What justifies US intervention?

abandonconflict

abandonconflict

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Gquebed said:
Kudos on the diving. That would be fuckin cool... you live near some big water?
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I spend about 7-8 months a year working as a diving instructor. Sometimes I volunteer on reef restoration projects. Another project is coming up this year in Indonesia that I might jump on. I want to help out with the GBR in Australia but I'm too old for any kind of work visa. I did spend a few months in Coron, Palawan, Philippines diving the wrecks there of a Japanese fleet that was sunk in battle.
 
_gresh_

_gresh_

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abandonconflict said:
I spend about 7-8 months a year working as a diving instructor. Sometimes I volunteer on reef restoration projects. Another project is coming up this year in Indonesia that I might jump on. I want to help out with the GBR in Australia but I'm too old for any kind of work visa. I did spend a few months in Coron, Palawan, Philippines diving the wrecks there of a Japanese fleet that was sunk in battle.
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I've seen your photography. It's absolutely beautiful.
 
dagwood45431

dagwood45431

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_gresh_ said:
I was blown away. I've always wanted to dive. Seems like an unreal experience.
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Some of those shots scare the fuck out of me. The dark one with the structure above and the light shining dimly through is claustrophobic AF!

I'll just echo what Lokie said very well back in that thread:

lokie said:
Amateur? Amateur is a pic of my finger in the way or just black because "someone" left a lens cap on.

Your work is top notch. Thank you for sharing and permission for personal use.
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dagwood45431

dagwood45431

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abandonconflict said:
That shot is on the Kogyo Maru.
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I'm sure I've earned Pansy of the Year already back in the what-would-happen-if-we-lost-the-power-grid themed thread, but I'll just double down now and say you would not see me under the sea (maybe my ankles). I'm a strong swimmer too, but only in man-made, well-chlorinated "ponds". If not for photographs, I would have no idea what's going on down there.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Gquebed said:
I will recheck my sources and get them to you....
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WWII was a team effort.

I have no problem giving the Russians their due in that fight. They deserve much of the credit.

That said, the Allies, Americans among them, also made a very serious contribution.

Claiming one was decisive over the other misses the larger truth that without everyone working together we might all be speaking German.

No ally was irrelevant.
 
jonsnow399

jonsnow399

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ttystikk said:
WWII was a team effort.

I have no problem giving the Russians their due in that fight. They deserve much of the credit.

That said, the Allies, Americans among them, also made a very serious contribution.

Claiming one was decisive over the other misses the larger truth that without everyone working together we might all be speaking German.

No ally was irrelevant.
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We were never gonna be speaking German no matter what happened.
 
abandonconflict

abandonconflict

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ttystikk said:
WWII was a team effort.

I have no problem giving the Russians their due in that fight. They deserve much of the credit.

That said, the Allies, Americans among them, also made a very serious contribution.

Claiming one was decisive over the other misses the larger truth that without everyone working together we might all be speaking German.

No ally was irrelevant.
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Fair enough. I think that the biggest contribution the US made was in the Pacific. Let's not downplay Russia's role or anyone else's.
 
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