There are an awful lot of European and South American nations with similarly small militaries compared to the US, yet none of them seem to be living in perpetual fear of being invaded either.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Storyteller
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There are an awful lot of European and South American nations with similarly small militaries compared to the US, yet none of them seem to be living in perpetual fear of being invaded either.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Storyteller
1. I don't know any Americans who live in perpetual fear of being invaded. And I live in good ol' redneck Oklahoma.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
2. Same thing applies to the Europeans as to Canada. They know we got their backs. I don't know enough about South America to know their thinking, but I do know we wouldn't cotton to invasions in our own hemisphere.
"I don't know enough about South America to know their thinking, but I do know we wouldn't cotton to invasions in our own hemisphere." (The Storyteller)
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sorry........that one really made me laugh.....I guess you're right, if you don't count the many times WE'VE been the invader in South or Central America, or had our CIA in there meddling and helping folks get assassinated, etc. Heck, my sweetie was in Bolivia hanging out with the U.S. Special Forces and CIA guys who were leading the Bolivian military around pointing them to exactly where to kill Che Guevara.
we have such a long and sordid history of invasion ourselves in those areas that it's absolutely correct that we consider it our own particular fiefdom, and wouldn't tolerate somebody else coming in to invade those countries. (see the Monroe Doctrine). they are OURS to invade has been our attitude over these many, many years.........
So, Storyteller, I guess what you're saying is the only reason every country around the whole world isn't being invaded by, ummm, someone, not sure who, but someone, is because the US has military an order of magnitude larger than we need. Ok, got it.
I guess I'm still waiting for someone to tell me what country has a military that could likely launch a successful attack on US soil given that unless it was Mexico or Canada they'd need to be able to do so from an awful long way away.
WOW - we in Britain just give thanks daily that we have haven't been invaded because of our friends, the USA.
Every DAY.
My family (me and my lovely wife) give thanks every day for the Brits also. ;) If not for the British invasion in the 60's (music) and the British sitcoms, and the British actors, and the language, and the culture, and the example they set for the entire world - we would be a much lesser place. I also think the same of most of the rest of the EU.Quote:
Originally Posted by IshbelRobertson
I personally think we could learn much from the EU experience if we could just get over some of our "top dog" mentality.
I hope we get over our juvenile world dominance stuff before it comes back to haunt us.
Peace
Some of my uncles never made it back from helping you sort things out over there during WWII. One of my grandfathers never went more than 30 miles from his house once he returned, he had such a fun time.Quote:
Originally Posted by IshbelRobertson
Wrong question to start with. Let's start with this- do you care about what happens to anyone but yourself? Even if you say no, is it possible that things that happen to other people can ultimately affect you in a way you care about?Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
Similarly, should the US care about anything that happens off US soil?
You got nothin'.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
The reason they only feel the need for mediocre military is because of our military power. THAT is what I am saying. I said nothing about them being invaded.
Exactly. That's OUR job.Quote:
Originally Posted by loosechickens