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I'd think your mom would be more sick of them than you.
The whole "belly of the whale" bit and all that...
So, Israel is getting subs- I really doubt this is going to deter psychos from wanting to destroy Israel. Iran is in it for ther concesions it will almost certainly get for suspending their nuclear program. Can you say "Extortion"?
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And can you say "realpolitik"? They're playing the same game as everybody else, you know.
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Israel has HAD subs. Many nations do, so many that you might be surprised.
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So, when do we sell Israel one of our old aircraft carriers? The Kitty Hawk and the JFK would be prime candidates.
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We don't sell supercarriers. we mothball them & then eventually scrap them or museum them. Except Forrestal. She gets to be training carrier. Other than us there's Brazil, France, India, Italy, Russia, Spain, Thailand, & the UK with anything that can even remotely be considered a carrier. Although the Chinese have been trying for years to get an unfinished Russian carrier hull.
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quote:Originally posted by Shik: We don't sell supercarriers. we mothball them & then eventually scrap them or museum them. Except Forrestal. She gets to be training carrier.
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They are nuts! They are crazy in the coconut!
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I'll start getting scared when the US sells Israel that laser gun that's supposed to blind people. The one featured in a thread here god knows how long ago. Imagine the implications! They could use it to blind Santa while he's delivering toys to all the good little boys and girls!
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Um, that was invented and immediately banned in, like, 1992. It could blind about 100-200 people per discharge and was deemed inhumane on the spot.
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Da_bang80
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Yes, I seem to remember that also.
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We've had Santa on the payroll for years now- that new VTOL Joint Strile Fighter uses pure Reindeer technology to lift off.
While it's very ulikely, if the U.S. were to ever face invasion, I bet all those "banned for humanitarian reasons" weapons would be brought to mainstream use. If nothing else, you can bet the technology is being researched to develop counter-tech to it (just as we do with chemical and bio-weapons).
quote:Originally posted by Cartman: And can you say "realpolitik"? They're playing the same game as everybody else, you know.
Actually, only North Korea and Iran are doing that particular dance. Judging from what a shithole North Korea is, you'd think Iran would find a better role model to follow. (shrugs)
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