Comments on: Is The Cold War Heating Up Again?

Aggressive Rhetoric From Russia Contains Echoes Of The Past

[mdmx66]

But like I just mentioned: with upgraded
technology, 727-717's could have been competitive
passenger/miles-wise. All your new private jets
are based on the design.Posted by Katie-Couric at 09:14 PM : Feb 23, 2007

Got it. You're right it was a good plane. One of the best.

[ndjam]

me4prezz, You have it all wrong. First of all I believe that we should pull all of our troops out of the disgusting Middle East.(ALL of them). Next we should provide our REAL allies (Czech Republic, Poland, Japan)with nuclear arms so that they can defend themselves from thugs like Russia's Putin and N.Korea. You get it? We, The U.S.A will not have to go anywhere. Nukes will be a deterrant for murderous regimes like Russia, China and North Korea. How will Russia or China or North Korea then be able to use their fear mongering tactics on nations that have the same weapons of mass destruction as they do? Their threat will be a useless joke. These rogue nations are the Real threat to us and to our REAL ALLIES. Arm our allies and you will not have to write that letter.

[macusweil]

Bush has emboldened all our world-wide enemies and not so nice friends by showing the world just how weak the US can be with a knuckle-headed frat boy as commander in thief.

[katie-couric]

Post by Katie-Couric at 09:14 PM : Feb 23, 2007
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Post by mdmx66 at 09:55 PM : Feb 23, 2007

Boeing 737 has the safest record of any plane.
And the latest versions are more fuel efficient.
But I was talking intrinsic "design" superiority.
The older technology 727-717's could
carry more payload/passengers, had shorter
runway requirements for takeoff/landing,
etc. If upgraded with latest technology
they would be competitive fuel/distance wise.

But you hit it on the head: FUEL "efficiency".
This is what bankrupts EVERY airline.
The jet fuel costs are prohibitive.
The AIRLINES' vulnerability to obscene oil profits
is what really drove the cancellation of those
2 planes. And "FORCED" the Boeing Executives to
make that decision. I subconsciously knew that.
But it took your insight to make me admit it.
But like I just mentioned: with upgraded
technology, 727-717's could have been competitive
passenger/miles-wise. All your new private jets
are based on the design.

Conspiracy? Obviously you got carried away
(like I did calling everyone IDIOTS).
As for Katie? I just think she's cute.
And sharp.

[mdmx66]

Katie-Couric (?), weren't both of those planes cancelled to make way for the 737-300 that could fly further on less fuel? I don't think there's any conspiracy theory here.

[mdmx66]

"They were so angry that Russia has threatened to build new missiles and point them at Europe."

Sound like the same old Russia from the old Soviet Union. Putin is KGB what do you expect.

[me4prezz]

Great idea NDJAM. During a time of war, when the American forces are stretched too thin already and are overworked in Iraq and everywhere else over there, where we are exhausting or have exhausted our military, financial resources and allies, lets add nuclear bombs to the mix in unstable territories and times and get WWIII started and we will all just kill each other. Great idea. Why don't you go the recruiting office and sign up and be the one to deliver that news and I will tell my 3 kids that it was an idiotic, greedy SOB President and the stupidity of others who believe in instigating wars we can't possibly win at the moment, that killed their chances for growing up in a country and as well as a world for a chance at peace and or even just killed us. Thanks. I'll go write that letter up for them right now.

[emhawks]

SO-----should we send Cheney to talk with Putin ( he's been talking to everyone else)???

[katie-couric]

Yes. That $2.5 Billion Aeroflot deal would have been for the new Boeing 787's.
But the best jets ever designed:
the Boeing 727 (707 upgrade) -- 1800 delivered.
The last to FedEx in 1984.
And, the Boeing 717 (McDonnell-Douglas MD80)...

Both production lines were VOLUNTARILY CANCELLED
by Boeing.
By some IMBECILE at Boeing.
Their design: fuselage mounted engines + overhead rear horizontal stabilizer (the tail)...
were superior to anything that ever came off the production lines... before or since.
CANCELLED by a company IDIOT.
Now. Instead of business partners with Russia.
We got a problem. A dead ex-KJB agent with $25Million of radioactive Polonium 210 in him. And a foreign policy heading us in the wrong direction economically and strategically.

Energy. The oil is the key.
The $500Million golden parachutes the oil execs loot from their shareholders/consumers and pay to themselves wouldn't happen in a socialist economy.
And you got that now.
In Venezuela. And it's working. They just signed a deal with Great Britain at a fuel cost savings to the people of $75Million.
Nothing for the oil barons.

Maybe. Just maybe. Capitalism requires an adversary in order to be efficient. Restrain the greed.
Maybe another cold war would prevent this kind of obscene profiteering (in oil) and blatant stupidity in aerospace manufacture.

[ndjam]

Russia has played alot of head games with Eastern European countries. Their fear mongering tactics combined with their murderous elements makes it very easy for countries close by to want to protect themselves. Czech Republic and Poland are sick and tired of Putins garbage and are finally doing something about it. We, the U.S.A should arm both Poland and Czech republic with Nukes. Then the fear mongering and hate filled Russians will be finished.