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To: Rockingham

If you mean as in fixed, or repaired, I doubt that we can return to the past on that, but for all those years I was desperate to stop or at least slow the decay of Western militaries and allies I am grateful for the huge improvements that are taking place from Russia launching this war.


23 posted on 05/08/2024 6:13:23 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12
"I was desperate to stop or at least slow the decay of Western militaries and allies I am grateful for the huge improvements that are taking place from Russia launching this war."

Yeah, like YOU could do one damned thing about it. Sheesh, what a moronic thing to write.

29 posted on 05/08/2024 7:03:38 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: ansel12
I agree. My fear though is that the US and other Western societies have lost a clear appreciation of the nature of war and that victory requires a desire to kill and destroy on a wide scale.

Genuine warriors are a rare and sometimes troublesome breed. Even our military often now seems to shun them. If we get in a shooting war, we may not have the time though to find, recruit, and train the warriors we will need for victory. I have a distressing image of entire battalions of American soy boys who are politically correct and know the DEI mantra and have the best weapons -- but who are whining and crying and hiding from combat because they are not willing and eager to kill and be killed.

39 posted on 05/09/2024 2:11:48 AM PDT by Rockingham (`)
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