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Old 05-03-2010, 06:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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BBC News - US youngsters are too fat to fight, warn generals
Rising rates of obesity among young Americans could undermine the future of the US military, two retired generals have warned.

Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit | Reuters
China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country's top sports university said Thursday.

It seems that fast food restaurants are becoming either a threat to national security, or the creators of future world peace where everyone is fat.
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This is a varaition of an old George Carlton joke. " what if they declared a war and no one showed up ?" What if they declared a war and ever one was too fat and lazzy to fight . desert rat
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That would be a war where heavy weapons would mean certain doom...
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They say an army always travels on its stomach . Maby if they got drafted and tryed army chow they would get skinny real quick . desert rat
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