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TheDookieNut said
You're supposed to be disciplined and taking all orders. It's disrespectful and unprofessional

Yes, I understand that you need to follow orders and be disciplined. It is disrespectful and unprofessional not to.

But why is there an order to keep your hands out of your pockets in the first place? Josh said it looks unprofessional, if that is all there is to it, then, okay.

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Color me curious: What the hell is the deal with pockets and sergeants?

Ah, such a lovely neighbourhood.

Dervish said
I don't mind it, but I gotta get off my street. I'm like at the epicenter of idiots.

B.C. yo!

wow okay

Dervish said
Nat's threads push down most of the threads that are worth reading.

....There's shit worth reading here?

Ancient Aliens

On that note:

What the FUCK happened to TLC?

wow okay

Meh, nothing interesting to post about, or respond to. So I don't.

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mdk said
What we've seen from the aggressive draw-down of American forces is that countries become more willing to go to war with one another (and/or civil war). Not of the drawdown -- that's a silly thought -- but more 'in light of' the opportunity, they're ready to roll the dies. Notable examples are Arab Spring culminating in Syria; Russia in Georgia and Crimea; Iran's nuclear saga; etc.

And these are existing issues that have been part of these countries history for years. Secondly, this Arab Spring...is it really tied in any way to the drawdown of American forces, or is it something that has been coming for years and just happened to coincide with the same time frame? Would it happen regardless of the state of the US military? I believe it would. Course, at this point, that's only pure speculation with little understanding of how the situation in all of the involved countries has been developing since the 70s, or earlier.

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The Nexerus said
There are numerous countries with no standing military that haven't been invaded/conquered by a neighbour.

Not sure if you know, I know that. Jannah was saying otherwise.

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Jannah said
Ukraine wasn't annexed. Crimea wasn't either. It's majority ethnic Russian and actually was Russian territory up until Khrushchev gave it to what was the Ukrainian SSR.Also, Liechtenstein is a poor example since it's surrounded by one of the most neutral countries in the world, Switzerland.

It is not surrounded by Switzerland. It borders Austria as well.

Austria in the past has been demonstrably non-neutral. So, please justify your point with rationale, facts, or something that amounts to more than, "because I believe it to be so." That point being that; any country without a military, will be invaded and conquered by a neighbor, with no more reason than because it can, in this modern age.

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Vortex said
Ahem... *points to Ukraine*

Ahem, Liechtenstein: Without military since 1868. Surrounded by Switzerland and Austria. Still it's own country.

Vortex, maybe you should pay attention to the context of what people are talking about. Jannah made it seem as though any country without some form of military defense, would just be invaded and taken over...just cause another country could do it. I was pointing out that, factually, this shit just doesn't happen.

Russia and Ukraine/Crimea have not been neutral or anything other than mildly tense since Crimea became part of Ukraine. There is far more going on in that situation than Russia just doing shit "Cause we can, lol!" To even suggest otherwise, is....painfully ignorant.

Again, if Canada, the USA, France, etc just dropped their entire military....do you honestly think any neighboring country is just going to decide, "Well, might as well take them over for shits and giggles..."?