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Saturday, December 14, 2019

Enlisted and asked about the Army/Navy game..

Enlisted being asked about the Army/Navy game pic.twitter.com/sa4voZwPsC
— Zero Blog Thirty (@ZeroBlog30) December 14, 2019

EXACTLY!!!!! Fake excitement for a couple of terrible teams...I bet half the officers don't care either. That leaves the ring knockers (saw a dude that wore his shit in the field...always hoped he'd rip his skin off) to GAF...

Saturday Funny (and pathetic)...Crying for his "momma" while being arrested...

‘My mom will f*ck you up!’: 25yo man was arrested after a very emotional interaction with a cop.

He was initially stopped for not having working taillights but was found to be in possession of a retired officer’s driver’s license & marijuana in his pocket, according to police pic.twitter.com/KK15gLrATF
— RT (@RT_com) December 14, 2019

Wow. Talk about a man that has been infantilized!

Open Comment Post. 14 Dec 2019

If Ukraine Is Impeachable, What’s Afghanistan?

via Defense One.

A misguided war that drags on inconclusively for more than 18 years is, I submit, a great crime.

As the House Judiciary Committee drafts articles of impeachment intended to remove President Donald Trump from office, let us pause to reflect on the subject of relative malfeasance. Allow me to stipulate that Trump is unfit for office. He is a coarse, vulgar, and dishonest demagogue. Yet I want to suggest that his transgressions, while notable, pale in comparison with a far greater crime that unfolded right before our eyes, for years, well before his election.

That crime is the Afghan War. Now, withholding security assistance from a beleaguered nation threatened by Russia in return for political favors is a despicable act. This is true even if that nation is one that Washington only recently decided to classify as vital to U.S. interests.

But a misguided war that drags on inconclusively for more than 18 years is, I submit, a far greater crime. This is especially the case if that war has cost the United States more than $1 trillion, with 2,300 U.S. troops and more than 3,800 American contractors killed, and another 20,000 GIs wounded in action, many grievously. And that’s not counting the more than 100,000 members of Afghan security forces and Afghan civilians killed along the way.

Here.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Why doesn't the "Fruit Of The Poisonous Tree" doctrine apply to the Steele Dossier/Russia Probe?

via Daily Caller.

Thanks to the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report, we now know for certain what has been, for those paying attention, fairly obvious. The Steele dossier played a central role in the genesis of the Russia hoax and was used to justify extensive spying on former naval officer and Annapolis graduate Carter Page.

The top two leaders of the FBI were closely involved in this fiasco. Other powerful people knew what was happening and lied to cover it up. That all was confirmed by the IG report. The report was a disaster for the credibility of top leaders in Barack Obama’s FBI, and it’s also a big problem for the American news media.

Here.

This is just a little late Friday night musing. Why doesn't the fruit of the poisonous tree apply to the Steele Dossier/Russia Probe?

If the initial reason for the investigation proved criminally obtained/false then how can they have moved forward with this probe?

I understand how an intel probe can continue. They operate outside of regular rules of the law...and for good reason. I understand that Congress has a role to play in intel (they're the money for the agencies afterall).

But they're moving this over to the quasi-criminal.

How is that allowed?

Yeah its a basic question but dipping my feet into some new stuff and a little knowledge is dangerous...so hopefully the good folks here will expand on my little and make it, if not a lot, then a bit more than I have right now.

Great image of a J-10C

What a great image of a J-10C assigned to the 72nd Air Brigade within the Central Theater Command.

(Image via Wan Quan/wanquanfoto) pic.twitter.com/8VNCQPVQa6
— @Rupprecht_A (@RupprechtDeino) December 13, 2019

Don't know what's going on in the UK (actually I do) but one thing is certain, "they mad" (lol!)

Note. I've been reading Twitter's reaction to the latest vote in the UK and while I have absolutely no dog in that fight, the reaction has been comical. There is an underlying trend worldwide and I'm not sure leadership is noting it but the fight is on for self determination and loosening of govt control. I hope govts all over take note. DELIVER FOR YOUR PEOPLE or see your people react in unexpected ways.

Selfishness over the planet? Missing this ...what is he talking about?

Ethnonationalism? Haven't heard that term before.

A different form of "ok Boomer"??? I guess the hip crowd forgot basic civics...you want something then get off your ass and VOTE!

An entire group of people being labeled as racist because of a vote? She's a little unhinged huh?

Will Commandant Berger’s Planning Guidance Mean the End of the Marine Corps?

via National Interest.

The Commandant’s vision has been met, in general, with approval and even enthusiasm for its boldness and willingness to question long-held force planning assumptions. But, it has to be recognized that what is being proposed also is a high-risk gamble. Moreover, in tying the future of the Marine Corps to its ability to support Navy operations and calling for a reduction in the Corps’ focus on traditional amphibious operations, the Planning Guidance could spell the beginning of the demise of the Marine Corps as an independent service.

Here.

This is an excellent article and spells out my concerns perfectly.

What has been the recurring theme of the last string of Commandant's we've had?

They have a LUST, a DESIRE, an uncontrollable URGE to remake the Marine Corps.

It doesn't matter if the change makes sense, they want to be disrupters (to use the civilian business moniker for change agents).

Worse though?

In a few short years they're seeking to completely unravel what so many Marines from years ago tried to build. They're dismantling the Marine Corps and hoping to rebuild it into something unrecognizable.

Inside the Marine Corps you're not seeing any pushback. No critical thinking. No asking simple questions like why should we do this.

Just bended knee and asking for more.

It's really sickening.

We've lurched from concept to concept and now it's all gonna get trashed with no one having a real idea of whether it'll work or not.

Finally an answer on why Turk Leopard 2A4's have performed so badly in Syria...

Story here but TLDR? The Turks received Leopard 2A1, A2 or A3 that were converted to the A4. That means that those Leopards have poorer armor than new built Leopard 2A4s.

They go on to explain that's why we saw Leopards being sold at crazy low prices to country X while country Y seemed to be paying a premium.

They were buying different models, ie...the standard features were MUCH different especially the standard armor protection.

T-80BVM

Rostec released a video of a T-80BMV tank during its tests. Omsktransmash announced that it had delivered another batch of T-80BVM tanks to the Russian MoD.https://t.co/LtDnY90Byg https://t.co/mF5lrSJCJp pic.twitter.com/LupsSCaTvZ
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) December 13, 2019

4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducting operations @ Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska

Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a parachute jump on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 11, 2019. The Soldiers are part of the Army’s only Pacific airborne brigade with the ability to rapidly deploy worldwide, and are trained to conduct military operations in austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher).