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Bozorg wrote:
**Do note, you Americans, that you may not be the first world power. NO NO NO. That could possibly go to Japan or Europe (England, Germany, France, etc.). Yes, you got to the moon before any other country, but what have you gained? And living on Mars, well, hehehe. Humans need food and water, neither of which exist (in usable form) on Mars. Trips there take several months, and very few people would be able to spend that long confined on a very small space, like one of your "spaceships". It has been done on a space station(Russian), but not on a ship.
Lastly, you did not win World War 2, you just helped the British during the last years of the conflict and took all the credit. Japan would have eventually surrendered. They were running out of pilots, resorces in general, and fighting will.
Basilisk, are you a woman? Or did Andrew M mean someone else?
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What are EARTH are you talking about? America is the richest, most powerful and most technologically advanced country on the planet. By going to the moon we got rocks and samples, which have helped our understanding of the Earth and moon.
Food and water doesn't exist on Mir or Antarctica either. Mars has water, and its air can be chemically changed into oxygen, hydrogen and water. Scientist have already done this. Food can also be grown in small areas, you could grow some food even on a space shuttle, though it wouldn't be enough the feed the crew. Many Astronauts have spent 180 or so days aboard space shuttles, even more in little Mir. You could get to Mars within 6 months if you left on 2005...
Your total lack of historical knowledge and plain ignorance is amusing. The US was damn near fighting Japan alone, it had little help from China. The reason Japan was "running out of pilots and will" was because WE WERE THE ONES CAUSING IT. Do you have any idea how big Japan's navy was? Or how much of the Pacific they controlled? America fought the Japanesse Empire all the way back to the two main islands, before the bombs were dropped. It would of taken A LONG time to take the island otherwise.
As for the European theatre, we played a large role. The Soviets did most of the work, at the cost of 50 million soldiers....
Britain? Please. France fell within six days. Though fierce they were, without American aid they would not have even kept their own skies. American, English and French/Italian forces worked together along with the Soviets on the East to defeat Germany. Look at who invaded France (from Normandy and Omaha), how many of the Allies there were American?
America deserves credit for defeating Japan, there was some help from Australia (+ a few British ships) and China, but when looking at the battles, and seeing who won what... we did it all As for Germany, it took all the allies to do that, the Soviets did about 1/3 of the work, America another 1/3 and England, France and Italy the last 1/3...
If it weren't for America, you would be living under communism or nazism...
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(This message has been edited by mikee J (edited 03-04-2000).)