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Those articles are garbage. It asserts a truth (Trump deliberately delayed disaster aide to PR) without providing requisite evidence to convince the reader. An article that says something doesn’t make it true; haven’t you seen this same playbook enough times to recognize it? Give some critical thinking to the links you provided and try seeing them through the eyes of a skeptic; are they still the mic drop evidence you initially thought they were? You find me a Trump supporter on record ordering aid to avoid areas overtly favoring democrat politicians and I’ll say there’s equivalency, but neither link even comes close to that threshold.

No, he appears not to bear ill-will against those he competes with. It's strange to attempt deciphering his actions, but we've seen him shit talk Cruz, Vivek, DeSantis and others then turn around and work with them seemingly without any grudge. His turnabout regarding rhetoric on Kemp is noteworthy. He's tough to figure, best I can guess he doesn't take things personally if you seem useful. i think he won't use her because he doesn't need to, got burned by insiders last time & places her in the same category as Pence who wasn't a loyal ally. But to answer your question, I wouldn't trust her because she appears to place personal ambition over team cohesion and mission accomplishment. What do you like about her?

I hope that happens, and I think any GO is senior. I have some names to suggest if he's looking. And Miley should be pulled from retirement just to get demoted.

It's anomalous in national politics, and definitely bears exploring. The only thing known for certain: it can't be fraud. Biden was the most popular POTUS in our history and the election process is airtight.

I wouldn't trust her.

You're probably right, he's got issues. But the FBI needs somebody with executive experience and a passionate desire to change that place for the better. Which means ruthless destruction of sacred cows.

Hope he fires Wray and appoints Mike Flynn. That place needs a deep cleaning. A political & unaccountable DOJ/FBI is the greatest internal threat we face, a solution must be prioritized. i don't he'll bring in Halley unless he's certain she wouldn't secretly work against him. Which she might. I'm guessing Grenell for Sec State & Whitaker for AG.

Reddit very reasonable right now

Good analysis, but reconcile for me the idea that Russia is incapable of taking a sliver of Ukrainian territory with the idea they are an aggressive near-peer and threat to Europe? It seems they can't be simultaneously so dangerous we're doing containment by attrition but also too retarded to field a capable force even short distances outside their borders. As mentioned, I acknowledge we're in it now with no turning back, so am genuinely curious what we're really dealing with regarding RUS threat potential.

That is a stunning pace of attrition; my western mind struggles to grasp sustaining that volume of casualties. I’m often thought this war was foolish and unnecessary, but here we are and there’s no turning back. Curious what threshold of loss is required to get parties at a negotiating table.

Don’t you love lining up a tight shot between clouds chasing squirters while someone shouts like an auctioneer “1-3 N/A, your sensor your sensor, call pushing with time to release, call in, call…. Standby…. You still in position for immediate release?” 😂 Pro tip the answer is always yes, even if the truth is no. They told me it shows the highest degree of control, making the CG most comfortable. Nevermind the strikes that were aborted because procedures were incomplete, we can do it another day. Better to cancel than take a risk, there’s always tomorrow, we’re not really here to win…. The outcome of AFG didn’t surprise anyone who fought it.

Side note on your last sentence- I’m a member of several GWOT groups and I’ve been shocked how many are full are army dudes with serious psychological issues allegedly from their single deployment… whether or not they saw combat. I say allegedly because I don’t know these people so am taking their comments at face value. I wonder if the Taliban is full of sad ex-fighters dealing with regrets and nightmares. I’m sure not the same due to cultural differences but I am curious what lasting effects they’ll have. Genuinely curious, don’t mean to sound disparaging. For the first part, I’m not sure we actually do know how to kill people and break things on scale. Tactically yes or course, but at the operational to strategic level we proved incapable of leveraging violence successfully to achieve desired outcomes. Yes nation building was a fools errand in AFG, but imagine we didn’t have restrictive ROE and every enemy identified was killed. We would have “won” by pure attrition; or at least not been driven out in shame. Our self imposed rules (from 09-21) made killing them in amounts necessary simply impossible; as they advanced using large convoys in the open we were too caught up in “near certainty” and “proportionality” to be decisive and ruthless. Even the fact we used Type 2 CAS procedures instead of SCAR for interdiction missions with no friendlies present speaks to an obsession with control at the expense of combat effectiveness. I will continue to blame our generals and be convinced we could have killed our way to victory, and although our captains are great at killing our leaders suck at aligning those actions into a sum greater than its parts.

It’s amazing the information gathering possible with publicly available big data analytics. I’d love to see something similar for Trump rallies.

