ROFL

"U.S. credibility and the credibility of U.S. financial markets is zero everywhere in the world," said Joseph Stiglitz, a professor of economics at Columbia University who has sharply criticized the Bush administration and praised China's economic management in the past. "Anybody looking at this from the outside says, 'There's been a lot of hot air coming out of the U.S., so why should we listen to these guys when they didn't know how to manage risk?' "

http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/01/news/economy/election_issue_poll/index.htm?postversion=2008070112

It's funny how everyone who actually has a clue  seems to disagree with when it comes to comparing the US and chinese economies
at this point in time.   

Google is your friend: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27207

Economically the US i no longer the number one factor, it has lagged behind Europe as well as China, and is rapidly sinking more ...

My regime ? You probably don't have a clue which one that is  ... But you don't have a clue about china either so nothing else is to expect ...

The war with Japan was over anyhow. The emperor had already surrendered before the attacks, but the US did not accept the surrender.

The true reason for the nuclear attacks was to extract revenge for the humiliation of the american navy at Pearl harbour and to impress the Soviets with the devastating force of the nuclear weapons. 

However, as I have already explained the true motivation of the attacks are irrelevant in determining whether they constitue a war crime or not. Any attack to civilian targets that has the potential of creating that much harm, is a war crime even if it has a sound strategic goal. This is both according to the conventions that the US have actually ratified, and according to those they have refused to ratify.

But when it comes to being impressed with the US, I guess everyone is entitled to an opinion ...

ROFL, it seems today's goons and thugs in the american government are learning from yesterday's goons and thugs in China.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/us/02detain.html?hp

Where is Jim McCafferty when you need him ? 

Once when you wake up you might notice that it is not 1989 anymore and the cold war has ended, dumbass 

1. I deeply regret and apologize if I have offended you by insinuating that you might be a US national.

2. A bit troublesome for you then then that the International Court of Justice seems to have another opinion.
The laws in most countries do not explicitly ban the mashing of someones brain with chainsaw either, but it is still forbidden. The international court of justice have found that at least 20 paragraphs in 6 different international conventions applies to and outlaws the use of nuclear weapons in the way they were used in WW2. But anyhow, that's only the UN - something insignificant ... like the rest of the world ... ROFL

3. I have already adressed that. The nuclear bombings were not necessary to end the war.  Furthermore, the use of illegal practices by the  Japanese does not justify the use of illegal tactics used by the US.  The same principle applies today in Iraq - the illegal practices used by the old Iraqi regime do not justify the war crimes committed by the US in Iraq today.

And on new point on high-velocity weapons, they are as you say outlawed according to international law, and most countries refrain from using them. But it is not the gun that is the problem but rather the ammunition. Some types of ammunition is outlawed and some are not.  Possibly the US does not refrain from using illegal ammunition, but they were never much concerned about war crimes or international law anyhow. Especially in the Vietnam war there were many reports of the US using illegal ammunition. The use of such high velocity weapons is considered outlawed according the St. Petersburg convention of 1868 and the Hague convention article 23. Anything else you need to know ? 
 

Hehe - this is fun - I posted the equivalent of this like three times one click away for you, but of course you are too dumb to find it:

Additions to the Geneva Convention of 1977, Art 35. Basic rules

1. In any armed conflict, the right of the Parties to the conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited.

2. It is prohibited to employ weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering.

3. It is prohibited to employ methods or means of warfare which are intended, or may be expected, to cause widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment.

This is  the one only the US, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan has refused to ratify. - ROFL


And now a little goodie for my new favourite Cauboi, now that I am done with "Stephen-the-religious-mccarthyist-fanatic". This is also a good link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:NuclearLegality

As you see there is plenty of conventions from before 1945 that bans "the bomb" ... But

I guess you never learned about those at the US schools ... 

ROFL -  This is what non-religious non-mccarthyist non-fanatics think about the use of nuclear weapons and indiscriminate bombing of civilians:

http://www.dannen.com/decision/int-law.html

In fact all countries except Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and .... guess who ... USA, have ratified the Geneva protocol of 1977, which once again outlaws the the use of indiscriminate force agains civilians.

But of course Stephen-the-joke will not be bothered to read it. Because murdering 400000 civilians was "necessary" ...

ROFL - The most retarded idiot I ever debated with it is ...

Hehe, I just posted 6 cases where your  lies are obious in this thread. You failed to defend miserable to address a single one of the points. 

It's kind of rediculing a gun-crazed, McCarthyist, religious fanatic. I hope your medication is not too expensive. 

But I understand your desperation - it is not easy to defend the worst mass murder in history as a patriotic act - ROFL

What attacks on ethnic tibetan civilians ?   

I condemn that as well. .

No doubt you think so, but now again - one doesn't HAVE to look at your avatar to figure out that you are delusional ...

ROFL, better than the US for one ... 

I can still travel to China without having my fingerprints taken ...

Usually I ignore your bigotry but this time I couldn't resist.