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To: daniel1212

The world is now geared for wars that last hours or days, not years.

I read somewhere that we could not actually put a large number of men in uniform quickly today because of...no uniforms, no boots, and no way to manufacture them quickly.


3 posted on 11/12/2019 5:52:12 PM PST by The Antiyuppie (‘When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.’)
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To: The Antiyuppie

One little item from the official Army history of the 208th Engineer Combat Battalion struck me.

They sent 250 pairs of boots to a depot to be repaired.

Today they would throw them away.


13 posted on 11/12/2019 6:07:38 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: The Antiyuppie
I read somewhere that we could not actually put a large number of men in uniform quickly today because of...no uniforms, no boots, and no way to manufacture them quickly.

We would have to make China an ally.

17 posted on 11/12/2019 6:11:26 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: The Antiyuppie
The world is now geared for wars that last hours or days, not years.

This is what globalist sell outs tell us the lie that it doesn't matter if the USA is a industrial nation.

Every war we've been in since the Korean War has lasted 8 years or longer.

64 posted on 11/13/2019 2:33:14 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: The Antiyuppie

Then you read wrong. The vast majority of the U.S. military equipment is made in the U.S. We have many shoe and clothing plants making all sorts of things across the U.S. There is a plant in my hometown that makes fire resistant uniforms for fire fighters, military, etc. It also makes climate controlled clothing that helps keep men cool when riding bikes, running, etc.

Hate to tell ya but U.S. industrial output today is greater than it was in the 1940’s.


93 posted on 11/13/2019 10:50:37 AM PST by Vaden (First they came for the Confederates... Next they came for Washington... Then they came...)
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To: The Antiyuppie

Our military was in pretty sad shape in 1939, they didn’t even have enough rifles to train with.


106 posted on 05/06/2020 7:17:08 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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