US Military power
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Originally Posted by Tark
Actually Epoch's post is what will eventually be USA's weakness arogance will be the reason why USA will lose it's global leadership.
The US military is so powerful and organized so that it can exist with central disruption, and basically retaliate against any force in the world, devastating it completely... as long as it's another nation. We still do not know how to win a war against an ideology, which began with Vietnam, continued with our unsuccessful attempts against revolution in South America, our continued failure in the "War on Drugs", and now Iraq.
The only reason we came out of the Cold War in OK shape is that communism is a HORRIBLY ineffective way of managing a national economy and modern production.
(BTW, I'm highly against US meddling in the political affairs of foreign states... but I was using that as more of a point than a recommendation)
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Originally Posted by aux
offtopic were the celts superior when it came to seige technology i.e catapults and trebs.
just wondering if Age of Empires is accurate
h:
just wondering if Age of Empires is accurate
h:The Persian Elephants were unstoppable as well :O
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Originally Posted by Epoch
Ehh... we've been arrogant for the last 100 years, and if anything, it's a self-fufilling prophecy to a degree. What will be our undoing is material shortages, which puts the US in a timeline for trouble in the next 50-75 years. Our industries are still too disconnected, and we could maintain global economic superiority by interconnecting industrial processes more to reduce environmental impact while improving effeciency, and moving more completely to an information-based economy.
The US military is so powerful and organized so that it can exist with central disruption, and basically retaliate against any force in the world, devastating it completely... as long as it's another nation. We still do not know how to win a war against an ideology, which began with Vietnam, continued with our unsuccessful attempts against revolution in South America, our continued failure in the "War on Drugs", and now Iraq.
The only reason we came out of the Cold War in OK shape is that communism is a HORRIBLY ineffective way of managing a national economy and modern production.
(BTW, I'm highly against US meddling in the political affairs of foreign states... but I was using that as more of a point than a recommendation)
The US military is so powerful and organized so that it can exist with central disruption, and basically retaliate against any force in the world, devastating it completely... as long as it's another nation. We still do not know how to win a war against an ideology, which began with Vietnam, continued with our unsuccessful attempts against revolution in South America, our continued failure in the "War on Drugs", and now Iraq.
The only reason we came out of the Cold War in OK shape is that communism is a HORRIBLY ineffective way of managing a national economy and modern production.
(BTW, I'm highly against US meddling in the political affairs of foreign states... but I was using that as more of a point than a recommendation)
The rest of the world is already taking step to reduce the power of USA. Introducing the Euro, China's exchange rate is now not only based on the US $ but on a basket of currencies, The US dollard keep falling. Countries like India, China, Japan are mass producers and taking over your markets.
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Originally Posted by F22B Prelude
I was unstoppable in death match mode with the Celts.....20 Barracks 10 Castles and Hotkeys FTW!!!!
The Persian Elephants were unstoppable as well :O
The Persian Elephants were unstoppable as well :O
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._active_troops
US Military = 2,906,453 including reserves and paramilitary
China's Military = 4,555,000 including reserves and paramilitary
Active Troops
US = 1,419,683
China = 2,255,000
Just an FYI. However, I do believe that we are the most advanced military power in the world. How we choose to use that, though, I will not dicuss here in this thread.
US Military = 2,906,453 including reserves and paramilitary
China's Military = 4,555,000 including reserves and paramilitary
Active Troops
US = 1,419,683
China = 2,255,000
Just an FYI. However, I do believe that we are the most advanced military power in the world. How we choose to use that, though, I will not dicuss here in this thread.
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[QUOTE=jlammy]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._active_troops
US Military = 2,906,453 including reserves and paramilitary
China's Military = 4,555,000 including reserves and paramilitary
Active Troops
US = 1,419,683
China = 2,255,000
QUOTE]
China.........plus NK, Iran, Jihadists, the Swedes, Mongolians, etc. :run:
US Military = 2,906,453 including reserves and paramilitary
China's Military = 4,555,000 including reserves and paramilitary
Active Troops
US = 1,419,683
China = 2,255,000
QUOTE]
China.........plus NK, Iran, Jihadists, the Swedes, Mongolians, etc. :run: