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CommieGIR posted:Well, take heart that if we've learned anything from Russia, its that they are not very good at planning long distance Naval operations yet, considering they nearly ran their carrier heading to Syria out of fuel. Yeah, it took a pilot to go the extra mile and pull that one off.
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mlmp08 posted:Yeah, it took a pilot to go the extra mile and pull that one off. Hasn't that carrier also experienced a rash of aircraft accidents during Syria operations? Like, not only did they get denied fuel by Spain, their operations are not going well. Had at least two aircraft crashes in less than 3 weeks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...m=.8e16fc863ea6 Bonus: Its Russia's ONLY aircraft carrier.
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CommieGIR posted:We have 10 active carriers, and 2 under construction, and 1 more planned. Even if half of them went to drydock, we'd still have more than any other Nation currently in operation. Add in the LHDs and you have more than every other nation combined
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I tend to be very anti-child/children, but holy gently caress the Chinese government racked up some numbers that seriously made me go  https://twitter.com/joshrogin/status/818492597392080898 That's one hell of a policy shift from 'ONE CHILD ONLY UNDER PENALTY OF FORCED STERILIZATION' to 'ok we'll yank out your IUID for free, we need you to get back to fuckin again'.
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MA-Horus posted:Add in the LHDs and you have more than every other nation combined Seriously. Totally forgot the Assault Ships which are larger than a World War 2 era main carrier.
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Gotta say Trump melting down over Meryl Streep is a pretty good way to start the week. Even some of the Trump supporters I know are starting to get fed up with his meltdowns.
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And he hasn't even taken office yet. 
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This phrasing sort of drills the whole thing home, past 'generic actress wins award, talks politics' thing: https://twitter.com/annetdonahue/status/818315112918487040 lol nothing still matters though
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Godholio posted:Are they even carrying Harriers anymore, or is it just helicopters? The US? Yes, still using Harriers.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Gotta say Trump melting down over Meryl Streep is a pretty good way to start the week. Even some of the Trump supporters I know are starting to get fed up with his meltdowns. Especially over someone as worthless as Meryl Streep. I mean why would anyone care what some Botox riddled celeb has to say about them, well normal person at least. Marshal Prolapse fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Jan 9, 2017 |
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MazelTovCocktail posted:Especially over someone as worthless as Meryl Streep. I mean why would anyone care what some Botox riddled celeb has to say about them, well normal person at least. 
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Come on guys we're only in week 2 of the new thread
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facialimpediment posted:I tend to be very anti-child/children, but holy gently caress the Chinese government racked up some numbers that seriously made me go That reminds me of the story when Mao decided sparrows were harming Chinese agriculture so he had the people harass sparrows night and day for days on end until millions of them* dropped dead from exhaustion. Then the grasshoppers came to the smorgasbord since there were no sparrows to eat the grasshoppers. Famine ensued. Long story short, we were terrified of China and that single-minded insanity. * sparrows, but tbf millions of Chinese ended up dropping dead too
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EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:Come on guys we're only in week 2 of the new thread Good point.
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EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:Come on guys we're only in week 2 of the new thread Touché
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So anyway, I can't wait until the Navy finally blows some Iranians out of the water. That'll be fun.
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We don't need any leadership at the National Nuclear Security Administration, right? http://gizmodo.com/trump-just-dismissed-the-people-in-charge-of-maintainin-1790908093
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Naked Bear posted:So anyway, I can't wait until the Navy finally blows some Iranians out of the water. That'll be fun.  Praying Mantis II: Praying Mantis Harder
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There are "rules" and then there are "Rules" Just like the military
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facialimpediment posted:I tend to be very anti-child/children, but holy gently caress the Chinese government racked up some numbers that seriously made me go I didn't even know they had gotten rid of the one-child rule.
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SperginMcBadposter posted:I didn't even know they had gotten rid of the one-child rule. Birth rates are on the decline world wide, especially in China, Japan, Russia, and the US.
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CommieGIR posted:We don't need any leadership at the National Nuclear Security Administration, right? He really is going full on authoritarian purge isn't he? But no, everyone who was worried about the incoming administration demanding lists of names was just a pussy liberal making stuff up to complain about since they can't admit they lost. Nothing to see here. Move along.
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The only thing I can think of with this Trump "dismissing every single person appointed by the previous administration the second he takes office" is that there's some idea of "THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD" but it's not. In peaceful mergers or transitions of power, the previous CEO will stick around and advise the new CEO, and often stay on the board of directors for a while. I cannot understand the rationale behind this whatsoever.
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MA-Horus posted:I cannot understand the rationale behind this whatsoever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75SEy1qu71I
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I keep getting guys in my unit going "But he's really smart, he's just playing dumb" The more his team releases these changes, the more it becomes obvious he's not smart. At all. John Kerry also just publicly apologized, on behalf of the State Department, for the Lavender Scare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_scare CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Jan 9, 2017 |
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MA-Horus posted:The only thing I can think of with this Trump "dismissing every single person appointed by the previous administration the second he takes office" is that there's some idea of "THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD" Corporate raiding of the 1980s.
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MazelTovCocktail posted:Corporate raiding of the 1980s. Which is also wear trump gets his sense of style and taste.
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Dominance. "I won, I'm the big man in charge." This is how it goes with strong-man dictatorships. If I didn't put you in office you don't owe me and I don't have that control over you, you're a threat. If you're not subservient and absolutely loyal to me you're a threat.
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CommieGIR posted:I keep getting guys in my unit going "But he's really smart, he's just playing dumb" 
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CommieGIR posted:Birth rates are on the decline world wide, especially in China, Japan, Russia, and the US. This is a good thing
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Lol Trump just appointed his son in law Jared Kushner to be his "special adviser." Nothing matters anymore
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EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:This is a good thing Yes it is.
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CommieGIR posted:Birth rates are on the decline world wide, especially in China, Japan, Russia, and the US. Isn't Africa's population kinda exploding right now? That is about the only place probably though
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Hot Karl Marx posted:Isn't Africa's population kinda exploding right now? That is about the only place probably though Survival to adulthood is rather middle of the road chance, though.
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CommieGIR posted:Survival to adulthood is rather middle of the road chance, though. What about the Middle East? I seem to recall Iran has a demographic time bomb situation, but I'm not sure of it also has too many incoming as a problem or just large middle age pop.
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