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I have been arguing this shit was going to be a miserable failure. Wasted money. Wasted lives. Now we’re walking away. Hopefully some of you will finally come to the realization we don’t know WTF we are doing. https://x.com/warclandestine/status/1712223627259609419?s=46

Biden saw beheaded babies: https://x.com/natsecjeff/status/1712213351101591907?s=46 Oops, Biden did not see beheaded babies. https://x.com/venturareport/status/1712271660945191352?s=46 Where the beheaded babies story likely originated: https://thegrayzone.com/2023/10/11/beheaded-israeli-babies-settler-wipe-out-palestinian/

The Gerald Ford Carrier Battle Group is currently off the Israeli coast. Obviously, "deterrence" requires two. "The U.S. may deploy a second aircraft carrier near Israel, U.S. defense officials said, an escalation of the U.S. military effort to deter regional powers from joining the war between Hamas and Israel." - WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza/card/u-s-weighs-deploying-second-aircraft-carrier-group-i4fMGkmj7mGmlQCNqW1W

Washington Post: White House considers attaching Ukraine funding to Israel aid package Olena Goncharova Mon, October 9, 2023 at 8:08 PM EDT·1 min read The White House is considering a strategy to bundle Ukraine funding with a forthcoming request for urgent aid to Israel, people familiar with the discussions told the Washington Post. This approach aims to enhance the likelihood of Congress approving assistance for Ukraine, despite facing growing opposition from House Republicans.

Yeah, it's bad. I try to remain stoic while attempting to get the facts and assess the situation, but this is some horrific stuff. This attack was designed to provoke an emotional response, and it certainly worked on me. I can't imagine being close to the event. But could there be anything more satisfying to this evil than seeing the leadership of the most powerful nation in the world openly weeping on live TV? Somewhere on our path to modern Western society, it became tolerable for full grown men to lose their composure and put their weakness on full display when representing a superpower during a 60 second news segment. Process your grief elsewhere, then man up and demonstrate that we are a nation of strength, not weakness, and give the public faith that we can make sound rational decisions during dangerous times. It's like looking over at the other cockpit and seeing your lead crying just before you launch a night tac LL formation airdrop in mountainous terrain. WTF? Kirby crying may not be a huge deal in itself, but it affirms my suspicions that this administration is going to fuck this up as bad as everything else in the last 3 years.

Infuriating. White House spokesperson John Kirby cries like little bitch. This is the face of our nation when confronted with chaos, conflict, and evil? What an embarrassment. https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1711827979784122690?s=20

This f’n guy. Lebanon launching rockets into Israel this hour. Speculation: Hezbollah. Gerald Ford CBG inbound.

That was fast. https://www.flightradar24.com/MOOSE41/325b1d3d

They did get more than enough. There we so many applicants they increased the number to 190-200, I think.

At this point, I don't think that dude actually reads anything, he just downvotes my username. Fuck 'em. I honestly try to empathize and imagine myself in the position that the average Israeli and Palestinian finds themselves in. There's plenty to be angry about on both sides and plenty of blame to go around. Conflict and killing is a messy business and there will always be a loss of innocent life. It's a terrible thing but an inextricable part of human existence. For me, the difference is that in addition to inflicting death, Hamas planned to kidnap, target women & children & elderly, rape, torture, publicly glorify it, then publicly parade the desecrated bodies through the streets. Whatever sympathies I may have had for the average Palestinan by imagining their plight are instantly lost on anyone who would endorse or make excuses for that sort of thing.

This morning, Israel has invoked Article 40 Aleph, a formal declaration of war, for the first time in 50 years. (1973, Yom Kippur). 9/11: Nine-eleven of 2023, that is. Biden and Blinken authorize $6 Billion in funds to Iran. The next day, Lester Holt interviewed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and pressed him on how the funds would be spent. Raisi said: “Humanitarian means whatever the Iranian people needs, so this money will be budgeted for those needs, and the needs of the Iranian people will be decided and determined by the Iranian government.” Now, we have Iranian backed Hamas launching an unprecedented attack into Israel, kidnapping and slaughtering civilians. There are numerous videos and unconfirmed reports of Hamas terrorists wielding US made weapons with some claiming they are grateful to the people of Ukraine for allowing Hamas to purchase them. The Taliban is claiming they are sending fighters to Palestine to destroy Jerusalem. But, where will they get the weapons and equipment? Now, the US is working out emergency military aid to Israel. Billion dollar solutions to our Billion dollar fkups. So Israel is going to absolutely lay waste to Palestinian territories, which will most definitely inflame the Islamic world and shred the Abraham Accords. Will Israel finally go after Iran? Will they be able to do it without massive US support? The collapse of Afghanistan, The invasion of Ukraine, and The war in Israel. All of these things, in addition to the domestic issues of inflation, unchecked immigration, insane levels of debt have accelerated in a very, very short period of time under the current leadership of the US. I suppose we get what we're willing to accept.

