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RE: Wisconsin Protests: State Police Pursue Democratic Lawmakers Boycotting Vote
March 5, 2011 at 12:00 am (This post was last modified: March 5, 2011 at 12:15 am by Violet.)
Azharrison Wrote:A strong military is only powerful if you have the cajones to use it.
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Too true
America lacks the guts to exercise its potential.
Quote:China is a back burner concern militarily rt now. In addition to the high alert status from the mid-east meltdown, we have Iran and N. Korea going nuclear with crackpots in charge and Mexico making almost any border a war zone right now. Historically, it seems to me that all we need is a tipping to spin this out of control.
Granted... and it would seem that the dogpile is right close to happening between all of this and the current economic state.
Quote:Collective bargining for some state workers in some broke-ass state is not on the top of my radar screen.... Strategically speaking, of course.
As for the rest of it... Sounds like you shouldv'e put Tony Soprano in the white house... hehehe
This http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Soprano ? Putting a crime boss into a country's leadership isn't such a bad idea to some extents (they've already proven themselves competent against the government). Sadly, their organization would be likely to lean on them, and they would either have to kill all of the ranking members (to say nothing of bringing down lesser members if it came to it) or fear for what are likely somewhat talented assassins.
(March 4, 2011 at 11:43 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:do you really think we aren't just going to roll them over with our (much superior) military?
Careful, Sae.
Quote:Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: "Do not march on Moscow". Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good. That is the first rule. I do not know whether your Lordships will know Rule 2 of war. It is: "Do not go fighting with your land armies in China". It is a vast country, with no clearly defined objectives.
* Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery
In the House of Lords, 30 May 1962
In case you haven't noticed, we're not doing all that well in fucking Afghanistan.
+1, and I like that man already. Reading up on him now
Ahh, his character was acted in "A Bridge Too Far".
Edit:2: Yes, I do like him if the wikipedia page on him is accurate.
