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I doubt if he has ever spent a day in the military, but as a general, (at least in his own mind), he does he does outrank you. The difference is that you earned your rank, he never could.

I have done a quick internet search for the number of households in Greenland. https://stat.gl/dialog/main.asp?lang=en&version=201901&sc=BE&subthemecode=o2&colcode=o#:~:text=As of January 1%2C 2019,family per household on average. It seems as though that at the beginning of 2019 there were some 22,071 households As of January 1, 2019 there are 55,434 persons in 30,075 families in 22,071 households or 1.36 family per household on average. In addition, 558 persons are registered with an administrative address. Now if Trump is willing to give $1,000,000 to each householder that will cost the US taxpayer (NOT Trump) about $22 trillion USD, which will have to be added to the national debt, which is already standing at over $34 trillion dollars. Another internet search reveals how much is the US national debt $34 trillion The Growing U.S. Debt The national debt is the total of the government's accumulated budget deficits, minus any surpluses. As of today, the U.S. national debt has surpassed $34 trillion and, according to projections from the Congressional Budget Office, could reach $50 trillion within the next decade. 16 hours ago.

Actually Musk doesn't make anything. He is simply an owner and a sort of manager. The people who work at the companies are the people who invent and make things. If they didn't work for him, they would most likely be doing similar things for other employers.

Well I just dis a search on Google Earth. Countries bordering Ukraine (perhaps you could call it the Ukraine area if you wish), are in no particular order Russia (also occupying parts of Ukraine) Belarus Poland Slovakia Hungary Moldova and of course Ukraine itself That gives 7 countries in the Ukraine "area", where the cyber attack could have come from.

What @Yagoda, Trump, Musk and their cult followers don't seem to understand, is that money cannot buy everything.

Thank you/ Yes, but for me I am dragging up memories of some 50 years ago, though the principles have not changed that much, though the materials probably have.

But not surprising.

And what "good" reason would that be?

I suspect that the only special forces he has met were on the next barstool. The very few I ever met in my 25 years in the military were quiet unassuming guys, and if a fight erupted in a bar they would quietly finish their drink, pay their bill and walk away. They would never brag about themselves or start a fight.

What a load of rubbish. Of course you need skills and qualifications. That is why prospective RAF aircrew go to RAF Biggin Hill for aptitude tests before they are even considered to be allowed to loin the RAF.

You would.

It is not the higher ranks of the military that are the problem. It is, and always has been the politicians who send the troops out to do all the killing and the dirty work. They stay safe making sure that their hands never get dirty, and then abandon those same troops when the crap hits the fan and the mess comes their way.

My FIL in the UK had that same problem. He lost his right leg at about 5 years old. The local garage fitted an extra throttle to the left of the brake pedal and the other end was placed on top of the existing throttle. it was a steel rod with a throttle pedal at the left end, and (I think) a clip or a clamp at the main pedal end. The steel rod was clamped to the floor of the car with U brackets. I can see it in my mind and describe it, but I have no picture to show of it. When able bodied people drove the car a small box was placed over the extra pedal. The car was a Triumph 2000 with an automatic gearbox. An alternative may be a hand throttle, but that may be more difficult to fit to a car. Sadly I cannot ask him as he died in 1998 and the car probably was sold or scrapped.

Are you really that simple that you think that a fully trained can be churned out in 6 weeks from scratch? Before they even get near an aircraft the need basic military training. then they will spend a couple of months on basic flying training before being streamed into what they are best suited for, helicopters, transport aircraft or fast jets. A very few are further yrained as instructors After that they then undergo further training on aircraft specialisation before being posted to their squadron where they undergo further type training before being allowed anywhere near combat. As for producing Ukrainian combat pilots in 6 weeks, you will find that the Ukrainian pilots were already fully qualified pilots already combat trained and were undergoing cross training on a different type of aircraft. Why do you bother to post on topics that you know nothing about. Try doing some research before you post.

The sad thing is that many of Trump's supporters in the USA still believe him, and sadder than that, some posters on AN believe in every word he says as well.

WTF has it got to do with the USA. The Ukraine is NOT a US territory, and the USA is no longer trusted in the real world. IMHO the USA is, or was, simply a supplier. They have NO right or authority to speak on behalf of the Ukraine. legally and certainly not morally.

'ey up. There's trouble at t' mill.

Damn. I was half way through replying to your post, when I looked for something and completely lost the reply. I will try again tomorrow. Sorry.

Send his dog with him at his expense as well and see what will happen if his dog bites somebody there. Also ban him for life from Thailand.

I think that they are simply emoji clicks.

Thank you. The problem with ignoring a poster as TBL will find out (if he cares), is that you only ignore that poster, but any posts that you make on a forum are still available are still open for anybody to see. I am not sure if TBL is in a race to become the first poster to reach 100,000 posts.

I wonder what the US would do, if they sailed it in international waters and it was hi-jacked (ship-jacked?) by a country not friendly to the USA and taken elsewhere for closer examination, or simply held for ransom?

How many likes did you get for that post?

Wow. A 9 year old well out of date video. Is that the best you have?

Really? All you need to do is prove it. Can you?