They are way out in front trying to ensure an enormous Pentagon budget under the new President — no matter what the country needs.
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Military at it again
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in bitching about the military with the handle “Justinian”.
I agree with him, and my handle could kick handle’s behind any day of the week on the battlefield.
it’s just funny that a guy who reconquered the Western Roman Empire and pretty much devastated the Italian peninsula trying to kick out the Goths would complain about the military.
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p>However, I don’t know a historical figure by the name of Sabutai. A quick google came up with you. Mayhaps a quick history lesson?
I should not outrank the greatest general in history.
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p>Short version: Sabutai was Genghis Khan’s right-hand man, and actually out-lived him. Sabutai led the flanking action of the conquest of Persia with a 20,000-strong reconnaissance mission. Sabutai then defeated the Russian army, conquering that land. He was revving up for the charge into Europe when Genghis Khan died and he returned to the Mongol homeland. After Genghis’s second son Ogodei became leader, Sabutai wheeled westward again with his huge force, pummeling the scrapings of Europe’s military. He was aimed at Vienna when Ogodei died, and I really don’t think anything could have stopped him.
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p>NOTE: Transliteration of Mongol names is subject to some scholarly heat right now. I use Genghis and Sabutai as they are more familiar to non-specialists, but Chinggis and Subedei probably reflect Mongol pronunciation more faithfully.