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August 16, 2008 at 8:50 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #258103August 16, 2008 at 8:50 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #258150
bubba99
ParticipantAecetua,
Yep that would have done it, but we were out of nukes. Both Fat Man and Little Boy were used in Japan.
Russia is a big country, and we didnt have any real big bombs until the mid 50’s.
August 16, 2008 at 8:50 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #258194bubba99
ParticipantAecetua,
Yep that would have done it, but we were out of nukes. Both Fat Man and Little Boy were used in Japan.
Russia is a big country, and we didnt have any real big bombs until the mid 50’s.
August 16, 2008 at 5:34 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #257872bubba99
ParticipantIf Patton had taken on the Russians, he would have failed just like all the rest. In spite of his great strategies and success at II corp, he would have fallen to the Russian winters – killing all who dare to invade.
August 16, 2008 at 5:34 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #258060bubba99
ParticipantIf Patton had taken on the Russians, he would have failed just like all the rest. In spite of his great strategies and success at II corp, he would have fallen to the Russian winters – killing all who dare to invade.
August 16, 2008 at 5:34 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #258073bubba99
ParticipantIf Patton had taken on the Russians, he would have failed just like all the rest. In spite of his great strategies and success at II corp, he would have fallen to the Russian winters – killing all who dare to invade.
August 16, 2008 at 5:34 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #258120bubba99
ParticipantIf Patton had taken on the Russians, he would have failed just like all the rest. In spite of his great strategies and success at II corp, he would have fallen to the Russian winters – killing all who dare to invade.
August 16, 2008 at 5:34 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #258164bubba99
ParticipantIf Patton had taken on the Russians, he would have failed just like all the rest. In spite of his great strategies and success at II corp, he would have fallen to the Russian winters – killing all who dare to invade.
August 14, 2008 at 10:22 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #257170bubba99
ParticipantSay for the sake of argument that countries will do what is in their own best interest – unless there is an “influence” that prevents them from taking what they want. Russia does not want NATO in its back yard holding the US missle defense shield rockets within a few miles of its borders. This leaves Poland and Georgia as potential targets for Russian “desires”.
The Bushies have been telling Georgia we will support you in your efforts to maintain a soverign border, but when Georgia invaded its “problem” provinces and started killing Peace Keepers and people with Russian passports – we (the U.S.) blinked. Saakashvili oversteped his “influence”. The US is spread too thin to really do anything, except get a few U.S. peace keepers killed and utter some thinly vailed threats. The only other alternative is outright war against the Russian Tank brigades.
The U.S. plan to fight a Russian Tank attack against Germany is to immediately go Nuclear. I am guessing, but Georgia and Germany pose many of the same tactical problems for the U.S.and would result in the same analysis Too far from home to win a protracted conventional war. So expect to see Russian Tanks in Poland unless NATO stops trying to put missles there. Or possibly Russia countering with missles in Cuba – again.
August 14, 2008 at 10:22 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #257352bubba99
ParticipantSay for the sake of argument that countries will do what is in their own best interest – unless there is an “influence” that prevents them from taking what they want. Russia does not want NATO in its back yard holding the US missle defense shield rockets within a few miles of its borders. This leaves Poland and Georgia as potential targets for Russian “desires”.
The Bushies have been telling Georgia we will support you in your efforts to maintain a soverign border, but when Georgia invaded its “problem” provinces and started killing Peace Keepers and people with Russian passports – we (the U.S.) blinked. Saakashvili oversteped his “influence”. The US is spread too thin to really do anything, except get a few U.S. peace keepers killed and utter some thinly vailed threats. The only other alternative is outright war against the Russian Tank brigades.
The U.S. plan to fight a Russian Tank attack against Germany is to immediately go Nuclear. I am guessing, but Georgia and Germany pose many of the same tactical problems for the U.S.and would result in the same analysis Too far from home to win a protracted conventional war. So expect to see Russian Tanks in Poland unless NATO stops trying to put missles there. Or possibly Russia countering with missles in Cuba – again.
August 14, 2008 at 10:22 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #257369bubba99
ParticipantSay for the sake of argument that countries will do what is in their own best interest – unless there is an “influence” that prevents them from taking what they want. Russia does not want NATO in its back yard holding the US missle defense shield rockets within a few miles of its borders. This leaves Poland and Georgia as potential targets for Russian “desires”.
