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Of course you would take a tactical observation and twist it. I never said there was no collateral damage...I said it "appears" there is an effort to limit CD. It is interesting you never mention all the dead Americans as a result of Iran and their actions/funding/support...c'est la vie I guess. Burisma - Ukraine BHR Partners - China CEFC - China Look up his real estate deals around the U.S. Embassy in China God knows what else but we will never know because the "Big Guy" gave him a pardon for EVERYTHING. How about some context? #1 - How does that compare to other conflicts? #2 - HUGE disclaimer as they admittedly include and lump in figures from Israel/Lebanon/other Gulf States I was talking about U.S. efforts to minimize CD...I am sure the Iranians have done the same. War is horrible, abhorrent and disgusting and I am not defending it, merely making tactical observations.

Some interesting photographs of A-10s that have been fighting in Iran speak to somewhat of a strategy, at least on the surface level. This picture highlights something I mentioned early on, they have been using a lot of lower yield munitions most likely due to CDE constraints imposed by the ROE? A lot of the early video showed much smaller detonations from what I would have expected, now I see why. The targets have always been military things that empower the IRGC and never the Iranian people. I see a lot of APKWS, SDB and what would appear to be 500lb class bombs (GBU-38/54)....2 X 2000lb munitions (they don't have the traditional marking of a GBU-31 or a GBU-10...wondering if they were slick MK-84s? Could be just a painting issue. Regardless, there is some restraint on display.

True but if you read the book you will see they've been conquered far more times than they have conquered anyone and it now part of their identity to the point of paranoia. Likely why they have been able to stomach horrible ground and pound tactics seen during the Iran/Iraq war. The book was really an eye opener for me. I don't disregard everything he has done. The Abraham Accords were historic and the actions at the start of this term to bring manufacturing back to the 48 could payoff handsomely for our economy, although likely after he leaves office. The one issue is perhaps my biggest problem with the DNC aside from open borders. Under Clinton via things like NAFTA we gave away the store in the name of "globalism." You kind of just made my point for me....Hunter was not appointed or confirmed but was making deals left and right...

Upset about Kash drinking when Hunter was snorting coke off Ukrainian hookers while he helped make foreign policy and millions for the "big guy"....right...lol. 100! You say it was working despite reports of secret enrichment facilities...and even if that is not true...they still developed TBMs and gave hundreds of millions to terror organization that targeted Americans. I certainly don't want another forever war, I truly don't want my kid or your to go fight or endure the things I did. I also hope we don't invade and as much as I admire Razin, I think Pete's ability to provide outside the box solutions is questionable. If it were me, I would lock a bunch of senior Captains, Majors and Army/Marine E-6/7s in a room and let them come up with a plan to remove the IRGC and empower the people.

Or....agree to multiple deal and violate all of them - The lies began when Iran’s nuclear weapons program was first exposed. In 2002, an Iranian opposition group reported that Iran had built secret enrichment and heavy water production facilities in violation of treaty commitments. Following extensive diplomacy, Iran signed on to the Tehran Declaration in October 2003, agreeing to “suspend all uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities.” However, in August 2005, Iran resumed its enrichment activities. This led to diplomatic action that resulted in a series of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions imposed on Iran starting with resolution 1696 in July 2006. Iran’s continued defiance of its pledge to halt enrichment led to a series of resolutions including 1737, 1747, 1803, 1835, and 1929. The consequences included monetary sanctions, import and export weapons embargoes, a travel ban on Iranian officials for their support of terror and other proscribed activities, and a ban of the development of ballistic missiles. (Iran often defied these penalties.) Everyone wants to hang their hats on JCPOA and turn a blind eye to them violating Security Council Resolution 2231 which endorsed JCPOA but limited their ballistic missile program....clearly they violated that (see Ballistic missiles shot at Diego Garcia). If that is not enough how about all the continued funding to Hamas and Hezzbolah...How many Americans have to die from Irans actions before it matters? Do any of you guys actually spend time in the vault?

Iranians are the masters of bad negotiating....delay delay delay then lie. Trump has a blind spot with the art of the deal and does not understand how good they are at this game. Beyond the lunatics in the IRGC if you want to understand some of the motivations of the Iranian people I highly recommend this book the "Persian Puzzle"...it was very eye opening. A group of people that have been conquered as a way of life.

Pulled over leaving his neighborhood by our brave officers who used the reasonable articulable suspicion that it is 80 degrees and the subject is wearing a hoodie. Then they double down and lie!

First, you are thinking like a rational actor which Putin is not. Second, Russian has almost completely transitioned to a wartime economy with full 8% of GDP being spent on the the military. Even with the enormous loss of equipment their military production transitioned to a surplus last September and they are accelerating. Third, People are another issue, but that has never stopped Russia and the lunatic in charge will continue on that path.

Trump has an overzealous commitment to loyalty but then most politicians do and an belief that successful businessmen can do anything.

I have considered that like ALWAYS you are the contrarian to almost anything I or anyone conservative posts. For the record, I have several VERY close Brit friends that I served with for many years. Both have been discussing and sharing with me for months. The major point to be made is the intel apparatus in Europe believes Russia may attack and all you can do is twist it into yet another passive aggressive personal attack about my rationale.

