Jim Scanlon (deceased)
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on May 15, 2012 4:26:18 GMT 9
THE PERFECT QUESTION
The commanding officer at the Russian military academy (the
equivalent of a 4-star general in the U.S. ) gave a lecture on
Potential Problems and Military Strategy. At the end of the
lecture, he asked if there were any questions.
An officer stood up and asked, "Will there be a third world war?
And, will Russia take part in it?"
The general answered both questions in the affirmative.
Another officer asked, "Who will be the enemy?"
The general replied, "All indications point to China ."
Everyone in the audience was shocked.
A third officer remarked,
"General, we are a nation of only 350 million, compared to the 1.5
billion Chinese. Can we win at all, or even survive?"
The general answered, "Just think about this for a moment: In
modern warfare, it is not the quantity of soldiers that matters,
but the quality of an army's capabilities. For example, in the
Middle East we have had a few wars recently where 5 million Jews
fought against 150 million Arabs, and Israel was always victorious."
After a small pause, yet another officer - from the back of the
auditorium asked,
"Do we have enough Jews?"
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