US Military Pays $400 A Gallon For Fuel In Afghanistan
10-21-2009 | 05:12 AM
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Did some guy in the Army, Navy,Marine Corp, Air Force or Coast Guard say, sure, that sounds like a good price. Or is it more likely a policy maker made this deal on behalf of the military for its fuel....? 
10-21-2009 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by JETBLACK530I' post='1036314' date='Oct 19 2009, 11:21 PM
The downward spiral of the female population due to abortions and other means of removing the non male births in china has already started an interesting trend. Read up a while back on some korean blogs that chinese farmers were buying korean wives for about 200-500$ from north korean families. This may stem the tide for a while but eventually if the male birth only tradition continues they may have to resort stranger methods of acquiring wives. Or the China of 2050 may be a nation of horny bachelors with nowhere to turn.
10-21-2009 | 11:12 AM
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Awesome thread! V u crack me up while being 100% correct haha. And about those Korean wives... U think I could grab two for 400$ 
Hey that's 2 chicks for the price of 1 gallon of fuel
score!
Hey that's 2 chicks for the price of 1 gallon of fuel
score!
10-21-2009 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='1037002' date='Oct 20 2009, 07:37 PM
IMHO Civil war should not be on the list as for the other two i can't comment.
It's true that my history is quite limited but i don't to see how WWII was a threat to US, in fact the real reasons(s) US joined the war are still debated and speculated considering the US has remained neutral for quite some time. Also the surprise attack of the Japanese still remains a dilemma.
Anyhow my point was that from WWII (aprox 70 years ago) till today US fought how many wars? From those wars how many of them were a threat to the US freedom?
Later edit: Ok let me put it in another way: Like it or not, let's face it: As the title in a way suggests the US military is a war machine, a money making machine with lots of other implications. But most and foremost it's a money making industry. Truth be told US can't or should not be seen as an invading country, even though it is capable of such a thing, but tons of money are invested in the military industry, money that have to bring a return. Since money is pumped in the war machine, bullets have to be fired from time to time and missiles have to be launched so to avoid overstocking and to further improve R&D. So if some 'existing threats' are not really threats but more or less a pain in the a@@, as was the case of Saddam Hussein which let's be honest wasn't capable in any way to threaten the mighty US, the US military is surely quick on the trigger. The US military has always been seen as the "police of the world" and i don't know if since they are capable of such a thing this gives them right to act as such.
It's true that my history is quite limited but i don't to see how WWII was a threat to US, in fact the real reasons(s) US joined the war are still debated and speculated considering the US has remained neutral for quite some time. Also the surprise attack of the Japanese still remains a dilemma.
Anyhow my point was that from WWII (aprox 70 years ago) till today US fought how many wars? From those wars how many of them were a threat to the US freedom?
Later edit: Ok let me put it in another way: Like it or not, let's face it: As the title in a way suggests the US military is a war machine, a money making machine with lots of other implications. But most and foremost it's a money making industry. Truth be told US can't or should not be seen as an invading country, even though it is capable of such a thing, but tons of money are invested in the military industry, money that have to bring a return. Since money is pumped in the war machine, bullets have to be fired from time to time and missiles have to be launched so to avoid overstocking and to further improve R&D. So if some 'existing threats' are not really threats but more or less a pain in the a@@, as was the case of Saddam Hussein which let's be honest wasn't capable in any way to threaten the mighty US, the US military is surely quick on the trigger. The US military has always been seen as the "police of the world" and i don't know if since they are capable of such a thing this gives them right to act as such.
So the surprise attack that destroyed a majority of US naval power, (who at the time, as you contend, were neutral), was and is a dilemma.... not a threat to American freedom?
the US military is a war machine, a money making machine with lots of other implications. But most and foremost it's a money making industry. Truth be told US can't or should not be seen as an invading country, even though it is capable of such a thing, but tons of money are invested in the military industry, money that have to bring a return.
If you made any sense here I would comment but we'll just let the readers decide. 
bullets have to be fired from time to time and missiles have to be launched so to avoid overstocking and to further improve R&D. So if some 'existing threats' are not really threats but more or less a pain in the a@@,
You're absolutely right. I am all for test-firing on pain in the a@@, uneducated, US bashing, non-threats.
10-21-2009 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rogerj' post='1037783' date='Oct 21 2009, 06:37 PM
I am all for test-firing on pain in the a@@, uneducated, US bashing, non-threats.
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10-22-2009 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='1037809' date='Oct 21 2009, 10:09 PM
Is that for 93 Octane?
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