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Originally posted by targeting
Originally posted by theubermensch
Originally posted by targeting
What? Iran's defense budget is $9,174,000,000. Ours is $692,000,000,000. We have nuclear weapons. They don't. I don't think that th U.S. should go to war with Iran, but saying that attacking Iran "would be akin to suicide" is just ridiculous.
Do you really think it will be one on one?
Plus America couldnt beat Vietnam or Korea.
Those Vet Kongs werent scared of your military budget.
Oh please. First of all the U.S. has NATO on their side. Turkey and Israel alone would be enough to crush Iran, but with the entirety of NATO at our sides the U.S. military is practically undefeatable right now.
And who says we couldn't beat vietnam? We didn't surrender we just left because the government finally realized how pointless the war was. You're crazy if you think that America would have lost the war if we didn't pull our troops out. The Vietnam war was an incredible success militarily speaking. The viet congs didn't even win a single major battle.
Originally posted by targeting
What? Iran's defense budget is $9,174,000,000. Ours is $692,000,000,000. We have nuclear weapons. They don't. I don't think that th U.S. should go to war with Iran, but saying that attacking Iran "would be akin to suicide" is just ridiculous.
Originally posted by theubermensch
Originally posted by kimish
I think the U.S. military is much more powerful than people realize. Think of the lack of soldiers and so forth and everything that makes our military look week but, all of that man power has to be compensated for some how. And it is done with technology. The U.S. has the most technologically advanced military on the face of the Earth right now.
But if you look at America's record all they have under their belt since WW2 is Iraq really.
They have been humiliated many times.
And I read how China hacked into the drone to land it in Iran the other day. I think all the tech is a bit over rated.
Originally posted by TDawgRex
reply to post by mayabong
It was also in the news.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
This thread is allegedly from a guy on the gound in Iran.
The OP is very well reasoned in his thinking and not one to over propagandize things. He just tells it as he sees it. I hope that he survives the coming war.
To be truthful, I hope that war is NOT forthcoming. I've had a bellyfull. I don't wish it upon any one, well, unless they're evil.
Oh please yourself. You think you can deal with Russia and China fast enough for your economy not to descend into chaos? Its on the brink as it is.
Originally posted by mayabong
Originally posted by TDawgRex
reply to post by mayabong
It was also in the news.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
This thread is allegedly from a guy on the gound in Iran.
The OP is very well reasoned in his thinking and not one to over propagandize things. He just tells it as he sees it. I hope that he survives the coming war.
To be truthful, I hope that war is NOT forthcoming. I've had a bellyfull. I don't wish it upon any one, well, unless they're evil.
Still not connecting the dots to where they boast about sponsoring terrorism in your link. Inedit on 10-2-2012 by mayabong because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by LongbottomLeaf
reply to post by Sharpenmycleats
To be honest we shouldn't have even been in WWII. Any European will tell you they didn't need us there.
Do you think they'll throw away their economy and their country to try and save Iran?
Originally posted by TDawgRex
Originally posted by LongbottomLeaf
reply to post by Sharpenmycleats
To be honest we shouldn't have even been in WWII. Any European will tell you they didn't need us there.
I've met many a European who were glad we came over...even Germans.
But thanks for the chuckles.
Originally posted by TDawgRex
reply to post by theubermensch
Huh? Do you know your history?
Germany was divided amongst the victors until 91.
And it wasn't Russia...It was the USSR (the Soviet Union) which is now defunct.
Originally posted by LongbottomLeaf
reply to post by theubermensch
Well actually the money owed to China is only a measly trillion. Also it's not like it goes unpaid we load them up with food and jobs, with out us buying their junk they wouldnt even have an economy so its a win win. So please be man enough to tell us what country your posting from?
think they will continue lending money to a failure of a country when it knows you deadbeats cant pay it back? They will cut their loses and foreclose.
And NATO is a joke. The American Army is a joke. They are soft young meatheads that cant even deal with a bunch of Afghans riding around on dirt bikes.
You cant deal with Russia and China.
They know hardship. Americans dont.
Military budgets mean nothing. America wastes massive amounts of money on anything they do.
Originally posted by theubermensch
Originally posted by TDawgRex
reply to post by theubermensch
Huh? Do you know your history?
Germany was divided amongst the victors until 91.
And it wasn't Russia...It was the USSR (the Soviet Union) which is now defunct.
If they had not stopped Germany Hitler would have won the war.
Stalingrad was the decisive victory of WW2.