The Bushies have been telling Georgia we will support you in your efforts to maintain a soverign border, but when Georgia invaded its “problem” provinces and started killing Peace Keepers and people with Russian passports – we (the U.S.) blinked. Saakashvili oversteped his “influence”. The US is spread too thin to really do anything, except get a few U.S. peace keepers killed and utter some thinly vailed threats. The only other alternative is outright war against the Russian Tank brigades.
The U.S. plan to fight a Russian Tank attack against Germany is to immediately go Nuclear. I am guessing, but Georgia and Germany pose many of the same tactical problems for the U.S.and would result in the same analysis Too far from home to win a protracted conventional war. So expect to see Russian Tanks in Poland unless NATO stops trying to put missles there. Or possibly Russia countering with missles in Cuba – again.
August 14, 2008 at 10:22 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #257413bubba99
ParticipantSay for the sake of argument that countries will do what is in their own best interest – unless there is an “influence” that prevents them from taking what they want. Russia does not want NATO in its back yard holding the US missle defense shield rockets within a few miles of its borders. This leaves Poland and Georgia as potential targets for Russian “desires”.
The Bushies have been telling Georgia we will support you in your efforts to maintain a soverign border, but when Georgia invaded its “problem” provinces and started killing Peace Keepers and people with Russian passports – we (the U.S.) blinked. Saakashvili oversteped his “influence”. The US is spread too thin to really do anything, except get a few U.S. peace keepers killed and utter some thinly vailed threats. The only other alternative is outright war against the Russian Tank brigades.
The U.S. plan to fight a Russian Tank attack against Germany is to immediately go Nuclear. I am guessing, but Georgia and Germany pose many of the same tactical problems for the U.S.and would result in the same analysis Too far from home to win a protracted conventional war. So expect to see Russian Tanks in Poland unless NATO stops trying to put missles there. Or possibly Russia countering with missles in Cuba – again.
August 14, 2008 at 10:22 PM in reply to: Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war #257460bubba99
ParticipantSay for the sake of argument that countries will do what is in their own best interest – unless there is an “influence” that prevents them from taking what they want. Russia does not want NATO in its back yard holding the US missle defense shield rockets within a few miles of its borders. This leaves Poland and Georgia as potential targets for Russian “desires”.
The Bushies have been telling Georgia we will support you in your efforts to maintain a soverign border, but when Georgia invaded its “problem” provinces and started killing Peace Keepers and people with Russian passports – we (the U.S.) blinked. Saakashvili oversteped his “influence”. The US is spread too thin to really do anything, except get a few U.S. peace keepers killed and utter some thinly vailed threats. The only other alternative is outright war against the Russian Tank brigades.
The U.S. plan to fight a Russian Tank attack against Germany is to immediately go Nuclear. I am guessing, but Georgia and Germany pose many of the same tactical problems for the U.S.and would result in the same analysis Too far from home to win a protracted conventional war. So expect to see Russian Tanks in Poland unless NATO stops trying to put missles there. Or possibly Russia countering with missles in Cuba – again.
bubba99
ParticipantInvestment in Real Estate may become a good idean in the future, but not until the fundamental price to rental income comes back in line. Until you can rent out the property for a positive cashflow, it is a bad investment.
Foreclosures today are way overpriced. For the most part they go off at the existing loan value -which is still over market. Real Estate Owned (REO) the property that the bank has foreclose on and hired an appraiser to price, and a realter to sell may be better than a direct foreclosure, but still over reality. When the rental income comes in line with the price – that may be the time to take the plunge.
The days of rabid price home price increases because everyone sees it as an investment not just a residence are over. Without the free financing of the early 2000’s a home will just be a home. The equation of rent vs. buy will be forever changed to favor renting. There will be some who just want to own their own home, but prices will need to drop a lot from today’s REO levels to make the ownership equation work.
bubba99
ParticipantInvestment in Real Estate may become a good idean in the future, but not until the fundamental price to rental income comes back in line. Until you can rent out the property for a positive cashflow, it is a bad investment.
Foreclosures today are way overpriced. For the most part they go off at the existing loan value -which is still over market. Real Estate Owned (REO) the property that the bank has foreclose on and hired an appraiser to price, and a realter to sell may be better than a direct foreclosure, but still over reality. When the rental income comes in line with the price – that may be the time to take the plunge.
The days of rabid price home price increases because everyone sees it as an investment not just a residence are over. Without the free financing of the early 2000’s a home will just be a home. The equation of rent vs. buy will be forever changed to favor renting. There will be some who just want to own their own home, but prices will need to drop a lot from today’s REO levels to make the ownership equation work.
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