Bro, there isn't an answer to this question for me. I'm not looking to be inspired by a politician, or to become emotionally involved about their opinions. I'm voting for Trump only because I believe his policies will make my life and this country better. I don't care if he shit talks John McCain or some retired general (the GWOT generals can't win and deserve derision anyway). Well I agree with this & cheers back at you; I appreciate reading your opinions despite thinking them completely wrong and slightly retarded. I'm sure we'd have a fun conversation over whiskey then go crush a mission and have each others back 🇺🇸 But you do have TDS 🙂

You misunderstand me, my last comment absolutely applies to Trump. Watching 80 YOs of any political affiliation act this way is not good, and I’m hopeful this is the last iteration of old people fighting that I see for POTUS. and valid quote, I didn’t know your thoughts on Biden and I humbly retract my snarky comment. You do have TDS though.

Or they've planted that story so his own people burn him; wouldn't be the first time! A kills a kill and all that 🇺🇸

What LR said. I don't think Trump is even close to Biden yet, but it comes for everybody. And after watching the TDS folks (you) ignore Biden's obvious dementia for years, I find it silly to hear this scrutiny now. Also, 99 out of 100 times Trump is more articulate than Kamala so the democrats have no credibility on the subject. I'm voting Trump but I'm excited for a future that does not involve extremely old people clinging to power until they die.

Pretty rich to read media articles about an “incomprehensible” Trump when Biden is obviously lost to dementia.

Anyone like me old enough to have worked Katrina relief knows there's a night & day difference in the federal response to these equally devastating natural disasters. I don't know if the Harris/Biden regime is malicious or incompetent. Both? There's no excuse for not having an ISR/Rescue package deployed within 24 hours. Side note: I was flying over Asheville a few days ago while Marine One was there with the Presidential TFR in effect. I've never heard that volume of traffic on 21.5 as approach attempted contacting GA planes busting the TFR. Dozens, it was a huge amount. Listening to the comms it seemed like many aircraft hadn't checked NOTAMS because the storm took out WiFi/cell service & desperation was driving them to fly supply runs without any normal prep, totally valid. High drama on guard listening to the back & forth. Very disappointing to see the government prioritize rule enforcement over mission when lives are in the line.

Copy points 2 & 3 and the robust intercept capability; but for point one are you saying Iran is intentionally missing?

I’m not smart on TBMs, can someone familiar with the technology explain the high miss rate? Is their targeting bad or is it intentional, or is the Iron Dome that good? I’d expect hundreds of TBMs lobbed at an urban area to result in mass casualties/destruction, but this and the (mostly intercepted) April attack seem ineffective. I don’t know what to make this, but it appears Iran is completely incompetent.

Many and they were right; eventually my brain got hammered into the right shape. Which they did a great job at, only took one assignment. Dude I’ve given a lot of debriefs as IP/EP that weren’t well received due to my non-empathetic tactless delivery or they took shit too personally. If you’re reading on this site you’ve likely given/received the same. I was surprised to discover the civ world is a whole different level. That is all.

lol, I also read the Delta thread where they were calling out the RJ for not pulling all the way up. It does drive me nuts when folks don’t pull up to the line, and I’ve also looked down at internal stuff during busy ops and regretted it so I’m not throwing spears at the Delta crew who taxied into the RJ; there but by the grace of God go I etc. However, we all know if you taxi into something it’s your ass unless overwhelming circumstances prove otherwise. Ridiculous to see 10,000+ hour professional aviators argue differently. A lot of APC is ridiculous because all pilots who didn’t fly military are incapable of taking a debrief. There I said it. Just try to give a bit of constructive criticism to one of the ‘CFI to Regional to Mainline’ folks, holy shit. I do remember what it’s like to have feelings, but was I really this defensive and lame all the time??

Valid, but there's more nuance: some of us volunteered not because of promises on the back end but because being at war (in whatever capacity)was the objective. I did 18 deployments, including a year as flying advisor (not a hand though), and volunteered for them all. I'd do it again; being relevant (even when dealt a losing hand) is the draw for some people. Losing was a tragedy I am still processing, but I would hate myself had I acted differently. Certainly not judging anyone else. The Hands program was garbage; by the end they hid their status from GIRoA who deeply resented PAK. Lol, pentagon is full of idiots. My takeaway from 21 years: figure out who you are and what you like, then do that. The best way to serve is in a capacity suited to your personality and innate characteristics. Pretend to be other than as you are: you'll be miserable & your team will know.

That the Biden cabinet hasn’t initiated 25th amendment procedures against him is a dereliction of duty and disqualifies Harris for POTUS. It’s truly a shocking situation we are is with an obviously incapacitated President.