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There were so many videos of prisoners being freed from horrid conditions- legs sawed off, faces burned by acid, etc. CNN finding the single fake one in that flood of legit humanitarian sorrow is why they truly are fake news. And I’ve looked for additional fakes, can’t find them.

I don't understand why the government can't simply say "there are programs we can't talk about" and ending it at that. Much is hysterics, I can't even imagine the phone calls FBI is getting. That said, there is something happening.

There are a shockingly high number of retarded pilots. But there are also things that don't make sense, and non-retarded people asking legit questions.

Good find. I have no idea what's happening there; you suspect mass hysteria?

All valid. However, why the official gov response that no one knows the origin? The FBI & NJ Governor saying they can't figure this out can't be true.

You'd think if there were really a mysterious hoard of unknown (possible enemy) aircraft operating in northern NJ there would be some impact to traffic into EWR. Nope, ops normal no one cares. The aircraft are obviously ours and our government is obviously lying about it.

Post em! I love watching robots get wrecked.

Try this link, many taken down but it's pretty comprehensive.

One must respect the pure pragmatism of the Israeli's seizing an opportunity to destroy massive amounts of military hardware. Our failure to act in a similarly decisive way after ousting Gaddafi from Libya had years long ramifications across the Sahel and ME. I do wonder if Israel is over extending itself by expanding its occupation of Syrian territory, time will tell. Separate but related: impossible to watch videos from Sednaya prison and not feel empathy towards HTS freeing them. Assad was clearly evil, HTS also evil, IS evil... I don't think we can contribute anything helpful in that AO and I think we should leave.

It was experimented with by a different organization and had U28 folks involved in their IZ assessment. It failed, program canceled. Definitely not a U28 in that hard mud, but we had one sink landing on a sand LZ in Arlit and after an inspection it flew back. And these OA1Ks are more analogous to the NMC PC12 right? We put a few of those off into the dirt training and they were quite robust. We did need a prop change in the incidents I'm aware of; just under 1 mil both times & aircraft were flying by weeks end. Concur on how robust the 802 is. Remains to be seen if AFSOC leadership can wrap their minds around a totally different risk calculus than CV/MC/AC.

Your reply didn’t answer the question; why should we fund the defense of those unwilling to do it themselves? you can call it isolationism with a snarky jab, but try explaining your reply in a way that convinces a voter. Keep in mind we’re broke as a nation, unwilling/unable to rebuild in WNC & Maui, etc. Go with an unemotional argument for why I should pay taxes to help Europeans (instead of US citizens) defend themselves when they are perfectly capable but choose not to.

Then Europe will get what it deserves. why should we fund their defense when they could do it themselves but choose not to?

Thank you. 1. probably not, but certainly there should be a debate. A lot of the disagreement on this (and other issues) stems from assumed consensus and immediate insults for those who disagree. That behavior makes people resentful. We should focus on dialogue and convincing others by the merit of argument, so thank you again for the post. To your first & second question: I don’t want to police the world, but I do recognize Russia & Europe occupies a more sensitive place in national security than sat, Sudan. Something had to be done. Sanctions would be ok if they worked. Fighting is ok if we don’t escalate to WW3. My answer is a humble one: I don’t know and I’m not sure. Ergo, although I reflexively think we should avoid wars given our recent track record of bad intel and failed adventures I’m open to any COA. I’m not open to being bullied into submission by the same folks who did that for IZ. 2. will he stop at UKR? I think so. I never thought he’d invade a NATO country, and I’m certain he’d be absolutely smoked if he tried. I think more countries worry about us invading than worry about RUS invading, and that should cause introspection here. I’m not morally equivocating between us, but I am acknowledging that not everyone sees as we do and it’s worth considering their perspectives. 3. impact of UKR under Putin control? Not good for the idea of international rules based behavior (which is a load bearing concept of the entire current order). However, what is the risk this escalates into direct conflict with us? I’d rather UKR fall than WW3 start… but I understand the other POV is what if WW3 starts because we didn’t stop an invading madman early? Ultimately I don’t know the right play and I’m glad not to be the one deciding strategy. However I trust no one who relies on emotional assertions rather than cogent articulated logic.

To confirm, you’re saying when the House report is released you bet there will be proof that Gaetz is a sex offender, which is a felony? You’re betting me alcohol that the house report will have evidence sufficient to uphold criminal charges of felony sex offense? I accept your terms. Let’s gamble.

The constitution doesn't give illegal immigrant pedophiles the right to swing their dong in front of my daughter in a bathroom while making it a hate crime for me to object. you know what, continue your absurd rhetoric. This obvious hysteria is what drove many liberals to abandon the democrat party. I support your TDS self-immolation, continue.

Got any proof? Because if DOJ could have nailed him on it I think they would have. its unfortunate after all we’ve seen recently that an accusation is enough to condemn someone.

Normally I’d agree, but these are exceptional circumstances. Think of his context: he’s been hounded by false accusations, literally had SES level players working with opposing campaigns to fabricate stories about him, his own generals illegally conspired behind his back to undermine his orders…. This has been a unique period on our history. He was given a decisive mandate for change by the American people, and knows from experience he cannot execute without a team committed to his vision. If you were a WG/CC leading a complete re-org under pressure of WW3 and given total hiring authority, would you rather have a team of SQ leaders you trusted to follow your intent or a team who had the normal pedigree but you knew their hearts weren’t onboard with your priorities? An imperfect analogy but it conveys my point. saying “loyalty is a key hiring criteria” plays into the dictator claims made against him, but I also see his perspective. If a boss asked for my loyalty, I’d say “loyalty to what?” The mission? The team? The ideas we took an oath to protect? Commanders intent? Or you personally even if you commit crimes? The first 4 are fine of course, the fifth definitely not. He’d be better served saying “trust” instead of “loyalty” but who am I to give advice? Bottom line I’m excited to see how it plays out and optimistic.

I don't know much about him either but this sounds ok.

Well, he's not a pussy and he hates feckless weak bureaucracy. Good in my book. What do you consider appropriate pedigree for the position?

Confirmed that the 3 US carriers operating into PAP all landed with small arms damage (Spirt, JetBlue & AAL). Time to load CLTs on the 73 and set up an orbit 🗡️

Interesting follow up to the story. I gotta tell you, Elon Musk taking over Twitter and restoring free speech is one of the greatest things to happen in my lifetime.

But they couldn't secure the nomination. He did. So your point is irrelevant.

I have no opinion on his motivations for mishandling classified documents, what kind of response were you expecting? I don’t know the man. And who said he’s a student of national defense? WTF are you talking about? Mishandling classified is a crime. That’s bad and I don’t support or condone it. However selective prosecution of crime is worse. A lot of what you guys simplistically label “whatabout-ism” is legitimate anger at double standards. If the law is the law and people who break it are punished (including Trump) then great! But democrats didn’t offer that, instead they offered lawfare against their political opponents, censoring free speech, men in womens sports, hate crimes for Christian’s praying outside abortion clinics and bail for looters burning police stations. Most of this nation saw it and rejected it.