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I disagree. The Roman Republic left a form of government similar to the democracy of Greece but with the ability to govern large bodies of people. Rome used a representation method, where senators represented groups of people, allowing for a democracy encompassing a very large population...

1. The United States was the only colony to successfully rebel from the Mother Country. The United States has a very strong bond to Britain. Many White Americans have "Anglo-Saxon" blood; myself included (more so German and English blood, to be specific). 2. United States military efficacy is...

Time is of no consequence. In the end, the entire breadth and span of the subcontinent was conquered, and incorporated into the British Empire. Age does not necessarily equate to military and strategic strength. The United States is less than 3 centuries, yet we pulverized the Iraqi Armed...

The Romans were already amalgamized with the ancient Etruscans. The Greeks as well in their conquests of Thrace.

History does not lie. Every advancement in human history either it be in the sciences, arts, and military, stemmed from Europe. It was the West that influenced the world; Western Imperialism imparted some civility on former conquered peoples. Even the Indians retain the form of government...

We all are prejudiced, to deny this basic psychological manifestation is a mooting lie. From my observation in the threads here, asiatics are keen to racist albeit almost basic comments on each other. Reading the comments by some Chinese posters, Pakistani posters, Indian posters, and even...

Archers, and auxiliary troops contributed greatly as well. I'd also commend the effectivity of Roman siege capability.

And his successor, Deng Xiaopeng, who ironically was punished by the politburo prior, courted American economic cooperation. The PRC's success was due to Xiaopeng's open door policy.

Indeed. Roman cavalry's wedge formations quickly erased the effectiveness of en-masse chariot attacks. The Gaulic tribes, which utilized this tactic, were subdued. Celtic tribes were subdued accordingly in Roman expeditions to Britannia ; many of the celtic armies utilized the archaic chariot...

The Romans, of course. Who can deny the superiority of the white race? The white race , if you observe history, has been the conquerors and everyone else, subjected peoples. Look at India. Such a massive land, yet subjected to the superiority of English strategy and power. Rome would...

There is nothing wrong in glorifying in America's Greatness. Vietnam is wise to court American blessing and strategic partnership. The Vietnamese are smart, at least they don't hide Osama Bin Laden for 10 years. :coffee: Unlike Pakistan, which has fallen from America's Good Graces.

Manila is alright, but I prefer the city of Cebu. I've been there plenty of times to visit friends' family. The beaches in Cebu and Bohol are just amazing , bro. You have a very beautiful , beautiful, country! The women are gorgeous..haha.

Good Job, Philippines ! Glory, Honor and Victory be to the friendship and strategic cooperation between the Philippines and the United States. he he he, agreed! I flew over to Manila back in 2010, and attended a conference in Makati, wow, such a gorgeous city. the people are so friendly and...

ZAMBALES, Philippines (April 15, 2013) Staff Sgt. Carlito Englatiera, from Philippine Marine Battalion Landing Team 5, demonstrates the effectiveness of the blade and its usefulness in the age of technology. The blade he is holding is called a Ginunting from the Filipino word meaning scissors...

HONG KONG (April 17, 2013) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex Vant Leven, left, and Lt. Nicole Schwegman, right, show the most forward part of the flight deck to Po Leung Kuk, Chu Lee Yuet Wah, Kindergarten-cum-nursery children during a ship tour aboard the amphibious assault ship USS...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) made its first stop in the U.S. at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam April 21 following an eight-month deployment to the 5th and 7th fleet areas of responsibility (AOR). While deployed, JCSCSG flew more than 11,500 sorties...

Just wanted to see a qualitative response.

Soryu, Visom, and Niceguy, Thanks for your individual input. Appreciate the collective response.

A question to all the Vietnamese posters here: what south east asian army poses the greatest threat to the Vietnamese Army? (excluding China, of course).

I wonder who would win in a war; Indonesia VS Malaysia?