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  1. Should US have declared war on Iran during the hostage crisis?

    What is it about civil discourse that turns you off to this degree? You just came back from a kick. I warned you yesterday that you were already back to the insults, and now this? You are kicked for a week. PLEASE take the time to decide if you want to conduct civil conversations while...
  2. Old Nameless vs. Tirpitz.

    Navweaps.com shows the 2,700 pound Mark 8 with pretty much a massive advantage in armor penetration (anywhere from 20-30%) over the 2,375 pound RN round. The RN round did have a larger bursting charge.
  3. Is a Chinese colony in the New World ever probable?

    For crissake, you just came back from a kick for being a total jerk and you are posting this sort of crap? You are way too knowledgeable and capable to make these sorts of LCD posts. You have demonstrated that you are able to make good, civil points without being a pain in the neck. You SO...
  4. Roman Colonization Of The Americas

    Oops. FULL stop. Yes his post was a bit of a troll. The way to handle that is to report it, not go off like a Roman Candle. You get ONE bite. Hope you just enjoyed yours.
  5. Roman Colonization Of The Americas

    I know you are at least 13 years old. Act like it.
  6. Should US have declared war on Iran during the hostage crisis?

    Sure you have, assuming you accept it. Doesn't mean you lose power if you don't accept it. Saddam used WMDs, against at least two different revolts AFTER most of his military had been obliterated AND after his fixed wing air had been permanently grounded. He stayed in power for eleven years...
  7. Should US have declared war on Iran during the hostage crisis?

    Well, I guess we have differing views. The Iranian Air Force, which was exceptionally loyal to the Shah, right to the bitter end, had actually drawn up plans to use massive airpower on the protesters. The Shah wouldn't even look at them. The SAVAK, brutal as it was, did not scoop up the initial...
  8. Should US have declared war on Iran during the hostage crisis?

    Perhaps "moral support" might be a better phrase. One of the biggest reasons that the Shah fell was that the U.S. withdrew support. The initial wave of serious protests that ended with the Shah fleeing the country and the eventual rise of Khomeini, coincided with the Shah easing up, just a...
  9. Should US have declared war on Iran during the hostage crisis?

    The Shah could have been kept in power, even without U.S. direct intervention, as long as the U.S. continued to provde his government material support. It would have been a really bad idea to continue to support him, and would have made the situation even worse when he did finally fall, but he...
  10. Should US have declared war on Iran during the hostage crisis?

    Wait... What the F@@@? Total war? Advocating the use of WMD in a real world context is a violation of Board policy. Kicked for a week. Be REALLY happy that this isn't a Ban. Try to remember when you come back that massacring million of innocent civilian is contra-indicated when...
  11. Should US have declared war on Iran during the hostage crisis?

    At the time the desire to go in and kick @$$ was pretty high. (Un?)fortunately the U.S. was at just about its lowest point of military readiness since prior to the Korean War. The "hollow military" was pretty much the truth. The U.S. had vast numbers of nukes and a pretty solid Navy, although it...
  12. Plausible Survival of the airship

    Kill the zombie with fire! Necro = locked!
  13. WI: No My Little Pony

    Nope. Not going to go there. War's over. Time to rebuild and move on.
  14. Plausibility check: Repeating rifles with pump action instead of bolt-action ?

    Slide actions are generally the weakest of the various types of repeating, even simply breech loaded, rifles.They have difficulties handling the chamber pressures that a bolt action can, thanks to the basics of the bolt's "locking Lug" design (an issue they share with lever actions). This has...
  15. WI: Hitler never put in as reichskanzler?

    Ya, he's been hacked, at least that's what it looks like. we'll see if he regains control of the account, otherwise we'll flame it.
  16. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

    DIE Zombie DIE!!!! Back to the grave with you Necro = Locked.
  17. WI: McCain in 2008 "Goes There"

    Well, the same link you are quoting notes that 60% of the voters believed the Palin was not qualified to be President, 81% of that group voted for Obama. It may not have been a primary factor, at least when polled, but clearly it was a notable issue. The Pew site itself notes that the data on...
  18. Improve your Country's Military

    This guy may be the most idiotic person I have encountered in the last six months. He actually finds the T-64 to be superior across the board to the M1A2. He has all these stats, but he forgets one critical element. In combat the M1A2 kills the T-64 first shot 98% of the time and 1000 meters...
  19. Improve your Country's Military

    The U.S. military presents an interesting challenge. It is, without question, the dominant military power on the Planet, yet it has some striking weaknesses. The Pentagon has an almost disgustingly high budget, yet, in this era, has to curtail useful, even vital, programs due to lack of funding...
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