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  1. War in Europe... Again?!

    Twenty-five years is a decent amount of time to tear Europe apart again. Pretty much anyone who can remember how bad the two World Wars and the post-war rebuilds will be dead by then. You need: • A depression level economic downturn that disproportionately affects mainland Europe & the UK...
  2. second cold war

    The coup attempt against Yelsin succeeds. Communists return to power. Whole USSR is resurrected. This was a big fear in the early-mid 90's. A lot of Cold Warriors didn't think that the Cold war was over; they thought it was just "half-time". Hindsight shows that this was little...
  3. Successful modern invasions

    Okay, one last reply. Chavez would be fortunate to simply be deposed. He could then live in exile in Cuba or Spain (the most popular destination for deposed Latin American presidents/dictators). As I have stated earlier, most likely he dies. You are right, embargos do not work. This not an...
  4. Successful modern invasions

    No a chance. It is more realistic to imagine Bush having OBL & Saddam over for supper on New Year's. Chavez pushes his luck like that and: Option 1 A) He's deposed in about 2 days or B) He dies inside of a week, possibly quite violently. Option 2 - The US declares an exclusion zone 200...
  5. American Elections

    McGovern! The only major presidential cantidate in American History who's idea of peace negiotiations would have made Neville Chamberlin cry "Paltroon!"? Wow. I'm really glad the American people didn't agree with this choice. I hate vodka & Cryllic letters make me dizzy.
  6. Successful modern invasions

    It would not be a matter of "freeing Columbia" but a matter of eliminating the HUGE potential threat of an expansionist state in the Hemisphere. Given sufficient time & resources (which South America has in abundance) this state could be strategic threat, not today or tomorrow, but in 10 years...
  7. Successful modern invasions

    During the Cuban Crisis the United Staes had a policy that a missle launched from Cuba, regardless of destination, would be considerd a direct attack on the US. So yes, Launch a nuke in the Western Hemisphere without the United States direct approval and you die. Fairly simple actually. :eek...
  8. Successful modern invasions

    Some interesting possibilities... Grand Columbia? Non-Starter. If the United States is willing to go halfway around the world to reorganize Iraq, how long do you think it would stand for an expansionist enemy state 90 minutes fro the US mainland, especially one without a nuclear superpower...
  9. incest is legal if consented and contraceptive is used

    In some Southern US states you have family trees that do not fork. :D But closer than 1st cousin?? I repeat EWWWWW!!!:eek:
  10. More Mrs Bixby cases in ACW

    You kill off 90% of the men, and the rest will be able to do just fine creating replacements. They may be a bit tired, but some sacrifices have to be made. Now kill of 90% of the women in a country, that country's population will be damaged for generations. Since the ACW killed almost all...
  11. incest is legal if consented and contraceptive is used

    I hate to give this thread any viability (can i get a EWWW!), but Brother/Sister marriage was common in some royal houses as far apart as Egypt and Hawaii. Part of the whole God King thing. There are also Biblical references, from the early books of the Torah For it to be acceptable in a...
  12. ATL 1985-2005

    The USSR fell on economics, or, rather, the lack of economics. The only thing a different General Secretary would change is the potential level of violence. The Soviet communist (or rather the Soviet monarchy) system had rotted the state so badly from within that it was just looking for a place...
  13. Alternate Obituary Abraham Lincoln

    WORSE than Hitler? You mean BESIDES Stalin? :eek:
  14. Ah challenge : Dictator Washington

    Never happen. Washington, like many in the era's upper classes, actually understood what the word Honor meant. He had given his word to lead the Army and his Oath to protect Liberty. That was enough to ensure he would never become a dictator. Now, you can posit Gates, Arnold, Lincoln, Burr...
  15. Most crucial last stands in hist ?

    And worth every penny. Important you understand that victory isn't an automatic, no matter what flag you fight for. Also, it would be just for the Officers. I'm not sure anyone else could get to Hawaii if we did it for every enlistee. That would blow my vacation in Maui:eek:
  16. Most crucial last stands in hist ?

    Actually I don't. As I have said in threads before, I don't even know many observant Jews. But swearing your oath at a site that reminds you of the result of defeat seems like a pretty good idea to me. I'd like to see every American Naval & Air Force officer sworn in at Pearl Harbor's old...
  17. Most crucial last stands in hist ?

    That about covers it.
  18. Most crucial last stands in hist ?

    Or A democratic state does so at a site where their ancestors made a stand to the death against invaders from a dictatorship bent on destroying everything they stood for & held dear.
  19. Terrorists blow up the Eifel Tower

    While I do not agree with many of Straha posts, I have to go with him on this one. The French are VERY proud nation. There is also an anti-minority far right undercurrent in part of the population. Despite all the spin, a fascist candidate doesn't get enough votes to make it into a run-off...
  20. Terrorists blow up the Eifel Tower

    BOTH planes?!!!!!!
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