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Originally posted by Xeros
Some good points there Russian Soldier and I think that the US would have invaded Iran a long time ago if it was'nt for these ties. I'm sure there 'needs' to be a manufactured event on the US/Israeli front to push forward there agenda IMO. However this
Originally posted by Russian soldier
I don't like their president, particularley because of the comment "I will wipe all of Israel off the face of the earth".
is commonly misquoted an taken out of context as an attempt (imo) by the media to add fuel to the fire. It makes me a bit annoyed. Please read this to get the "quote" in it's full context.
Originally posted by Russian soldier
And you can keep saying that we are weak, that we got nothing, that we are incomparable to US military power, but that will prove nothing. Russia's army is incredibe.
US has black projects? What, you think Russia doesn't?
What I will say is alot of Russia's people don't live in very good conditions, and Russia needs improvement. Well, actually, ALL countries could use improvement.
I will also resay the statement "Russia's girls are the hottest" cuz they are!
Iran's military isn't comparable to US's but war with Iran, plus the current wars, plus a possible war with North Korea, is gonna hurt US, as if it hasn't already(the wars with Afghanistan and Iraq)
Originally posted by rogue1
So what are you proving by saying Russia has something ?.
Originally posted by rogue1
Interesting statement. Russia couldn't even handle one of thse countries.
Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
As an American, let me say that right now, what I see in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation truly concerns me. As different as the two entities are, I almost see the Russian military as the U.S. military in the future, in that the current state of the Russian military is indicative of what the U.S. military may become as well.
Right now, my country is involved in a war in Iraq, a war that I believe we are bound to lose, a war that is spitting out bills we won't be able to pay, our military, particularly our Army and Marine Corps, are falling into a state of disrepair and unreadiness, and a bunch of other things you can read about here:
The U.S. military, and perhaps American society as well, is looking at an unprecedented institutional and social collapse all because of poor militarization and a disastrous war. We are looking at a future that the Russian Federation faced immediately when the USSR died in 1991.
A demoralized, dispirited, fragmented U.S. military is most likely in the works, possibly worse than we were after Vietnam and at least one some sort of similar level as Russia.
You can see similarities here and there. As rogue1 said, Russia cannot even produce a single computer CPU, or any sort of high-tech equipment the way they might have done in the old Soviet days.
The U.S. is falling behind in the technology department rapidly as well, as even our high-tech sector depends more on the successes of countries like China, India, and Japan.
My prediction is that if the current trend continues, then 10 years from now, we may see a U.S. military resembling the Russian military is many, if not all characteristics.
My hope is that we will look at the Russian plight and appreciate our significantly better situation and learn to improve it so we will have a military in the year 2016.