…did not fare too well against gas-guzzling, Detroit-manufactured, climate-unfriendly transportation.
Via J. Kb’s Forget major wars, we are going lose even minor battles – Gun Free Zone
UPDATE: Markc sent me this very appropriate bit from Band of Brothers.
Not exactly. They fart, after all. On the plus side, they’re biodegradable.
“biodegradable”
And edible. “Expedient field rations.”
Dimwit President, if we are dependant on other countries to supply EV batteries or their components we hand them an advantage. You know who I mean
Ask the brits when Belgium disageed with Blair going into Iraq in Gulf Ware 1 and stopped supplying the ammunition they contracted to supply
As an old set of wargame rules put it, the US in WWII had a used car lot full of vehicles for every unit while the Germans still depended on mules.
Well, on the plus side, when the horses stopped working you could always eat them for chow. Life, lemons, lemonade.
If it wasn’t for Studebakers and lend lease, that would have been the Soviet Russian Army too.