ISIS Takes Control of Mosul

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alexmanu said:
Even If I join 2 PARA (the regular battalion in my town) they would have nothing to do with aerial attacks, that's the job of the RAF. I can confidently say I will never fly a plane in the RAF due to being color blind so that's that.

Difference between you and me is that the reserve forces in the UK are going to be relied on after 2016 due to the cuts to regular infantry so If a large scale conflict involving British ground troops were to occur I would certainly be called for service of some sort, probably within the conflict zone.

So again you have a complete non-point. In any case the regular military personnel sign up for duty and I fail to see the argument that if you think they should intervene you should be the one fighting. I think even reg. military personnel would disagree with that P.O.V. they sign up to protect and serve and don't expect those who sent them, to fight alongside them.
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Same is happening with U.S. Forces. Yankee is just in denial. The rotations and training for Guard and Reserve forces are increasing due to cuts made in the active force. There is always bad perceptions made by active folks about the part timers. Some units honestly deserve the scrutiny. I have worked with some that were in par with active forces and you wouldn't know the difference. I used to have the same bias when I was active. I am a reservist now and have seen both sides of the argument.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
So how does a Brit come to like the Vols, Preds, and Titans?
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I have played American football (locally and for my university) for years and the support for the Titans stemmed from there, support for Preds and Vols spread after that. I mentioned earlier in the thread that when I started getting into college ball I was choosing between Vandy or Vols to follow and was more drawn to the Vols.
 
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SergeantVol said:
Same is happening with U.S. Forces. Yankee is just in denial. The rotations and training for Guard and Reserve forces are increasing due to cuts made in the active force. There is always bad perceptions made by active folks about the part timers. Some units honestly deserve the scrutiny. I have worked with some that were in par with active forces and you wouldn't know the difference. I used to have the same bias when I was active. I am a reservist now and have seen both sides of the argument.
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Maybe its more of an exclusive American thing because I have not really noticed any bias against reservists in Britain. I'm sure there is bias of course but I think most have trained alongside each other and realise that most reserve units are not useless wannabes.
 
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alexmanu said:
I have played American football (locally and for my university) for years and the support for the Titans stemmed from there, support for Preds and Vols spread after that. I mentioned earlier in the thread that when I started getting into college ball I was choosing between Vandy or Vols to follow and was more drawn to the Vols.
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Good choice lol.
 
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Our current reserve and guard force is different from what they are referring to. Before the global war on terrorism, they were lacking in many critical areas that constitute what a soldier should be. In the past few years, there has been an influx of active veterans join the ranks because they got tired of being gone all the time but still wanted to remain affiliated.
 
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volprof said:
Ya'll MidWesterners and your damn storms!

Anyhow, hope all is well if this is what you two are referring to.

This reminds me though. Grand Vol, if you read this, I know you're originally from Tennessee, but do Oklahomans think of themselves as Southerners or as something else? I think the culture is very similar, but sometimes people think of themselves as different. I know this is random as hell, but thoughts? Just something I've always wondered about.
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They tend to think of themselves as Oklahomans lol. Kind of like the way Texans are southern, but call themselves Texan. But Oklahomans add the (thank God we're not Texas) on the end of that lol But overall, they're about the same kind of folks you'd meet in East Tennessee.

Yes, I was talking about the storms. Our May weather is a little late this year. And it's unnerving some out in these parts.
 
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alexmanu said:
Pretty clear Obama is leaning towards aerial strikes on ISIS militants. Too right! They are monsters, if any of you go on the Liveleak website you can see some horrific videos showing what these terrorist scum are doing to innocent Iraqi civilians.
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Only a band aid measure unless the Iraqi government changes.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
The fact that you would string these words together shows just how out of touch with reality modern academics actually are.
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And the fact that you can't see how his presidency was just as bad as this one proves your unabashed, constant bias. I mean, my god, the man presided over an unnecessary war that has cost, according to some estimates, somewhere between 100,000-1,000,000 deaths and also presided over the worst financial crisis we've had since the Depression. But you probably think the damn health care reform is worse than these things, don't you? I agree it's not perfect and needs much amending, but get real.

I may be a dumb academic (which you seem bizarrely obsessed with), but I can at least see the two sides of a coin.
 
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Grand Vol said:
They tend to think of themselves as Oklahomans lol. Kind of like the way Texans are southern, but call themselves Texan. But Oklahomans add the (thank God we're not Texas) on the end of that lol But overall, they're about the same kind of folks you'd meet in East Tennessee.

Yes, I was talking about the storms. Our May weather is a little late this year. And it's unnerving some out in these parts.
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Okay, I gotcha. That's about what I figured but just wanted an eyewitness account. Thanks, and stay safe.
 
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volprof said:
And the fact that you can't see how his presidency was just as bad as this one proves your unabashed, constant bias. I mean, my god, the man presided over an unnecessary war that has cost, according to some estimates, somewhere between 100,000-1,000,000 deaths and also presided over the worst financial crisis we've had since the Depression. But you probably think the damn health care reform is worse than these things, don't you? I agree it's not perfect and needs much amending, but get real.

I may be a dumb academic (which you seem bizarrely obsessed with), but I can at least see the two sides of a coin.
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And I personally think he was the best man for the job when September 11th happened. I still shudder to think of the condition our country would have been in if Al Gore had been at the helm.
 
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Grand Vol said:
And I personally think he was the best man for the job when September 11th happened. I still shudder to think of the condition our country would have been in if Al Gore had been at the helm.
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Al Gore would've been a fantastic president IMO. And he was robbed by the Supreme Court.
 
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Grand Vol said:
And I personally think he was the best man for the job when September 11th happened. I still shudder to think of the condition our country would have been in if Al Gore had been at the helm.
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He was good in the first 72 hours. After that he sucked. Bad.
 
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lawgator1 said:
He was good in the first 72 hours. After that he sucked. Bad.
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I'd give it six months.

I don't think Al Gore would have lasted 72 seconds before lying on the floor sucking his thumb. And don't even try to argue the point, even most liberals these days deny ever having supported him.
 
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alexmanu said:
We just don't agree politically, nothing wrong with that. I wouldn't deem that 'trolling'.
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Al Gore is, by classical definition, a moonbat. His loony side only started to show significantly after he left office. And as I stated to LG, even most Democrats are probably a little leery of what would have happened had he been in office.

And I find it hard to believe your statement was serious when you are a foreign national that doesn't keep up as much with American politics. And I find it impossible to comprehend your statement that the Supreme Court "robbed" anyone. I don't make statements to that effect when British Courts make ignorant decisions like this:

SAS hero jailed: Sergeant sentenced to two years after gun found in his garage - Mirror Online
 
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Grand Vol said:
Al Gore is, by classical definition, a moonbat. His loony side only started to show significantly after he left office. And as I stated to LG, even most Democrats are probably a little leery of what would have happened had he been in office.

And I find it hard to believe your statement was serious when you are a foreign national that doesn't keep up as much with American politics. And I find it impossible to comprehend your statement that the Supreme Court "robbed" anyone. I don't make statements to that effect when British Courts make ignorant decisions like this:

SAS hero jailed: Sergeant sentenced to two years after gun found in his garage - Mirror Online
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You are the typical southern simpleton that ASSERTS and ASSUMES that my level of knowledge on US matters is low on the basis that I'm a foreign national. I think you'll find that I'm well informed on many foreign matters from Australia to India and the US. I enjoy staying informed about foreign affairs, clearly you don't, that's your problem.

Also don't understand the need to link a totally off-topic article accompanied by a statement by you that clearly indicated that YOU don't know British law.
 
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alexmanu said:
You are the typical southern simpleton that ASSERTS and ASSUMES that my level of knowledge on US matters is low on the basis that I'm a foreign national. I think you'll find that I'm well informed on many foreign matters from Australia to India and the US. I enjoy staying informed about foreign affairs, clearly you don't, that's your problem.
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Funny. I'm probably a little more versed in foreign affairs than most southern simpletons.

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Also don't understand the need to link a totally off-topic article accompanied by a statement by you that clearly indicated that YOU don't know British law.
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No, I do know some of your British law, specifically that of firearms in general. However, I think that sometimes circumstances should be taken into account before taking one of your most highly trained soldiers and tossing them in jail like that. Which you obviously missed the point I was making since you cannot understand the example I was making.

Stick to fish and chips mate. You obviously suck at soccer and international politics
 
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Grand Vol said:
Funny. I'm probably a little more versed in foreign affairs than most southern simpletons.



No, I do know some of your British law, specifically that of firearms in general. However, I think that sometimes circumstances should be taken into account before taking one of your most highly trained soldiers and tossing them in jail like that. Which you obviously missed the point I was making since you cannot understand the example I was making.

Stick to fish and chips mate. You obviously suck at soccer and international politics
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I know exactly about the British soldier's case. He was at the Military Prison located within my town. He of all people should've been aware of the law, just because he was a highly trained soldier he is not above the law. And in any case I originally stated how that article was utterly irrelevant, and remains so, to what we were talking about.
 
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Grand Vol said:
And I personally think he was the best man for the job when September 11th happened. I still shudder to think of the condition our country would have been in if Al Gore had been at the helm.
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Perhaps so. Like I said in this thread previously, I firmly believe the man had the nation's best intentions in mind. He was just surrounded by a bunch of evil people. And by "evil," I mean narcissistic, callous, *******s.

I agree that he was placed in a situation that no other American president had ever had to deal with regarding international terrorism. The entire nation was confused. I don't blame him for being confused either, but Iraq was a disastrous decision. I don't know how else anyone can spin it.
 
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alexmanu said:
I know exactly about the British soldier's case. He was at the Military Prison located within my town. He of all people should've been aware of the law, just because he was a highly trained soldier he is not above the law. And in any case I originally stated how that article was utterly irrelevant, and remains so, to what we were talking about.
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The fact that you passed judgment on the highest American court by presenting your personal opinion they were wrong?

That's what we were talking about, right?

So my example of saying your British courts were wrong not to take all the factors into play (including the mental aspects of the case of which I'm a bit more knowledgeable than most southern simpletons) before tossing him into prison is not applicable? Exactly how?
 
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Grand Vol said:
I'd give it six months.

I don't think Al Gore would have lasted 72 seconds before lying on the floor sucking his thumb. And don't even try to argue the point, even most liberals these days deny ever having supported him.
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I agree that Gore would most likely not have made a good president. Honestly, the quality of candidates that both parties have been throwing us over the last decade or so has been troubling. It's like we've lost the concept of a moderate candidate.
 
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