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Title: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: Con on March 10, 2015, 12:14:46 PM
Coincidence?  I think not

Wonder how the Germans feel about this

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31811889

Conrad
Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: mirth on March 10, 2015, 12:19:51 PM
Turns out this silly nonsense with the Ukraine has just been an extended Russian reenactment.
Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: BanzaiCat on March 10, 2015, 12:38:26 PM
(a) Gee...I hope the French choose to do a full scale reenactment of Borodino. Or the Germans choose to do one of Tannenburg. Or the Japanese choose to make one of Tsushima. Or...etc.

(b) I hate BBC and CNN (not to mention YouTube) with the fiery intensity of a thousand white-hot suns because of their stupid automatically-playing videos - and because they're all set to play some pointless commercial that wastes our time.

Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: endfire79 on March 11, 2015, 08:38:25 AM
Looks like bread & circuses is the order of the day there, with their economy tanking.
Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: bayonetbrant on March 11, 2015, 08:41:35 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on March 10, 2015, 12:38:26 PM(a) Gee...I hope the French choose to do a full scale reenactment of Borodino. Or the Germans choose to do one of Tannenburg. Or the Japanese choose to make one of Tsushima. Or...etc.

Maybe we could do one re-enacting their war in Afghanistan.

oh, wait...
Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: mirth on March 11, 2015, 09:31:49 AM
I thought we were re-enacting the 19th century British in Afghanistan.
Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: bayonetbrant on March 11, 2015, 10:03:53 AM
Quote from: mirth on March 11, 2015, 09:31:49 AM
I thought we were re-enacting the 19th century British in Afghanistan.

Maybe, but the parallel to SuicideKitty's comparisons falls apart if you do that.  And besides, the Brits were just re-enacting Alexander The Great's occupation.
Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: OJsDad on March 11, 2015, 01:52:34 PM
I thought the US was reenacting their time in Vietnam.
Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: bayonetbrant on March 11, 2015, 01:56:09 PM
Quote from: OJsDad on March 11, 2015, 01:52:34 PM
I thought the US was reenacting their time in Vietnam.

nah - they figured that one out in about 7 years and had things stabilized until Congress cut off funding to the southies after they defeated the '72 invasion.
Title: Re: Recreation of Russian Assualt on the Reichstag
Post by: OJsDad on March 11, 2015, 03:02:11 PM
I was thinking more along the lines of allowing the bad guys a safe place to regroup, except for an occasional air strike ie North Vietnam vs Pakistan.