According to Whistleblowers. The Government and Defense Contractors have been working on and developing tech and technical schematics for tech far in advance of anything public for decades.
To what extent and degree it’s more advanced varies on the Whistleblower. Some claim there’s stuff several centuries if not a Millennia more advanced than what’s public ‘cutting edge’ tech. Sitting in remote testing centers and warehouses.
Which is where the bulk of the funds the Pentagon claims they can’t account for has actually been going.
Well that settles it. Bulldoze the DOE. And expand the monument in remembrance of all the Men and Women who died in that damnable conflict
Ironically. Most of Bidens reign seems eerily reminiscent of Woodrow Wilson.
Especially later after his stroke. Where it’s suspected his wife along with the cooperation of his personal staff. Hid his diminished Capacity from the Country and even members of the Cabinet. With her going as far as signing laws and legal documents in his name
Me thinks it was running cover for something else. And the theatrics was to divert attention.
The President likely killed his career. And he was already being targeted by their Parliament for impeachment according to rumor. With this stunt all but ensuring that happens if it wasn’t going to before.
Somewhat ironically. Annexing Canada would be something you could argue the Founders, or at least some of the Founders intended.
And Trump would only be fulfilling that wish. Given during the Founders time they launch 2 Separate Military Campaigns. One during the Revolutionary War and the Second during the War of 1812. And made numerous serious, and semi-serious Diplomatic maneuvers over the course of the late 18th and early 19th century. To that effect.
Elements of the American Right: “A Multi-Polar World is a good thing. U.S Hegemony must end.”
U.S. Hegemony: (Ends)
Global Politics: (Reverts to literally the standard for Global Politics since recorded History before the Post World War 2 consensus. The growing and shrinking of territory by strength and force of arms. Rise and Fall of Nations.)
Elements of the American Right: “THIS WASNT HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE!”
World War 2 consensus, and to a lesser extent WW1 has royally fucked everything. And created a pseudo history and idea of Global and Domestic politics that never actually occurred or existed in the minds of many Modern Americans on both the Right and Left. But was perpetuated by thinkers, idealists, Economists, and politicians on both sides of the aisle because it was Politically and Economically convenient.
And watching that carefully constructed reality come crashing down and the coping and seething of many people. Especially the people who spent years considering themselves intelligent and above the ‘Normies’ somehow missing the elephant in the room of what a “Multi-Polar World” entails. Has also been amusing.
I mean the U.S Founders originally envisioned the territories of the then British North America (Now called Canada) joining the United States. And Not necessarily willingly as two failed Military Campaigns. And numerous failed Diplomatic Manuvers can attest to. If anything you could claim Trump would fulfill the founders original vision
TLDR: Barely 2 foot wide. Projected to impact a lightly populated area in Siberia. And is supposed to mostly burn up.
The Renovations seemed to have gone swimmingly.
Though there’s some people perturbed they upgraded the lighting. So it lost some of the Dark, Shadowy Gothic Ambiance in the interior.
Outside a brief paragraph in highschool textbook. The only other reason I even know about the Iran/Contra scandal is the Ollie North song from American Dad.
Would track with the decline in enlistment rates. And the increased desire to maintain the forces they do have for as long as possible. The Airforce in particular was concerned about Pilots aging out both Combat and otherwise a few years ago.
Though Space Force and the Airforce can probably afford to be laxer on age requirements than other branches. Given they’ve got more roles that are less Physically intensive for older enlisted.
Though I have to wonder if there are other things driving the expansion of enlistment timeframes other than Dismal recruitment numbers
Didn’t realize they raised the Age Limit that much.
Thought it was like 17-30.
Political Drama. The Country has been bouncing between political shitstorms for almost a decade. Ever since the “8 Goddeses” cult incident in 2016. Which resulted in the impeachment and arrest of the President and several of her senior staff at the time.
Using current political climate political opposition created as an excuse to act against entrenched bad actors perhaps? South Korea has all kinds of Political unrest the past decade. A little under a decade ago.
