Recent content by Old A 6 Driver

US surrenders to Pakistan My Pakistani friend; have your war and dreams of glory in your head, it is time to cease this "My dog is bigger than your dog" posting and get back to the purpose of this forum I realize Pakistan is all powerful, the US is "nothing" without you and so forth, I am...

You have to differentiate between an "attack" and a specific mission to accomplish a task. the US attacked Japan, we performed a mission taking out Bin Laden If the USA or Great Britain looked at human life as cheaply as the Taliban or certain other cultures, didn't care about collateral...

That's the advantage of "by hving the most advanced jets,ships,tanks,subs,helicopters" Every man, woman and child in your country does not have to die, we take it to the fools who would attack us and destroy their infrastructure (If they have one) I don't advocate the current US policy...

My friend, the "man behind the gun theory" has long since been replaced by the "computer behind the iron" concept Your reference to Pakistan winning a small exercise of grunts has little to do with the "power" of a country. I open Pandora's Box here, but in your simplicity you say the US is...

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They very well may be the end result, but damm, I hate to think of NYC or similar with 13 plus million people dead/dying/injured to provoke the retaliation I wish I were wise enough to see the answer, I have seen war and even though it was from at altitude, I was privy to our BDA's and it was...

The US is not so much worried about a ICBM but a device in the back of a U Haul truck or the trunk of an automobile

JFWR & Keegah, yes. 22 years, went from driving A-6's to "playing" with S 3 for time, then schools, Squadron Commander etc. Couldn't see well enough any more and getting that fourth stripe is near impossible unless engaged in war, so now I'm a useless old fat guy

End of Life If any of the major nuclear powers were to ever launch and all out exchange, read the 1950's novel "On the Beach" by Nevil shute It is highly likely that the only humans (With exceptions of small pockets who would quickly pass on) left would be the crews of the boomers, the nuclear...