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Originally posted by TMFAP
Canadian authorities plan to build a sham Afghan village in Washington, D.C., then attack it with IEDs and fake Taliban fighters, in an effort to illustrate what it's like to be a Canadian soldier deployed to the country.
On Sept. 23 and 24, during a two-day military conference, the Canadian embassy will set up the dramatic assault on its courtyard. The demonstration will include armed soldiers and explosive displays, with U.S. generals and members of the U.S. Congress expected to be looking on.
(source Raw Story)
Originally posted by Thumb
21cdb, I like your style. Coming in here and being reasonable. Good stuff!
I wanted to quote this post. Makes a ton of sense to me. Thank you for it, kinda snapped me back to my usual rational and logistical way of thinking.... or that is what I try for anyway, dont always make it.
Originally posted by 21cdb
Just an FYI for anyone willing to listen....
I spent 6 years in a combat MOS in the USMC, have worked as a security contractor since, and you are all worrying about an impossibility.
I can state this for two reasons.
1)My military experience gave me insight into what it takes to conduct operations. Urban, desert...whatever. The warfighter to support ratio is something like 1:8. IE: For every trigger puller to be fielded, it takes minimum 8 supply/admin/cook/whatever backing him up. To conduct anykind of US wide military operation, the sheer ammount of logistics it would require makes it impossible. Think about it for a second. Iraq is the size of California and it's taking the entire weight of US military might to keep it going.
That's even assuming you'd get X ammount of servicemen to actually participate.
2)I worked for a company contracted out to protect FEMA workers in and around N.O. during Katrina and Rita. Having seen the internal workings of FEMA and civillian law enforcement, you have a better chance of being taken over by your local boy scout troop than any of these clowns. (and keep in mind I used to be a big "the nat. guard and FEMA are going to take over" guy.
Isn't going to happen this way folks. Ever heard the saying about throwing a frog in a boiling pot of water vs just slowly turning up the heat?
Applies here.
[edit on 8-9-2009 by 21cdb]
Originally posted by Kaytagg
reply to post by 21cdb
What about blackwater? I hear they head hunt for the most talented US soldiers, and apparently they are very well funded, as their privately owned troops make six figure salaries.
Originally posted by PsykoOps
reply to post by Anonymous Avatar
I've got a question. How does militias gain access to US military hardware? You said "Many of them have weapons caches that rival the US military because that is where they come from." Do you mean that they already posses these weapons from US military or do you mean that if something big goes down those who are with militias will provide these?
Originally posted by Thumb
reply to post by 21cdb
Anonymous Avatar, the information you have presented is an interesting read, for sure. Though, I find my self asking a couple of questions…regardless of how you obtained the information of which you speak, if true, why in your right mind would you post this on an open, public forum? If you were purvey to such information, I would assume that you would not be posting it in a public place like you have…
[edit on 8-9-2009 by Thumb]
Originally posted by PsykoOps
Ok, I was just wondering if they were legal or not. Would think that military would be more carefull and target those they suspect of having military grade materials.
Originally posted by shug7272
reply to post by Anonymous Avatar
What you are saying you seem to believe. I dont know but for some reason I believe you. I never believe people on the internet either... thats odd. Would you talk about your contacts some please. I dont care for specifics, Im not going to check on them anyway. I would like to know how they claim to have access to this information and why it is you personally believe it to be true or at the least credible.