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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:28 PM Original message |
Vietnam Opts for Japanese Bullet Train |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, why not? |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wonderful.... |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. if we could focus on doing this here on a national scale |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. uhh... yeah that is a pretty big leap there seeing as Vietnam has an 1850's rail system |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Hey, at least they're not CONTENT with their antiquated rail system |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. No, were just kinda enormous |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Your math is as bad as your politics. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. taken the train in Europe? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Why yes, I *HAVE* taken the train in Europe! |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Europe is not Schengen so of course there are customs agents |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. You can get from Marseille France on the Medeterennean coast |
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yava (384 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Don'tjust think about yourself |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. uhh... the shinkansen will run on a brand new, entirely seperate, high speed rail line |
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yava (384 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. I think your comment is racist and offensive |
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tucsonlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm Confident The U.S. Will Start Building A State-Of-The-Art.. |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. Good for Japan and Vietnam |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. I have a few Vietnamese friends.. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Yeah, for the those on the winning side and their children. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. As opposed to a capitalist bullet in the head, which is a-OK. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Nothing like in-sourcing. nt |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
12. Amazing what you can do when nearly 50% of your budget isn't spent on war n/t |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Do? |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:27 AM Response to Original message |
13. Because some countries have their priorities in order |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:32 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. And it's not just Vietnam |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. You don't realize the irony of that statement, I guess. ;) n/t |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
15. why didn't they consider US high-speed rail technology? |
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Big_Mike (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. The US is literally not ready for high speed rail |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. What a great post... |
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Big_Mike (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Thanks for your kindness |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. It's been twenty or more years since I rode the line to Niigata, |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. The San Francisco-LA (400 miles) high speed line is estimated at $33B. |
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Big_Mike (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. If we were able to produce it immediately ( |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. IMO, you should be posting more than once every month or two. :) n/t |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
24. Well, we can't afford it because we're fighting another war. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. 40 years ago the war was escalated to save civilization. |
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