Oh, there’s no plan, or if there is, it’s going to be a clusterfuck of epic proportions. What this has action has done , though, is (hopefully) virtually eliminate the capability to launch non-tactical chemical weapons against a civilian population for area denial or for testing the international community’s response.*

Someone else has commented on pretty much the same lines and, broadly, I agree. I don’t think the USA shares any blame... any... for the gassing of civilians in Syria, though. The US did not *cause* any of this, unless you want to start poking back through history and try to assign blame for the rise of ISIS and its…

Looking at the wingspan, probably a -15. Land nearly anywhere in the Middle East, civilian or military, and you’ll see all sorts of interesting scrap metal parked up, most of it Russian but quite a few American and European models as well.

I have a suspicion that when the dust settles it’s going to be more than one airstrip that disappeared. One or two are all that are needed to render an airbase unusable for a long time so it will be interesting to see where the rest went. Not into the same holes, I’m sure.

Tomahawks go where they’re aimed, barring a malfunction. It’s pinpoint stuff, so if anything hit turns out to be a hospital or a block of flats I would be very surprised and highly suspicious.

100% this. Anyone remember Yugoslavia?

Finally.

Do you drive professionally for a living? Because that’s how professionals who do transportation view events as well. You might not be the root cause of an event, but you could be the solution if you’re recognising the potential hazard. Being right and pounded into the tarmac by a giant mattress doesn’t make you any…

Nope, but a 737/757 in private charter configuration could. You’ll be quoted around $100,000 for an 8-hour excursion which puts each seat not much more than $1000.

Good catch which no one else has picked up on. Mid-engined perhaps, but the stated engine would be a tight squeeze behind the front seats.

That’s it! That’s what I was seeing but couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Catfish. My evening is complete.

Driver? I noticed a lack of amber turn signals positioned within 2600mm of the front of the car, at a maximum height of 1500mm, minimum of 350mm with angle of visibility between 5 and 60 degrees inclusive when viewed from the rear.

Yes, I think they are using some valuations there in a similar way to Trump putting a figure on his name - you can do it, but it’s a fairly nebulous exercise and any figure really should have a wide spread to have any level of confidence in it.

Companies will generally stock the mini bar and galley to your personal requirements and it’s an all-you-can-eat liquid buffet. With peanuts.

I would be delighted to! I work out in SE Asia but I will be home in the UK for most of July. There’s only so much humidity and heat someone with Anglo-Saxon genes can take before we start wishing for grey skies and a bit of drizzle.

As you say, I think the figure per person is actually higher than that and, like any business, figures can be moved about, left out completely or shoe-horned in.

The overall score is very subjective and the older a car gets, the more readers and dealers report faults, the longer the list will get. Look past that number which is one person’s *overall* view of the car, the ownership and driving experience (the Mitsubishi Lancer scores poorly despite having hardly any reported…

I’m not sure why you think I’m playing something here - Lincoln’s politics were liberal, as are British politics in the main, hence the mention. It’s not a trump card in a hand of poker, just a fact. It’s not a score card: 1-0 to the the Brits or anything like that - many US readers are unfamiliar with UK politics and…

British politics are essentially liberal, even on the right. Our current Conservative government (right-wing) is still to the left of the Democrats on many issues in my opinion, to give you an idea.

Essentially, the statues are a small number of people who have had a lasting impact on the UK, the UK’s world perception (Ghandi, Mandela) or democracy, and Lincoln falls into many of those categories.