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PCB66

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6. We also won the Cold War

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #5)

Sat May 16, 2026, 09:48 AM

21 hrs ago

without a direct military confrontation with the Soviets.

We actually beat them when we deployed the Pershing II in Europe. The Soviets then realized they could not militarily compete against the US/NATO without bankrupting their economy. That started the downfall.

We can bitch all day long about the military not being used properly or efficiently but, like you said, it is not a "paper tiger". It is formidable.

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The "Most" Powerful Military in the world is a paper Tiger and a Pussy he can no longer grab [View all] slingsam 23 hrs ago OP

The US military is not a paper tiger as you say, but has been misused. harumph 22 hrs ago #1

And our department of "war" is being run by a teevee show drunkard who doesn't have the rank, education or experience ms liberty 22 hrs ago #2

The Paper Tiger can only strike once slingsam 22 hrs ago #3

You may not agree with how it is currently being used, but paper tiger it is not. bottomofthehill 22 hrs ago #4

Hasn't won a war? EX500rider 22 hrs ago #5

We also won the Cold War PCB66 21 hrs ago #6

We went to war in Korea because we were afraid of big. Bad Commies. But. Commies still abound slingsam 21 hrs ago #7

The Korean war was because N Korea invaded S Korea and..... EX500rider 20 hrs ago #8

So if there were no more WMD in Iraq after the Gulf war EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #9