DUNE-A-TIC

I agree! Now for a quiz, when were the statistics taken on my previous post? It may knock a little sense into why we are there and proove the media is controlling what we know.And by the looks of some of the posts, there is way too much prime time and not enough digging. Dune

Howdy! Dune

There is a whole lot of ignorance running wild on the BHQ. Please do a little research on the changes in Iraq since our second occupation. It is not what your going to read in the general news, you will have to dig a little deeper than that and the courts of Iraq came to this judgement not us. We are not judging his deeds, his own people are. If anyone thinks we should pull-out,sit back, open our borders and wait for the next act of terrorism to just happen is a complete fool. 1. This is good news that hasn't been fit to print or report on TV. 2. It is much easier to point out the errors a man makes when he makes the tough decisions, rarely is the positive as aggressively pursued. Since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1, the first battalion of the new Iraqi Army has graduated and is on active duty. Over 60,000 Iraqis now provide security to their fellow citizens. Nearly all of Iraq's 400 courts are functioning. The Iraqi judiciary is fully independent. Power generation hit 4,518 megawatts; exceeding the prewar average. All 22 universities and 43 technical institutes and colleges are open, as are nearly all primary and secondary schools. By October 1, Coalition forces had rehab-ed over1,500 schools-500 more than scheduled. Teachers earn from 12 to 25 times their former salaries. All 240 hospitals and more than 1,200 clinics are open. Doctor's salaries are at least eight times what they were under Saddam. Pharmaceutical distribution has gone from essentially nothing to 700 tons in May to a current total of 12,000 tons. The Coalition has helped administer over 22 million vaccinations to Iraq's children. A Coalition program has cleared over 14,000 kilometers of Iraq's 27,000 kilometers of weed-choked canals which now irrigate tens of thousands of farms. This project has created jobs for more than 100,000 Iraqi men and women. We have restored over three-quarters of prewar telephone services and over two-thirds of the potable water production. There are 4,900 full-service telephone connections. We expect 50,000 connections by years-end. The wheels of commerce are turning. From bicycles to satellite dishes to cars and trucks, businesses are coming to life in all major cities and towns. 95 percent of all prewar bank customers have service and first-time customers are opening accounts daily. Iraqi banks are making loans to finance businesses. The central bank is fully independent. Iraq has one of the world's most growth-oriented investment and banking laws. Iraq has a single, unified currency for the first time in 15 years. Satellite TV dishes are legal. Foreign journalists aren't on 10-day visas paying mandatory and extortionate fees to the Ministry of Information for "minders" and other government spies. There is no Ministry of Information. There are more than 170 newspapers. You can buy satellite dishes on what seems like every street corner. Foreign journalists (and everyone else) are free to come and go. A nation that had not one single element-legislative, judicial or executive-of a representative government, now does. In Baghdad alone, residents have selected 88 advisory councils. Baghdad's first democratic transfer of power in 35 years happened when the city council elected its new chairman. Today in Iraq, chambers of commerce, business, school and professional organizations are electing their leaders all over the country. 25 ministers, selected by the most representative governing body in Iraq's history, run the day-to-day business of government. The Iraqi government regularly participates in international events. Since July, the Iraqi government has been represented in over two dozen international meetings, including those of the UN General Assembly, the Arab League, the World Bank and IMF and, today, the Islamic Conference Summit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced that it is reopening over 30 Iraqi embassies around the world. Shia religious festivals that were all but banned, aren't. For the first time in 35 years, in Karbala, thousands of Shiites celebrate the pilgrimage of the 12th Imam. The Coalition has completed over 13,000 reconstruction projects, large and small, as part of a strategic plan for the reconstruction of Iraq. Uday and Qusay are dead-and no longer feeding innocent Iraqis to the zoo lions, raping the young daughters of local leaders to force cooperation, torturing Iraq's soccer players for losing games, or murdering critics. Children aren't imprisoned or murdered when their parents disagree with the government. Political opponents aren't imprisoned, tortured, executed, maimed, or are forced to watch their families die for disagreeing with Saddam. Millions of longsuffering Iraqis no longer live in perpetual terror. Saudis will hold municipal elections. Qatar is reforming education to give more choices to parents. Jordan is accelerating market economic reforms. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for the first time to an Iranian, a Muslim woman who speaks out with courage for human rights, for democracy and for peace. Saddam is gone. Iraq is free. President Bush has not faltered or failed. Yet, little or none of this information has been published by the Press Corps that prides itself on bringing you all the news that's important. Iraq under U.S. led control has come further in six months than Germany did in seven years or Japan did in nine years following WWII. Military deaths from fanatic Nazi's and Japanese numbered in the thousands and continued for over three years after WWII victory was declared. It took the US over four months to clear away the twin tower debris, let alone attempt to build something else in its place. Taking everything into consideration, even the unfortunate loss of our brothers and sisters in this conflict, do you think anyone else in the world could have accomplished as much as the United States and the Bush administration in so short a period of time? Dune

Yes by both Dune

That is horrible and will follow the thread. What that family is going through must be the worst of the worst. Very Sad!! Dune

better find more friends bro..hahaha Dune

gave him a nudge by one.lol.. Dune

Good enough reason for me!One more for the loser!lol!! Dune

I wanna floss but can't find it,dunno..why are we voting for this again?..lol.. Dune

Hrmmm, uno mas...This is getting wierd..lol Dune

Hrmmmmmmmm, Zilla only has one usage to my knowledge,LT500..lol..If It is twin Zilla, that may have a new name(1000cc+)..haha..STAND IN LINE!!!and have your credit card out..lol Dune

Keep the minds wandering, every time I see "4 poke" I wonder to myself "what rock are you living under"???The Banshee has stayed in the top of the straight-line for yeaaaaars,no doubt.They feel the heat with the current builds though and the aftermarket is zooming with answers,why?Because they know the potential was not met when they started getting beat.Threads like this are fun, they let us in on the "real world of racing"and keep those that think you have to "mix oil in your gas to beat my ass"to another level of respect.I don't care who you are you will get beat by a four stroke one day.If all you do is talk them down from your keyboard,well your a fool.......... Don't mistake my opinion,still love the Banshee..but your not dealing with warriors with a piston or a 300EX with a pipe anymore.............Those days are gone!! Dune

Sad indeed. Ya'll pretty much covered most of my thoughts on the subject. Dune

Gee,popular site..lol..I threw down one fer ya! Dune

Ok,they will be in the images!! Dune

anyways,let me know where you want them again!! The bike freaking flies!!!!!You would not believe!!!

Funny thing is there is an ornange snowmobile..lol.. http://www.poconomotorsports.com/sneekpeek...Pro%20Only.html Dune

I took three sticks I found in my yard, drilled a hole on each end and installed them on the banshee.I water them to adjust the ride. Took the banshee shocks and intalled them on my pick-up truck, need to find one more!! Dune

I agree 100% with Meat! Dune

ATVCCS, i'll keep you posted on the rest.Searching for a sponsor,so that will hopefully change many things for us. Dune

looks like there is alot of effort going into the track,good luck! Too damn far though.. Dune

Pretty good vid,but it is way different in person...as everything..lol..Need to yank the motor and some other odds and ends on the Honda and going up in class,so we will see if we make it to that race.Lots to do..........Hope to make it. Dune

HAppY bIRtdAy!!! :woot: Dune

HAHAHA! Dune

Lol, ever played an RTS? There is a complete language that you will figure out quick.hehe Dune