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While the loss of life is certainly nothing to make light of: you, sir, need to pack it up and go home. This is the military, not flag football.

Holy run-on sentences, Batman.

https://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/topic/19418-18x-pipeline-q-a/

Please. All of Obama's decisions, for 8 years, were made seemingly based on re-elect-ability and his "legacy" instead of the best interests of the United States. I don't like the thought of either one of them making decisions that way, frankly, nor am I yet comfortable with Trump's motives...but Obama and his Harvard-smart team were the kings of making decisions to make him look good. Just without the guy on the NSC facade.

Conversely, having random people not actually qualified in the jet fly with you is a pain in the ass, so no one would bat an eye if you weren't calling to get on the schedule. They're your gate months, do as you wish.

Ah, nice. And diminishing parts source for some part of the boom flight control that would require significant changes, if I remember correctly from talking to bros.

Guess that takes care of the ADS-B issue.

Seriously.

Nor do I think it has a chance for success; more of a public shaming of the sponsor from Alabama, Mike Rogers.

That's what I was fulfilling; just figured I'd go ugly early!

This is an internet argument, so clearly you're talking about Hitler. Kidding.

Oh, good. I didn't realize the UN was such a threat to our sovereignty. https://twitter.com/repmikerogersal/status/816380592833105920 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/193 Apparently some people are dreaming up new nightmares for funsies.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa

Any worse than the unprecedented expansion of counter terror operations under the Obama doctrine? Probably not.

As much as I trust Mattis to take a great vector for war fighters, more direct effects would promulgate from Fingers and the new Secretary. I like the initiatives that Fingers has started regarding focusing on the squadron and additional duty changes...but there's the middle management problem. There are a multitude of qweep empires that have been built that will be defended between the Major level and Fingers. One place Mattis and/or Trump could wreck shop is acquisitions. Edit: and the GS system.

Weird, when your donations no longer gain political influence, they stop? [emoji848]

Speaking of bang for the buck, this seems well thought out on DOD reform. Unsure how implementing it will play out. https://defense360.csis.org/defense-reform-in-a-new-administration/

Interesting take on Obama's personality and world-view. It isn't entirely a fit for this topic, but It deals a bit with the Syria debacle. Obama and the Limits of 'Fact-based' Foreign Policy https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/01/obama-foreign-policy/513380/ In short, despite reading tons of philosophy in college and reflecting on his views through opposing ones...he can't comprehend that anyone would have a view that doesn't fit his mold.

I think the connection he's making is that they're making such a big deal about leaks and shiite or the Snowden deal, and then they go and make it clear that leaking classified is NBD by cutting this sentence down.

In the article it specifies a range of per square foot costs of office building construction/renovations for the CSprings area. This falls at the high end of the scale, but on the scale nonetheless. For an office area that you would expect to look nice, in a 60 year old building that fits within the normal range, I think they're making a big deal about nothing, honestly.

A reason the Democratic party is reeling: newly elected CA Senator Kamala Harris chose to use her allotted time with CIA nominee Pompeo inquiring about climate change. The Climate Intelligence Agency

WSJ Trump May Herold a New Political Order: Seldom does a Presidential election mark a permanent shift. The Last time it happened was 1932. Trump May Herald a New Political Order - WSJ.pdf Interesting analysis of the historical contexts of large changes in US policy, and what allowed them to happen versus when some were constrained by opposing congressional moods. Notable snippets

Glad this Yale professor thinks this is 1930s Germany, and that everyone is a moron. https://qz.com/846940/a-yale-history-professors-20-point-guide-to-defending-democracy-under-a-trump-presidency/

Worth the listen: Brookings Cafeteria with Michael O'Hanlon on Trump's National Security and Defense Team https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/trumps-national-security-and-defense-team/