Here is a Colt 1911 that by its serial number traces back to 1917. It has GI sights and the grips have been replaced.

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@General:

The U.S. has a obligation to fulfill. We have to stand by the Budapest Memorandum. Nations borders aren’t being redrawn by force period. World stability is in question if force of arms can redraw nations borders in the 21st century.

I agree. Kosovo and Crimea are a different story, but drawing new borders in the middle of Ukraine and bolding them with tanks is simply not ok.

USA has to help Ukraine with money, weapons and equipment. Ukraine does not have much weapons, but it has millions of people ready to defend their homeland.

Also it is important to say that all Ukrainian russian speaking population must be protected from discrimination.

@frimmel:

@Jermofoot:

Maybe if Lee and the Confederates had AK-47s…

That one was good. I hear the rest got really off the rails.

:|

We’ve had that discussion here haven’t we?

We have.  I couldn’t search it at first, but tried again and found this thread:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=14501.0

I never read past the first one, but I did take a stab at the Aliens in WW2 one.

Sorry all, had to bump this thread for research reasons.

Did forget to mention the irony of it, but the name of my ship is the USS John S. McCain…

Not named for him, but interesting that the man who was once a POW returns via namesake in peace.

He is talking about RTS. I through that game in the trash long ago. It’s not Axis and Allies at all.

@CWO:

I think the two pictures are clearly related, as shown by the selected sections below:

Nice. Didn’t catch that myself.

See this thread for some recommendations that were made in answer to a similar question:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=32521.0

Good Morning Vietnam! Doing some US goodwill stuff here, but thought I’d get this out to everyone while I was on duty…Tiger beer not so bad…

Now that March Madness is over, April Madness has begun!  The 2014 Bigger Dance Brackets have been released and are ready for entries.  Go to http://www.sportsradiokjr.com/pages/thedance/ to have the chance to win a trip for two to any Sporting event in the world!  I will be forming a Group here shortly for those interested in competing.  The competition is free and very, very informative! ;)

Yeah, where is the Internet-Police when you need them???

You’re correct about the current world we live in. I went to war to help our economic trading partners whose economies affected our own. Kuwait’s occupation did not directly affect us and despite the peaceful embargo threats, Saddam continued to assert his claim of rightful conquest. It was also our military stance after the ceasefire that prevented Saddam’s expansion and the embargoes embittered the Iraqis against us when we finally decided to dethrone him. History does not only consist of WW2 as an example. the same thing has been happening for millenia. Tibet and Kosovo are polar opposites of bellicose decisions. Rome fell from internal dissension and civil war when those energies could have been better spent keeping the borders secure in offensive actions. The problems we face now have always plagued empires. We just happen to be lucky enough to be somewhat isolated an our economic empire is falling apart due to our society’s inability to adapt to the fact that the world is changing.
We have to protect that empire and a soft and weak military will cause that economic empire to be taken advantage of. You can use post war Germany and Japan as examples of weak military and economic growth but remember that their economies were heavily subsidized by our military might protecting their trade from others who would take it from them. I’ll just mention the Ukraine for a contemporary example and you can research the history, both economically and politically and come to your own conclusion.

@CWO:

@DarthShizNit:

It’s illegal to hunt wales in the state of Utah.

Considering that Utah is a landlocked state, I’m baffled by that one. Is this along the lines of Arthur C. Clarke’s joke about the incompetent army general who should have been put in charge of the coastal defense of Wyoming?

Sort of like giving up circumcision for lent.

If you press LFT CTRL you can shoot the bolt action from the hip with no scope, with better accuracy than standard running.

Crime is to Ukraine what Texas is to Mexico. They don’t belong. Crime belong to the local Cossacks and Tartars.

I would have phases where I would listen to a ton of Brian Johnson AC/DC for months ( favorites are: Shoot to Thrill, Hells Bells, Nervous Breakdown, Guns For Hire, Deep in the Hole, Snowballed, Sink the Pink, Thats the way I wanna rock and roll, For those about to rock, The Razors Edge).

Then I would switch into a Bon Scott phase that would last for months as well (favorites are: Let There Be Rock, Walk All Over You, Overdose, Squealer, The Down Payment Blues, Whole Lotta Rosie, Shot Down in Flames, Dog Eat Dog, Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be, Ain’t No Fun Waiting Around to be a Millionaire).

Greatness

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2587193/Secret-desert-camp-used-First-World-War-hero-Lawrence-Arabia-discovered-intact-rum-jars-campfire.html

No one would appreciate this on FB
Like we appreviate it at A&A.org!

Allo Allo much hated by the PC brigade - you can’t have a comedy depicting funny fascists.

Also It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum (British Army in Burma WWII) - reruns not allowed as it depicts “stereotypes” of Indians. The fact that the Brits are also stereotypes doesn’t count of course.

http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/it–ain-t-half-hot-mum-writers-slams-bbc-over-repeats--ban--–-daily-tv-round-up-113241053.html

http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/12380