Russell

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Mar 19	revised	What incentives are in place for American soldiers to go fight in Iraq? added 28 characters in body
Mar 19	comment	What incentives are in place for American soldiers to go fight in Iraq? @TomAu, ah, I get it, for many people who would otherwise have to resort to illegal and dangerous forms of making a living, the Armed Forces is a safer alternative. Well, that has made me change my vote.
Mar 19	comment	What is the real story of the Lion of Gripsholm Castle? No one can say that you havent done your research. :)
Mar 19	comment	Why have wheat and rice been consumed in different forms? Wheat has been made into noodles...
Mar 19	comment	What was the main diet of pre-agricultural Asians? Actually, in the modern day, up in Northern China, rice is not the staple food; they eat noodles and buns, which are usually (there are rice noodles) are made from materials other than rice.
Mar 19	comment	What incentives are in place for American soldiers to go fight in Iraq? Are you really arguing that being a soldier is less dangerous that having a civilian job like a programmer or historian?
Mar 7	comment	What uniforms did each of the American Civil War regiment wear during First Bull Run / First Manassas Welcome to History.Stackexchange, I'm looking forward to the answer too.
Feb 28	comment	How compare the rights and conditions of the American slaves to those of Russian serfs? Well done Wędrychowski.
Feb 25	comment	Motivation Behind the USSR Assisting China's Nuclear Program @NathanCooper, I just spent 20 min reading that page. It was quite interesting. :)
Feb 25	comment	Motivation Behind the USSR Assisting China's Nuclear Program They are? Could you provide a source or two, not only to prove this, but also to give us a starting point to research. Oh, and welcome to History SE.
Feb 24	comment	The history of the idea that lack of moral censure leads to decline The old blame the young's moral laxity, the young blame the old's inaction.
Feb 23	comment	Why Canada failed to emerge as a power like UK or France? makes sense, I guess I could have phrased it with a bit more diplomacy.
Feb 21	comment	Why Canada failed to emerge as a power like UK or France? Not all powers on the G-7 are world powers.
Feb 21	comment	Why Canada failed to emerge as a power like UK or France? Germany did emerge as a power twice, but it was defeated twice. Italy? As Bismarck said, Italy has a large appetite, but not the teeth to eat. Spain? It was, then it was destroyed by inflation.
Feb 20	comment	Why does Europe have so few skyscrapers compared to East Asia? @jwenting, yup, but I didn't want to take away from my original point, however, this is documented in answers below this one.
Feb 17	comment	Hitler's Religion or Atheism @Anixx, I don't think you understood my comment. I am not denying he was a Christian nor am I saying he was atheist, but rather we need sources.
Feb 17	comment	Hitler's Religion or Atheism @Anixx, Couldn't someone turn that around and say "he was atheist, what proof do you need?" We are a history forum, we need sources, we need proof.
Feb 4	comment	Was a technological advantage more effective in European warfare than in China's history? In China, the use of land mines defeated a Mongol army. Mean while, in the Zulu war, the British, with maximun guns were almost wiped out by a group of men armed with spears.
Feb 4	comment	What is the meaning behind Thomas Nast's political cartoon “Compromise--Indeed!”? @ReliableSource, Politics is back?
Feb 3	reviewed	Satisfactory Toyotomi Hideyoshi threatened to exterminate all Japanese foxes unless he heard from the god Inari. What was the aftermath (if any)?