, 2005, the first -200LR set a record for the longest non-stop flight of a passenger airliner by flying 11,664 nautical miles (21,602 km) eastward from Hong Kong to London.[7] Lasting 22 hours and 42 minutes, the flight surpassed the -200LR's standard design range and was logged in the Guinness World Records.[6][88]

The 777-8X is similar in length as the 777-300ER with seating for about 350 passengers in a three-class configuration and has a range of 9,300 nmi (17,200 km) or more. It is to take the place of the -200LR and be a direct competitor to the Airbus A350-1000.[13][27][34] The internal cabin width will be greater to make a 10 abreast configuration in economy more comfortable at 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m) versus the 5.86 m width of previous 777 models.[13] Boeing has just released a configuration that will allow for 45.72 cm (18.0 in) wide seats at 10 abreast economy.

The −900R variant has been proposed but not yet launched. It would feature the higher engine thrust, strengthened structure and undercarriage of the −1000.[127] Range of the A350-900R was estimated to 17,600 km (9,500 nmi), which would be boosted to about 19,100 km (10,315 nmi) by these design improvements to compete with the Boeing 777-200LR and be capable of non-stop flight from London-Heathrow to Auckland.