On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:46:19 +0100, Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:25:01 +0100, dennis@home wrote:

Don't count on it.. in that event it is a case of who has the best army
that will survive.

And where is the support and logistics for an army at war going to come
from? OK the military are not 100% reliant on the civilian supply chain
but they are to some extent.

...and even if they do manage to fight, what makes you think they'll be
fighting to get food for *you*?

Various events such as drinking water contamination have convinced me
that 'we're only four meals away from anatchy' is as true now as it ever
was.

Last time I saw it you could drive 15 minutes to get as much fresh water
as you liked, but there were still punchups in the supermarkets and grown
men pulling water bottles off old ladies...