Next year we planned to invade Iran, but because of N. Korea's nuke launch, they could cancel, but they probably won't.
We've definitely got our hands full right now. We're coming to a point where diplomacy doesn't work anymore.
The UN should take care of N. Korea, but if China helps N. Korea like it did in the Korean War, we have the next world war on our hands.
The U.N can't handle anything. Name one thing they've done in the past decade.
Stopped a war that was about to erupt between Macedonia and Greece in 1991.
Granted, but that wasn't in the last decade. What I know is that they're still caught in the middle of the Oil for Food scandal.
Quote from: Whocares on July 03, 2006, 09:27:24 PM
The UN should take care of N. Korea, but if China helps N. Korea like it did in the Korean War, we have the next world war on our hands.
if china helps them out, america is screwed. its times like these that i wish i lived in a different country. perhaps europe? Many nude beaches there from what ive heard. and a low drinking age to boot!
I rather live in Greece, because it's one of the only European countries prepared for war, and its anient civilization shaped the world.
cant we all just get along?? :'(
Greece is more worried about getting lands in Albania with a clear Greek majority or at least 40% Greek, conquering the Macedons (which are technically Greek), and getting rid of the Turks and claiming Greek populated land in Turkey.
I hate the UN. They do nothing.
Well, it's better than the League of Nations, which watched as the Axis took over several countries. The UN also does things for the environment.
Oh no I should move to Canada but wait everthings like double the price there i guess i'll just get blown up here.
Go to Guam, it's not the US, but it uses the same money.
China could destroy us if they wanted, but if they do that they lose a major trading partner so i don't think they would help north korea.
China has maintained a decent relationship with U.S as of recently. And they haven't had any plans to make nuclear weapons. And besides, our missle defense system is operational.
I'm hoping that Britain stays out of this.
That b****** Tont blair ignored everyone.
Heck, I just wish that it would end already! The 9/11 attacks were bad enough, but more lives are now at stake with another war brewing.
We would win the war though if it startde, our only real lose was in Nam.
It shouldn't really matter whether you win a war or not. Any real loss would be any soldier's fatality, and with all of the fighting going on, we're bound to have more real losses.
Actually, it does matter if you win even one battle to affect your army! In the Battle of New Orleans (1815) between the US and Britain, the US lost 7 - 78 people, while Britain lost over 200 soldiers! This victory is a great morale to the US army.
Yeah, Its all about morale.
200 soldiers isn't that much of a blow to an army itself, but when losses are 4 to 1 in your favour, thats gotta have a good effect!
The funny thing to remember though is that the majority of American casulities on America's side were French, (But for some strange reason the French casulties are never counted in the total casulties in the textbooks) the French also built the statue of Liberty for the U.S.A so no calling them cheese eating surrender monkeys American's, OK?
Quote from: Whocares on July 04, 2006, 08:13:13 PM
Actually, it does matter if you win even one battle to affect your army!
Yes, that's true, but the most important thing is to end the war as soon as possible. When that happens, it doesn't matter who wins; the war would end.
That was hitler's plan, Blitzkrieg(lightning war) and look at where that got him. Strategy.
I'm not trying to sound cold hearted, but people die in wars. This generation's anti-war left, never grew up realizing the sacrifices we had made in the past to stop the world's worst dictators. And before people tell me about how many people have died in Iraq, I have an answer. Millions of people died in a series of DAYS at Operation Overlord in World War II
And you have to think, the army isn't manditory anymore, you still have to sign up for the extremely rare draft but the draft never happens so people are volunteering to put thier lives on the line for this nation so they are willing to die so long as we come out victoriuos.
Freedom isn't free.