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  1. Bear and the Dragon.... 2006

    That's because Larry Bond wrote a big chunk of the book, especially the part that was based on Harpoon (which Bond also developed).
  2. WI Sept 11th 2001 aftermath handled differently?

    Not Really. All you need is a Secret Presidential Finding of "a clear & present danger" to the United States. Put those magic words into writing and the President can order just about whatever he finds necessary, including suspension of previous executive orders. His only legal limitation are...
  3. Bear and the Dragon.... 2006

    Hmmm... Tom Clancy writing an Ameri-wank book. Shocking, simply shocking!:p
  4. From Ashes to Rebirth

    Yes. His Administration was remarkable wasn't it? Perot is an excellent example. More money than God, a dissatisfied electorate, unique ideas, crappy economy, war hero running mate = footnote & Election of major party candidate who he differed with the most on the issues. (Incidentally, the...
  5. From Ashes to Rebirth

    IIRC California (the states with the most electoral votes) doesn't allow Presidential write-ins. Even if it did, and even if the state voted in proportional Electoral College voting (which is incredibly unlikely, given the p[olitical structure of the state), the law would not be effective in...
  6. From Ashes to Rebirth

    Interesting. Utterly impossible, given American political realities, but interesting. 1st question. Where do these new parties come up with the BILLIONS of dollars it takes to run candidates across the nation? 2nd Question. How do the Greens convince ANYONE that they are not just a bunch of...
  7. early V weapons

    Two primary effects- The British (and probably the Americans) push development of Meteor & P-80 to Front burner status making it likely that the Meteor is the 1st jet aircraft to be used in combat vs. V-1's. Bombing missions are aimed towards German V weapons launch sites. Due to the...
  8. Invasion of United States [Can it be done?]

    Cubans & Nicaraguans, slipped in illegal into Texas!:p
  9. Invasion of United States [Can it be done?]

    You do not invade a nuclear power with THOUSANDS of warheads & the capacity to hit any spot on the Planet. You can not invade a Country with a navy that can, quite literally, take on every other navy on Earth and blow them out of the water, especially if that navy can lose half of its total...
  10. Fall of Stalingrad 1942

    You need to take the crossing by the end of September. You manage that & the shit will truly hit the fan, assuming Hitler doesn't screw it up. The Soviets will bleed themselves to death trying to get the City back.
  11. Wiser leadership - a WWII TL proposal

    Your asking for assistance with a TL that you have already established and seem to reject all comments that do not fit into your framework. That is certainly your option, but would it not be better to prepare it alone & then defend it, rather than ask for input and reject it when it is given...
  12. What's a "Posleen"?

    Wouldn't he be better described as a Trotskyite? Something of a distinctive subset of the "communist" system?:confused: He is, however, very much on the left end of the political scale. Not a half bad writer either.:)
  13. What if LRA wins

    We get another massacre in Central Africa, this time in a country that has had more than its fair share of problems. The world proceeds to holds its collective hand over its mouth and yells "How terrible!" & does nothing constructive to end the slaugther. The UN Security Council meets and...
  14. 1962, Soviet Fleet Carriers

    Thank you!:o I stand corrected. I think, at some point, I knew that, but obviously not recently.:( I stand by the meat of the post, even though I skewered the wrong VTOL!
  15. Alternate capitols?

    It's thanks to that kind of nit that I FINALLY learned how to spell sepArate. It had been a three E word for years before that!:p
  16. 1962, Soviet Fleet Carriers

    Not really. The Yak-36 (Forger) was not really a capable offensive weapon. It gave the Soviet fleet an useful DEFENSIVE addition as it was more than capable of destroying NATO maritime seach aircraft, but that was about it's limit. The Yak was no where near the aircraft the ORIGINAL Harrier was...
  17. WI US lose the Spanish-American War?

    Thart may be the best description of the American campaign in Cuba I have ever read. The Spanish DID have some Maxim guns in Cuba, but not too many, and the ones present were not well sited for the most part. The Spanish had been getting the slats kicked out of them bt the Cubans, and most...
  18. 1962, Soviet Fleet Carriers

    The real problem with the CBG's would have been the harassment. Every overflight or shouldering or other incident would have presented another opprotunity for one side (or both) to do something stupid. You would have been faced with the fate of Europe (less so the U.S. due to relative weakness...
  19. WI US lose the Spanish-American War?

    The U.S would have to been led by John French to have lost the Spanish American war. Someone who could snatch defeat out of the very jaws of victory.
  20. 1962, Soviet Fleet Carriers

    In order for the USSR to have two carriers in 1962 they also need a modern escort force, something that they totally lack. They need to build a LOT more that a couple of carriers. The need the replenishment vessels, the experience is keeping a fleet at sea for an extended perioid, the surface...
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