A warning for all that want us involved in every conflict around the world...

HOW EMPIRES PERISH

“At the opening of the twentieth century there were five great Western empires—the British, French, Russian, German, and Austro-Hungarian—and two emerging great powers: Japan and the United States. By century’s end, all the empires had disappeared. How did…

— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) October 20, 2023

In another post I said that we need to be "picky" in which conflicts we get involved in. That we should seek to protect ourselves and only get involved in things that are TRULY in our national interests. With regard to what's going on right now? Back Israel, and let Europe take care of the Ukraine/Russia fiasco. Like Pat said (hopefully you read the entire tweet), every Empire has died due to becoming engaged in wars and exhausting itself. Between the current fights, turmoil at home, an open border and a weakened economy the United States is weakening itself for the benefit of others.

It's past time to reverse that.

America first.

If it isn't in our interests then we should let nature run its course.

Rangers Lead the Way!

 

Enhancing Marine Corps Capabilities: New ACV training courses

 

 

U.S. Marines with the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Transition Training Unit completed a newly developed curriculum at the Assault Amphibian School at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 26-July 20, 2023. The Marine Corps' newly established ACV TTU developed and implemented two recently designed courses, the Operators Certification Course and Maintainers Certification Course, ensuring Marines possess the technical knowledge, skills, and proficiency required to safely operate, maintain, and employ the ACV. The Marine Corps is taking a deliberate approach to fielding the ACV to the Fleet Marine Force to ensure our Marines understand the platform’s capabilities and can operate it safely and proficiently. ACVs are currently authorized to conduct waterborne operations in open and protected waters while surf-zone transit testing is ongoing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Medina and Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Open Comment Post. 20 Oct 23

 

Hey Biden, ya fucking dumbass, how many rocket attacks do our forces have to take before you strike back HARD!

Warning.  Rant ahead.

How many rocket attacks do our forces have to absorb before our Commander In Chief decides that its time to strike back HARD!

Apparently the lives and futures (meaning injuries) are cheap to our current leadership.

No statement from the SecDef to knock that shit off before they get skull fucked.

Didn't expect anything from that piece of shit SecState but COME ON!

YOU DO NOT SHOW WEAKNESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST OR AFRICA!

I know we live in a touchy feely kinda world in the West but we're operating world wide.

Sometimes you got to not only roar but also BITE!

The weakness I'm getting from the administration is nauseating. The softness is infuriating.  The pussification is complete.

Oh and understand this.  These bastards doing these rocket attacks are soft as cotton compared to what the Chinese will do.

GET FUCKING HARD BIDEN OR BRING OUR BOYS HOME! 

More than a battalion of Generals are drowning the US military...

 

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900 Generals Are Drowning U.S. Military In Bureaucracy and Turf Battles

Today's U.S. military is 1/10th the Size it Was in World War II and Has Twice as Many 4 Star Generals.

Read why bloated command structure hurts U.S. military effectiveness: https://t.co/7VAvxcyqNi…

— Mike Fredenburg - I follow back Patriots (@msfredenburg) October 10, 2023

Has anyone noticed that the more generals we have the less effective our military has become? I see a direct correlation here.

Who are these people and how can they protest at the drop of hats?

 Watched the protests at our capitol yesterday and something occurred to me.

Who are these people?

How are they able to protest at the drop of a hat?

How are they living that they can afford to take time off work and go protest?

Something is waaay off with this.  Some have said that they're simply actors and this is part of their jobs.  Some have said that they're students and they're encouraged to do this as part of their grades in school for social activism.

Either way it makes no sense to me.

Too many are involved in it, too many seem sold on it and I can't imagine any lifestyle that would support it.

So I go back to the beginning with a twist.

Who are these people, who's paying them to cause this mayhem and why aren't they being sued for any property damage/injuries etc...

Open Comment Post. 19 Oct 23

 

IDF's Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669 has been doing serious work in the background...

