I like the Norwegian Skjold-class patrol boats. I would like to see Iraq get some of these! Stealthy, 76mm autocannon, 12.7mm machine guns, Mistral SAM, and 8 NSMs carried internally, and they go 60 knots!
Here in the United States it is more important to understand WHY something happened. The spokesman resigned because he said something stupid in support of a traitor.
As far as "learn[ing] to follow instructions," here in the United States there is a thing called "freedom of speech." Perhaps...
Last thing first, I don't hate Iran or Iranians or even you in particular. I was a draftee in 1980 and was horrified by what I saw on both sides of that useless war. I will admit to not having any use for the current theocratic system in Iran and having nothing but disgust for your president and...
Was that meant to be an insult to all Iraqis or just to me? If so, you need to work on it. Perhaps you meant to say: "At least Iraq is LESS impressive than Iran." In any event, in my lifetime I have seen first hand Saddam's military and the Iranian military in action, and I have seen truly...
Remember the big argument over some Americans posting about Pearl Harbor in response to the earthquake in Japan? Do you remember the post where someone said that some "right wing" Japanese were concerned that any teams from South Korea might result in "illegal immigration?" I think the cartoon...
I am not trying to take sides. I only have one interest in this conversation, and it is accidental. Someone used the phrase "...tow the line...," and that is annoying me. The phrase is "toe the line." Please stop using "tow the line." Thank you.
From what I understand, American pilots of combat aircraft, male or female, go wherever they are needed. Women helicopter pilots, fighter pilots, transport pilots, have all served in combat zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
^^^^I swear that this last girl looks like my granddaughter!
The closest I got to anything like this when I was in the Army was an old Iranian woman throwing rocks at us and swearing at us in Persian. (We may have deserved it.)
Western Swing music
Snow
Sport Shooting (Finally put قادسيّة صدّام (Iran-Iraq War) behind me (unhappy draftee. I know, redundant.))
Jägermeister
English
Syriac-Aramaic
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Cherokee (There was this girl when I was at TU.)
Fortran and Fortran A (extinct languages)
Fluency is a matter of opinion.