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Not really, sane people in government want containment over war, as the last few times war was used, it didn't go so well, especially with the public. Containment is not only more viable but also a lot easier to sell with the public. Iran's government would be suicidally stupid to cause a war.

... but the last time they tried that (Iraq) became an unpopular quagmire that turned a lot of people off. So unless an Iranian nuke detonates in New York City (and, to be frank, Iran would tell the US and the rest of the world right quick that they had nukes and someone -likely some Republican...

That should be noted that those lasers are extremely inefficient (last I've checked, less than 20%) as well, last I've heard we're heading into the mid-40s now...

While I would agree with you on the Battlemechs being useless and horrible (if you want mecha, you're more likely to see Gears from Heavy Gear), I wouldn't be surprised that armor takes multiple pages out of Battletech at the minimum.

Given that we've developed fucking EndoSteel already? I wouldn't put money on that.

You would be surprised, given how fast they've been moving. It was once upon a time that megawatt grade lasers would be considered outright fiction...

Yet they're getting prepped to deploy within the next half-decade, with the ability to be LIDAR emitters mind you.

Not if you have lasers (for general use) and more specifically UV pulse lasers (to get rid of those pesky hypersonic missiles or reentry vehicles). Since the US has been hitting both with a lot of money despite the sequester and have been preparing for multi-megawatt lasers for a while now...

Well, in the real sense and not the racist sense... but I digress.

From what I understand, he wasn't... especially with Nixon. Just after one meeting with Nixon and Nixon came out shaking like a leaf and thinking his position is untenable, which lead to what happened in Watergate. Hoover wasn't any politician's friend, even back then. Remember, it was...

The thing is, there is evidence that he was, but from what I've heard it isn't conclusive. ... but it would explain how ruthless he was against the reactionaries.

That, and if the rumors are to be believed, Edgar was gay. So if they got into power, he'll be up on the wall. Yeah, there are some theories on why he was so thorough and paranoid.

... and it also helped that the mafia didn't want to replace the government either. If any of them had the same political desires as the cartels of this day and age back then? Well, they've just gotten themselves to priority #2 if I read Edgar right. He had always considered the KKK and their...

You've got to remember that Edgar J. Hoover didn't consider the Mob to be an actual threat to the US. Cause headaches? Yeah. An actual threat? No. What Edgar J. Hoover considered threats to the US is the likes of the KKK and their allies (basically white supremacists and Nazis of every shape and...

At this rate, the FBI is going to go back to the 'good ol' days' (or, if you're a politician on either side of the spectrum, the 'bad ol' days', remember before the current arrangements the FBI was responsible for kneecapping the KKK and similar groups before hitting the mob) where it was damn...

At this point, we'll have to cut the Brits from the Euro tag. The Brits had the chance when the 20th rolled around but, well, as they say, people don't like being obsolete.

No, if you want to blame someone for screwing Europe over, better blame the British, well the long stretches of leadership worshiping the 'Europe must stay divided at all costs' geopolitical goal for so long... the British entry to WW1 is almost entirely due to Germany basically kicking out...

Given the rhymes of history? It is. Also, those Euros you've talked to are likely sick and tired of anything related to AMERICA being blasted into their faces. Actually, it is very similar when you actually get into the mechanics (just one state in the Confederation days can torpedo the entire...

It only exacerbated what the foreigners did. Not really, Britain's Geopolitical goals are completely opposite of the goals of the European Union. Britain's geopolitical goals for Europe has always been and will be (for a few decades) to keep all of Europe divided and weak as possible. That is...

... and we've seen what happened afterward too. Not really, the Euros are 1) not centralized enough as a federation and 2) requiring more money to the welfare system to ensure that governments don't fall apart (welfare in Europe is heavily connected to votes). The coming eight decades are going...