Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
Montmorency
Those of you who believe this seem to be looking at raw counts of available materiel and troops, which is rather stupid; for example, it suggests that the United States would have a good shot at conquering Russia.
War is not like a game of RISK, in which 8 chits against 5 chits by definition results in total victory for the former. Militaries have to cover actual ground to get to their enemy and their enemy's strategic places, unless you figure that wars are about to be fought entirely by Space Marines coming down on in drop-pods.
Drop pods? Ekranoplans!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy0UNvL37vo
Why attack over land if you have a sea-capable craft that can go >500km/h, can transport 1000 troops or several tanks and other vehicles/cargo and is invisible to radar? So no, they do not have to cover ground, they can also cover sea and air.
(that they don't really have any operational ones is beside the point, mind you!!!)
Or why don't you just land in Antalya like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRPwkCDuSUQ
You know I've been told by a lot of people, that you can achieve everything as long as you want it enough!
Your communist defeatism cannot infect me.
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
Montmorency
unless you figure that wars are about to be fought entirely by Space Marines coming down on in drop-pods.
It would be the Turks doing the drops, the Emperor is from Anatolia after all...
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
Husar
Or why don't you just land in Antalya like this?
If I landed in Antalya, I couldn't be bothered to conquer Turkey. I'd just conquer the beach.
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
Just let your pretty serbian girlfriend take a walk through a turkish marketplace without supervision, then you'll want to remove kebab.
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
Sarmatian
Syrian rebels in Homs strike a deal with the government to leave Homs.
In the next two months the rebels will leave the last areas of Homs they were controlling, bringing the "capital of the revolution" fully under government control for the first time since the conflict erupted. The agreement also specifies that only the police, and not the army may enter that quarter of the city, and an exchange of prisoners will also follow.
It means nothing. Two months is too long a time needed (I'm sure) by both sides for a respite. Remember the Minsk agreements. Such protracted agreements tend to be overlooked and violated at the most propitious moment by the side which deems itself ready. Especially if we know how quickly the situation can take a U-turn.
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
drone
It would be the Turks doing the drops, the Emperor is from Anatolia after all...
He doesn't wear purple, he's NOT the Emperor.
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With so many interested parties having involvement in Syria, can't we all at least agree that whatever solution we come to, it's not going to be for the actual Syrians to decide on?
Preferred solutions:
America - like Kansas, but with more brown people. But can we have one of those democracies where there isn't any elections?
UK - er.. ok.. is Kansas anything like Surrey?
France - We want it just like it was in the 60s
Saudi - Tin pot Sunni dictator beholden to us please
Turkey - Don't care as long as it's stable and the north of the country is entirely uninhabited
Iran - Like Iraq, but without any Sunnis, or war, or like Iraq
Iraq - What he said, but said differently.
Israel - It will always be a threat to us, especially when it is either less or more of a threat
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US bombed Syrian army camp.
This has the potential to get ugly. On purpose or a mistake?
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
Sarmatian
US
bombed Syrian army camp.
This has the potential to get ugly. On purpose or a mistake?
The same words were heard when the Crimea was annaexed or when the Russian bomber was brought down. Ugly will have to wait. For a couple hundred years.
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
Sarmatian
US
bombed Syrian army camp.
This has the potential to get ugly. On purpose or a mistake?
I'd put my money on the latter. But really, can it get more uglier than it already is. Such a mess.
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
Fragony
But really, can it get more uglier than it already is.
Are you sure?
http://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/...n-fm-cavusoglu
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Gilrandir
of course I'm not sure, who is or can be
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
Kinda brilliant http://nieuws.tpo.nl/2015/12/08/vide...-nep-executie/ (vid)
Don't worry about watching the video, nothing ugly. IS isn't the only one who is good at making video's.
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I think I get the general gist but I cant read dutch, what's going on?
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
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Originally Posted by
Greyblades
I think I get the general gist but I cant read dutch, what's going on?
Fake execution
Sorry, should have posted explantion with it. These IS militants think they are going to be executed but they are just let go after they got a lecture. It's pretty brilliant imho. Instead of killing them they take of their bivak-masks and unchain their captives and just let them go unharmed. Nice act of chivalry imho.
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Brilliant if it works. But it will be interesting to see how it plays out, I dont think we have much of a precident using that tactic on religious extremists.
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We do got it, but I'm not sure about actually usiing it but there is nothing I would like about myself
