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vincentML -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 10:19:46 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: So, if Israel attacks only their missle bases in Iran there will be no counter attack from Hezbollah from the north, no attack against US installations remaining in Iraq, and no bottle neck in the Straights of Hormuz? Are the Persians that easy to knock off? Do you think Gingrich has a reasonable position? All of that- and much more- would pale into insignificance before the launch of Iranian nukes at Israel. It's a chance we cannot- and that the world, ultimately, will not- take. You presume Iran would launch nukes without fear of retaliation. You presume there would be no retaliation. We presumed Saddam had WMD.... oops!!

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 5:33:42 PM)
quote: Iran fought Iraq to a seven year stalemate Yeah, and we went through them like a hot knife through melted butter. The nation-building has been a different story, but we have more than proven that we can destroy what we want and kill anything we can find.

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 5:36:00 PM)
quote: You presume Iran would launch nukes without fear of retaliation. They say they will launch them. I believe them. You don't. Yours is the more dangerous assumption.

vincentML -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 5:39:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: You presume Iran would launch nukes without fear of retaliation. They say they will launch them. I believe them. You don't. Yours is the more dangerous assumption. Please explain how Iran's nukes are an imminent threat to us. Also, please cite your source for "they say they will launch them."

Lucylastic -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 5:54:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave The nation-building has been a different story, but we have more than proven that we can destroy what we want and kill anything we can find. When nation building is the required result, the ability to kill anything and destroy what you want... really is a dumb pathetic claim..,however fitting. any moron can destroy given the right tools and the right "justification". Nation building takes more than ignorance and brute force

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 6:53:32 PM)
quote: Please explain how Iran's nukes are an imminent threat to us. Also, please cite your source for "they say they will launch them." Just like GWB with Iraq- never said that. No explanation necessary. Source. Monkeyface.

thompsonx -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 6:54:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Iran fought Iraq to a seven year stalemate Yeah, and we went through them like a hot knife through melted butter. The nation-building has been a different story, but we have more than proven that we can destroy what we want and kill anything we can find. That was the same thing the germans said about the defenses at stalingrad. The germans breached the russian lines and had divided the city up into three sections. The german opinion was that it was all over except the shouting. Then the fight began in earnest. How many americans have died since "mission accomplished"? So much for your "knife through melted buter" analogy

vincentML -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 6:54:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Iran fought Iraq to a seven year stalemate Yeah, and we went through them like a hot knife through melted butter. The nation-building has been a different story, but we have more than proven that we can destroy what we want and kill anything we can find. Ah yes, look at our past history: mexico, spain, nicaragua repeatedly, panama, haiti, hawaii, china and korea repeatedly in the 19th century and early 20th century, the Philippines - a three year counterinsurgency, vietnam of course, and grenada - a formidable foe [8\|].... really, I could go on and on. We were even in Russia in 1918 or 1919. Yes, we have a long history of invading/occupying little nations. But what of russia or china in 1945 - 19now? Just a little too big for us, hey? We sure have had troops on the gorund in a lotta places. Have a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_history_events A peaceful nation or a dangerous one??

vincentML -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 6:57:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Please explain how Iran's nukes are an imminent threat to us. Also, please cite your source for "they say they will launch them." Just like GWB with Iraq- never said that. No explanation necessary. Source. Monkeyface. Oh fuck! You said it. Back it up.

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 6:57:18 PM)
quote: Nation building takes more than ignorance and brute force So does war fighting. When GWB was running he literally said: "Watch my lips. No nation building" Chip off the old block I suppose. Nation-building may have been the desired result of some, but I never saw a poll on it. Nor did I get to vote on it. When we fight a war, I want us to kill the enemy, destroy his weapons, and salt and burn the earth behind us. Period. Or ot's not serious enough to fight.

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 6:58:20 PM)
quote: Oh fuck! You said it. Back it up. No.

