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Re:Uncomfortable parallels with the era that led to the firs... by myrandomcomment on Sunday December 29, 2013 @11:42PM (#6983072)
I agree. Having experienced it personally I can assure your - the hands of the military were tied. They have been since the Korea "police action". If the gloves came off it would be over quickly, but very messy. If a war developed with China in this case, for whatever reason, I hope that our civilian leadership would have the sense to allow the military to do their jobs quickly. Remember the job of the military is "to kill people and break things".
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Re:Uncomfortable parallels with the era that led to the firs... by ItendToDisagree on Monday December 30, 2013 @06:08AM (#6984094)
See my comment above. I agree on many points... But also see the possibility that 'total annihilation' in a pre-21st century sense of war may not be in the cards for numerous reasons.
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