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 May 24 2007, 08:13 AM
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QUOTE (Psykopath @ May 23 2007, 04:59 PM)  If it's really Deja Vu, I can't wait to see what evidence the Bush Administration will exaggerate to all hell to support their case. hehe Come on, I had to say it! And I agree with James on this one, word for word. well the details are slightly different... Iraq simply claimed they had no weapons and weren't building weapons. I suppose they were playing tiddlewinks for the five years they didn't allow weapons inspectors in. anyhow... with Iran, they're claiming they went from 40 centrifuges to 1600, so they can build power plants... so yeah... same shit different day. and yeah I knew you had to say it  QUOTE (Hartmann @ May 24 2007, 08:17 AM) Let's see, 17,000 personnel vs. 350,000 person Iranian Army  350,000 vs cruise missles & smart bombs what did Iraq's army total before we took them down? |
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May 24 2007, 09:02 AM
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QUOTE How many of those are actual combat forces? You can't occupy a country from the sea or the air or by paperworking them to death :-\ LMAO that is actually a very valid point though. |
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May 24 2007, 09:14 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
well what is the number then?
1.5 million active duty... how many of those are paper pushers? |
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May 24 2007, 09:27 AM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
I wasn't able to find a breakdown by job. Not sure if that's public information or not. Part of me hopes that it's not.
Also not sure if they classify people in training and DEP as part of those numbers. I know they include people in the academies and ROTC in the numbers, neither of which are deployable. Then there's people with temporary medical conditions that people have preventing them from deploying. Oh hell, I even forgot the instructors that have to stay behind to train the new people. Ugh. What a mess. -------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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May 24 2007, 10:00 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,795 Joined: 29-September 06 Member No.: 327 |
active warfighters/combat arms units (infantry, armor, arty) make up a small fraction of the total mil. especially considering they are only in 2 branches out of 5 (I'm sure the coast guard is included in those mil numbers).
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May 24 2007, 01:47 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ May 24 2007, 09:13 AM) well the details are slightly different... Iraq simply claimed they had no weapons and weren't building weapons. I suppose they were playing tiddlewinks for the five years they didn't allow weapons inspectors in. anyhow... with Iran, they're claiming they went from 40 centrifuges to 1600, so they can build power plants... so yeah... same shit different day. and yeah I knew you had to say it 350,000 vs cruise missles & smart bombs what did Iraq's army total before we took them down? Well you are looking at a different population as well. The Iraqis hated Saddam just as much as the U.S. but there are some very staunch supporters of the Ayatollah and the regime in power and they would probably muster as many civilians as they could to fight off any invasion by the "Great Satan" -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 24 2007, 03:43 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
update today
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...ld/4832082.html QUOTE "If Iran's right to nuclear technology is confirmed, all nations of the world will gather under Iran's political banner. Enemies of Islamic Iran know this, and for this reason they have mobilized," Ahmadinejad said. The leader said Iran doesn't fear its foes' attempts to thwart its nuclear ambitions. "The enemy is applying its ultimate capabilities against Islamic Iran, which will be useless," Ahmadinejad said. "With the support of the Iranian nation, we do not fear the enemy's hyperbole and psychological warfare. We are nearing our final goals." not sounding too good... also doesn't sound like the words of a country who claims it's nuclear program is only for peaceful power production. Heh the democrats may get exactly what they wanted... to pull our troops out of Iraq... 'cept they'll head straight to Iran. |
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May 24 2007, 05:10 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
im perfectly fine with pooping on iran instead of iraq if we arent the only ones doing it. this is if things are what they sound like bad naughtyness.
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Jun 7 2007, 12:36 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
I heard on the radio news this afternoon that Iran was caught red handed supplying C4 and roadside bombs to taliban terrorists in afghanistan.
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Jun 7 2007, 01:08 PM
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 Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jun 7 2007, 01:36 PM) I heard on the radio news this afternoon that Iran was caught red handed supplying C4 and roadside bombs to taliban terrorists in afghanistan. ...was it from Rush Limbaugh????  Seriously, link? -------------------- |
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Jun 7 2007, 01:14 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
haha no. i actually was listening to rush, but it was a local news radio guy on a normal news break. i'd put a link up but i can't find anything about it... just heard it on the news radio (houston 740 ktrh).
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Jun 7 2007, 01:14 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
I dont really think that is something that needs to be linked to believe. Iran has been pulling some shady ass shit.
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Jun 7 2007, 01:16 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
here's an ABC news link
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/0...ent_iran_c.html |
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Jun 7 2007, 01:22 PM
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Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Jun 7 2007, 02:14 PM) I dont really think that is something that needs to be linked to believe. Iran has been pulling some shady ass shit. Yeah, I know. From the article: QUOTE Iran and the Taliban had been fierce enemies when the Taliban was in power in Afghanistan, and their apparent collaboration came as a surprise to some in the intelligence community. Yep...enemy of my enemy is my friend. Fuck, if only Iraq hadn't been such a damn fiasco... -------------------- |
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Jun 7 2007, 01:25 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
well, they're enemies, but they hate us more than each other
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