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Who knew? The USAF was once working on circular missiles ... even a pretty interesting anti-satellite weapon!
BREAKING: Woke Female Army Soldier Questions Loyalty to United States after Roe v Wade Decision pic.twitter.com/SXRO00UcFQ
— Generalissimo Poso 🇱🇰 (@JackPosobiec) July 9, 2022
Hmmm. If I was leader of a 3rd world country I'd have go bag connex boxes ready to go. This dude is fleeing like a peasant. Not even by air but by ship. He could get caught by the coast guard on the way out in fast boats or considering its location, maybe even some pirates and ransomed back to the next govt for a few coins.Footage of Sri Lanka's President fleeing on military ship from Colombo harbor.
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) July 9, 2022
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This is about to go big. If it follows its usual pattern first SOCOM touches down and starts running missions. Then conventionals flow in to provide first base security and then perimeter security on missions. Then SOCOM goes big with it and suddenly you see Ranger Battalions, SEALs and Special Forces doing shit not only in the host nation (Somalia in this case) but also the region. Looks like the Wagner group is about to be countered. Another spot that could suddenly go hot. What's worrying for me is that Africa is BIG! USAF Special Ops better send any and every available CV-22 along with some long range UAVs to provide support. Reactions forces will take a minute to get to where they're needed if they do the distributed op/multi-raid ops that are all the rage.New blog post! In the past weeks, four new shelters have appeared at Berbera Airport in Somaliland.
— Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼáˆá‹®áŠ• (@Gerjon_) July 9, 2022
These developments might be related to an unconfirmed 🇺🇸U.S. Military (US AFRICOM) presence at the airport. https://t.co/yIHisMJ4ri
Well this is ominous.📷Ukrainian soldiers setting up mines and building fortifications on the border with #Belarus. #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/ERuHXMpPRs
— MilitaryLand.net (@Militarylandnet) July 9, 2022
That was an easy guess. If he stayed he'd be hung in the city square. Seems like we're seeing a back to basics movement in some parts of the world.#BREAKING Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters surround residence: defence source pic.twitter.com/wbMTmAcwtJ
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 9, 2022
via MSN
Berlin has rejected a request to deliver around 200 Fuchs armoured personnel carriers to Kyiv, citing a need to preserve the country’s own security interests.
“We support Ukraine with everything that is possible and responsible. But we have to ensure Germany’s ability to defend itself,” Christine Lambrecht, the German defence minister, told the German Press Agency on Thursday.
“It is therefore irresponsible to plunder the Bundeswehr (German military), especially in these times, and even to ignore the military advice of the General Inspector.”
Ms Lambrecht said her decision was made pursuant to military advice.
This is the problem that Western leaders have walked themselves into (well another problem).
For some reason they've emboldened Zelensky to make all kinds of requests for weapons (I'm assuming publicly without prior consultation) and now that he is they're having to smack him down PUBLICLY.
Don't think that this is just a German problem either. If you've been paying attention the US is reaching the limits of what it can REASONABLY and without incurring significant RISK donate to the Ukrainians.
That's why the fight has devolved to the state its in now. I guess that's why the sanctions have been so scattershot and draconian.
Realization that this war could drag on is settling in and that was not according to plan (at least from what I can tell).
A long grinding war will work in the Russians favor. We're all looking at material and forgetting about the men actually employing the weapons.
Simply put? Ukraine will run out of fighting men and the pipeline of volunteers looks to be drying up. Add in the mix of the hardships that many Europeans will suffer because of energy disruption (not even counting the looming food crisis) and negotiations to end this take on new relevance.
Sorry to all the hawks out there but this thing has been shabbily planned and executed.
The only way to change the trajectory of this is to introduce NATO forces into Ukraine and I pray to God our leadership isn't that stupid.
via CNN
The administration of the Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria declared a state of emergency on Wednesday amid "threats" of a Turkish military operation.*Background: "Due to the threats that are facing North and East Syria by the Turkish occupation state, we are declaring a state of public emergency," the statement said. The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria added that it will use all its capabilities to "protect the people from any aggressive attack" and that "a priority to confront these threats should be given."*Why it matters: Earlier this month Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Turkey's will to "create a safe zone" along the country's borders with Syria, saying that he is "clearing the area from terrorists."
Oh you thought it was over? Not hardly! Global chaos is here. The knock on effects of this thing are just getting started. I didn't expect it to pop off so soon but here we are.
If you think its bad now wait till winter time in the north and summer in the south. That's when everything will get real sporting!
