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If we substantially cut entitlements, there will be a civil war.

I don't like these type answers because it assumes someone knows enough to correctly predict the next war. You can't be read into enough SAPs to get future acquisitions right; if you could we would have done it. But we have a historical 100% rate of getting it wrong-- none of our wars started with a force properly trained & equipped for that war. All of the retired GO futurists and industry funded think tanks have always gotten it wrong, the war budget has always needed to completely realign to emerging threats we didn't predict and our secret expensive thing has never been the one we needed. I'm probably taking your statement into a context you didn't intend; would be a fun conversation over bourbon sometime! Well said!

OA-1K can't fly IMC yet so they aren't ready to be a tanker...

Allegedly if the NFA 200$ stamp becomes 0$, the registration can be challenged in court since it's technically a registration for who paid the tax. Or at least that's the R cop-out justification for not fighting the parliamentarians move; I don't believe it'll work & think they're all liars. i think we got played (again) by R leadership who included SHORT not for 2A reasons but rather a throw-away COA they could dump as fake "concession" to show compromise.

Curious how Iranian response will be impacted by the Israeli HVI campaign against them. It can't be easy adjust strategy, C2 forces & simultaneously worry about assassination.

Powerful and convincing arguments against Trump. One might even say opinions will “tip over” against POTUS, and his administration will capsize after this brutal attack.

It’s ones or zeros man!

One of the most ignorant things I’ve read on this forum. Do you think your buddies didn’t already have targets on their backs? They are surrounded by people who hate them and want them dead; people daily searching for opportunities to hurt them. An intelligent use of limited violence makes enemies less confident, less capable, and therefore less likely to attack your buddies. If we start nation building in Iran, I’ll be speaking up against POTUS. However as of this moment, I think what he ordered will make the region safer. Also, well played on the OPSEC!

I don't. The Paks were terrible "allies" and the ISI did play both sides (US & AQ & even Taliban). I'd label Pakistan a passive adversary. But what Iran did was use state funded university engineers to design weapons specifically to increase IED lethality, then send IRGC commandos into Iraq to train/advise/assist Shia militia employing those weapons against us. They killed hundreds of our guys, we knew it & could prove it, and on a tactical level guys made valiant efforts to fight it. But at a senior level, we let it happen because decisive reprisal was a bridge to far for the feckless Bush administration. Lawman is right about events since then shaping the present battle space advantageously. But those things left an impression on me and it stuck. What do you think? Do you think Pakistan was a more disruptive influence than Iran? I didn't play in OEF till 09, it was all OIF 04-08 so there's a lot I don't know about Pak influence.

I agree with you, but focus on our military failures because I have informed ideas about causes & solutions. Don't have the same background knowledge to speak confidently regarding political level. Agree 100%. If I were Iran, this is obviously the time to play every card. Not sure if they have a nuke, but the claim about enriched uranium means dirty bomb is on the table. If they don't use it, they never had it. my final thought seeing Iran fold so quickly is that I am angry we didn't do it ourselves & sooner. They were murdering US soldiers with EFP's in 2007 and we were too afraid of expanding the war to give them what they deserved. Fuck Iran I hope their mullahs are dragged through the streets whether they have WMD or not. But we must not nation build in the aftermath.

100% agree and that fact should shame our GOs; their success compared to our prevaricating came from willpower not technical inadequacies on our part. Just reminding everyone we've been tricked before WRT WMD.

Happy to see Iran getting crushed and one must respect how ruthlessly Israel plays the game. Had we been as vicious/decisive I think outcomes from the GWOT would be more advantageous. I am curious about the "Iran nuke threat;" yes I've seen plenty of scary intel, but we'd be foolish not to keep the false claims of Saddam WMD top of mind before getting involved.

Ok, enough internet for me today 🤮

I had to sift through several childish posts to find a sentence worth engaging, it'd be nice if you were more mature. The problem with your quoted point is the police refuse to do anything because the mayor refuses to do anything because the governor refuses to do anything. Fortunately we have a POTUS who disagrees with your opinion of constitutional limits, and unlike the LAPD will not allow this behavior. I'm glad you agree these dudes should be stopped.

We should. We’ve been invaded.

I stayed 21 years because people were great and mission was awesome; I wouldn’t have stayed if we weren’t at war. Although the war was managed poorly and much was wasted, we were killing terrible people and I’m convinced my 20s and 30s were spent doing tasks worth my best efforts. That’s very cool and rare in life.

Wow, what a change. Thanks for the explanation.

Trump spoke at length on Rogan about the style described above. Like it or not, it’s deliberate. He starts a point by taking a long winded trip (allowing opportunities to reference topical events, jokes, say random shocking things to get people like you riled up) but prides himself in having the mental wherewithal to return back and complete the point he was making. It sounds bizarre and is not my favorite style, but hey he’s a 2x POTUS and I’m a random no one so clearly he’s got something. He also likes (and references) how much his style irks people like you. You’re bothered by the random things he references and can’t see he’s doing it on purpose to bother you: it makes you say he’s like Biden, whereas any clear thinking person can objectively assess that isn’t the case, thus making you look crazy by comparing his mild eccentric affectations with an obvious dementia case. This frustrates democrats thus advantaging him.

That alone would be amazing, but even better if we can buy a suppressed SBR at Walmart the way George Washington intended.

Dose BBB bump them off the NFA registry or just eliminate the $200 tax?

Yea, I said that. " If you can have a massive stack with gunships that'd be great, but these guys couldn't get it. Of course if you can only get unarmed aircraft to support you: something is better than nothing" The context of my statement in this year old thread had nothing to do with strat vs tac ISR or what asset is best, and that's not a subject I'm interested in.

You're responding to a post about the Niger ambush where they needed armed ISR to say the U2 can do cool things without being armed.... ok? Can you tell me where I asserted ISR had to be armed to be effective? Or where I suggested one asset could do it all? You seem to be projecting onto my statements rather than reading words, and doing so absent context of the discussion. for clarity: if American citizens are on the ground in danger and ISR is overhead anyway, it should be armed in order to PROTECT OUR PEOPLE. If you can have a massive stack with gunships that'd be great, but these guys couldn't get it. Of course if you can only get unarmed aircraft to support you: something is better than nothing. But in Niger the embassy made a decision to take weapons off aircraft providing tactical ISR to these teams despite the host country asking for it. This was a political decision for optics, similar to the Marines guarding their barracks in Lebanon being forced to take loaded magazines out of their weapons. I can't believe I have to explain this to somebody who's been around a while. To summarize-- If your kids were in an ODA working sources in enemy territory with an ambush imminent and could only get 1 aircraft assigned to them, would you rather have a U2 or armed ISR? The answer is obvious; I'm not disrespecting anybody else's platforms or jobs or usefulness, but the answer in that situation is obvious and this discussion is silly.

Agree to disagree Huggy; if US troops or citizens are in danger and ISR is watching, that platform should be armed. Great as the U2 is, it's not helpful if you need a shooter.

I know how it sounds as a headline. I'd win over most with details. If your commanders commanders commander has a specific combat requirement and you as a non-deploying less experienced EP take a stand against the culture change, prepare to get fired. Send it to a different thread if you want more.