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re: Does our military suck that bad???

Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:11 am to
Posted by jimmarley
Southeast
Member since May 2020
1526 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:11 am to
We are our own worst enemy. Divide and conquer.
Posted by Romans58
Delaware
Member since Jun 2020
231 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:14 am to
I’m more concerned with the millennials and them being too weak kneed to fight. What good is technology and war toys if the soy boys run and hide?
Posted by Jeff Boomhauer
Arlen, TX
Member since Jun 2016
3552 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:15 am to
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After all, if there is no competition there is no need for the F-2028 or B-943 now is there.


Without competition we don't advance. Our entire economy and way of life is based on competition. Without competition we never leave the earth's atmosphere to explore space.

What is wrong with you lazy arse progressives? The whole world will never hold hands and sing Kumbaya. There's a que of mean MFers that want our crown. If you're too pussy to run out front then get your bitch arse in the rear with the gear.
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24658 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:16 am to
When's the last time anything made in China was worth a shite 3 months after purchase?


You really think a one of these fighters will be able to out fight a US made bird?
Posted by TideCPA
Member since Jan 2012
10374 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:26 am to
What was the US military's strength relative to the rest of the world in 1939?
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
16606 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:37 am to
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We done, Im telling you we are done.... unless of course you want to develop this new Superman class of aircraft carriers.



You are ignorant, I'm telling you. China has one functional (meaning it at least floats) aircraft carrier, an outdated Soviet-era diesel powered one that required an escort in case it broke down during a recent test. It did break down and had to be towed back to home port. China is not our peer in terms of Naval power projection, air superiority, or even land combat capability. Submarines? China is decades behind us.
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40825 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:45 am to
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We spend 750 billion a year and they spent 156 billion last year. In the past decade we have outspent them over 50 to one yet they are on par or passing us on every front. Do we suck this bad or.....


Its pretty easy to build stuff for cheap when you are a socialist country full of sweatshops, work camps, and will be likely killed if you don't do what you are told. China is probably as bad as North Korea. Yet they are good because government says they are.
Posted by RollTide4Ever
Nashville
Member since Nov 2006
18314 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:13 am to
US military is notorious for bloat. We mistake bombastic waste for stealth and strategy. I would say Israel has a more efficient military. Interestingly enough, Israel's military is very decentralized.
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67493 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:18 am to
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Don't believe the hype......the US military is superior to China hands down.

Agree but our military "leaders" are a bunch of pussy libtards and they enact pussy libtard policies
Posted by nuwaydawg
Member since Nov 2007
1926 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:36 am to




Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
81961 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:37 am to
It’s much cheaper to reverse engineer than it is pioneer.
Posted by LSUTigersVCURams
Member since Jul 2014
21940 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:38 am to
Anyone who doesn’t realize our military spending is nothing more than a corruption and money laundering scheme for DC insiders at this point just isn’t paying attention.
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
81961 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:38 am to
Israel’s military is easily the best in the world when adjusted for dollars spent, per capita, etc etc.

It’s not even close - they are the dream team. Would love to see Japan allowed to build a military - would make a ton of sense given their locale and natural rivalry with China
This post was edited on 9/10/20 at 9:39 am
Posted by LSU2a
SWLA to Dallas
Member since Aug 2012
2849 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:41 am to
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According to reports, the chini now have a fighter comparable to the F-35 and is churning them out faster that hotcakes at a waffle house.


False. They are 10-30 years behind in electronic warfare systems, communications, air to air and air to ground ordinance, jet propulsion, stealth coatings, and many other airforce technologies.

This post was edited on 9/10/20 at 9:42 am
Posted by DesScorp
Alabama
Member since Sep 2017
6536 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:43 am to
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Their navy is bigger than ours


Huh?


The US Navy has more admirals than ships now. The fleet is the smallest it's been since post WWI (back when we had a considerably smaller population). That's what you get when your carriers are $15 billion apiece, and your subs are $3 billion apiece. Hell, the F-35 is twice as expensive as the Super Hornet (literally... Boeing offered a structured buy at $50 mil a copy, while the F-35C is still over $100 mil per copy).

When, with every new design, weapons double in price, pretty soon, you're not going to have very many weapons.
Posted by LSU2a
SWLA to Dallas
Member since Aug 2012
2849 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:44 am to
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Their navy is bigger than ours,


Misleading. They may have more surface vessels, but quantity of vessels does not equate to having a larger or more capable navy. The only ship they have that is a near peer to our own is their type 55 destroyer.
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
24843 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:45 am to
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Maybe thats the real fear of unraveling the deep state, we might find the chini arent stealing the tech, we are leaving the back door open,
Not even debatable.

This has been widely known, common knowledge for a very long time to anyone who's been paying attention.
Posted by indianswim
Plano, TX
Member since Jan 2010
18805 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:50 am to
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quote:
Their navy is bigger than ours


Huh?



It was supposed to be some "gotcha" a few weeks ago. China has more ships, but we outweigh them massively. They also don't have near the fleet of aircraft carriers we have, so at sea, we own the water and the sky.

Their subs have had...problems. So, China's navy is all quantity, hardly any quality.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16519 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:54 am to
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We done, Im telling you we are done.


Even if you believe the numbers put out by China (hint: they are almost certainly bullshite), you really think they are going to go picking a fight with someone they may have a slight numbers advantage over? You think their reverse engineering and stealing our shite means they are anywhere close to us in tech?
Posted by Choctaw
Pumpin' Sunshine
Member since Jul 2007
77774 posts
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:58 am to
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Does our military suck that bad???


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We done, Im telling you we are done


Jesus Christ. when did this board become a mess of sniveling pussies?
This post was edited on 9/10/20 at 9:59 am
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