Re: Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers

On Fri, 4 Apr 2025, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

more afraid that the EU is on its way to become a soft dictatorship with
increasing surveillance and anti-piracy laws, and that the population will
be reduced to tax-slaves with tax rates hitting 70%-80% or more.
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Clearly that money is required to fend off the Russians. Hand to hand
combat is mostly a thing of the past.

Incorrect statement. Hand to hand combat is the favourite way of russia to wage
war. They have not modernized their tactics and strategy since ww2, and that is
yet another reason they will lose badly once europe finds the will to fight.

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The next war will be in the Pacific and it will involve the Navy, Air
Force, missiles, and drones.  Not an Army of land-based troops.
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Expect to see other parts of the military ramp up in kind.
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We've always been at war with Eurasia.

I say burn the witch!