The Elders - Good or bad for the international community?

[merithyn]

Nothing the Space Wolves or Imperial Fists can't handle.

You people suck.  This was a great reference.   

Tell your sister. I'm sure she'd praise your efforts, anyway.

[crazy canuck]

There is still the worry that this kind of group could cause problems if at any point anyone took them seriously.

The world is full of groups that want to meddle in the affairs of state.  One more doesnt make much difference.

Huh. I guess I put too much emphasis on the group being primarily former national leaders. Maybe no one else does.

There are all kinds of think tanks, lobby groups, etc etc etc populated for former heavy weights.  Not sure what sets this one apart.

[Sheilbh]

They're an NGO. No worse than the Clinton or Blair foundations.

[derspiess]

They're an NGO. No worse than the Clinton or Blair foundations.

Other than the fact that none of them measure up to Clinton or Blair

[Josephus]

It's just an excuse to write off boozing and whoring.

[CountDeMoney]

Tell your sister. I'm sure she'd praise your efforts, anyway.

I've backhanded bitches in public for less that that.  Check yourself lest you wreck yourself, Moms.

[garbon]

Tell your sister. I'm sure she'd praise your efforts, anyway.

I've backhanded bitches in public for less that that.  Check yourself lest you wreck yourself, Moms.

I think you might have subject and direct object swapped in your first sentence.

[merithyn]

Tell your sister. I'm sure she'd praise your efforts, anyway.

I've backhanded bitches in public for less that that.  Check yourself lest you wreck yourself, Moms.

I think you might have subject and direct object swapped in your first sentence.

[Neil]

I will correct myself. It seems that they have had zero impact anywhere.

There is still the worry that this kind of group could cause problems if at any point anyone took them seriously.

Not really though, because there is no risk of anyone taking any of these people seriously.  What resources do these people control?  How many divisions could they muster?  Do they possess atomic weaponry?

These folks are just a bunch of folks who were a little too optimistic about the victory of civilization during the Cold War.

[merithyn]

I will correct myself. It seems that they have had zero impact anywhere.

There is still the worry that this kind of group could cause problems if at any point anyone took them seriously.

Not really though, because there is no risk of anyone taking any of these people seriously.  What resources do these people control?  How many divisions could they muster?  Do they possess atomic weaponry?

These folks are just a bunch of folks who were a little too optimistic about the victory of civilization during the Cold War.

Good points. Those without nukes don't count. Sad, really, but true.

[The Brain]

I will correct myself. It seems that they have had zero impact anywhere.

There is still the worry that this kind of group could cause problems if at any point anyone took them seriously.

Not really though, because there is no risk of anyone taking any of these people seriously.  What resources do these people control?  How many divisions could they muster?  Do they possess atomic weaponry?

These folks are just a bunch of folks who were a little too optimistic about the victory of civilization during the Cold War.

Good points. Those without nukes don't count. Sad, really, but true.

Nuke capable people count too.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Nothing the Space Wolves or Imperial Fists can't handle.

You people suck.  This was a great reference.   

The Ordo Xenos can do it better.

[dps]

There is still the worry that this kind of group could cause problems if at any point anyone took them seriously.

Jimmy Carter arguably already has--not as a member of this group, but through his own efforts.  I remember years ago, during the early part of the Clinton administration, that Sam Donaldson (certainly not someone considered to be a staunch conservative) was highly critical of the Clinton administration for allowing former President Carter so much influence on our policy on Haiti.  Donaldson's criticism essentially was that Carter's agenda is "peace at any price" and that while peace is certainly an admirable goal, it shouldn't be acheived by sacrificing everything else we believe in.

[CountDeMoney]

Tell your sister. I'm sure she'd praise your efforts, anyway.

I've backhanded bitches in public for less that that.  Check yourself lest you wreck yourself, Moms.

I think you might have subject and direct object swapped in your first sentence.

How about you and the soccer mom go cruise for new shoes instead of perpetrating a fraud, Mary?

[miozozny]

Elders? Is Grumbler one of them?