A UAV at 50,000 feet is useless to the battlespace on the ground. That’s why we still have armor despite more than 100 years of military aviation.

This all assumes that the show continues on the same path as the comics. Frankly, the last few seasons have largely bored the shit out of me, with endless hours of character development punctuated by the occasional game play. The zombies are rarely a factor anymore. (Which, frankly, is the hallmark of any good sci-fi…

If there’s one thing we know about satellite surveillance, it’s that our enemy knows about satellite surveillance. Even ISIS knows when our surveillance satellites are overhead. They’re useless for seeing anything other than what developed world powers want us to see. A multi-mach reconnaissance plane capable of…

The reports of Iraqi’s “running away in civvie clothing in order to blend in” go back to the US invasion. I’m sure there were a handful, particularly in the national guard units that were used as transition armed neighborhood watches (actually, they were used to keep the militia ranks from swelling, but don’t let the…

“Light infantry” is only really applicable to SOF/Ranger type units. ISIS brought mortars, anti-tank, heavy machine gun and even some AAA on it’s charge down the Tigris... they knocked out more than 40 tanks. Despite what you think, the Iraqi military didn’t turn tail and run at the sight of a black flag on the…

I have to call bullshit on that. I would say iraqi forces would be precisely as successful as airsoft warriors provided the keyboard HQ were providing good C3I, logistics and air support. They’ve been lacking that in past engagements, which is why they fled in the face of the ISIS blitzkreig.

I think Mosul actually presents an ideal case for the Iraqi military to show competency without having to be expert, hardened warfighters:

A friend of mine worked in AmeriCorps, and on assignment in Appalachia he decided he wanted to try some ‘shine, so he started asking around about it. Picture it: a guy from the federal government in the mountains of Georgia, asking “hey, where can I get some moonshine” (which locals never call it moonshine, they call…

These kids don’t know that movie, Old Timer...

...you also get shot at. But, I’ve already said too much.

Nobody views this as a religious war on our part. They view it as a war between Western Civilization, and a group of religious fundamentalist barbarians. Which is pretty accurate.

You also don’t have much choice in the matter when you’re flying into the middle of nowhere. There’s a reason everyone goes to Marrakesh. They can get there...

Because the most crucial point of your opinion is illogical - it’s an anecdotal fallacy. Six billion people on this planet adhere to a religious doctrine, from which they derive fundamental disagreements between each other based on those doctrines. Only an iota commit violence according to that doctrine.

This article is actually more than a decade late. Single-threaded integer performance of processors from all makers increased at 52% per year (or, 104% every two years) until 2003. Then it dropped by half almost overnight. Moore’s law since 2004 has been “doubling every 4 years”. To keep up the overall performance,…

Why does everyone keep saying that?

That has nothing to do with anything. If you removed religion and God from the equation, evil people will still do evil things in the name of power and tribalism. Some of the most horrific crimes in history were committed by people who explicitly rejected religion (aka, Communists), and worshiped the State instead.

Okay, starting with George Washington, name all the Presidents who visited Aircraft Carriers while underway and wearing a business suit.

Your mother is a cum guzzling bitch-slut day hooker who buys condoms with her EBT card.

Get in line, idiot.

Somehow, I’m sure this is all Donald Trump’s fault...