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Originally posted by Arnie123
reply to post by SplitInfinity
Yea man, I went ahead an looked it up, looks very promising tech!! In only a matter of years also, there seeking a megawatt build, but even thats not impossible an a very real tech within a very close time period.
I guess with our current age alot of people thought a rail system was next gen, but current leaps an bounds in technology has already surpassed all that, so I have high hopes for this tech. A game changer indeed.
Could this happen?
Is this something we can handle in our current state?
is the U.S. as bad ass as we have always been?
So suck it up and learn important words like Humility, Humbleness and Diplomacy.
Originally posted by Arnie123
reply to post by Cosmic4life
Lmao, what a load of BS. For starters, you had family as pilgrims and your a hard worker, lay off the crutch cheeky fellow!! Pilgrims, lol, you wanna pissing war? My family are native to this land, oh faced!!! Native america.s, sioux ponca, put that in your pipe an smoke it at tea time.
Japan was a strategic decision as it would save american lives from a large ground assualt force, thats like saying japan went the easy way and bomb pearl harbor when they could have brought their fleet an went mono a mono, in war you save as much of YOUR people not the enemies, don't make me laugh with your lack of insight.
Afghan, a bunch of cave men? Whatever people may think they are, they are alot smarter than you currently think, thats why they maintain the title, grave yard of empires, your tea an biscuits could'nt pull it off, your mighty russian who you praise soooooo much an hero of WW2 could'nt pull it off, and yes even we are faultering agaisnt them, we know.
Speaking of which, how dare you, the audacity to sit there an say american blood was'nt spilled in nowhere near the amounts of the russians!! during ww2, does D-Day ring a bell? MY GOD!! how much more blood do you want? How much to quench your thirst? You brits really don't like how history worked out for you guys as a once world power.....Jesus guy, your literaly in a poop flinging match!! An you some how thing you got the bigger poop to fling around, lol this is great!!!
We lost korea? Ummm their was a CEASE FIRE!!! If we had lost, it'll be a complete communistic state, the gall you have, clearly the pictures clear and the cultures demostrate that....no clear winners there cheeck fellow.
And iraq, that had to happen, one way or another. Yes the iraqs quit in droves, just like the gulf war, in my opinion, whats to argue? We came in force an they put there weapons down an kissed our hands, alot better than a blood bath.
Seeing that your from england, I guess its only nature you would say that, yes I will give you the "Bull", you claim this an claim that, but no matter how much you preach, I could tell the tell tale signs in your post, *wink*
Originally posted by thatonedude
reply to post by Uneedhlp247
Could this happen?
Of course, almost anything is possible.
Is this something we can handle in our current state?
I believe it is.
is the U.S. as bad ass as we have always been?
Certainly,
FEL
FEL vid
Who knows what those crazy bastards will make next.
reply to post by Cosmic4life
So suck it up and learn important words like Humility, Humbleness and Diplomacy.
Practice what you preach chap.
Originally posted by RSF77
Keep on dreaming that the US is going to magically fall apart some day. As much as everybody hates our country, it isn't going anywhere. The dollar can fall, the US won't. The US military is not going to switch to rubber bullets tomorrow.
If it did well then I feel sorry for the rest of you, for some reason people think whatever replaces it is going to be better. I wonder just what utopian nation is going to take the reigns after the US falls? Maybe China will be nice to all of you, lol.
It really gets me how many people just hate the US without realizing that it has pretty much been the most benevolent empire in the history of Earth, despite the million things everyone hates us for.edit on 4-9-2012 by RSF77 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by SplitInfinity
reply to post by Cosmic4life
You really, really do not have a CLUE as to what you are talking about. You say that you are not a U.S. Basher...yet every statement you make points to it.
You have declared that the U.S. would lose a WAR against China and Russia but every analyst or Expert in Warfare from a variety of Countries and this includes China's own Military Leadership...has stated that against the U.S. Military...China would have NO CHANCE.
I am extremely familiar with current U.S. Military Capabilities and even know a bit about Capabilities that are not made Public and can tell you with 100% certainty...that Russia and China do not have the capability to defeat the U.S. Military. China as well as Russia have very little ability of FORCE PROJECTION. Without Force Projection there is ZERO POSSIBILITY of any Country or even MULTIPLE GROUPS of Countries to be able to Militarily even confront the U.S. Military. This does not even take into consideration of Huge Breakthroughs of U.S. Capabilities in Direct Energy Weapons. China could have an Army of 500 MILLION and it would not matter if they cannot be able to GET TO A BATTLE.
