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Monday, February 20, 2017

Bleed Them Until They Leave

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In some ways, America is fine with the status quo in Ukraine. But if Ukrainians resent our lack of interest in ejecting the Russian invaders...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Weekend Data Dump

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If California's secessionists manage--contrary to all expectations--put a measure on the ballot to leave the United States because they ...

It Takes a Village to Craze a Child

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This is who we fight : When the boys first arrived at the Islamic State training facility in eastern Mosul they would cry and ask about t...

The Southwest Hounds Are Unleashed

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The Iraqi offensive to take western Mosul has kicked off : Plumes of smoke were seen rising into the sky early Sunday morning as U.S.-led...

Without NATO, the West Falters

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I agree with Chancellor Merkel : German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that NATO is important not just for Europe but also for the ...

Shall I Share Your Location?

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I have expressed a worry that our carriers could be self-targeting . It gets worse if our sailors and Marines are cooperative enough. Techno...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Ah Yes, I Remember It Well

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In an article about a likely violation by Russia of a 1987 treaty on intermediate-range missiles , I nearly laughed out of my chair when I r...

The United States Aerospace Force

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The Air Force needs to migrate to being an Aerospace Force. In science fiction, we have space navies. And maybe for missions away from the...

Unleash the "Why Do They Hate Us?" Questions!

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In what world does this excuse for the Louvre attack make sense? A man arrested by police for attacking soldiers with a machete outside ...
Friday, February 17, 2017

The Art of the Palestinian Deal

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President Trump didn't abandon a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian problem. He gave the Palestinians incentive to actually sa...

Building a Better Class of Rebels

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Strategypage looks at Syria where pro-Assad forces have the edge. This is interesting. Iran is paying for Hezbollah fighters to join Syri...

Freedom of Speech is Not a Lesser Objective

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I was in the Michigan Army National Guard and had riot control training. So I know what the UC Berkeley police chief is getting at here . Bu...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

It's a Hat Trick of Whoop Ass

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Regardless of your bombing needs, the United States Air Force has a delivery system to suit you, no matter where you hide. B-52, B-1, a...

Flipping Greece?

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Greece has been out of the financial and political headlines lately, it seems. But we could have a NATO problem because Greece could yet hea...

The Legacy of Arrogance Combined With Idiocy and Vanity

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Reviewing the 2013 Syria chemical weapons deal that Russia engineered . The article still defends the deal as reducing the scale of chemic...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Release the Kraken?

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UN aid groups are pausing their work in east Mosul for a week. I have a suspicious mind. Are the aid groups clearing out of the way so the n...

Hooah

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I used some old posts as inspiration for this article that Infantry Magazine just published . It is about using reach-back to provide vir...

Into the Wilderness

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ISIL in Libya has shifted to positions southeast of Tripoli after losing their Sirte stronghold : Islamic State militants have shifted to...

Getting What You Wished: Moscow Edition

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I read an analysis that holds that even if Trump wants to improve relations with Russia, Putin needs hostility with the West to justify his ...

The ConSUNsus is Settled

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I enjoyed this : I especially enjoyed his comment about the lack of emphasis on that huge fusion reaction going on above us in favor of...