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Several other dogs which don't bark. September 11, 2012 12:50 am bowser

The Conservatives have given up on defending their national candidates regarding lies.  It’s very much like Germany in the 1930s, where the National Socialists said anything they wanted to without fear of contradiction.  Very odd, isn’t it.

The other matter which just isn’t mentioned is that our military even bulked up with mercenaries has been beaten in two wars by, I don’t mean this perjoratively, ragheads.  IEDs, RPGs, human sacrificial bombs, and the brutal tactics of the invading forces have combined to beat all the hi-tech, hi-cost toys the American military has.

If this were a football league, with one set of teams having an unlimited budget and the other set eating grass, the grass-eaters would be winning and every single US officer would have been fired.

The US simply pours more money down the military rathole.  And continues to lose wars.

And some will claim that Afghanistan and Iraq are victories.  They are victories, not for us.

  • Defending from what, constant BS? Why would anyone bother. by RobVG 2012-09-11 16:40:44
    • When your military is ineffective, can't win wars, costs more than anyone elses - - - by bowser 2012-09-11 18:12:50
      • Macabre Point? by RobVG 2012-09-11 18:44:35
        • It ain't just a redneck fantasy. by ER 2012-09-11 19:41:57
          • Well that too.... by RobVG 2012-09-11 19:57:26
          • Armed insurrections should be armed. by alcaray 2012-09-11 19:22:51
            • The bad guys will always have weapons. Always. by TB 2012-09-11 19:58:30
              • yep by RobVG 2012-09-13 21:34:02
                • "It’s usually number one on the list of what bad guys want to acquire." by ER 2012-09-11 20:32:41
                  • You can figure that out when you watch what they use the weapons for. by TB 2012-09-11 20:45:44
                    • You mean, like genocide? by ER 2012-09-11 21:11:39
                      • "Black and white." by TB 2012-09-12 09:00:59
                        • I fail to see how Wikipedia contradicts anything I said. by ER 2012-09-12 09:25:42
                          • Contradicts your single point? No. More complex? Yes. by TB 2012-09-12 09:45:05
                            • ? by ER 2012-09-12 10:10:02
        • Left out Vietnam. Our military has lost 3 wars in a row. Out of 3. by bowser 2012-09-11 15:47:41

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