The commanding officer at the Russian Military academy (the equivalent of a 4-star general the the USA) gave a lecture on Potential problems and Military Strategy.
At the end of the lecture, he asked if there were any questions
And officer stood up and asked: "Will there be a WWIII? And will Russia take part of it?" The general answered both questions in the affirmative. Another officer asked: "Who will be the enemy?" The general replied, "All indications point on China."
Everyone in the audience was shocked. A third officer remarked, "General, we are a nation of only 150 millions, compared to the 1.5 billions Chinese. Can we win at all, or even survive?"
The general answered, "Just think about this for a moment. In modern warfare, it is not the quantity of soldiers that matters but the quality of Army's capabilities. For example, in the Middle East we have had a few wars recently where 5 millions Jews fought against 150 millions Arabs, and Israel was always victorious."
After a small pause, yet another officer -from the back of the audience asked, "Do we have enough Jews?"
@Michael
I am a Russian born (I know history of WWII)
I am a Jew
I am an American
At the end of the lecture, he asked if there were any questions
And officer stood up and asked: "Will there be a WWIII? And will Russia take part of it?" The general answered both questions in the affirmative. Another officer asked: "Who will be the enemy?" The general replied, "All indications point on China."
Everyone in the audience was shocked. A third officer remarked, "General, we are a nation of only 150 millions, compared to the 1.5 billions Chinese. Can we win at all, or even survive?"
The general answered, "Just think about this for a moment. In modern warfare, it is not the quantity of soldiers that matters but the quality of Army's capabilities. For example, in the Middle East we have had a few wars recently where 5 millions Jews fought against 150 millions Arabs, and Israel was always victorious."
After a small pause, yet another officer -from the back of the audience asked, "Do we have enough Jews?"
@Michael
I am a Russian born (I know history of WWII)
I am a Jew
I am an American