Did anyone actually win world war 2?

[Akalonor]

I hope that the people here in the US will suck it up and stop whining about everything President Obama does.

[UeArtemis]

AK-47

Russians use AK-74 It isn't Africa.

[Seeme]

I hope that the people here in the US will suck it up and stop whining about everything President Obama does.

Dont know what that had to do with anything, but I agree.

I voted for him

[TacticalNuke]

You? Vote? Now theres a scary thought... 

[GodlikeDennis]

Russia gunna do some stuiped and blow of its nukes, or some other terrorist country. I cant see america doing it.

Any country that has people smart enough to build a nuke is smart enough to not use it.
...
Conventional death to all religious fanatics.

This is so terribly wrong. Countries build nukes as a deterrent to other countries with nukes because they WILL use them if they are attacked first. All it takes is one nuclear detonation anywhere within a country with nukes and warheads start flying all over the world. Scary to think about it. Other countries, such as North Korea, feel like it demonstrates the power of the nation to build and use a nuke. If the potential gains for the war are greater than the international backlash then they'll probably use it.

On a hypothetical note, if war were to break out between the US and Russia for example, I don't think nukes will be used immediately but as the situation grows more desperate on one side they may use a tactical weapon as a last resort and open the floodgates for strategic weapon use.

Hopefully war between developed countries is a thing of the past. Countries are less nationalistic than they were in other times and wars are not socially acceptable. The advanced media these days lets us see the reality of war which never occurred before. The world is controlled by corporations and businesses now, rather than dictators, and war is bad for the global economy.

PS. The first part of my post was responding to paciat but I just reread Seeme's post and it is so unbelievably stereotypical of an American. Russia is implied as being a "terrorist country" and he says America would never use a nuke. Because the only country to ever use a nuke in warfare wasn't the US...

[UeArtemis]

As far as I know, the USSR always prepared to counter-attack, but the U.S. was preparing for a preventive attack. Decide who is more aggressive, who wanted a nuclear war.

[Red_Stinger]

GodlikeDennis is right, war is bad for economy. Then, capitalism is good for our life! 

[Tico_1990]

Actually, war isn't always bad for the economy, it depends on where the war is fought, and your position (aggressor, defender, or neutral).
Cheer

[Seeme]

Russia gunna do some stuiped and blow of its nukes, or some other terrorist country. I cant see america doing it.

Any country that has people smart enough to build a nuke is smart enough to not use it.
...
Conventional death to all religious fanatics.

This is so terribly wrong. Countries build nukes as a deterrent to other countries with nukes because they WILL use them if they are attacked first. All it takes is one nuclear detonation anywhere within a country with nukes and warheads start flying all over the world. Scary to think about it. Other countries, such as North Korea, feel like it demonstrates the power of the nation to build and use a nuke. If the potential gains for the war are greater than the international backlash then they'll probably use it.

On a hypothetical note, if war were to break out between the US and Russia for example, I don't think nukes will be used immediately but as the situation grows more desperate on one side they may use a tactical weapon as a last resort and open the floodgates for strategic weapon use.

Hopefully war between developed countries is a thing of the past. Countries are less nationalistic than they were in other times and wars are not socially acceptable. The advanced media these days lets us see the reality of war which never occurred before. The world is controlled by corporations and businesses now, rather than dictators, and war is bad for the global economy.

PS. The first part of my post was responding to paciat but I just reread Seeme's post and it is so unbelievably stereotypical of an American. Russia is implied as being a "terrorist country" and he says America would never use a nuke. Because the only country to ever use a nuke in warfare wasn't the US...

Aghhhh

The USSR is the one who started the cold war, by not moveing out of the places it took during ww2.
But America I guess over reacted, but still.

[GodlikeDennis]

Actually, war isn't always bad for the economy, it depends on where the war is fought, and your position (aggressor, defender, or neutral).
Cheer

This is also correct, the American economy is fueled by war and has been for the last 100 years. I actually stated it is bad for the global economy and trading.

Seeme, from the Soviet point of view the Americans started the cold war by taking half of Berlin even though the Soviets got there first. The British also started it from their PoV because Churchill was terrified of the USSR. Your view is not the only one.

America is one of the most antagonistic nations in the world because they like to stick their noses in everything and throw around their weight. They just like to retain their peace loving facade to appeal to the voters (because of the social stigma of war these days) but their economy still runs on it.

[TacticalNuke]

Remember... in America war is more important than schools. Good for the economy? It Is our economy.

[GodlikeDennis]

Reminds me of rise of nations where the Americans get resource income from their troops.

[Seeme]

I am an American and I didnt know this. Wow.

What dose antagonistic mean?

[TacticalNuke]

What you don't know would fill several libraries. 

Antagonistic- in a nut shell, starting fights

[Seeme]

That was mean