tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post5355248258725366062..comments2023-10-03T08:16:38.347-07:00Comments on BLOGISFACTORY: OlympicsSome dude stuck in the Midwesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-28606050580220960952008-08-15T16:25:00.000-07:002008-08-15T16:25:00.000-07:00Numbers didn't do them any good at Inchon!And the ...Numbers didn't do them any good at Inchon!<BR/><BR/>And the Germans would have beaten the Russians at Stalingrad if their supply lines had not been over-extended. <BR/><BR/>I'm a student of the PLA because my FIL fought them (and the Japanese).<BR/><BR/>I agree, if we invaded them, they would look like the Russians at Stalingrad. <BR/><BR/>But they suck at force projection. They would quickly look like the Germans far from their borders. Hell, they can't even project force to Taiwan, and they know it, because until they started their planned retreat, the Nationalists kicked their butts on Hainan.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-41253299852614826072008-08-15T15:18:00.000-07:002008-08-15T15:18:00.000-07:00I am quite paranoid and a sceptic.Saying that. :) ...I am quite paranoid and a sceptic.<BR/><BR/>Saying that. :) <BR/><BR/>I don't believe that PLA needs a lot of training. They can take anybody by numbes alone.<BR/><BR/>Remember Stalingrad and <I>Zagranotryads</I>. Overwhelming by numbers is the only strategy I would expect from Chinese army.Some dude stuck in the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-47375124950489036402008-08-15T14:39:00.000-07:002008-08-15T14:39:00.000-07:00Oh, there are whole departments in the US governme...Oh, there are whole departments in the US government whose job is to track the extracurricular activities of the PLA. Somehow, I doubt that they will share that information with us, however...<BR/><BR/>It's not the rice that bankrupts them. It's the other stuff like the use of military jests to cart around the Admiral and the songbird he's boinking, instead of using them for training of real troops. <BR/><BR/>And every hour spent boinking the songbird is an hour not spent studying <I>our</I> military. :DJohn the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-13383953651491025142008-08-15T13:20:00.000-07:002008-08-15T13:20:00.000-07:00I agree. BUT! Rice is really cheap in China. I don...I agree. BUT! Rice is really cheap in China. I don't think the spending on the performers was that big. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if the spending will be reported anywhere. What do I need to hack to get that info.Some dude stuck in the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-69670350693002910492008-08-15T11:15:00.000-07:002008-08-15T11:15:00.000-07:00It's not cheap labor, Comrade, they were People's ...It's not cheap labor, Comrade, they were People's Liberation Army Song and Dance Troupes. I'm all for the PLA spending its money on what we basically pay for via private donation in the US - the <A HREF="http://www.uso.org/" REL="nofollow">USO</A>.<BR/><BR/>Plus, it distracts the <A HREF="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?Itemid=31&id=409&option=com_content&task=view" REL="nofollow">brass</A>.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-73104954989247185002008-08-12T02:56:00.000-07:002008-08-12T02:56:00.000-07:00The purpose was certainly to "out-open" any previo...The purpose was certainly to "out-open" any previous Olympics.Ilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379167075203188111noreply@blogger.com