30 minutes ago Uk Defense Minister John Healey resigned and sent a scathing letter to the PM claiming the defense of Great Britain is at risk and highlighting intelligence assessments from the UK and other European countries (not the U.S.), predicting an attack by Russian on NATO by 2030. It is important to note this is a long serving and very left leaning politician. If you follow European politics you will know there was great press two years ago when the Labor party came back to power...arguing "the adults are back in control." Now the realities of the world are colliding with unchecked immigration, entitlement spending and an inability to fund the defense of the nation. When the left leaning DM calls out the PM and publicly resigns you know there are issues and threats that need to be addressed.

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SEVEN days and still counting...what an abomination. This failed stateis beyond corrupt and it is on full display during this election . On June 1st Newsome signed an SB 73 which was "emergency legislation to protect the election". For the record SB73 restricts access to voter information, prohibits giving law enforcement agents, including federal officials such as ICE and Border Patrol agents, access to voter rolls or voting systems without a court order. Why in the world would you need to keep those roles in the dark....hmmm. SB73 does some other shady shite like limiting challenges to Mail-in Ballots by prohibiting election observers from making challenges on the basis that the signature on a return envelope does not match the one that appears in the voters’ registration records. Great time to pass this legislation given the swing in results away from Spencer Pratt is the result of Mail-in Ballots from three districts with a VERY high homeless population, those votes broke for 5:1 Raman. Thousands of homeless voters were registered to vote at LA shelters — despite many not living there or the facilities not having any beds. It was revealed that one drop-in center that received $600,000 from the socialist candidate had 185 registered voters at the address but offers NO accommodations. Last week, the New York Post contacted the Nithya Raman's campaign and the center seeking comment regarding the relationship between the councilmember and the organization but has not heard back. However, a photograph showing Raman presenting a check was taken down from its website following our inquiries. The largest concentration of homeless voters was at the Midnight Mission in Skid Row, where voting records show 1,160 registrations — but its website shows it only has beds for 84 men and 36 women.

Just following Ukraine's lead...They used successfully used an automated robot over a month ago to recover a trapped and wounded soldier. The robot survived two mine strikes and safely brought the soldier home.

Another deranged liberal...

Matters not...between the promotion bullshit and this...dude is off his rocker.

He has bigger issues to deal with now that Hegseth just declared Mormonism is not a religion AND that members of the military may not declare themselves Atheist. Dude has to go.

The state with Silicon Valley and they can't count votes in a reasonable period of time.

STILL counting ballots from a primary three days later...what a failure.

PED is obviously more data than ever these days and searching for the diamond in the rough is a heavily AI/Data center reliant business. Given the data volumes and the target sets, I find it hard to believe that PED function can happen with a few more work stations on a dedicated airplane. It is almost certainly going to require BLOS reachback to a JOC/Ops Center with multiple 100GB Fiber Optic cables linked to a data fusion center. While Pacific ops are increasingly leaning on edge processing, that is more target-centric than the SOCOM soak and watch for months on end developing patterns of life concept. With 75 (if they ever get there), A1Ks it will be hard to justify a dedicated "other" airplane for ISR. More likely is the effort and discussion about replacing the C-146 fleet. As for the ANG....they placed their chips on the A1K table, hence they have the school house. While ANG Kung Foo for new airplanes is usually strong, keeping MC-130s in Harrisburg, the A1K school house and a C-146 replacement (for the reserves too), is a LOT of content and having run in the budgeting circles in the HQ and the five sided funny house, I doubt there is any appetite for more content....even if there was NGRIA because SOCOM still has to pay the O&M bill.

Sorry I don't see a need or requirement for such a platform...seems a one off. USAF and SOCOM have moved further and further away from the model you describe because manpower is expensive and they want fewer eyes on screens. While the U-28 had four people it only has two sensors. The PED was federated just like the A1K, but Skyraider has a third (actually could have four), and the flexibility to allow the off-board PED to control the sensor. Guessing you don't know how much processing power and how many radios/video feeds are on A1K. On the topic of Bronder...not fully for this forum but the battles over SCM and his general apathy delayed so much capability. Dude is a snarky arse without vision...enjoying the "rank" of his position. With a little less acid AFSOC would have had a LOT more strike power a LOT sooner.

1. Again, Bronder is a non-rated idiot. 2. What "other missions"? It does ISR, acts as a comm node, acts as a CC node, controls the stack, does CAS, does stand-off strike....truly confused. What is it not doing that the U-28 did? What mission sets do you need a new dedicated airframe to fulfill?

#1 Bronder is a complete buffoon...having dealt with him numerous times we will all be better off when he moves on. #2 The entire purpose of the A1K was to collapse the stack and reduce the need for so many manned assets. #3 I do not agree on your supposition of another requirement. The A1K can do everything the U-28 does and more...that drove the fleet size of 75.

A-1K has much of the same OFP as the U-28 (modernized), with double the range/endurance, a large weapons payload, and provisions for THREE (versus two), sensors. I can't think of a place the U-28 can go that the A-1K can't.