Time to revive the HMoan thread?

I think he's referring to their massive political and military power, which are as concerning, if not more concerning, than their contribution to world pollution.

Chazter - Good points. I've unfortunately gotta run for now, but I think you're right that we have an edge on Russia for now if we were in a defensive position. I was working under the assumption that we would be attacking them (since I think that's what this thread started as...attacking them in defense of Georgia).

I still disagree that they are not a decent military force as we speak, but there's really no way to prove that and your defense budget numbers indicate that I'm wrong on that. Hopefully we won't find out first hand anytime soon.


120557 - Yes I know that is my opinion...that's why I started everything with "I think". To answer your question, I haven't ever served in the military, although I fail to see how that's really relevant in terms of knowledge of international military strength.

I sense that you're trying to make a point, but you're being extremely indirect about it. Are you implying that the Democrats are prone to giving away cushy government contracts?

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I don't agree. Traditional warfare with Russia has always been treacherous. Given their ridiculous geography and climate, they've always been one of the most difficult countries to attack and defeat, if not the most difficult. Their technology and spending, while both taking a hit in the 90's when the USSR dissolved, has since taken a huge rebound. Their government is swimming in money, and they've pumped a TON of it into their military (in true Russian fashion).

Not only do I think that we can't beat them easily, I doubt that we could actually beat them at all...particularly if we continue to stretch ourselves thin in Afghanistan and Iraq.

And you're suggesting that we denounce government money and instead rely on a paycheck from God?

In my full body footy pajamas when I was really little.

Ouch.

taken.

What you do: Never speak to them ever again and try to forget that it happened.

Why someone would do that: Because they think that they're not good enough, and that the only chance they'll ever have with an attractive woman is by lying about themselves.

Sorry to hear it.

But you're agreeing that being a coward is the smart and appropriate move?

Well I don't think it was completely wasted, since you revealed him as a bit slow on the uptake. That's worth something, at least. Haha.

I still want to know if the homeless person that found them got arrested for trespass too.

Well said.

So you're agreeing with the American response to avoid military conflict with Russia, but calling them cowards for doing it? That's contradictory.

And yes I agree that the war on terror is a largely fictional pretext for governmental power under the Republican heading. However, there is no doubt that insurgent resistance in Iraq is real and furious.

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Also, any suggestions of good songs to learn for beginners?

Thanks!

That's what I've been saying the whole time. But yet you called them cowards for doing that, and now you're saying it's the smart move.



I never said that there were terrorists there when the war started. I said that the war is going slowly now because they are fighting terrorists. Whether or not you agree with the reason for the war, or agree that there were terrorists there at the beginning (I disagree with both, mostly), the fact is that now they are fighting insurgents and terrorists while trying to save the country from ruining the infrastructure.

Abby, just wanted to post to say that if every girl would make that face in their pictures, this world would be a better place. Haha, I love that face in pictures.

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Are you getting this statistic by including governmental workers in that number, or just welfare?

Many expert in international policy have been warning against Russia for a while now. They've eliminated their national debt, tightened their authoritarian government style, increased corruption, and continued with their human rights violations. However, they are still a world superpower and we don't have the liberty to simply attack them at leisure. The results, as I've said, would be devastating. It's akin to other countries' inability to attack us because we would retaliate swiftly and strongly.

It's ENTIRELY different from the war in Iraq. The war in Iraq is not against the country, but rather against the terrorists which are harbored there. We are trying to bolster the country while destroying our enemy. This is counter-intuitive to every traditional notion of war. Generally, war intends to destroy the infrastructure through attacks. But in Iraq, we have to preserve the infrastructure in order to facilitate the rebuilding of the country and civilization. This is extremely delicate and hard, and that is a major reason why the war effort is going so slowly. If we were to attack a country like Russia, we would be able to exert our militaristic force much more easily and take out their infrastructure rather than tiptoe around.

Men jumping ship - disagree
Men taking the hardest route - agree
Men monopolizing the grill - agree
Men watching volleyball only for boobs and looks - sorta agree
Men planning only for beer consumption - totally agree
Men starting the fire without lighter fluid - agree

Great post.