Who is next?

3rd April 2003 at 05:12 PM blindfaith said this in Post #20



Would you like to edit that?

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Done.

Never mind.

3rd April 2003 at 05:24 PM l33tace said this in Post #22




 

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So no response to the rest of it?

Don't you think it was foolish to announce who you were going to attack and give them over a year to prepare? Don't you think it was foolish to make an already paranoid regime which you knew was close go getting nuclear weapons even more paranoid?


Or do you think that is a good strategy for dealing with North Korea?

It seems that some of you people worship Bush as if he is a god and refuse to actually think about the implications of some of the things he says.

What about the Axis of Evil speech was a good thing in terms of foreign policy, whether military or peaceful?

3rd April 2003 at 05:28 PM blindfaith said this in Post #23

Never mind.

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I assumed it was an official request to edit it. Was I incorrect?

It wasn't official, it was a suggestion.  Yes, you edited it.  I edited my comment to 'Never mind'.

I think that some of us don't want to waste our time responding to the same old tired rhetoric that you're talking about.  Why the rolling of the eyes?  Because of said rhetoric that just isn't believable anymore except for a certain few. 

There's a bumper sticker out there that says
"First Iraq, then France!"
I vote for France!

2nd April 2003 at 08:42 AM Jutsuka said this in Post #13




If so we will kick your *sses!

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LOL OK WHATEVER

Definitely Sweden... Nothing but a bunch of trouble makers there, I can tell right now!!!!!

As far as war, persnally I think no one is next unless there are *very* direct links unlike Irag and more like Afghanistan. I think some of the Saddam issue has a little to do with unfinished business. We can only wait and see, because if this exclusively has to do with terrorism then there are major players out there who are "coveted" by groups in Saudia Araiba, Asia, and of course Palestine.

Odd that it's just been announced Putin is calling up 175,000 Russians in May. Hmmm.

where did you see/hear that ?

I have a feeling that North Korea might be attacked next.

didymus / all

175 Thousand Russians to Be Called up for Military Service in Spring 2003
Gog-Magog here we come!

This is all of a sudden spiraling with supersonic speed!




http://english.pravda.ru/politics/2003/04/01/45366.html

175 Thousand Russians to Be Called up for Military Service in Spring 2003

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree yesterday 'on the call-up
of Russian citizens for military service in April-June 2003 and the release
from military service of those who have completed their service.' As the
president's press office announced, the call-up will begin today. A total of
175,050 people will be summoned for military service this spring but,
according to the presidential decree, only men between the ages of 18 and 27 will be called up. Those servicemen who have completed their term of service will be released from duty according to the law on military service. This decree comes into force from the day of publication.


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I believe we will next attack the gates of hell as revival sweeps through our nation.

Perhaps Im overly optimistic

175 Thousand Russians to Be Called up for Military Service in Spring 2003

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How many already serving are going to be released, though? This sentence in the article caught my eye:

Those servicemen who have completed their term of service will be released from duty according to the law on military service.

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If they release 175,000 and replace them with 175,000 more, rather than preparing for Gog-Magog, maybe all they're doing is breaking even.

Wolseley

Can't be sure what they're doing. Up until the end of the USSR days, well...our Army, if everyone was activated, Reserves, NG, etc...comes out to something about the equivalent of 17 2/3 Divisions. The USSR had 18 Airborne divisions, i.e., they had more paratroopers than we have soldiers!

We can't tell from the story if 175,000 will have completed their service.
Just thought the timing on the story was a bit ironic.

I don't think the US is planning to invade anyone pretty much soon, just in terms of a possible timetable. The "axis of evil" speech was just a lot of rhetoric.

Invading Iraq took fully 1 year to plan (from when we started hearing about it last year to when Bush actually went in).

Let's assume that after Iraq is fully occupied that the US ties up 3 Army divisions there just maintaining order [there are lots of people there who will hate the US regardless of what happens to Saddam, so we can expect more gureilla style attacks à la N Ireland]. According to the outgoing army Chief of Staff Gen Shinseki, the US needs at least a hundred thousand troops to maintain order. That ties up a good part of the army for at the very least 3-6 months (hey Bosnia was only supposed to be one year, but the National Guard is still there...). That comfortably puts us into the end of this year. Next year, the Bush administration will be focusing on the end of the year elections, and won't be worrying about a future war. Thereafter, depending on whether Iraq turns out to be a mess, Bush may or may not get re-elected. Also, you need to think about troop morale. Most of the troops over in Iraq just want to get the job done and get home, not shipped off to S Korea.

N Korea--okay let's even suppose he plans to invade N Korea. The only way in is through S Korea.

Do you think N Korea is just gonna sit by and let the US build up forces in S Korea? Once the US even hints about building up forces, moving in heavy army divisions, N Korea will have no choice but to launch an all-out attack on Seoul, which it would probably destroy with artillery. Then, you have to worry about China getting into the fight since the Korean armistance would be effectively over.

2nd April 2003 at 10:40 PM blindfaith said this in Post #26

It wasn't official, it was a suggestion.  Yes, you edited it.  I edited my comment to 'Never mind'.

I think that some of us don't want to waste our time responding to the same old tired rhetoric that you're talking about.  Why the rolling of the eyes?  Because of said rhetoric that just isn't believable anymore except for a certain few. 

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*Taps nose*

2nd April 2003 at 07:37 AM Wolseley said this in Post #9

Sweden.

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LOL!