DISQUS

bpower · 1 year ago

I suppose McCain showed off his presidential chops if what you're looking for is, y'know, bluster rather than an actual plan to handle the crisis. Pushing Georgia into NATO would commit us to, y'know, actual war with Russia. The only ones who can possibly think that's a "Presidential" idea are the gang at PNAC and similar necon cabals.



Most Americans are probably sufficiently pacified by the idea of McCain and his close personal friend, of course. I mean, it sounds good, right?

tahut · 1 year ago

Just think what it will take for the US to stand up to the Ruskies:

1) Re-instate the draft cause we don't have enough troops to fight to two hot wars we're currently engaged in. Remember, during the Cold War, the US had 300,000 plus troops stationed in Europe; it's now down to under 75,000.
2) Our fighter aircraft was designed in the 60's, tested in the 70's and put in service in the 80's. The F-22 was designed to defeat an Ruskie aircraft that no longer exists and the F-22 is still years away from seeing service.
3) Rummie didn't think too highly of heavy armor, so he pretty much trashed what we have in favor of light armor and speed. If you saw any of the pictures of the battles in Georgia, you saw a whole lotta heavies being used.
4) We got no money cause we don't got no taxes. Besides we have some heavy interest payments on T-bills held by the Chinese that have to be paid. And we got no surplus to spend. Just one huge deficit to pay off.

So before anyone goes off and threatens da Ruskies, ya better have something stronger than a big stick cause the US economy has been run aground.

pacificgatepost · 1 year ago

THE HILLARY POWERHOUSE

There is an undeniable force that shouldn