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People, don't believe the hype, Russia is no threat no us or NATO.
originally posted by: jude11
a reply to: maxzen2004
Doesn't really matter.
1. You can never be absolutely sure what they have in their back pocket because you're not supposed to know.
2. Vietnam had sticks and stones. How did that work out for the technically advanced attackers?
originally posted by: jude11
a reply to: maxzen2004
Doesn't really matter.
1. You can never be absolutely sure what they have in their back pocket because you're not supposed to know.
2. Vietnam had sticks and stones. How did that work out for the technically advanced attackers?
My point is to never assume what the other guy has because there is a reason they sit on their thrones while we sit in our chairs.
Jude11
originally posted by: BELIEVERpriest
a reply to: maxzen2004
Russian itself isnt a big deal, but BRICS is. If we get involved any further in the Middle East and Russia picks a fight with us, we will have our hands tied. We cant afford to fight two wars if BRICS is destabilizing the Petrodollar. We may have superior equipment, but we can only go as far as the loans take us, and with out the Petrodollar, that wont be far.
originally posted by: mbkennel
originally posted by: jude11
a reply to: maxzen2004
Doesn't really matter.
1. You can never be absolutely sure what they have in their back pocket because you're not supposed to know.
2. Vietnam had sticks and stones. How did that work out for the technically advanced attackers?
Huh? North Vietnam had a military supplied by USSR and China, including jet fighter aircraft and surface to air missiles.
They also took immense losses.
originally posted by: maxzen2004
a reply to: Nikola014 Read the news, Putin is threatening Russian billionaires to bring back the money or he is going to freeze their accounts.
originally posted by: maxzen2004
People, don't believe the hype, Russia is no threat no us or NATO.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Metallicus
And quantity is its own quality.
Russia has outstanding missiles and always has. They've always been slightly ahead of everyone else in that field.
originally posted by: BELIEVERpriest
a reply to: MrSpad
I dont think you understood me. Wars cost money and BRICS is trying to undermine the Petrodollar. Russia may not be able to overpower our military, but they can destroy our economy if they tie us up with war as BRICS makes its trade deals.
originally posted by: maxzen2004
I was in a Nuclear missile battalion and unless Putin is crazy they will never be used.
It will go very bad for Putin if he pushes the envelope.
originally posted by: BELIEVERpriest
a reply to: maxzen2004
Russian itself isnt a big deal, but BRICS is. If we get involved any further in the Middle East and Russia picks a fight with us, we will have our hands tied. We cant afford to fight two wars if BRICS is destabilizing the Petrodollar. We may have superior equipment, but we can only go as far as the loans take us, and with out the Petrodollar, that wont be far.
These are the facts, they have more tanks but we have the Apache.
We conquered Afghanistan in a couple of months, Russia got their ass kicked after 10 years!
The Russian military equipment is of poor quality and the soldiers are very poorly trained.
originally posted by: maxzen2004
People, don't believe the hype, Russia is no threat no us or NATO.
It will go very bad for Putin if he pushes the envelope.
originally posted by: Dimithae
a reply to: MrSpad
And we lost Vietnam.
Plain and simple,the people did not want a war with a country that had been at war for more years than anyone could count. I doubt that Americans are going to continue wanting to be at war now either. They did after all vote Obama in thinking he would close Guantanamo and pull us out of Iraq where we never belonged to begin with.