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DMWyatt · 09-28-2007, 10:50 PM

Etta, I'm curious what you would do to streamline the military and not deminish its effectiveness. The fact is that we have already surpassed any of Eisenhower's expectations of how big the military-industrial complex would grow ten-fold. The problem we have is that while many of us would favor returning to more of a peacefull status in the world, the damage has been done, and countries other than the U.S. have built large military arsenals as well. How do you keep other countries, with more radical ideologies from aggressing against us?

Also, concerning talk radio: There have been a host of liberal biased talk shows over the years, and in recent times even an entire network devoted to a liberal bias. They all failed to secure enough of a share in the market to warrant the advertising funds necessary to stay afloat. I've been working in radio off and on for about 6 years now. The simple fact of the matter is that programming does not go on-air unless someone is paying for it to be there. No matter how big an idea or good a cause, radio is not a business that caters to failure when it comes to making money. It is simply too competitive.

The simple fact is that if the liberal bias was something that people wanted to hear, it is something that would be profitable and easily maintained through advertising funds. There is no coincidence that if you look at the Arbitron ratings and then at station's advertising revenue, there is a direct link between ratings and aforementioned advertising revenue. The ratings right now go to rock stations and conservative talk radio.

DMWyatt · 09-28-2007, 10:55 PM

http://wargod.arbitron.com/scripts/ndb/fmttrends2.asp

Note the Spring 07 marketshare for Talk Radio... It has the largest marketshare country wide for any genre of radio.

Prometheus · 09-28-2007, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DMWyatt

Etta, I'm curious what you would do to streamline the military and not deminish its effectiveness.

Compared to having hundreds of thousands of troops bogged down in third world crapholes doing police actions?

In theory one could cut 150k combat troops tomorrow and not diminish the effectiveness one bit.

DMWyatt · 09-28-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

Compared to having hundreds of thousands of troops bogged down in third world crapholes doing police actions?

In theory one could cut 150k combat troops tomorrow and not diminish the effectiveness one bit.

Don't get me started on police actions... war is war and should be fought to win period...

**Frenchy** · 09-28-2007, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DMWyatt

Don't get me started on police actions... war is war and should be fought to win period...

Or don't get in to the damned things in the first place!...Period.

ArmyGuy45 · 09-28-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Frenchy

Or don't get in to the damned things in the first place!...Period.

thats how i see it.. F U C K the world.. as long as im safe!!!!

**Frenchy** · 09-28-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyGuy45

thats how i see it.. F U C K the world.. as long as I'm safe!!!!

BS...I fought in a bad war. When are you guys gonna figure it out that you're being used by politicians for their agenda.

**AZXD** · 09-28-2007, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DMWyatt

Don't get me started on police actions... war is war and should be fought to win period...

Yea, well tell that to the people holding the leash.
We all know what our military is trained and capable of, and it sure as hell ain't door-to-door searches. That stuff is an afterthough tactic that developed from inner city SWAT.

ArmyGuy45 · 09-28-2007, 11:14 PM

ok.. since you have been there.. i thank you for your service.. my question is.. how would you handle the US post 9 11

**Frenchy** · 09-28-2007, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyGuy45

ok.. since you have been there.. i thank you for your service.. my question is.. how would you handle the US post 9 11

We had a handle on it until we decided to invade Iraq. We had the world on board until then.
This ain't anything we will solve by ourselves.

09-28-2007, 10:50 PM	#61
DMWyatt XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,553	Etta, I'm curious what you would do to streamline the military and not deminish its effectiveness. The fact is that we have already surpassed any of Eisenhower's expectations of how big the military-industrial complex would grow ten-fold. The problem we have is that while many of us would favor returning to more of a peacefull status in the world, the damage has been done, and countries other than the U.S. have built large military arsenals as well. How do you keep other countries, with more radical ideologies from aggressing against us? Also, concerning talk radio: There have been a host of liberal biased talk shows over the years, and in recent times even an entire network devoted to a liberal bias. They all failed to secure enough of a share in the market to warrant the advertising funds necessary to stay afloat. I've been working in radio off and on for about 6 years now. The simple fact of the matter is that programming does not go on-air unless someone is paying for it to be there. No matter how big an idea or good a cause, radio is not a business that caters to failure when it comes to making money. It is simply too competitive. The simple fact is that if the liberal bias was something that people wanted to hear, it is something that would be profitable and easily maintained through advertising funds. There is no coincidence that if you look at the Arbitron ratings and then at station's advertising revenue, there is a direct link between ratings and aforementioned advertising revenue. The ratings right now go to rock stations and conservative talk radio. __________________ God help us all. Fate tempts us in dangerous ways.

09-28-2007, 10:55 PM	#62
DMWyatt XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,553	http://wargod.arbitron.com/scripts/ndb/fmttrends2.asp Note the Spring 07 marketshare for Talk Radio... It has the largest marketshare country wide for any genre of radio. __________________ God help us all. Fate tempts us in dangerous ways.

09-28-2007, 11:14 PM	#69
ArmyGuy45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mesa,AZ / Ft Carson, CO Posts: 3,453	ok.. since you have been there.. i thank you for your service.. my question is.. how would you handle the US post 9 11 __________________ US Army 2005 - Present XD45 Compact - My Carry Suresights Springer Precision Trigger Kit/Bar ( needs install ) NRA Life Member Myspace Im a minority in this right handed left winged bull legged pigeon toe world.

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