SNAFU!

The Changing Of The Guard by Simon Akam is an uncomfortable read...via The Daily Mail

via DM

There is little doubt that ultimately the British military failed badly in Iraq by ceding control of Basra, in 2007, to the sectarian Shia militias that we had hitherto been fighting.
It took an operation – ‘Charge of the Knights’ – by the poorly regarded Iraqi security forces and their US advisers, in the spring of 2008, to regain control of the city. This was the nadir, but there had been some successes earlier in the campaign, political rather than military, before the population began to realise that we simply didn’t have the resources or the will for the amount of reconstruction that the infrastructure and civil society of southern Iraq required.

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Kongsberg RT60 remote turret

CV90 IFV equipped with Kongsberg RT60 remote turret (credit: Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace) pic.twitter.com/jnOiHkB4cr
— Ronkainen (@ronkainen7k15) February 28, 2021

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Praises Marine Corps press conference...fast forward to 2030 and what would he say?

Fast forward to 2030 and what would he say?

US Army combat engineers were magnificent in breaching the enemy barriers for the Marines.

US Army tanks provided outstanding firesupport for their light armored vehicles and the transportation of their forces by Army mech in Bradleys and Strykers were key to the speed of their assault.

The Marines did put up an impressive amount of fire in the form of MLRS but was heavily augmented by Army artillery cannons, MLRS and ATAMS which had much more staying power.

Marine Air did yeoman's work in providing rides to SOCOM, the 101st and 82nd for their deep air assault into enemy territory and Army aviation was happy to have them along to help.

But it was mainly in the role of logistics in which I want to sing the praises of the Marine Corps. The EABO really kept our units supplied and on the move. The Marine Corps might not have had much of a role in the actual assault but they along with transportation command really were key enablers in this US Army/Allied Force assault.

Could USMC 2030 do what was done in the past?

This was a demonstration of what Marines can accomplish- an expeditionary force with the capabilities and training to face any future adversary.
— David H. Berger (@CMC_MarineCorps) February 28, 2021

The future Marine Corps wouldn't even be in theater! Face ANY future adversary? His own force design says "one region, one foe"....this is past capability that the future force won't be able to duplicate.

Houthis attack Riyadh...

#UPDATE: Video of Patriot intercept of incoming ballistic missile over Riyadh minutes ago. You can see the glow of the superheated missile in its terminal phase (warhead?). pic.twitter.com/sooKJWVRwv
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) February 27, 2021

Damn! That was quick. A new policy towards Saudi Arabia and almost immediately the Houthis attack. That long lasting, low grade regional war is gonna pop soon. When it does it will be NASTY!

F1 cars can fly AND corner!

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— EXTREME VIDEOS HERE 🌪 (@Extremevidshere) February 27, 2021

On this day in history....ATF raids Branch Davidian compound

via History.com

At Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas, agents of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) launch a raid against the Branch Davidian compound as part of an investigation into illegal possession of firearms and explosives by the Christian cult.
As the agents attempted to penetrate the complex, gunfire erupted, beginning an extended gun battle that left four ATF agents dead and 15 wounded. Six Branch Davidians were fatally wounded, and several more were injured, including David Koresh, the cult’s founder and leader. After 45 minutes of shooting, the ATF agents withdrew, and a cease-fire was negotiated over the telephone. The operation, which involved more than 100 ATF agents, was the one of the largest ever mounted by the bureau and resulted in the highest casualties of any ATF operation.

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Mark my words. We will see something like this in the near future...only on steroids.

My guess?

Some federal task force (law enforcement) will go after a militia group, white supremacists or even a gaggle of sovereign citizens (they're all penetrated either online or have snitches in the ranks anyway!) and it will be a fight that will fill a few caskets.

Waco will look like a picnic.