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Why are we there? And if you say "to establish a democracy," I'll reach through the screen and punch you in your useless goddamned face. What was the casus belli given to enter the country, again, and why are we there after it was proven to be fallacious? "Establishing a democracy&qu...

Nonsense. The effect of the nuclear arsenal is preventing the very conception of enemy tanks ever rolling into Moscow, or indeed, even attempting to initiate a nation-threatening attack on Russia in the first place. Ok? If it came down to a war between NATO and Russia over Serbia or Ukraine or Geor...

I thought Putin said it's a display of our defense capabilities. I didn't hear him say it's ostentatious, boasting or sabre-rattling. Reading between the lines, "Russia has risen from its knees and is prepared to do everything to make its concerns heard" is strongman-speak for "Look ...

I thought Putin said it's a display of our defense capabilities. I didn't hear him say it's ostentatious, boasting or sabre-rattling. Reading between the lines, "Russia has risen from its knees and is prepared to do everything to make its concerns heard" is strongman-speak for "Look ...

So you consider simple revitalization of a defense industry long in terrible neglect "ostentatious" and thus "saber rattling"? Even though you say it's justified in the same very post? Make up your mind. No, I consider the Red Square parade to be ostentatious saber-rattling, whi...

That said, maybe Burma can now be leveraged into some human rights concessions in order to get the aid they desperately need.

I have a sneaking suspicion that if it came down to dead villagers or a looser grip on power the generals wouldn't consider that a tough decision.

How are they unjustified? Because you stopped a certain patrol due to monetary constraints makes it unjustified? Are you fucking blind? Did you not see the part where I said "I understand the justification and I'm not condemning them"? They are absolutely justified from the perspective of...

I think the only country on Earth capable of destroying the United States qualifies for that title.

Nuclear capability is quite obviously divorced from the capabilities of the conventional army.

Incidentally, Putin comes right out and says at the bottom on the article, The return of heavy weapons to the annual celebration is "a demonstration of our growing defense capabilities,"...The return of heavy weapons to the annual celebration is "a demonstration of our growing defense...

What? Flyovers? They'd be downed. You know full well that what you are talking about: air force patrols - are also simple strategic caution. Needless to remind, the US actually violated our airspace in olden times, and did so routinely. Not to mention that it routinely violates airspace of ME natio...

Russia "attempting to flex its muscle around the globe" is idiocy extreme. What, Russia attacked some nation on the other side of that globe? Really? You don't consider the recent rash of Russian air force fly-overs of NATO airspace, involvement in the Georgian break-away regions, and the...

Look, this Parade is a traditional parade. The consequence of troops, and the motorized units coming after them, is a tradition from 1945. Yet, somehow this is "ostentatious". Please tell me how a military parade celebrating a military victory centered around a display of military hardwar...

Tell me now, why is a military parade considered "saber rattling" when there's no particular enemy aimed at? Main Entry: saber rattling Function: noun Date: 1922 : ostentatious display of military power To ward off the inevitable cries of "America has ostentatious displays of militar...

Absurdity The only implication I made is that Russia doesn't have the military strength to back up its own saber-rattling. That would be the only reason I thought it was "ridiculous", and I'd like to hear why that's not a valid opinion. I have no idea where you got all this nonsense about...

It's actually kind of sad how desperate Russia is to cling to the idea that they're still a great power.

So does a lack of any protection, actually, as seen many times in teh Third and Second world. Or maybe you forgot that South Korea's economic standup was fuelled by it's leaders autocratically selecting a cabal of loyal oligarchs who would invest into the nation for their loyalty, and loyalty was a...

How about a little less stupid grandstanding, accusing me of being a Soviet advisor-style hallucinator, a little more admission that I put forth reasons why the two should not be considered equal(Or, shockingly, putting forth reasons that rebutt them!), and how about some.. At all.. Response to my ...

I think GNR's Appetite for Destructio is one of the best albums ever. Appetite for Destruction is indeed fantastic album and one of the best hard rock albums ever. The problem is after that Guns 'n' Roses tried to just amp everything up even more , and that resulted in overblown pretentious nonsens...

G&R's Regular cover of the song Guns and Roses cover of that song is fucking terrible. Every cover they do is bad. Their cover of "Live and Let Die" for instance, completely destroys the sonic contrast that made the song good in the first place. The covers I really hate are the shitty...

I don't think a military solution is ineffective because of the nature of the organization but because of the nature of the situation. Obviously you can't militarily destroy "al-Qaeda" as an international organization, but in the context of the Afghan occupation al-Qaeda could be said to c...

And another thing... Just like how you're beyond actually answering how there's a contradiction in your knee-jerk characterization about Obama supporters. You know, I don't think you actually have any critical thinking skills at all. I think you're just smart enough to figure out the positions and o...

George Orwell wrote that the Soviet advisors in the Spanish Civil War twisted reality to the point that it was like looking through a hall of mirrors. This is exactly what I feel like when I read your posts. I said in my first post that your idea was a possibility! I didn't reply to your reasons bec...

Nothing by itself, but by drawing the USSR into committing more to the Commies' war effort (which the Soviets MUST DO to maintain a credible claim over leadership of the Communist world), they can REALLY fuck things up. The Soviets lost leadership over the Communist world IRL. They'd probably do so...

You are male and have a male roommate, they assume you are gay if in a city or not in a city...

What the hell kind of cities are you living in?

Hey look, you ignored my rebuttal and attacked instead with classic 'Rar, you're SirNitram, you suck'. Vintage Hemlock. Going to address the factors I listed, or just pretend you can't see them? What are you talking about? I was never even arguing with you in the first place! For christ sakes, I ev...