Not all Slavs are Russian, you know?

[awesome]

In the end, if you're looking to be offended, you will be. I could probably make an argument that I'm offended by America becoming nothing more than a corporation, but I honestly don't care.

 

[Trias]

General Eisenhower -> President Eisenhower
General Grant - > President Grant

Neither of which held military office while being president.

False. There are plenty of times in history when military men have been benevolent. And able governors.

Yes, and there have been plenty benevolent autocrats. Not the point.

 

[Civ'ed]

Neither of which held military office while being president.

Commander-in-Chief of the US military forces is a pretty military office if you ask me.

 

[poom3619]

Commander-in-Chief of the US military forces is a pretty military office if you ask me.

Does it make one not being a military when they can order the whole military, in some case nuke included.

and for the sake of fruitful discussion, what exactly is the point?

 

[Fabio1701]

I lost the point of this thread a long time ago. Something about an indo-european ethno-linguistic groups' requirements for leadership on the Eurasian continent? Whatever.

 

[JokerJace]

In the end, if you're looking to be offended, you will be. I could probably make an argument that I'm offended by America becoming nothing more than a corporation, but I honestly don't care.

always exactly my point as soon as such a thread gets rolling

 

[Strategist83]

... and yet 8 pages of rolling it did...

 

[leif erikson]

Yeah, this thread has run its course. Closed.