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Of course the mainstream media and the Dem controlled House and Senate will ignore everything that is happening and the potential crime the Joe Biden committed. Reports from Saudi indicate he asked them to delay the announcement of the decrease in production until AFTER the Mid-Terms, if true isn't that a crime? Regardless, the real crime is what he is doing to the SPR: The oil market is worried Biden could release another 100 million barrels of crude from strategic reserves, analyst says A quick caveat, Trump falsely claims to have filled to the SPR to 100%, while he asked for funding to add 77 Million Barrels, that funding was not approved. Regardless, Biden is destroying our national security in a short-sighted attempt to keep oil prices low for an election. There are other ways to do this AND make us energy independent without draining the SPR. For the record, as of today Biden has drained nearly a third of the SPR, if the reports are true he will take it well below half what is was when he took office, a 40 year low and to the point it was when first established.

For years folks have warned about the spread of VEOs to Africa, a historically under-resourced AOR. Our haphazard withdrawal from Afghanistan appears to have emboldened these folks to grow their influence. We have added forces but the administration promised us they would be able to handle this with an "over the horizon" strategy which appears to be failing miserably. The U.S. Is Losing Yet Another ‘War on Terror’ It is the Rolling Stone so as usual take with a grain of salt. However, those of us who deployed and operated there will see the indicators of a growing problem that WILL manifest itself in the near future.

Correct, typo on my part. *Hawaii* to top off points is 3300NM. Guam to center point of Taiwan is 1700 miles, to the center of the straights is another 100 miles.

Research team pisses people off by creating new COVID-19 variant with 80% kill rate The Boston University lab that did this has changed the narrative (like Fauci) and said this is not gain of function. Apparently another lab in NC is doing the same thing. Yes, this was done at a level 4 lab but there have been over 1,000 known lab leaks in the past few years. Yes, we need to understand the virus in order to develop more therapeutics and vaccines but dear got with an 80% kill rate and being five times more transmissible one would think there should be some SERIOUS oversight and public discussion.

Video appears to show one of them shortly after ejecting with his student.

One of the biggest flaws with the current plan (aside from trying to protect MOBs from a swarm of TBMs), is the way the employment of Big Wing Tankers from Guam and other distances will limit our asymmetric 5th gen advantage. If you think we can operate Big Wing Tankers outside the island chain and they won't be detected, then again lets go bridge shopping. A quick google search and you will see China has been working on Bi Static Detection for some time. They will be able to track the tankers and know exactly where the B-2/B-21/F-22/F-35s are marshaling, creating a single point of failure in our attack plan. There is a reason ACE has been a buzz concept for the past 10 years, \Agile Tanker finally opens that door. Also, it does not hurt that the Philippines recently announced that they Will Provide Military Base To US During China-Taiwan Conflict. Aside from allowing multiple booms at multiple points simultaneously opening multiple axis of attack it also minimizes the problem Big Wing Tankers face with the tyranny of distance. As a frame of reference, Guam to the likely top-off points is a 3300NM flight...ONE WAY!

Creepy Uncle Joe at it again.

I know you are arguing the other size but very dogmatic thinking. For 10+ years they have been asking for things that change the calculus, doubling down on big wing tankers and protected MOBs is pure insanity IMHO. Go look at how many TBMs the Chinese have built...and the accuracy. They will simply overwhelm and destroy Guam and Tinian. If Japan enables our ops they will pay a heavy price as well, although they have invested a LOT of $ and brain power in upgrades that will cost the Chicoms dearly. If you think we enabling ops from Alaska, Hawaii or northern Australia will work, I have some bridges I would like to sell you. The tyranny of distance is real and using those bases will not allow for the massing of airpower needed to counter the Chinese. If the defense of Taiwan is to be successful there must be an interdiction effort of vessels crossing the straights and that is going to require far more than a few B-2/B-21 sorties launching long-rang strike munitions.

Concur, Gavin Newsom is their boy and judging by the damage he has done in California and the agenda he will bring...its gonna be ugly.

The pure audacity... completely disconnected from reality and he has access to the nuke codes. Can't wait for our liberal forum members to roll in and defend this senile meatbag. Everything is fine, chew your cud citizen.

Saying the words multiple times doesn't make them the focus and context matters. Equity is mentioned 6 times, Inclusion is mentioned 6 times, the emphasis is clear. That's not true and you know it or you didn't actually read it. The entire "Strengthening Our Democracy" is about the election and aftermath, the wordsmiths just got creative so they wouldn't have to use the words. In the same section there is one mention of China and no mentions of Russia. Again, context and emphasis matter. No sure about dream big, but I read it. Overall I give it a C, there was an attempt to work in all the DIME instruments but the social and climate change goop dilutes this into a fairy tale. I am a knuckle-dragging mouth breather but I did note these other items. When reading you will note the first theme in his vision is Climate Change. He proceeds to countering authoritarian regimes but comes right back to Climate Change with this statement - "Of all of the shared problems we face, climate change is the greatest and potentially existential for all nations." I am sorry, Climate Change is an important issue but with Putin dropping threats to use tac nukes that could lead to Armageddon, I think there is a bigger threat to the survival of our country and mankind. In Climate Change section there is another "work of art" - "We have also experienced a global energy crisis driven by Russia’s weaponization of the oil and gas supplies it controls, exacerbated by OPEC’s management of its own supply." It is a fact that gas prices were WAY up BEFORE Putin invaded Ukraine. Also, there is a solution that makes us energy independent. I really enjoyed him throwing Clinton's vision under the bus "Fifth, we recognize that globalization has delivered immense benefits for the United States and the world but an adjustment is now required to cope with dramatic global changes such as widening inequality within and among countries" No Shit, this so called globalization outsourced a metric shit ton of American jobs and manufacturing...micro chips for all my friends. The section on modernizing and strengthening our military is capped off with his social agenda - "We will strengthen the effectiveness of the force by promoting diversity and inclusion; intensifying our suicide prevention efforts; eliminating the scourges of sexual assault, harassment, and other forms of violence, abuse, and discrimination;" The section on Climate and Energy Security is again nothing but social agenda. Again to quote "Events like Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine have made clear the urgent need to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels." Not a single word about securing energy for America, just his agenda to shut down fossil fuels...an abhorrent fail IMHO.

This happened on my friend's feed yesterday.

Absolute HORSESHIT! The government mandated all civilian employees get the vaccine. The government mandated all employees of any company that has a government contract get the vaccine. It is one thing to force military members to get an experimental vaccine in the name of national defense and readiness, quite another force civilians and loosely related contractors. This was an enormous over-reach by some power hungry extremists.

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DHS Secretary Mayorkas Was Informed ‘Whipping’ Incident Was Bogus Hours Before He Condemned Border Patrol Agents

If you watch the new CCTV video you can see the nose of the barge as it comes under the bridge and detonates. In other news, Ukraine "claims" to have shot down four Russian Helicopters in 18 minutes - presumably Ka-52s.

Did you watch the video?

As per usual the NYT got it WRONG. The bridge was actually attacked by a SOF team using a remote controlled boat that maneuvered a barge laden with a LOT of explosives into place under the bridge. Like their cousins at the NYT, Russia was quick to blame a truck bomb and even named the driver. Good story and analysis here. They even found the remote controlled boat afterwards.