Wednesday, June 29, 2022

NATO declares the Russian Federation as the "most significant and direct threat" to the bloc.....and just like that we lost the Pacific...

The US has just lost the Pacific.

Think about it.  Historically the US has always leaned more toward Europe than to the Pacific.  Now you have this new NATO commitment right in the middle of us turning toward our "pacing threat".

Airpower is being sent to Europe.  Naval power.  More ground forces.

The more we strengthen Europe, the weaker we become in the Pacific.

The difference this time is that the industrial might lies in China, not in the US and if you've noticed our latest moves we appear to have given so much that the shelves are now bare.

Its so bad that Congress is requesting updates on the restocking of our munitions!

If I was the leader of China I'd wait till around Jan 2023.  I'd make sure the Russians stay in the fight and I'd give them anything they needed to keep going.

I'd let the recession hit full force in the West.  Let a little turmoil erupt in the Middle East and Africa.

Then early in 2023 I'd make my move on Taiwan.

Biden will be more unpopular than ever.  Republicans will own Congress and the Red vs Blue state drama will be bigger than ever.

Christmas will be over and everyone will be in a funk because of continued inflation, the recession, high energy prices, shortages of damn near everything and the citizens of the US/EU will be pissed.

That's when you move against Taiwan.

We'll be too divided to unite to fight.  The US military will be strung out from here to Egypt and back again....

They might win without having to fire a shot at an American.

Weds Funny

Open Comment Post. 29 June 22

The new Missile Marine rifle optic is ASS ugly. Anyone shot it?  I saw a review and they weren't blown away.

The EU/US and alot of the world is gonna be screwed on energy for at least another 5 years....

Why 5? Because Biden/Harris have another 2. IF a President with commonsense and not some "green" fanatic is elected then it'll take a couple of years to get energy production up to where it was and a bit more to meet the needs of the economy (assuming we don't have a massive recession that kills demand...which I expect).

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

GD Wins Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower Contract

Fucking awesome. The 82nd Airborne will now have more direct fire capability than the entire US Marine Corps. But the bright side is that the Marines can provide recon/counter recon for the Airborne to conduct the actual assault...with US Army Armor providing the follow on forces. Tell me the Stand-In-Force Concept isn't the road to irrelevancy...

Sidenote.  Will someone PLEASE tell GDLS that no one wants to see their contractors/workers/whatever.  We want to see the vehicle.  Next time get them the fuck outta the picture.

This Turk Defense Corporation is a master of public relations...

The publicity of their UAV performing well in strikes along with the increase in interest in their product probably is worth a few dozen of these planes. Well done and SMART!

AMX-50 (the real thing, not World Of Tanks)

US officials describe the stakes of ensuring Russia doesn't win in Ukraine as so high that they are willing to countenance even a global recession & mounting hunger.

What makes Ukraine this valuable? 

They are willing to kill let hundreds of thousands of people outside the warzone die from hunger/starvation/war/destabilized nations/rampant crime & destroy the economic future of millions for Ukraine? 

MAKE THIS MAKE SENSE!!!!

Royal Marines of 40 Commando conduct helo-casting training in the Bristol Channel.

Looks like progressives hate Latino conservatives too...


Someone stated that the accounts noted above were "small". Ok. How about this from a trekkie?