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US Army Unveils Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System
Gary writes to mention that the U.S. Army recently unveiled a new hybrid-electric propulsion system for use in a new line of manned ground vehicles (MGVs). The new line will have eight different variants, all using the same chassis. The unique feature of the new MGVs is that the traditional engine has been decoupled from the drive train and is used only to recharge the battery and power other systems within the vehicle.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Proof, please? Something a bit more accurate, than say, WMD proof...
I agree with you that things are MUCH worse now than with Sadaam. In addition, I also agree that what W. and his henchman have done is nothing less than barbaric and horrific. But the simple fact is, that if we leave now, things can AND will get worse. In particular, Iran will back the shia's in a bigger way (perhaps invade as well). Then you have the regular Iraqi sunnis who are trying hard to survive, but have AQ in one corner, US in the other, and baathists in another. Finally the kurds who are up north are truely between a rock and a hard place with Turkey to the North (who want to wipe them out), and AQ sunnis/ Iranian shias to the south. Finally, AQ has shown that they move into anyplace where there is a vacuum. Iraq MUST be united or it will endure a civil ware that will make this current stuff seem like child's play.
The truly sad part of this, is that W. and his ilk have made history as being the most incompetent admin esp concerning Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a bunch of chicken hawks who have hired incompitent staff based on their friendship and religiousness attitude. At this point, I am not certain America has any more wind in her military sails except by using a draft.
BTW, the CIA has done a number of interesting scenarios and exactly where they said would be branches, there have been. The amazing thing is that they said that just about every branch that we have come to, the W. admin has always picked the branch that is the absolute worst. It is almost as though these idiots are not capable of reading and think that the red arrows are good.
If you are over there and are a civilian, I truly am sorry. I am sorry for the pain and suffering. But I also feel that to pull out now would make things far worse.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
what the Army does differently in this case
They don't pay for their fuel, you do. Therefore they can afford to use any damn silly system they want.
I thought that the US Army is paying for fuel in blood in Iraq right now.
Forget magic. Any technology distinguishable from divine power is insufficiently advanced.