Are we watching an empire collapse in real time?

[LenEV2016]

Being ex forces if Europe can put differences aside and get on the same page, the USA wouldn't have a chance in conventional war.
Having been on American bases and on joint exercises the Americans have tech and weight of numbers but we have the superior personnel.
I also think it would be easier for European military to get on the same page, we are already there with the Dutch and Scandinavians with the amount of joint t stuff we do.
Europe's issues are political and the tango Mussolini might be the catalyst for putting them aside.

You only have to look at the results of recent joint war games to see how our forces would fair.

500 Royal marines caused war games in Nevada to be stopped and reset after they took out 1500 US marines (captured and killed) within the first week of a three week exercise.

A french sub got through an entire us navy carrier group security and took out the Abraham Lincoln.

American militaries issues in my experience is that they are too gung ho and their discipline slips, they all resort to being cow boys at heart.

Hopefully it doesn't come to this as I know from experience that the US forces respect the bonds with the Europeans

 

[Archev]

My peashooter is locked and loaded they’ll never take our freedom

 

[mGizmo]

According to " experts " the world population and birth-rates are set to diminish in number , which in the short term ( 10 -70 years ) creates tax revenue shortfalls doubled with the increasing age of the present populations means health and pension benefits will be squeezed . Most countries will be affected which is why an immigration of young people willing to work , legally and pay taxes is necessary, if not immediately then in the near future.

That's just continuting to kick the can down the road. We're already past the point where "growth" (whether it be population or consumption) is sustainable - now it's a fight to take what's left as more and more people fight for fewer resources. If the human race doesn't put stability above growth, we'll continue to have neither...

 

[LenEV2016]

What isnt sustainable in the UK is our ever increasing benefits bill, more needs to be done about the generations from the same families who have no inclination to work and have the hard neck to call their handouts their pay even though they have done nothing to earn it.
A large majority of the the flag sh*****s demanding a stop to immigration are probably doing so thinking their handouts might need to be cut to pay for it.
They don't even give a thought that the vast majority of people coming here actually want to work and earn money and through taxes actually contribute, whilst the rest of these Jim royal Wannabees sit on their feckless arses in the house

 

[EVsince2016]

We have another problem with immigration, resources like water and food, climate change is causing real problems with basic requirements. We cannot grow anymore than we have because one real hot summer would probably destroy us all either by real shortages or the riots with the strong taking what it needed to survive. Its no good saying well Europe will help as they are facing the same problems as us.

Immigration has always happened; culture has always changed. Who in the UK could actually say they are pure from millennia ago?

 

[LenEV2016]

Immigration has always happened; culture has always changed. Who in the UK could actually say they are pure from millennia ago?

Agree although as Scottish I am well aware we are the old heinz beans

 

[Peterboat]

I would be wary of accepting an invite from Peterboat if he says " come round , we are having an Indian tonight" ?

I have had monkey in British Honduras, 9 weeks jungle warfare course you ate what you killed or foraged for, lost 2 stones in weight though. That was in the 70s they still run the course there its Belize now of course.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

I have had monkey in British Honduras, 9 weeks jungle warfare course you ate what you killed or foraged for, lost 2 stones in weight though. That was in the 70s they still run the course there its Belize now of course.

A Spider monkey could feed a squad of eight,,,,,,,, a leg each ! Its a shame Bricktop is no longer around, a recollection of old Army stories would have been great entertainment.

 

[Peterboat]

Agree although as Scottish I am well aware we are the old heinz beans

I agree my father came across in the war, that's before he fought all the way through Italy with his 2 brothers. It included Monte Cassino amongst other places, after that it was Africa and finally back to England. I do actually think AI is going to cut the amount of people required to work in the future, also Elon's robots might reduce the workforce as well.

 

[Peterboat]

A Spider monkey could feed a squad of eight,,,,,,,, a leg each ! Its a shame Bricktop is no longer around, a recollection of old Army stories would have been great entertainment.

It was interesting times, I left in 96 after doing 21 years and 287 days with a medical discharge best way to leave for sure

 

[LenEV2016]

I have had monkey in British Honduras, 9 weeks jungle warfare course you ate what you killed or foraged for, lost 2 stones in weight though. That was in the 70s they still run the course there its Belize now of course.

Snake, iguana, grubs and beetles when I did it in 93, was Belize then.
Many a drunken night in the rose garden

 

[Peterboat]

Snake, iguana, grubs and beetles when I did it in 93, was Belize then.
Many a drunken night in the rose garden

I shot the money with my bow and arrow! You do know the Rose garden has burned down over 5 years ago? Unhappy customer maybe? We had a Signal squadron there, I wasn't in it unfortunately

 

[m4rmite]

pfff snake, monkey, iguana blah blah blah.

If you think you're brave come and try the wife's cooking
If you're not careful you'll lose 2 stones in a week.

 

[LenEV2016]

I shot the money with my bow and arrow! You do know the Rose garden has burned down over 5 years ago? Unhappy customer maybe? We had a Signal squadron there, I wasn't in it unfortunately

Yeah I saw the pictures on Facebook

 

[OriginalBigAl]

pfff snake, monkey, iguana blah blah blah.

If you think you're brave come and try the wife's cooking
If you're not careful you'll lose 2 stones in a week.

m4rmite : not your real name , is it ?

 

[T1 Terry]

pfff snake, monkey, iguana blah blah blah.

If you think you're brave come and try the wife's cooking
If you're not careful you'll lose 2 stones in a week.

My wife's cooking is my downfall, but on the bright side, I think I'm carry 12 mths worth of stored nutrients around the waistline now the workshop has closed for good.
My specialty is wild game cooking, still haven't mastered the Gallah and Cockatoo cooking though ...... think I'm not boiling the rocks long enough

Camel comes up well with fruit to settle the strong game meat taste, wild pig isn't one to eat on it's own, it still has that tendance burst out of hiding when unexpected, a few hrs after you've eaten it and cleaning 3 days of previous meals out on the way to exiting Morning to all those enjoying their bacon and eggs ...... speaking of eggs, emu egg is enough to feed a family of 4, but best with plenty of milk and everything edible you can find in the fridge mixed in to make on omelette, that will avoid the wild pig affect and spin the meal out for as many as you can fit around the table .
Emu meat is very bloody, but quick seared on the BBQ, like nothing else really.
Crocodile is just like big game fish really, much more like fish meat than red blooded animal meat, but has the texture of steak ... sort of ....
Wild under ground mutton, head shot quick kill, spit roasted over an open fire well basted to stop it from drying out .... a favourite .....
Plenty to eat over here .... as long as you are the one doing the eating, there is a very good reason everything over here wants to kill you if thinks you are a treat

T1 Terry