Keep your checkbooks open. Poor leadership and poor policies are getting very expensive.

Hamas launched a war this morning in Israel. Gunmen inside Israeli cities indiscriminately shooting civilians. 5000 rockets. Drone strikes. Mass kidnappings and hostages. To what extent will this inspire sympathetic immigrant populations in Western countries? buckle up

Turkey bombed oilfield operated by US and US back Syrian rebels. USAF F-16 shoots down Turkish drone, Turkey retaliates with air strikes today. NATO vs NATO https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/u-s-f-16-shoots-down-turkish-drone-over-syria

While I do not agree, I think this is the biggest factor in Western governments’ reasoning for having an open border policy. immigration at 7;25

I recently met an AF 0-5 who is a party to a class action lawsuit along with Hoppe. Please consider signing this petition. Thanks. https://x.com/jhippityhoppe/status/1710119097952788572?s=46

Agree. Why is that? It would seem we are either unable to accurately assess the capabilities of our foes, or intentionally misrepresenting them for the sake of funding. Either way, not good.

It's been a little while. I know there's strong feelings on both sides of the debate, so I thought it best to step back for a bit, let things play out, then revisit the situation and check on the actual results of our efforts. Anybody know what the total US funding for Ukraine is? I haven't been keeping up. Whatever it is, your paycheck federal withholdings have resulted in a net loss of ground in Ukraine since the beginning of the year. Sort of makes one wonder how much actually winning a conflict would cost.

Zài jiàn, MFer. Go be fat somewhere else. https://x.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/1707788800577945927?s=20

I solved this problem in 15 minutes with google and beer.

Army War College. page 6.

Disgusting disregard for human life.

Did you read the article? The entire basis for the article was the author claimed to have obtained a single document describing how Russia spent 6 days making posts on Facebook. You claim I repeated the things in this article. There is absolutely nothing in that article that were claimed to be said by the GRU propagandists that I repeated. At least your consistent in completely fabricating lies and falsehood, attributing them to me, then swatting at your straw men. Anyway, I rarely read an article without checking the author for bias. I was surprised to see this when I clicked on her name. Again, same author, same news outlet, that you're using to complain to me about Russia's use of Facebook. You gotta see this: Really? YOU essentially provided me this quote to make my counter-argument. It's bewildering that you cannot realize how absolutely easy you're making this for me. Some were recent, they said, and involved posts from the summer that advanced anti-Russia narratives citing the Kremlin’s “imperialist” war in Ukraine and warning of the conflict’s direct impact on Central Asian countries. Significantly, they found that the pretend personas — employing tactics used by countries such as Russia and China — did not gain much traction. The Pentagon employs people who create fake online accounts to advance "imperialist" war by Russia narratives? You don't say... 😄 So again, Your Author, from Your Source is here denouncing the US DoD for engaging in the exact same thing you're accusing me of. We're up to what? A dozen times or so where I point out a glaring hypocrisy in your argument and you pretend it doesn't exist? Don't you realize that for every reference you provide as evidence of wrong-doing, I can do the same? Pro tip: You really need to make sure your side of the issue isn't engaged in lies in deceit, when you whine about the other side engaging in... lies and deceit... in exactly the same way. I'm clueless? You just gave me a headline that completely discredited your own position. Sorry, I don't think that's how logic works. Have fun in your pool full of piss or whatever weird analogy you're making. I have no idea. Moving on.... That's a lot of people we've lost in the course of 100 years of conflict. Think about it. WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, IRQ, AFG, SYR, LBY, etc, etc, etc. 100 years. vs 18 months. Fortunately, not one US service member has died for our friends and allies, the Ukrainians. We pay them to die for our benefit. That's what Patton meant, right? No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making some other poor dumb bastard die for his country.