Posted on 03/27/2015 8:28:53 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Some of my Singaporean friends told me that the government holds you responsible for the care of your elderly parents, too. They said you can be fined or jailed if they are found to be neglected.
Singapore airport had dozens of PC’s scattered throughout the airport, where free internet was available to passengers. Ultra-modern design. Hong Kong airport was also well organized and clean. I received my checked in bag very quickly. Taipei airport was also good.
But Manila airport was a zoo. Overcrowded and poorly laid out.
May be I should encourage my kids to live there hahaha..
You got it wrong. Singapore rewards responsible people and does not empower bandits with the ability to punish responsible people.
Sadly out west, irresponsibility is praised and it is the adult who is scrutinized
I forgot about that, they reached a trade agreement where they can now sell medical gums, but still no gum just for fun.
So possession of gum is legal, but not selling it.
Singapore spends under 4% of its GDP on the military. That is hardly a disproportionate amount.
It’s pretty early here, but I still love a good comedian at any hour.
The F-35 is truly a masterpiece if you’re comparing it to a lada.
The F-15 is a battle tested and rough, tough fighter and interceptor.
The F-35 is a colossal waste of cash.
Their military is on par with the Texas National Guard.
The society is fraying from different areas. There are various laws that keep everyone in 'check'.
There is no free speech. No right of assembly. State run newspapers. Proselytizing is frowned upon. There is a vast importation of foreign workers. You will be charged with sedition for making racist comments on the internet. The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act will not allow you to speak ill of other religions.
It is a anti free corporate state. A great place to visit, but I feel for the citizens.
The Israelis have signed up for 33 of these planes, so they may disagree. I've been reading journalistic critiques of new weapon systems for donkey's years. The unspoken premise has nothing to do with the merits of specific new weapon systems, and everything to do with the following core assumption: "It'll be a great day when education gets all the money it wants and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy bombers."
Considering that most of the personnel are draftees, that's not a surprise. The question is - how do the region's other defense establishments compare with the TNG?
Indonesia stands out in SE Asia. And they have shifted in their military buildup do to the Chinese advance in the South China Sea. They have competent forces, and their Kopassus is the real deal.
My problem is, it’s a slow, unmaneuverable one trick pony. If it’s stealth is negated, it’s just a slow moving target.
There are radars and technologies now that can defeat the stealth aspect.
It’s far better to focus on fast with lots of firepower. I think it’s a massive waste of public funds going after this aircraft which will be obsolete by time it goes mainstream.
Criticisms of stealth are overdone. Military establishments around the globe, including both USAF and customers for the F-35, have tried to get around stealth and failed. This is why all major weapons manufacturers, including Russia and China are trying to get in on the game. Customers for these big and expensive weapons systems have a lot at stake, and not just in dollar terms.
The average journalist operates from the following premises: (1) war is bad, (2) if the US military had no new weapon systems, war would end, (3) new US weapon systems are bad. From there, they go on to quote only the people who support their premises. Now, you might say that this is biased journalism. I think it's defensible. How could a journalist, a non-specialist by definition, even begin to figure out the merits of something as complicated as a new weapon system? It's a complete crapshoot, in terms of getting it right. Given the time constraints on his ability to find out enough to evaluate the subject at hand, why not simply adopt a contrarian/his default leftist position?
The singaporeans are one of the few people who really like their government - and not just for show. You can freely leave if you don’t like it, but not many do.
well, Indians and Chinese (the 3rd and 1st largest ethnicities in Singapore) have a history of spitting on the streets, so Singapore wanted to break that. They did and the streets are clean
You’re wrong—that’s not true anymore.
Australian hearings on the F-35 project. They touch on a great many issues, including exchange ratios:
Note: this topic is from . Thanks sukhoi-30mki.
We had a fine military made up of conscripts that handled the type of combat our current military could never handle: Pusan, Tet, The Bulge, etc. The U.S. Army couldn’t handle a Tet offensive or a Bulge...too many females in the ranks incapable of fighting as infantry.
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