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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #25 on: March 18, 2009, 07:57:58 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Tactical pants on March 18, 2009, 05:18:57 AM
Obama just responded. 


Sorry what?  "Studies have shown that...."?!?  History shows something else entirely!

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The saddest part?  It will eventually happen.  Regardless of it being Russia, China, or another country.  Major wars with real opponents will come again, and we may not see WW2 type casualties but a few hundred to a few thousand a week in a decent battle?  Not just possible, probable for our future.  And most of America simply wouldn't stomach it.

Perhaps - but to rephrase Stalin one or two deaths is a tragedy shown on that evenings news bulletin together with weeping family members, service funerals, tearful eulogies and regrets in Parliament.  A thousand deaths is a minute long news bulletin.
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #26 on: March 18, 2009, 08:19:05 PM »
In Stalins day America didn't run when a few service men were killed and the media didn't go on and on about huge casualties that are, compared to history, very low.
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #27 on: March 18, 2009, 09:23:05 PM »
Quote from: lupinus on March 18, 2009, 08:19:05 PM
In Stalins day America didn't run when a few service men were killed and the media didn't go on and on about huge casualties that are, compared to history, very low.

This is neither Stalin's day for Russia, nor FDR's day for the US, nor Churchill's day for England.

Each of these countries have been drastically affected by media saturation and increased democratic influence... for good or ill.
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #28 on: March 18, 2009, 11:26:53 PM »
Quote from: MicroBalrog on March 17, 2009, 06:47:13 PM
The Regular Army of the United States fields 547,000 men and women, professionals one and all. And if that isn't enough, America has the Marines


547,000 Regular Army? Not including Reserves and/or National Guard?

That number sounds VERY high to me. Got a source citation?
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #29 on: March 18, 2009, 11:49:48 PM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on March 18, 2009, 11:26:53 PM
547,000 Regular Army? Not including Reserves and/or National Guard?

That number sounds VERY high to me. Got a source citation?

http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/history/hst0809.pdf

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Oops, forgot to scroll down.

544,000 or so as of Sept. '08, so not too far off.



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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #30 on: March 19, 2009, 02:03:41 AM »
Quote from: Strings on March 18, 2009, 04:28:12 PM

>And if that isn't enough, America has the Marines<

Yes, but we were talking about the advantages the US has...  :laugh:


Dude- that's cold!  :laugh:

As a former Marine, I just have to respond.  One Marine squad on the border will end any problems with them.  I know because that's what they taught me at PI.  =D

But, as I recall, didn't we win the cold war by out-spending them.  Is their economy any better than it was back then?  [Of course, ours is worse, but we are currently being stimulated.]
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #31 on: March 19, 2009, 11:21:45 AM »
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[Of course, ours is worse, but we are currently being stimulated.]

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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #32 on: March 19, 2009, 11:40:24 AM »
So.....preemptive strike?.....  =|








At least then all those guys preparing for TEOTWAWKI can start using all that cool stuff they've been stockpiling....   :rolleyes:
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #33 on: March 19, 2009, 01:26:59 PM »
Quote from: agricola on March 18, 2009, 07:57:58 PM
Sorry what?  "Studies have shown that...."?!?  History shows something else entirely!  

Ahem.  My above comment was Faux-bama, spoofing the "logic" of gun control.  Had it been a real comment by Barack Obama, you would have heard a series of uh's intercalated with words, followed by the drooling of media lap dogs. 


Re:  "Men at arms" 
I thought a man at arms was an office held by a member of a legislative body.  I think the phrase we are looking for is "men under arms." 
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #34 on: March 19, 2009, 03:51:52 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Tactical pants on March 19, 2009, 01:26:59 PM

Re:  "Men at arms" 
I thought a man at arms was an office held by a member of a legislative body.  I think the phrase we are looking for is "men under arms." 

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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #35 on: March 19, 2009, 08:02:09 PM »
One of He-Man's posse, correct?   :lol:
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #36 on: March 20, 2009, 02:53:35 PM »
Sorry 209: I simply could NOT resist the shot.

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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #37 on: March 20, 2009, 07:43:57 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Tactical pants on March 19, 2009, 01:26:59 PM
Ahem.  My above comment was Faux-bama, spoofing the "logic" of gun control.  Had it been a real comment by Barack Obama, you would have heard a series of uh's intercalated with words, followed by the drooling of media lap dogs. 


Re:  "Men at arms" 
I thought a man at arms was an office held by a member of a legislative body.  I think the phrase we are looking for is "men under arms." 

Umm, Sergeant at Arms is not a member of a legislative body, but the person charged with keeping order at meetings.
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #38 on: March 20, 2009, 07:50:46 PM »
Of course Russia is rearming.  The world's single superpower is in the process of shooting itself in the head, and somebody is going to have to take over the job.  Might as well be Russia, right?
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #39 on: March 20, 2009, 11:15:00 PM »
*YAWN*

...get back to me when Russia is COMPLETING carriers, instead of selling them off to the Chinese, the Rooskie nuke subs aren't in danger of sinking at the pier, and their tank companies aren;t cutting up and selling their tanks for scrap to get food money....
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
« Reply #40 on: March 21, 2009, 01:17:34 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on March 20, 2009, 07:43:57 PM
Umm, Sergeant at Arms is not a member of a legislative body, but the person charged with keeping order at meetings.

Oops.  Yes, I was thinking sergeant at arms, who is apparently not a member of the body.  At least not in the U.S. 
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