About red mist?

That is far too extensive of an article about that topic

At least half the time in international politics (and life!) there are no good guys. Only bad guys who’s goals line up with yours a little better for the moment. *shrug* its the way it goes.

Why are we paying for this?
If you want US navy protection, flag your ships with our flag. Pay your workers according to our laws and pay our taxes. Otherwise get Mongolia to protect you or whatever other flag of convenience you fly.

You really have no idea what you are talking about, do you?

There are definitely advantages to the delta wing design. See the F16XL vs the regular F16. Twice as many hardpoints (also 16, coincidentally) which it could carry 40% farther than the conventional design.

Funny thing about jetfuel, explosions and munitions. They don’t like each other.

We really need a sarcasm font. I struggled with your reply for a minute, then I remembered “American jobs” don’t exist anymore.

If you really understood Shia Islam inside and out, you’d be less scared of Iran. ISIS is terrified of confronting Shia, because they know Iran will very quickly flatten their society if they do.

I am always a bit skeptical of “Iranian Humanitarian Aid”

The Houthi militia controls most of western Yemen including Sana’a and have a strongrelationship with Iran.

Yeah but they create American jobs, Defense Industry and Gawker “Journalistic” cheerleaders...

This is one of those time I like to think, screw em both.

If you don’t mind me being political, things got borked the minute troops landed in Afghanistan. And that’s all I really have to say about it at this time.

It is very efficient at transferring tax payer cash into the bank accounts of pricate contractors, and from there into the bank account of share holders, many of whom sit in congress. It is certainly efficient at ripping taxpayers off.

If we are all going to say (Military = Great) and (Politicians hold all blame for War failures: Vietnam, Iraq 2, Afghanistan), then why can’t the military get better at providing some guidance to politicians about its limitations? It is comforting to say all those failures are the politicians fault, but have you…

Meanwhile, on deck 3

a WWII Fletcher-class destroyer is menacing. A Burke is "I'm going to aim my one gun at you and uncover which ever of my 90 VLS cells has a ship-to-ship missile in it (I know its in here somewhere)"

No. You never “let it go”. That’s what leads to it happening again. My grandfather fought in Europe during WWII and witnessed German concentration camps. He never “let it go”. Just because the other side commits atroctities doesn’t mean yours get forgotten when you win. One big difference between the U.S. and Japan is…

I think it’s “tit-for-tat” over the US blockade of an Iranian ship. But it doesn’t make sense because even a land lubber like me knows that Maersk is a Danish (oooooh, danish) company. I think that’s the real reason the US won’t do anything. And maybe Iran’s beef (or chicken or goat) really is over money owed by…