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Author Topic: Don't you know there's a war on?  (Read 68823 times)

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The Artist Formerly Known As Yoji

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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #160 on: March 24, 2009, 07:47:32 AM »

...the general impression of petty ingratitude and ignorant derision from our neighbours to the south. No matter how right or wrong it may be, that's the image that's being graven into our collective thoughts.

You guys are dumb and you should feel dumb! ...hey, where are you going?
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #161 on: March 24, 2009, 01:11:29 PM »

The next time we're asked to help out, the answer may well be a very flat 'no', regardless of the validity of the request (for the record, I think we were right in our decisions to sign on to Afghanistan but to stay away from Iraq).

Well, Afghanistan was obligated by NATO. I mean Canada can technically not send military aid and support in other ways, but that's less "Sorry, America, not this time" :shrug: and more of a :fuckyou:. I doubt Canada-U.S. relations will ever get that bad.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #162 on: March 24, 2009, 04:57:15 PM »

The next time we're asked to help out, the answer may well be a very flat 'no', regardless of the validity of the request (for the record, I think we were right in our decisions to sign on to Afghanistan but to stay away from Iraq).

Well, Afghanistan was obligated by NATO. I mean Canada can technically not send military aid and support in other ways, but that's less "Sorry, America, not this time" :shrug: and more of a :fuckyou:. I doubt Canada-U.S. relations will ever get that bad.

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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #164 on: May 04, 2009, 01:03:36 AM »

On Iraq, I've been using the Anbar Uprising as something of a model of Counterinsurgency done.. Not right, but as good as a non-Islamic occupier could get. 


But recently, there has been a spike in violence in some of the Sunni districts in which the awakening-affiliated parties hold the required wasta to have order. 

And now there have been some recent arrests on old charges which mostly predate the awakening.  Apart from the BBC, it also seems to have slid under the western media radar.

I'm interested in seeing where this is going to lead as it is an indicator. 
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #165 on: May 11, 2009, 09:31:33 AM »

Soldier has killed at least four of his fellow soldiers.

Oh riiiiight.  We have guys over there going fucking nuts.  Forgot about that!  Sorry!
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #166 on: May 11, 2009, 11:53:56 AM »

On the Afghan and US military front, the more I hear from your Secretary of Defense, the more I realize he's a scary guy.  Doesn't like to talk much, unlike Rumsfeld, and his words tend to have a powerful effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uf_gKrFXN8&feature=player_embedded


I suspect this has something to do with allowing excessive reliance on fixed-wing aircraft munitions to resolve minor tactical situations. 
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #167 on: May 11, 2009, 12:51:17 PM »

And yet at the same time, he has that little waver in his voice that suggests he's going to break and hide under the table at any moment.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #168 on: May 11, 2009, 01:04:59 PM »

When the hell did you guys actually decide to use tactics and intelligence and appropriate levels of force and stuff to fight wars instead of playing the comedic Blundering Evil Empire role? It's almost like you want to win or something.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #169 on: May 11, 2009, 01:14:43 PM »

Things haven't been the same since Skeletor left office, nyeh.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #170 on: May 14, 2009, 07:17:07 AM »

I'm kinda miffed at our Secretary of Defense.  But I'm sure everyone's already aware of the reason, and it has nothing to do with any war.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #171 on: May 14, 2009, 09:42:52 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLXWZMbpxLo

Jon Stewart is certainly not going out of business anytime soon. 
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #172 on: May 21, 2009, 10:25:50 AM »

No!! They got EOD-157!

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Singer recounted another EOD soldier who ran 164 feet under machine gun fire to retrieve a robot that had been knocked out of action. And several teams have given their robots promotions, Purple Heart awards for being wounded in combat, and even a military funeral(!?).

I'm... that's kind of touching, even if those guys are a little touched in the head.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #173 on: May 21, 2009, 10:28:31 AM »

Pretty much every "humans and machines fight side-by-side" sci-fi book has assumed this would happen. It's not that much different from thinking of your tank or airplane as some kind of steed.

Assigning feelings to inanimate objects is something we've done pretty much since we could even conceive of "inanimate objects".
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #174 on: May 21, 2009, 10:29:17 AM »

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"One scientist said he was trying to build the Hunter-Killer drone from 'Terminator,'" Singer told LiveScience.

You uh... you know what Terminator is actually about, right?
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #175 on: May 21, 2009, 10:33:53 AM »

Yeah, I'm more interested in a Hunter-Killer from Star Wars.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #176 on: May 21, 2009, 10:57:51 AM »

No!! They got EOD-157!

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Singer recounted another EOD soldier who ran 164 feet under machine gun fire to retrieve a robot that had been knocked out of action. And several teams have given their robots promotions, Purple Heart awards for being wounded in combat, and even a military funeral(!?).

I'm... that's kind of touching, even if those guys are a little touched in the head.

EOD guys are generally pretty nuts, yeah.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #177 on: May 21, 2009, 11:53:54 AM »

I guess they're just trained to go ballistic whenever something somewhere blows up.
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #178 on: May 21, 2009, 04:34:27 PM »

Assigning feelings to inanimate objects is something we've done pretty much since we could even conceive of "inanimate objects".

I've slept with my issued rifle in the field before..

...What?
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Re: Don't you know there's a war on?
« Reply #179 on: May 21, 2009, 04:38:19 PM »

:wat:

How much grease do you have to use for that?
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