They found out a Religious Cult of Female Billionaires dubbed “The 8 Goddesses” had inserted itself into positions of power. Was deciding political appointments, imprisoning opponents, and controlled the country’s executive.
There’s other cults and groups active in country that could be serving as fronts for more nefarious actors. Including the American ‘Deep State’.
Combat Arms have been overstaffed with Officers for years. Though it’s to be expected. As most “Recruitment Too-“ I mean Movies and Games involving the Military are revolving around the Combat MOS.
While the MOS that are frankly just as critical for sustained Combat Operations have been shortchanged. Signal Corps, Logistics, Finance etc.
Can’t fight a War if your Army can’t talk to each other, get food or ammo, and isn’t being paid.
They’re asking them to transfer into Roles just as critical for Sustained Combat operations.Being Logistics, Signal Corps, Air Defense Units etc.
Eh. It’s like 50/50. Or sometimes less depending on what it is.
The crotchety old guy who created it usually refrains from calling anything it spits out though a hardline guaranteed prediction.
I always wonder why the desire to preserve History, Historical Sites, and Artifacts seems to have been a behavior to have emerged in and been primarily confined to Europe and parts of Asia and the Mediterranean. At least until Europe spread it at Bayonet point into other parts of the world.
Lori Klausutis.
The TLDR. She worked for Joe Scarborough as an intern when he was a Congressman in 2001. Rumors were the two were lovers. Officially She allegedly passed out and hit her head on a desk while working in his office alone and died.
Suspicious trains of events, and certain peoples reactions surrounding the Death. Rumors that had been circulating. And the past histories of some of the people who ‘investigated’ and preformed the autopsy.
Led some to the belief a Lovers Quarrel resulted in her Death. And Joe called in favors and made deals to have it covered it up.
He’s probably paranoid they’ll reopen the investigation into his assistant and suspected Lovers “Accident”
So Basically. Immigration and Economic policy of Western Nations for the past 30-40 years was decided by Economists, Monied Industrialists, and Intellectuals. All of whom are liable to view everyone who isn’t them as interchangeable cogs in the machine. Not worthy of a second thought.
And rather than acknowledge the fact that the Economists, Industrialists, and Intellectuals. And the political sock puppets they prop up. Quite deliberately fucked over everyone. In pursuit of their own benefits and beliefs.
They’re going to play word games, back pedal, and all kinds of shenanigans. To avoid losing the cushy positions the Post WW2 Economic order gave them.
They’ve had Troops there for years. Supporting Assad.
Guessing they’ll need to surge numbers because the shock advance has seemingly thoroughly routed the Syrian Army in a few key areas. And they need to stem the bleeding and give the Syrian Army time to reform. Lest they loose their bases and strategic positions in the region.
Wonder how their logistics and equipment chains are holding up. They aren’t the Soviet Union with bottomless numbers of Men and Machines anymore.
And the costs of the Ukraine Conflict on their Logistics capacity and Equipment stockpiles are undoubtedly starting to add up after 2 years of near constant conflict and replacement of combat losses of men and equipment.
Add potentially supporting Large numbers in prolonged operations in the Mediterranean. Their supply corps is going to have an unenviable time of it keeping track of it all.
I’m going to guess someone showed her the real poll numbers. Or reminded her there’s comfy cells waiting for new occupants.
Tracking the seemingly apparent Collapse of the Syrian Front and Assad?
Or has something else popped off regarding the Russians and Turks?
Must make negotiations a lot easier when you know you hold most of the cards. And the best that can be mustered by the opponent is a glorified service charge 99% of Americans who use the service probably won’t notice unless it’s pointed out to them. As our own domestic companies have already mastered the art of making up financial charges that are double or triple what the Mexicans are demanding on a seemingly arbitrary basis and we barely notice.
There’s also the Ukrainians and Russians using the Geneva Convention as a checklist on each other.
Which before would have been an international outrage. Now it’s either Ignored or set to music and used in fucked up meme compilations.