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Old 05-23-2007, 05:49 PM
boracay boracay is offline
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I would imagine the US cannot afford another all out war. When george bush declared the surge for Iraq at a measly 20K troops I new for certain that there would never be war with Iran on the same scale as the Iraq war. I guess you could just bomb the [censored] out of them though. I'm sure that wont piss anyone off.

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i'd say you're very wrong here.
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Old 05-24-2007, 12:10 AM
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Oh my god. I actually feel sick.

This is the gulf of tonkin type incident that Ron Paul warned would happen. How many times does he have to be proven right before people start to listen?

Can we PLEASE get this ass-hat president out of office before he totally fs up absolutely everything??
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Old 05-24-2007, 01:05 AM
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I can't imagine this administration is really as crazy as I sometimes pretend they are. There's absolutely no way that even an air-based engagement with Iran would be anything other than completely and absolutely disasterous. Even just on a political level, I would imagine that bombing Iran would pretty much destroy the Republican party for the next 8 years or so.
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Old 05-24-2007, 01:08 AM
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I can't imagine this administration is really as crazy as I sometimes pretend they are. There's absolutely no way that even an air-based engagement with Iran would be anything other than completely and absolutely disasterous. Even just on a political level, I would imagine that bombing Iran would pretty much destroy the Republican party for the next 8 years or so.

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I doubt it would destroy the Reds, I think everyone sees George W as a sort of anomoly. He'll be gone in 2 years, problem solved (hopefully).

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Old 05-24-2007, 05:40 AM
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I would imagine the US cannot afford another all out war. When george bush declared the surge for Iraq at a measly 20K troops I new for certain that there would never be war with Iran on the same scale as the Iraq war. I guess you could just bomb the [censored] out of them though. I'm sure that wont piss anyone off.

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i'd say you're very wrong here.

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The United States has 2 million active service personnel.
We've already sunk the entire Iranian navy without a single casualty once.

The United States are the bad guys. The Iranians are great.
All praise to Allah and may he destroy the Jews in 'one storm'. The Iranians are a shining example of justice, murdering a 13 year old girl who's only crime was that she was raped by soldiers and lost and was no longer pure. The Iranians obey international law by kidnapping British sailors...twice. Their diplomatic relations are nothing but brilliant, especially when they openly declare that they will wipe Israel from the face of the map.
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Old 05-24-2007, 06:18 AM
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Woolygimp:

Do you intend to enlist?


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Old 05-24-2007, 06:23 AM
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Seriously considered to a military academy for college and getting commissioned as an officer[33 on ACT/96% or something on ASVAB(sp)], but I had health problems around my 17th birthday which took that opportunity off the table.

To be honest, I would've loved to fly helicopters if capable.
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Old 05-24-2007, 08:43 AM
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To be honest, I would've loved to fly helicopters if capable.

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Yeah, it looks like you have been sold by the romantic adverts for the armed forces. If "flying" helicopter is your idea of fun, I would suggest civilian helicopter piloting. Of course, if you'd like to crash helicopters or being shot down in a helicopter...


Ah, the naivety of youth! How could we have a war without it?
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Old 05-24-2007, 08:56 AM
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Well, of course we're getting ready for another war! But it won't be until the next president is in office.
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Old 05-24-2007, 11:05 AM
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To be honest, I would've loved to fly helicopters if capable.

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Yeah, it looks like you have been sold by the romantic adverts for the armed forces. If "flying" helicopter is your idea of fun, I would suggest civilian helicopter piloting. Of course, if you'd like to crash helicopters or being shot down in a helicopter...


Ah, the naivety of youth! How could we have a war without it?

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I'm very a very pacifist and compassionate person, but if your out in the real world you have to realize that conflict is part of our nature. Some individuals on a basic level love to fight, and others are just batshit insane. There are several countries where these individuals gain control of a country, and they will not see reason and logic as you do.

I'm not the naive one who thinks MAD is the end all deterrent. Nuclear war, as of right now, is inevitable because war is inevitable.

And me saying that I'd enjoy flying helicopters? That doesn't necessarily mean that I'd enjoy combat with one, as there are plenty of non-combat helicopter assigned roles in the military such as supply and medivac. I'm not filthy rich, so I can't buy a civilian craft and I'm not interested in a civilian chopper profession.

I absolutely enjoy shooting guns, and own a couple. Doesn't mean that I'd enjoy shooting a person.
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