CV9035NL #IFV #MLU @landmacht including Iron Fist active protection system #APS #CV90 #BSH #landmacht #defensie #landpower https://t.co/hpZoZKW8Lw pic.twitter.com/eJxV6qNFtD
— Pieter Bastiaans (@PieterBastiaans) January 29, 2021
Saturday, January 30, 2021
CV9035NL looks like a BEAST!
Hero Afghan interpreter who worked with British forces on the frontline is slain by the Taliban who boasted that he 'died like a dog'
via Daily Mail
A former Afghan translator who worked with British forces on the frontline has been assassinated by the Taliban, who boasted that he had 'died like a dog'.Feda Mohammad, 42, was shot several times at point blank range after reportedly driving into an ambush in an area known for attacks by insurgents.His devastated family said yesterday that he had been killed by gunmen in a 'revenge attack' because he had worked for Nato forces against the Taliban.
I have mixed feelings on this.
The Afghans and Iraqis should have been able to build an entire cadre of officers and NCOs by now.
Their govts should be taking the fight to the enemy.
One other thing. Why is it that this is being characterized by him dying because he worked for allied forces instead of his own govt?
The cream of the crop in that society is seeking to come to the US, UK or Europe? Not to finally make their country work?
This is tragic on many levels.
The first is that this dude was murdered.
Another is the fact that this proves that war is lost.
That would have been alot of missiles on one airplane...
By 1977 after the cancellation of the B-1, Rockwell offered a cheaper fixed wing version with up to 30 ALCM .14 ALCM will be loaded on hardpoints and bay doors.Estimated saving of 15m vs regular B-1. #aviation pic.twitter.com/uPHMO1k3qe
— The Shadow of the Eagle (@clemente3000) January 30, 2021
Jesus! Starship SN10 looks like something out of a 1950's sci-fi movie!
Starship SN10 on the move to SpaceX’s South Texas launch site.
— John Kraus 📷🚀 (@johnkrausphotos) January 29, 2021
Unreal. pic.twitter.com/YNKn0KxCyB
If Berger wants to sell his plan then he should be honest. He's taking the USMC back to pre-WW2 "Marine defense battalions" & killing other roles to do it...
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| 155 mm Long Tom gun "Scorpion" of the 4th Marine Defense Battalion at Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella in the South Pacific. |
Berger's plan is in trouble. While it's obvious that the "defense establishment" was not at all fond of Trump, he at least kept them awash in cash.
That money train isn't slowing down.
It's hitting a wall at high speed. An economy in trouble, massive unemployment, sluggish growth, an ongoing covid crisis and the defense dept is about to be ravaged of funding.
Right in the middle of the most massive re-organization of the USMC in its entire history.
Even worse?
No one is buying what the Commandant is selling.
Don't get me wrong. The various "sycophants" that pleasure him at his wargames and meetings are doing nothing but lavishing praise on this thing. I'm talking about the rank and file Marines that go out and do the Marine-thing everyday that's not buying this thing.
But let's give Berger the benefit of the doubt.
Let's assume that the top secret wargames are actually telling him this is the way (not fictional non-sense that is trying to find a bloodless way of engaging a peer foe on the high seas without massive loss of men and material), then what does he need to do?
First he needs to call this thing what it is.
He's rebuilding Marine Defense Battalions.
Second he needs to be honest and state clearly that this monstrosity will only be viable in the Pacific.
Third he needs to admit that he is sacrificing long fought for independence for this concept and that the loss is worth it.
Last but not least.
He needs to get off his high horse and admit that all the smart boys could be wrong (God knows they've fucked up concept after concept for as far back as I can remember) and at least retain a bit of capability to be able to actually fight on land.
Make no mistake though.
Berger has his fangs dug into the floorboard and he won't yield an inch.
Which is why he will ultimately fail.
Change agents always fail because they don't realize the necessity of getting buy in from those they lead. Berger doesn't seem to care which is why he's losing.
Friday, January 29, 2021
Polish Army @ work in the snow...
#Rak.i w szeregach @ZAWISZACY zimy się nie boją. Szkolenie poligonowe to najlepszy sprawdzian dla sprzętu. Zdjęcia szer. A. Staszewski / 15BZ #pgz #HSW #polskiprodukt #PartnerGodnyZaufania #szkolenie @MAPGOVPL @MON_GOV_PL @DGeneralneRSZ pic.twitter.com/VbTUlELn80
— Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa🇵🇱 (@PGZ_pl) January 29, 2021
You need a Friday funny...
The kids laugh is great. 😏😂 pic.twitter.com/YotmokxEqa
— Fred Schultz (@fred035schultz) January 28, 2021
Thursday, January 28, 2021
The narrative around the DC riot is turning from bad to terrible to down right outrageous...if you're reasonable and looking at it without agenda...
I am happy to work with Republicans on this issue where there’s common ground, but you almost had me murdered 3 weeks ago so you can sit this one out.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 28, 2021
Happy to work w/ almost any other GOP that aren’t trying to get me killed.
In the meantime if you want to help, you can resign. https://t.co/4mVREbaqqm
MT @emmanuelfelton
— H. Eric Loewe (@ericlo) January 28, 2021
I spoke to Black Capitol police officers about what it was like to be in the middle of the coup attempt. They say they were abandoned by their bosses & left to ..., repeatedly being called the n-word, as they fought to protect democracy https://t.co/STdym90DaY
Before anyone jumps in and calls AOC a socialist let me just say this.
1. She clearly feared for her life.
2. I'm just not buying the idea that white supremacists weren't in those protests.
3. It's obvious by the arrests so far that there was indeed the intent to disrupt the electoral count.
4. If it was the exact opposite (meaning Trump had won and Biden supporters stormed the capitol) then we'd be seeing calls for military action against the rioters.
5. Why is this so contentious? Why is this even for debate in our society today? Are people that dug into positions that they can't see the obvious here?
If you leave your agenda behind and ATTEMPT to be reasonable then you know this riot is a serious threat to the security of our nation.
A mob did this damage.
What could a well trained terror squad looking to stack bodies do?
Finnish Snow Leopards from northern most unit of Puolustusvoimat the Jaeger Brigade
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