Open Question: Please help asap, four history questions = 10 points?

10 February 2012, 11:49 am

Which of the following is NOT true about the Grand Canal built in China? A.It was constructed under the reign of Yang Ti of the Sui dynasty. B.It was a 1,000-mile long waterway connecting north and south China. C.Over 5.5 million people were forced into service to construct the canal. D.Those who co... Read More »

Open Question: Is invading a city capital of a country would be far more costly than having to take town by town?

9 February 2012, 9:57 pm

Is that true that going to take the city capital of a country would be far costly than taking city by city? Like Baghdad in Iraq War and Berlin in WW2?... Read More »

Resolved Question: Is taking a city capital of a country would be far more costly than having to take city vy city?

9 February 2012, 9:29 pm

Is that true that going to take the city capital of a country would be far costly than taking city by city? Like Baghdad in Iraq War and Berlin in WW2? http://www.isteve.com/contrary_wisdom_on_desert_storm.htm... Read More »

Open Question: Who will win the Academy Award 4 Documentary Short?

9 February 2012, 4:56 am

Here are the nominees: "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement" Robin Fryday & Gail Dolgin "God Is the Bigger Elvis" Rebecca Cammisa & Julie Anderson "Incident in New Baghdad" James Spione "Saving Face" Daniel Junge & Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy "The Tsunami & the Cherry ... Read More »

Resolved Question: Who said this quote and was he right?

8 February 2012, 7:38 pm

"Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have violated our guideline about not changing objectives in midstream, engaging in 'mission creep,' and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible. We ha... Read More »

Resolved Question: Was George H.W. Bush right in not invading Baghdad in 1991?

8 February 2012, 6:50 pm

Was it true to what he said about marching onto Baghdad in 1991?... Read More »

Open Question: what do you think of this song by david rovics?

7 February 2012, 6:53 pm

In 1948 I fled my village The Stern Gang drove my family from the lands We ran into the desert Where I've spent these decades living by my hands Life in Haifa wasn't easy But so much better than this hellhole with the soldiers and barbed wire And the closures, and the hunger The humiliation and the ... Read More »

Resolved Question: Republicans, did Dick Cheney forget his words what he said in 1992?

5 February 2012, 6:08 pm

Republicans, please listen to what Cheney said about going into Baghdad in 1991 and overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime. http://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Cheney-changed-his-view-on-Iraq-1155325.php ""I would guess if we had gone in there, I would still have forces in Baghdad today, we'd be r... Read More »

Voting Question: Is it just me or is this woman sailor that was captured even more weak than first thought?

5 February 2012, 1:40 pm

Practically nothing in her statement was actually THAT bad. She said she thought she would be raped. No-one said or tried to do it, she just thought it. She thought they were making her coffin by the banging noises. No-one said or tried to do it, she just thought it. Exactly what torture did she ... Read More »

Resolved Question: I feel so bad should i return the Rolex watches that i stole as a soldier?

4 February 2012, 10:06 pm

It's been almost 8 years and i still can't get over it. I was a soldier in Iraq, we were about 20 kilometers from Baghdad we were ordered to go to a destination and arrest former Iraqi Generals and Businessman and question them. We were told that when we enter their homes we should not take anything... Read More »