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Green, powerless and defenceless : Comments

By Viv Forbes, published 6/11/2023

Armies need manpower, weapons, ammunition, vehicles, tanks, planes, ships, fuel and lubricants.

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No Diver, many of the land owners kids were already off in the middle east, or in Jap prison camps, having been diverted to Singapore when on their way home.

At least those farm boys were not afraid of guns, unlike many of the officer intake my son was instructing. Half of them, when on the range, closed their eyes as they pulled the trigger, afraid of the big bang.
Posted by Hasbeen, Monday, 6 November 2023 10:10:43 PM
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Yes Alan, the best thing we could ever do in our defense would be throw out thousands of old, out of date missiles, unused because their presence mere had prevented us being invaded.
Posted by Hasbeen, Monday, 6 November 2023 10:16:16 PM
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