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Originally posted by Shadowfoot
reply to post by AP-Chris
It is readily apparent that you are NOT military strategy trained...thanks for the tactics laugh
Originally posted by SarK0Y
don't you think that's something at least a bit criminal??? miserable herd of clowns have issued colored shreds of paper & everyone must use it for trading, right?
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin calls for end of dollar stranglehold
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has called for concerted action to break the stranglehold of the US dollar and create a new global structure of regional powers.
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in Davos 11:18PM GMT 28 Jan 2009
"The one reserve currency has become a danger to the world economy: that is now obvious to everybody," he said in a speech at the World Economic Forum.
It is the first time that a Russian leader has set foot in the sanctum sanctorum of global capitalism at Davos.
Mr Putin said the leading powers should ensure an "irreversible" move towards a system of multiple reserve currencies, questioning the "reliability" of the US dollar as a safe store of value. "The pride of Wall Street investment banks don't exist any more," he said.
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Two army colonels of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army wrote a book in 1999 predicting that future wars against the United States or the West could be carried out in many forms, ranging from attacks by terrorists and computer hackers to financial collapse. Reportedly, they also predicted the attacks against the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington on September 11, 2001, which were masterminded by Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda organization. Their book was translated into English and distributed among the intelligence community in the US three years before the events of last September.
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Originally posted by AP-Chris
Originally posted by Aeons
reply to post by AP-Chris
What do we win by militarily defeating NK? Nothing, nothing, debt. Seoul will still have been destroyed.
Originally posted by sensible thought
reply to post by S3ns1bl3
"The US army has a decade of battle wear and fighting civilians for all that time makes you lazy. The second the US marines have to face down a well trained, well armed enemy with no air support to do the fighting, its pretty much GAME OVER, No contest. Sorry guys but that is just a fact. (again, Remember THE CAVE MEN)"
I will take an army/air force/navy made up of personnel that CHOSE to be our defenders rather than the seemingly "well disciplined" North Korean army. The NK army will start with good intensions and then lack of food and supplies will cause dispersment. We will not try and occupy NK, but rather disrupt and destroy, much like the Gulf War.
Our "battle weary" army would love to have a good old fashion war were you kill any and everyone in front of you. We will not invade.
While I do have pride in our military, I would not propose that our military wants to wage war. In fact, they are probably the ones who have the biggest investment in waging peace...since they are the first to die.
Originally posted by AP-Chris
Tell me all knowing one, what if China treats our fight with NK as an act of war on them and sweeps in to take Taiwan when we launch an offensive on NK. Think we can do NK and Taiwan at the same time? Along with Afghanistan and troop commitments in Iraq?
Originally posted by paearmor
reply to post by buckeyefan
China already controls N Korea..come on guys..
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Originally posted by SarK0Y
reply to post by Aim64C
Disabling those strategic resources does serious damage to a country's ability to push a war effort. Rather than attacking ships and soldiers - you strike at who/what commands those units and you shut down the factories that keep them fed and supplied. With something like power - a huge necessity for modern high-density urbanization, going without it will lead to social unrest and an entire socio-economic collapse, something China is not in a position to combat (they have trouble with the jobless, hungry, and rioting as is).
you're right, my friend, China has less powerful weapon than USA, but that fact will force'em to nuke with full Power & this moment is serious problem for all.
+ hard strikes to China's industrial objects will provide dreadful environmental consequences for region, in particular Russia's Areas, it may be most reason of Russia to say own "W" versus USA, then Nothing will help USA, even (d)uck & cover exercises.