He’s already retired. He correctly cited the research.

No the Russians aren’t willing to fight and win the war. They are just continuing their strategy of “hybrid warfare” where they secure their interests without fully committing. It’s the same thing they’re doing in Eastern Ukraine, the Transnistria region of Moldova, and Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia. There’s…

He enlisted in the cavalry but they assigned him restricted service due to his eyesight. I don’t think it was his choice. Even John Wayne was restricted from serving in combat units (mostly due to Hollywood pressuring the Army).

Isn’t the fuel oil used in Iowas is different than that used in the gas turbines on Burkes and Ticos? And I think the Wasp gator boats are switching to jet fuel with diesel generator auxiliary.

Huntington Ingalls proposed modifying the San Antonio Amphibious Transport Dock design into a massive missile platform that would rival the Russian’s Kirov class Battlecruisers. They propose adding an AEGIS system, a 5 inch gun or railgun, and replacing most of the hangers and Marine living quarters with VLS tubes. It…

The Iron Dome is capable of taking out 155mm shells. That’s like 1/20 the mass of a 16” shell. And I don’t think we’re gonna be firing on Israel any time soon.

It doesn’t take an IED technician to recognize that there are no explosives in that box.

They’ll position their armor to defend Latakia and Tartus, which are their only concrete interests in this whole thing. If it looks like we will end up making peace with Assad or negotiate a new government, Russia will jump in as the “savior negotiator”. If things continue to decline in Syria, Russian troops will just…

Can you provide a link to this information about Israel?

Nah. Just get someone from the US Embassy in Qatar to find this guys dad and tell him that we might just have to move USCENTCOM to another country if this is how Qatari citizens are going to act in the United States.

Exactly. The girl at the end? WTF?

Turkey has been less reliable under Erdogan. But they are still a strong ally. And they are bound by NATO treaties.

All of that would be likely if Russia were a superpower with a dynamic economy. But its not. Its at best a regional power with an economy teetering on collapse. Weapons sales to Iran aren’t going to make up for the price of oil cutting in half. And Iranian oil hitting the market won’t exactly drive the price up. Putin…

You can be certain there are drones and satellites watching that airbase like a hawk, and probably a handful of subs watching those ships come in and out of port.

That’s probably exactly what Putin wants, but that sounds like a great way to spend money that Russia does not have. They just can’t afford to finance an expeditionary war in the Middle East.

Something tells me Vivienne Westwood has no idea what fracking actually is.

It takes a real genius to play dizzy bat in an asphalt parking lot.

Not at all. In no way was I trying to insult anyone, I was just pointing out how the religious differences in Syria tend to play a part in ones political leanings.

Like I said there’s a good chance they did use them illegally. It’s just a much grayer case since air bursting WP is a commonly used tactic to obscure the enemy’s FOV.

I don’t support Israel blindly. You did not read my post, I simply stated that WP has a variety of uses, even in populated areas. If you don’t believe me, please refer to the following excerpt from the Goldstone Report.