it is also a bit trickier to get the requisite components for a vest / platform in the West or developed countries. Most of the ‘parts’ leave signatures which can be tracked and or are ‘controlled’ thus making guns / knives / fire more easily transported and leveraged.

Or they’re there against their own will, being used as sex slaves and laborers like most of the women and children

Philippines has no navy worth speaking of. Indonesia is probably the best equipped of the countries you named, but their armed forces are more for the purpose of self-defense (against invasion) and keeping internal order. It is not able to project power.

So basically, since there’s so many points as to why this whole “the U.S. spends so much on healthcare and education” thing doesn’t work, the point is invalid.

I like this woman’s approach; if they want Big Government sticking its nose where it doesn’t belong, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If they’re gonna govern by Sharia, let’s be equally absurd and draconian for both sexes.

I have respect for law enforcement, but what happened here does not paint cops in a good light.

No surprise—there hasn’t been a Cup in Edmonton in 25 years.

The United States: A country without a single public museum dedicated to the history of slavery, but numerous museums and memorials dedicated to the glorification of slavers.

Didn’t it take a German to get to the moon and make the bomb?

Too bad the people partly responsible for the The Bomb and going to the moon are from Germany. Also early, experimental TVs, movie theatres and studios.

Careful there, you are coming dangerously close to admitting we don’t need a marine corps. I mean we don’t, but they’ve got such iron clad PR that you’ll be lynched for even admitting they are a giant waste of cash.

Really, Clarkson killed it when he punched that bloke. I mean, you can argue that the BBC should’ve let it slide ‘cause of his popularity but, well, that’d hardly be fair. When you punch a coworker, while already on notice about your behaviour at work, you shouldn’t really expect latitude. At least, that's how I see…

I have used this method as long as I can remember being successful at any interaction I have had with someone who had to follow instructions. Definitely worth a shot, if you’ve never tried it.

Not always, as a Canadian who voted and received a new Liberal government which will probably scrap the procurement of the F35, I’m all for the Canadian government scrapping procurement, but the F35 for the U.S., whole other story.

Basically, it’s pretty damn far down the rabbit hole. At this point it becomes, how much…

Except that the cops and the teachers didn’t treat it as a bomb. The school wasn’t evacuated, the bomb squad wasn’t called, nothin’. They all knew it “looks” like a Hollywood bomb, but they didn’t treat it as a possible threat

Animals, bacteria, and parasites are everywhere. Exposing your kids to them helps them develop immunity.

Its a big bad world out there, but dont be scared of it.

We have some super creative names where I work, and I love them. They make me happy. I will soooooo not hire someone who submits an application with “sweeeethotbabbi69@hotmail.com” as their work contact, though. That happens often, sadly.

My feelings about current Russian military tactics don’t affect my love for the Su-27 and its derivatives :)

Well, there’s really no comparison. The S120’s maximum aperture is 1.8. The SX710’s is 3.2. That is a DRAMATIC difference in lens speed and low-light capabilities. The S120 is far better in low light. The S120’s sensor is also larger at 1/1.7” versus 1/2.3” on the SX710, which means that it takes in more light and…

Well, there’s really no comparison. The S120’s maximum aperture is 1.8. The SX710’s is 3.2. That is a DRAMATIC…

it may not have an equal in terms of one on one combat, but the German Tiger II also had no equal..... unless it got gang jumped by half a dozen Sherman tanks.

technical advancement can only cover your ass so far. eventually, you either run out of ammo or run into numbers that erase your advantage. and while a nation…