The United States has a Global Military Force and has 48 States which are surrounded by the Atlantic the Pacific and a Close related Country of Canada between it and the Arctic Ocean. It also has a Navy that makes it impossible for any troop carriers to reach it's shores.
It's entire Military as well as Reserves are Battle Hardened. The Russian Military is in a total state of disrepair. There is no way for either of these two countries to Force Project either Troops or Military Equipment to confront the U.S. Military and even if they did by some miracle...they would quickly lose in battle. Split Infinity
You are assuming that China and Russia both have bigger and better militaries and that their soldiers are more capable than ours and that they are just bluffing at the moment . Don't think so buddy! You say you were in our military and our soldiers are no where close to being as good others. I think maybe youre the one stuck in a day dream.
Originally posted by Trajan
reply to post by SplitInfinity
LOL! You really think Russia (who clocked up 5 times the space time than you in the 60s) and have put the first satellite and man in space are really in as bad a shape as they portray?
You're a fool if you think so. Russia has the worlds LARGEST special forces (Spetsnaz) and have developed more advanced missiles and missile systems than the US has (even with a fraction of your military spending), don't believe me? Check out their new ICBM which has turned your multi-billion dollar ABM shield into a hunk of junk.
Russia, and to a lesser extent China, have been militarizing, training and innovating their military power since the Cold War height and were preparing to sledgehammer the US (and Europe) back to the stone age.
Do you really think Russia (who have extreme corruption in the Govt. and military) have been sitting idle for the past 20-60 years? Or China, who have known to understate their military strength and spending, have been building conventional weapons?
China produced Sun Tzu, the legendary tactician who is still referred to by modern armies and is known for misdirecting his enemies as well as using deception. He practically wrote the book on warfare ('The Art of War').
If we take his teachings and apply them to Chinese beliefs (mainly to use whatever goal necessary to win, and to fool ones foes) then you can kinda get the jist of what I am saying.
China has been known to use their vast reserves of manpower to overwhelm their enemies, or by using unconventional weapons en masse to overwhelm their foe.
Russia (under the Khans) also used this same belief system.
Both sides are watching the US in action (Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan more recently) and watching how it works, meanwhile they are plotting counter measures and strikes to decapitate the US chain of command.
The US shows its hand too much, Russia and China don't show theirs or if they do then they make it look messy and brute.
Anyway, sorry for interrupting your day dreams about American invincibility.
Just one more thing. Your armed forces aren't 'battle hardened'. Some of them are but the majority suffer from PTSD (Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder) and can't cope with what they saw in the Mid East. It is largely Irish mercenaries, British regulars, French Foreign Legion and German regulars who fight on the ground. The US bombs from afar and then mops up what survivors there are.
And I trained with your Marines (the so called 'Best of the best') and they couldn't keep up with us or the British Commandos who came over to train as well. So don't give me that bull about your military being in tip top shape. Your Infantry are falling apart mentally, and genetically (thanks to inoculations against the depleted Uranium- tipped weapons during Operation Iraqi Freedom).
Originally posted by Trajan
reply to post by SplitInfinity
Even if this FEL weapon is commissioned to be brought into service, do you really think the rest of the world (especially Russia and China) are going to allow the US to have a weapon capable of making all their weapons useless?
If the U.S. does deploy it then the world will be at the whims of the USA and we will be pressed into Pax Americana times 1,000,000.
IF the US attempts to bring this weapon system into play then Russia, China, N. Korea, Pakistan, India, and Iran will attack with everything they have in a bid to stop it. Sure, the US could retaliate with nuclear, chemical or biological weapons but wouldn't it be better for them to stop the US 'super weapon' and suffering a few million dead, rather than letting the US acquire that sort of weaponry and forever living under U.S. dominance?
If America attempts to place those weapons in space then we shall see not only their enemies mobilizing but former allies will as well. I don't think ANY nation in the world would like to see a single nation with world domination weaponry.
The US has a nice big, shiny army and navy but there is no hope in Hell can they face off against the rest of the world, even if the UK and Israel back them to the end. We would see Russia, China, Pakistan, India, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, The Low Countries, The Scandinavian countries, Canada, Mexico, S. America.. and so on, so forth, massing their military strength to obliterate the United States. Even with their FEL, Rail, EMP, MEB and nuclear weapons they would not last a week against a couple billion soldiers.
So, the US can prance and parade about how they are going to bring this new weapon into service but they will push it back a decade. And then another decade. And another, and another. Because the other world powers, even with their pacts and alliances, will not want to see one nation with supreme control over all others. It would be a true World War and it would only end with either the eradication of Humanity as we know it, or with complete and utter decimation of the United States of America.