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Never Fight a Land War in Asia
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| George Friedman
Posted on 09/01/2011 5:43:07 PM PDT by AfricanChristian
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To: Steel Wolf
Asians have a much longer history of warfare than we do, and generally, a much more savage one.I'm not sure I believe that. Being able to field larger armies does not mean your history is longer or more savage.
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posted on
09/02/2011 5:11:44 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: seowulf
Bluntly, no East or South or South-East Asian country would declare war on the US. There is no reason to and it would be suicidal.
Even in the Middle East, Iran wouldn't do it, but maybe some mad Arab state might. Pakistan might
Against the Islamics only nooks are the only way.
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posted on
09/02/2011 5:24:06 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(John 6:61-64: Jesus rebukes those who think the Eucharist is just a symbol/metaphor, repeats: Jn8:15)
To: familyop
If our forefathers had temporarily closed our borders between 1850 and 1920, we wouldnt be having such problems.most Americans wouldn't be there -- I'm sure most of us have Irish or Italian or Polish or Russian or Eastern European Jewish or Dutch or German roots.
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posted on
09/02/2011 5:27:03 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(John 6:61-64: Jesus rebukes those who think the Eucharist is just a symbol/metaphor, repeats: Jn8:15)
To: Pan_Yan
True. And in the ancient world, the armies were comparable between West and East.
In the era 4000 BC to 2000 BC, the big states were Egypt, Sumeria, Akkadia, Mohenjo-daro and the Sung kingdom. The first 4 were in constant contact with each other and had trade with each other
2000 BC to 600 BC, you have the rise of stronger states and Empires like the Egyptian, Hittite and finally neo-Assyrian.
600 BC to 100 AD you have the rise of successive Empires that give birth to each other somewhat: the Persian, Macedonian, Diodeci, Roman, Carthaginian and the Magadhan, Guptan etc.
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posted on
09/02/2011 5:31:10 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(John 6:61-64: Jesus rebukes those who think the Eucharist is just a symbol/metaphor, repeats: Jn8:15)
To: Cronos
"most Americans wouldn't be there -- I'm sure most of us have Irish or Italian or Polish or Russian or Eastern European Jewish or Dutch or German roots."
Hmmm. You're right. If that had been the case, I would be seeing some names other than German ones in local government. People would actually have more rights than animals and trees. ;-)
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posted on
09/02/2011 12:19:47 PM PDT
by
familyop
("Plan? There ain't no plan!" --Pigkiller, "Beyond Thunderdome")
To: AfricanChristian
His mistake is assuming the ‘call to fight’ in these areas, or any area for that matter does not include the option to nuke the b!tches till they need 50,000 sun block.
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posted on
09/02/2011 12:21:58 PM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Cronos
I’d like to keep the Polish and Jewish folks here, too. The rest may go. ;-)
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posted on
09/02/2011 12:23:29 PM PDT
by
familyop
("Plan? There ain't no plan!" --Pigkiller, "Beyond Thunderdome")
To: familyop
oh, I’m not Polish, but the wife is :)
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posted on
09/03/2011 12:33:48 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(John 6:61-64: Jesus rebukes those who think the Eucharist is just a symbol/metaphor, repeats: Jn8:15)
To: Cronos
Then you are blessed. I foolishly let a Polish-American one go (intimidated by her father being an instructor at the university) and married one of southern Italian descent instead. After a year or two, it was like being in the middle of The Spectacle for a time. I worked as much as possible and volunteered for extra National Guard duties, until she finally flew away in the night. ;-)
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posted on
09/03/2011 1:29:27 PM PDT
by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt), Army NG, '89-' 96)
To: familyop
yes, I am blessed — we met in Church too :)
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posted on
09/04/2011 1:28:33 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(John 6:61-64: Jesus rebukes those who think the Eucharist is just a symbol/metaphor, repeats: Jn8:15)
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