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 7:01:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thompsonx quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Iran fought Iraq to a seven year stalemate Yeah, and we went through them like a hot knife through melted butter. The nation-building has been a different story, but we have more than proven that we can destroy what we want and kill anything we can find. That was the same thing the germans said about the defenses at stalingrad. The germans breached the russian lines and had divided the city up into three sections. The german opinion was that it was all over except the shouting. Then the fight began in earnest. How many americans have died since "mission accomplished"? So much for your "knife through melted buter" analogy Nonsensical analogy. That we went right through them is a matter of historical fact.

thompsonx -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 7:03:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Nation building takes more than ignorance and brute force So does war fighting. When GWB was running he literally said: "Watch my lips. No nation building" Chip off the old block I suppose. Nation-building may have been the desired result of some, but I never saw a poll on it. Nor did I get to vote on it. When we fight a war, I want us to kill the enemy, destroy his weapons, and salt and burn the earth behind us. Period. Or ot's not serious enough to fight. Wars are fought for money, marbles and chalk. Your understanding of why wars are fought is fatally flawed.

thompsonx -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 7:06:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: ORIGINAL: thompsonx quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Iran fought Iraq to a seven year stalemate Yeah, and we went through them like a hot knife through melted butter. The nation-building has been a different story, but we have more than proven that we can destroy what we want and kill anything we can find. That was the same thing the germans said about the defenses at stalingrad. The germans breached the russian lines and had divided the city up into three sections. The german opinion was that it was all over except the shouting. Then the fight began in earnest. How many americans have died since "mission accomplished"? So much for your "knife through melted buter" analogy Nonsensical analogy. That we went right through them is a matter of historical fact. Has your "histerical fact" kept them from killing amerikans? Just like viet nam we kept killing them until they won.

vincentML -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 8:19:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Nation building takes more than ignorance and brute force So does war fighting. When GWB was running he literally said: "Watch my lips. No nation building" Chip off the old block I suppose. Nation-building may have been the desired result of some, but I never saw a poll on it. Nor did I get to vote on it. When we fight a war, I want us to kill the enemy, destroy his weapons, and salt and burn the earth behind us. Period. Or ot's not serious enough to fight. Well g'damit! I guess Harry Truman, Gen'l Marshall, and Gen'l MacArthur didn't get your memo in time to call off that nasty nation building they did in Japan and Germany after WW II. Or maybe, as you say, that one was not serious enough to fight. [8\|]

vincentML -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 8:20:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Oh fuck! You said it. Back it up. No. Yeh, figured you couldn't. Just more warmongering bullshit.

willbeurdaddy -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/1/2010 10:23:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: vincentML quote: ORIGINAL: truckinslave quote: Oh fuck! You said it. Back it up. No. Yeh, figured you couldn't. Just more warmongering bullshit. His point was that he didnt say it, so there is nothing to back up, just as GWB never said the Iraq threat was imminent.

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/2/2010 4:23:34 AM)
quote: Wars are fought for money, marbles and chalk. Your understanding of why wars are fought is fatally flawed. Religion is one of the commonest causes of war. Let me guess... you're a big supporter of the public schools?

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/2/2010 4:29:16 AM)
quote: Has your "histerical fact" kept them from killing amerikans? Just like viet nam we kept killing them until they won. Viet Nam is of limited use as an analogy; you libs overuse it. What has gotten Americans killed is sticking around under very tightly written rules of engagement. Know who Sherman was? Know what he actually did? That's what I'm talkin about. Invade, kill everything moving. Destroy everything not moving. Leave. Or don't fight.

truckinslave -> RE: Gingrich Gone Mad (8/2/2010 4:34:36 AM)
quote: Well g'damit! I guess Harry Truman, Gen'l Marshall, and Gen'l MacArthur didn't get your memo in time to call off that nasty nation building they did in Japan and Germany after WW II. Or maybe, as you say, that one was not serious enough to fight. Valid point. But... check the ROEs. Could we pacify Iraq as we did Germany? Yes, if we were willing and able to destroy (not merely defeat) the entire region. We cannot do it with foreign fighters poring in from all sides without consequence to the nations that send/supply them. That Japan is an island sorta simplified things and skews the analogy, n'est cs pas?

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