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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:40 PM Original message |
Dutch government 'collapses' in row over Afghanistan |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. First government to fall because of the war in Afghanistan. Which one is next? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Hopefully Canada |
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StercusAccidit (42 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 01:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Wouldn't the first government to fall due to the war be the Afghani (Taliban) government? |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. The govt didn't excactly due to Afghanistan. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Thanks for the report. Maybe it will spread. |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 10:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Which people are "flying flags" and "lighting fireworks"? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Gordon Brown and his gang of merry New Labour! |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Easy enough for you, you won't have to live under a Tory government |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You should be voting for Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 07:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. I'm an American citizen but British resident |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Nick Clegg threw cold water on a Liberal-Labour coalition in a hung Parliament |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 09:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. That's questionable reasoning, I'd say. |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Blair's and Brown's Labour was nothing but Tory-light, anyway... |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. We manage to ruin everyone's country... |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 10:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Oh no, they did this completely to themselves... |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. See what happens |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Does this mean elections? n/t |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yes. The ruling coalition collapsed. |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Thats what I figured, polls indicate there will be quite a shakeup then. n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
9. A promising sign of sanity--??? |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. it is a crying shame we have to drag other countries into our stupidity. |
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vegiegals (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
12. Good. |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 09:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Why? |
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vegiegals (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I think promises should be kept. Simple as that. |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
22. I can't even begin to describe how embarrassing the past few days have been... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Not south of Afghanistan, but south in (or southern) Afghanistan? |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I meant to say: "in the south of Afghanistan"... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. What, people speak languages other than English? |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 06:30 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I'm sorry your lovely country was dragged into our evil insanity. Best of fortune |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Well, the Dutch did it to themselves... |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
24. A thousand cheers for the Dutch Labour Party! |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 07:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Nah... I reserve the cheers for the Socialist Party... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. Stupid Flanders |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. ??? |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:01 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. heh... It's AngryAmish... He's 'angry' |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. But what does Flanders (part of Belgium) have to do with it? |
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