Originally Posted by Hear Again

precisely, jiro. it's not going to happen -- period.

Originally Posted by Foxrac

Only USA, not others.

Originally Posted by Jiro

oh btw - that pix I just posted is the one you're already familiar with. the domestic dissent poster.

Originally Posted by Dixie

Not only is America too big of a country to conquer on top of the fact that the US was set up to run as a decentralized government if need be, I am quite sure that SEVERAL countries would step in to help America defend itself such as Canada, UK, AUS, and others that have sufficient manpower.

I can see terrorists coming here to wreak all sorts of havoc, all they have to do is simply learn Spanish, and pose as Hispanic peasants swimming the Rio Grande into the US illegally, they just have to buy a social security number of Jose Rivieras Garcias whom already made his money and is now happily residing back home in Guatemala with his wife and 5 kids. They can go to work as construction laborers in major metropolitan areas and learn the layouts of the city so as to get a mental layout of the city while posing as the least threatening Hispanic immigrant. Some of them can go to work for poultry companies and steal large amounts of explosive material bit by bit to make a huge bomb without being noticed for quite some time.

This is not meant to offend those who are of Hispanic descent, but it is a possible scenario for which I am sure that the Taliban and al'Qaeda have considered for getting a massive amount of their men in the country without looking too threatening.

Originally Posted by shel90

My brother has a passport and he did some traveling with some friends a few years ago. He got stopped cuz his passport picture made him look like a terrorist. When I saw it, I agreed with the authorities...he did look like one. My point is ..u just never know with anyone.

Originally Posted by shel90

My brother has a passport and he did some traveling with some friends a few years ago. He got stopped cuz his passport picture made him look like a terrorist. When I saw it, I agreed with the authorities...he did look like one. My point is ..u just never know with anyone.

Originally Posted by Hear Again

his passport picture made him look like a terrorist? how?

Originally Posted by Jiro

he can easily pass off as a modern Middle Eastern jihadist.

Originally Posted by Hear Again

but how? by his appearance?

Originally Posted by Jiro

yep! his facial structure... curly hair... his height....

Originally Posted by Hear Again

your brother's passport picture made him look like a terrorist? how?

Originally Posted by Foxrac

USA is superpower since Russia is used to be under USSR but not anymore, neither is China.

Your info is quitely ill, North Korea, Pakistan or India would never be superpower because of nuclear weapon, even nuclear weapon isn't only relies on superpower and general of superpower is based on influence of power.

Originally Posted by Dixie

Anymore if you dark skinned with dark brown hair and dark eyes and male, you are looked upon as a possible threat by authorities. It is also known as 'profiling', the FBI is notorious for it.

Originally Posted by webexplorer

Oh my god! I didn't know that it was Jiro! This male, Jiro, is exact match the description. That is v e r y scary.

Originally Posted by webexplorer

It is still not true. Our government sells our military around the world for example China, Poland, Saudi, etc. i.e. Pratt & Whitney makes the planes and sold them these countries. This is still old news.

The Russia government made a biggest mistake ever allowed their scientists to sell anything in the black market because the employees were starved to death for food and shelter because the system was screwed up a big time. I was told that the blue prints for nuclear parts and warfare formula were sold to some buyers, more likely the terrorists.

Recently, some intruders entered a highest sensitive military base in Africa, and they successfully stole the information. The army arrived late and never caught the intruders. Nobody really knows what they took something from the base. U.S. helped them to build the base there, and it cost worth billions of dollars wasted. I assume that it is still running now with extra security.

Originally Posted by Jess

Whoa there, I think you are misinformed. First of all, don't always believe what the media pitches you, there are always 2 (or more) sides to a story. They only report what sells. About the economy, the US has experienced worse during the 30s Depression, AND still managed to turn around. We just need the money (where rich people are holding it up) to start circulating again, perhaps through massive reinvestment. World War II production lines turned the Depression around. About an attack from other nations, it's a joke. They're looking at thousands of kilotons in the form of nuclear warheads to take care of them - not a smart move. As one sailor had told me, one SSBN (nuclear ballistic missile submarine) has more firepower than a single non-nuclear country. If the US ceases to exist, I think it will go the way the Soviet Union did - simply reorganize itself into another government. This situation is not really something to panic about, we are too strong to just simply collapse, I see it more like an equilibrium kind of phase, a kind of correction to balance out all the BS financial institutions so irresponsibly made decisions on.

Originally Posted by webexplorer

It is still not true. Our government sells our military around the world for example China, Poland, Saudi, etc. i.e. Pratt & Whitney makes the planes and sold them these countries. This is still old news.

The Russia government made a biggest mistake ever allowed their scientists to sell anything in the black market because the employees were starved to death for food and shelter because the system was screwed up a big time. I was told that the blue prints for nuclear parts and warfare formula were sold to some buyers, more likely the terrorists.

Recently, some intruders entered a highest sensitive military base in Africa, and they successfully stole the information. The army arrived late and never caught the intruders. Nobody really knows what they took something from the base. U.S. helped them to build the base there, and it cost worth billions of dollars wasted. I assume that it is still running now with extra security.

Originally Posted by shel90

In the picture, he looked angry with dead eyes, he had a summer tan, sharp-chiseled features as if he never ate, and his hair looked so black with a short cut.

Originally Posted by webexplorer

It is still not true. Our government sells our military around the world for example China, Poland, Saudi, etc. i.e. Pratt & Whitney makes the planes and sold them these countries. This is still old news.

The Russia government made a biggest mistake ever allowed their scientists to sell anything in the black market because the employees were starved to death for food and shelter because the system was screwed up a big time. I was told that the blue prints for nuclear parts and warfare formula were sold to some buyers, more likely the terrorists.

Recently, some intruders entered a highest sensitive military base in Africa, and they successfully stole the information. The army arrived late and never caught the intruders. Nobody really knows what they took something from the base. U.S. helped them to build the base there, and it cost worth billions of dollars wasted. I assume that it is still running now with extra security.

Originally Posted by Jiro

no no... we sold them a STRIPPED version. meaning..... a dumb-down hardware. Even though we sold bunch of tanks and planes to Israel and other allied nations... they are nowhere close to American's real capability. For ie - they sold F-16 planes to Israel without advanced weaponry system or radar system.

Beside - I'm not concerned about nuclear wars anyway... we have M.A.D. - Mutual Assured Destruction.

Originally Posted by Maria

Originally Posted by Maria

Originally Posted by Jess

It's a deterrence strategy, meaning, the use of nuclear weapons will guarantee the annihilation of all parties involved.

Originally Posted by Jiro

It's a trump card that will cost both attacker's and defender's life. Obviously - if the attacker launched nuclear strike on other... the defender will retaliate with nuclear strike as well. Nobody wins. It's the total nuclear annihilation. Nobody wants this. That's why we will not have nuclear war ever but it only serves a great deterrence.

Originally Posted by Jiro

ah.. excellent 1-line summary! couldn't have said it any better!

Originally Posted by Jess

Thanks Jiro - I learn alot from dating men in uniform!