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Ok, your definition of a professional army is one that is " fighting for either ideological reasons or for patriotic reasons of its own country." According to that definition the US military is professional as it is subordinate to a commander and chief who lays out objectives he/she views as...

Oh no, i'm so scurred! :o: Do you actually believe they have the capability to follow through?:laughcry: Why would we care about Nork threats of total destruction? They make them every year. In any case North Korea is welcome to try, but that will also leave a huge crisis on China's border...

Agreed, which is why i'm asking for your definition of a 'professional' military. There is in fact no agreed upon definition, so calling them unprofessional, is meaningless rhetoric. From the US to UK to Russia to China to India to Pakistan to Iran, all the militaries are professional. To say...

Even professional militaries have accidents, but that is beside the point. What is your definition of professional? The standard definition of professional is So how do you define a professional military? Here is exposition on what makes a military professional according to / from the USMC...

Well lets be realistic here, the fact that they were released so expeditiously is a positive step in the right direction, but neither the US nor Iran are buddy buddy, is it surprising that they would use this for domestic propaganda to satisfy the hardliners for the actual outcome of releasing...

I mean this in all seriousness... how are you a think tank? To call the US military a lawless and unprofessional force is rich, when you have not defined what you mean by 'professional' (as by the standard definition they are clearly professional) and they clearly have laws and regulations...

Funny paradox, the more China supports North Korea, the less it will be able to change economic relations into political relations, but push too hard and a collapse could leave American troops on your border. It's a delicate balancing act, and North Korea's nuclear test just makes it even more...

Wasn't navigation system, engine broke down on one of the boats and it drifted/ the currents swept it to the location it was found at. They were probably attempting to fix it and didn't leave it because they didn't want to explain to their superiors that they simply left an expensive piece of...

Agreed, Europe seems to like going to extremes, don't be surprised if Muslims have a much harder time there than they were expecting. My condolences goes out to those who have lived there all their lives and integrated/ attempted to integrate. Bad apples spoiling the barrel... Blame Merkel. I...

political correctness gone wrong.

Good to see they were released expeditiously. Probably a positive gauge for relations to some extent. Here's hoping there is no need for Operation Praying Mantis part 2. Interestingly enough the Charles de Gaulle and USS Harry Truman were nearby throughout the incident.

I know well what you meant, we're done.

I'm still trying to figure out how those troops are eroding Japan or Korea's liberty, neither of the countries are under a military government. Both countries also have their own armed forces. (though in Japan's case they are self-defence forces) Both countries are free to ask the US to leave...

Great, so you are not actually interested in finding a solution or reducing the chances of nuclear conflict in a realistic manner, gotcha.

Kim is a demigod as it is, king would be a demotion! :woot:

Well these sorts of opportunities just help it happen faster and reinforces the narrative to other countries, especially south Korea and Japan. Why would we care? We have the capability to destroy their launch sites before they can launch in case of war, and the eyes on North Korea to know...

True, all genders are equally trampled on by little kim! Sauds getting a nuke would be a nightmare too.

Why? its an opportunity for us. why would we kill the golden goose that is not only a mad dog to our competitor and a drain on their soft power, but too weak to actually be a credible threat to us and still justifies a large part of our presence and capability build up n the region? Read the...

So either China and Russia and USA and Pakistan and India must give up nukes, or Somalia and North Korea and Afghanistan and Georgia and Taiwan and Mexico and Poland must get nukes, and nothing else? You are not looking at reality and instead being an idealist or deliberately obtuse.

Because the more countries that have nukes, the higher the chance that they will be used by error because of a false alarm if not deliberately, how can you not see this? This isn't something that just the USA decided unilaterally, this is a UN decision made by the countries of the world. If...