Land FMF Elements wanted but NOT needed????

Operational Opportunity and Institutional Risk: Naval Integration in the Modern Era

In this essay I will examine the paradox of landward FMF elements supporting fleets while embracing what it means to be wanted and not needed...

— Travis Hord (@MAGTravF) December 3, 2020

I look forward to reading this.  But this little missive kinda explains it all.

I DO NOT recognize the new Marine Corps!  You do realize this means that I was right on all fronts.  The Marine Air-Ground Task Force is dead.  Amphibious Assault is dead.  The new Marine Corps will only have the name in common with that which came before.  Just plain wow.

Side note.  Now do you understand why I say LAR and AAV/ACV is dead?  They have no role to play in the future Marine Corps that Berger and his acolytes are planing.

Side note 1.  The part about the "wanted but not needed".  I thought that applied to the entire Marine Corps!  Apparently it only applies to the ground forces.  The Wing and support to establish forward bases are "necessary"? Quite honestly if this is the thinking then shutter the rest of the Ground Combat Element and be done with it.  Better a quick death than a lingering one.

Politics Talk. Why is anyone even entertaining the talk of Trump suspending the constitution and continuing to serve. Of course he'll leave!

 Sorry folks.

I'm gonna make a great deal of you mad but reality is reality!

Many are putting forward the idea that Trump will suspend the constitution, declare martial law and continue to serve in office.  Others are just hoping he declares martial law and calls for new elections.

None of that will happen.

No way in hell could it happen!

Additionally some are batting around the idea that the US Military would be called in to remove him from office or perhaps one of the Federal Law Enforcement Agencies.

Again.  That won't happen!

The reality?

Trump will pursue this in the courts.  Attorney General Barr will look around to see if there were any improprieties (he's already said that under the rules of this election it was fair...that's what should be the major talking point...the extended voting!).

He will fail in court.

At the appointed time he will leave office, Biden will become President and the world will keep spinning.

What should you do in your personal life? Follow the line in the movie and get yourself morally, physically and spiritually fit...get your finances in order, get your house in order, get your mindset in order!  Now excuse me.  I'm going to get my workout on!

Nature is brutal.

 

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#NiFHiveFeature: Surya Ramachandran (@surya_ramachandran) photographed a subadult leopard attacking a gaur calf in Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.
The leopard was initially chased away by the calf’s mother, but kept coming back to attempt an attack. The mother finally gave up, and the leopard managed to kill the calf.

Late Open Comment Post. 2 Dec 2020

 

Chinese Sociologist Dr. Li Yi: We Are Driving America to Its Death

Chinese Sociologist Dr. Li Yi: We Are Driving America to Its Death; COVID-19 Has Been Beneficial for China, North Korea; There Will Be No U.S.-China War, But We Will Take Over Taiwan pic.twitter.com/UpA39qQdnJ

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) November 30, 2020

Open Comment Post. 1 Dec 2020

 

BHR is dead...

NEW: In huge loss for Navy, it's scrapping the USS Bonhomme Richard after a fire destroyed 60% of the ship, @paulmcleary reports: https://t.co/i57r1gyqA8

— Breaking Defense (@BreakingDefense) November 30, 2020

Centauro of the Lancers Regiment of Novara (5th) of the Esercito Italiano

 

LECLERC, CAESAR, AMX10RC & VBCI...pic by @AdrienDaste

 

Open Comment Post. 30 Nov 2020

 

The USS Wasp HAS TO BE an experimental test bed...

For the second time in four years, Wasp is undergoing work to sustain its warfighting capability https://t.co/eEg1JjOGxM #Defence #NavalWarfare pic.twitter.com/jQ4QCB529f

— Shephard News (@ShephardNews) November 29, 2020

This ship HAS TO BE an experimental test bed.  For what?  Don't have a clue but this thing is constantly in the shop and the CNO and Commandant aren't batting an eye about it.

Sustain its warfighting capability?

Don't buy it for one second.

Anyone have any ideas? 

Remote controlled machineguns used in the attack on the Iranian nuke director?

Holy shot! They used robot machine guns mounted in a car to smoke Fahkrhizadeh! That’s some next level terminator shit https://t.co/JXBqen2KPx

— Kane Rick (@PaintingSurfer) November 29, 2020

Wow.

Iran WILL release more details of this attack and I'm sure it will be intriguing, a bit horrifying and denounced as propaganda all at the same time.

We're living in the land of mirrors.  

Is this our new normal?

Never to know the real truth? To be searching blindly for nuggets of truth and having to piece it together ourselves?

Unfortunately I think so.

This incident is exhibit 1.