Quote from Trader666:
In terms of expenditures, NOT troops and equipment.
Quote from achilles28:
Ya, Iraq had a "massive" military too. We destroyed them in one night. *Both times*.
You can't equate sheer numbers. Technology is more the dominant force than anything else. Beyond that, the US military is huge.
Quote from DAS Trader:
Are you kidding? We have more aircraft carriers than the rest of the world combined. Iran is largely an army of poorly trained and poorly equipped conscripts.
Simply stated, there is no other country that comes close to being able to project the power America can project.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/carriers.htm
For someone who claims to have been a member of our nation's military, I would think that would be elementary knowledge.
Quote from Trader666:
Kidding that our military's not six times the size of China's? No. Are you really so desperate you need to try to misrepresent what I write?
Quote from Trader666:
In terms of expenditures, NOT troops and equipment.
Quote from Trader666:
When proven wrong obfuscate, eh? I was simply correcting your erroneous statement that:
The US military is 4-5 generations ahead, at 6 TIMES THE SIZE the nearest rival (China)!!
Quote from achilles28:
You didn't correct anything.
In spending, we are number#1. By 6 TIMES.
That's what counts.
Not 2,500 T96's against 20,000 Tomahawks and smart bombs.
Quote from DAS Trader:
This is what you wrote:
and this is what I wrote:
Are you kidding? We have more aircraft carriers than the rest of the world combined. Iran is largely an army of poorly trained and poorly equipped conscripts.
Simply stated, there is no other country that comes close to being able to project the power America can project.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milit...ld/carriers.htm
For someone who claims to have been a member of our nation's military, I would think that would be elementary knowledge.
I should have added that China has one aircraft carrier.
Quote from Trader666:
Grow up Paultards. You didn't write "in spending" you wrote the following which is utter nonsense:
The US military is 4-5 generations ahead, at 6 TIMES THE SIZE the nearest rival (China)!!
Which I corrected with:
In terms of expenditures, NOT troops and equipment.
Don't pretend this is about aircraft carriers or Iran or projecting power.
Quote from DAS Trader:
For someone suggesting others should grow up, you sure do like to call people names. Funny how when you get called names you cry like a little girl. I think that says quite a bit about your character, or lack thereof.
Having said that, the reason I referred to aircraft carriers is because they are the primary means of projecting air and naval power in the world today. No nation can project power like we can...not even close.
Our carrier advantage (along with our ballistic missile capability via subs and other ships) gives us the ability to park off any country's shore and establish instant air superiority. Once a nation can maintain air superiority, the rest is academic. We've proven this in Iraq and now in Libya. This is modern warfare 101 and it is something you clearly know nothing about.
That's why China's military could not touch ours at present. They cannot stop our navy or our air force. We don't have to match them man for man. They have to figure out a way to reclaim their skies should we decide to take them.
The problem arises when we put boots on the ground and attempt to occupy a country (Afghanistan, Iraq). That's when our brave men and woman become targets and that's when the casualties happen. That's when our technology can be countered. This is precisely why our military should be used defensively. As long as we maintain a healthy superiority (which we could by cutting our military budget by 70%), we will never have anything to fear.
So do me a favor, if you are going to comment on military strategy, or anything having to do with war, do some research before you spout nonsense. At this point I am having a very hard time believing you were ever a member of our military. There is an old saying which I feel applies to you....it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Do yourself a favor, remain silent.
Quote from DAS Trader:
Our carrier advantage (along with our ballistic missile capability via subs and other ships) gives us the ability to park off any country's shore and establish instant air superiority.