 

Note. I guess the closest thing the US has to this is the ParaRescue guys. From Unit 669's Wiki page I gather that the main difference they have from American Special Ops units is that they carry along dedicated doctors and nurses specializing in trauma treatment. Special Ops Teams in general run with highly trained medics/Corpsmen that have superior medical training to their fellows (the only exception I know of is Special Forces Medics that do a tour in big city ERs treating gunshot/knife wounds and serious traffic accidents...they are/were assigned to designated trauma hospital in the area assigned...I would deem them a step ahead of say a Ranger/MARSOC/SEAL medic/Corpsmen). Would it make sense for the USAF/Navy to establish a dedicated deep penetration rescue force along the lines of the Jolly Green Giants of Vietnam fame? They used HH-3's for rescue and A-1's as escorts. The modern equivalent would be the CV-22 and A-10s??? But does a dedicated unit make sense for the US?

עם קבלת הדיווח על פצועים בעקבות חדירת מחבלים בזיקים הוקפצו לוחמי יחידה 669 לשטח. הכוחות פעלו לחילוץ הפצועים תחת אש וירי פצמ״רים.

מתחילת הלחימה, חילצה יחידה 669 כ-200 פצועים בכ-45 חילוצים pic.twitter.com/udYHdKy4yW

— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 14, 2023

About the mess that is the Speaker of the House race...

REP. RASKIN (D-MD): "There is a civil war taking place within the Republican party and that civil war might just turn into a purge of any moderates. […] I think the GOP right now might be the POT, the party of Trump." pic.twitter.com/LPA9t1Pfx8

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 17, 2023

Can't believe it but this dude got it right.

We ARE seeing a civil war in the Republican Party. 

How this turns out could affect our two party system.  We're long past due a time when one (or both) party dies.

IDF activates its ENTIRE Armored Corps

“Now, for the first time in over four decades, since the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, the entire armoured corps has been called up. This is a massive force … it is understood to include over 1,000 main battle tanks.” https://t.co/z2oUExS63Q

— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) October 17, 2023

The Navy's Landing Ship Medium is a single MAJOR point of failure for the Marine Littoral Regiment...

Note. The idea that you're gonna operate these ships in the grey zone, have them elude detection, minimum staffing and NO air defense if shit turns hot is just another indication that FD2030 is a failed concept. The world has voted and like I've been saying, the BIG FIGHT will be in Africa/Middle East. Oh and how this thing was rigorously studied, passed the tests (supposedly) and was deemed valid is such a load of bullshit that general officers should be fired for pushing this idiocy on the Marine Corps. THEY FAILED and this abomination will only succeed in getting people killed.

Feel free to scream.

Just two 30mm and six .50.

Intentionally ignoring every wartime lesson in a contested air environment of the last 85 years.

Huh...I have a draft post on this topic...maybe time to finish it. https://t.co/BpQIiVqGa3

— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) October 17, 2023

Hey people, HAMAS hit their own hospital NOT the IDF!

 

Conclusion:

A missile launched by a Palestinian group exploded mid-air (Reason unknown) and one piece fell on the hospital causing an explosion.

The geolocation and timing of the footage is conclusive.

More information will be added to this thread.

11/X pic.twitter.com/jDJn4OZJLO

— GeoConfirmed (@GeoConfirmed) October 17, 2023

The masks are coming off and its apparent that so many are so willing to believe that the IDF hit a freaking hospital with the US President due to arrive on Weds? GET REAL! I initially suspected a vehicle bomb (cause a missile exploding midair just doesn't ring to me). Regardless store your prejudice and understand that Hamas is a terrorist organization that committed a horrendous attack that DEMANDS reprisals!

Why does Iran get so much fear and respect.

 Iran and Hezbollah has been chest thumping for days.  Both have said that if an assault is conducted into Gaza they will attack.

My thoughts?

Bring it on.  Oh and I'm not cheering for war.  I would prefer that a cease fire were declared and Israel would continue to target leadership, smash infrastructure and tear up anything they can from the air or through assassination.

But instead the Biden administration seems to be saying nothing except a rather feminine "don't" and seems to be paused up by the threat from those two.

Why?

Why does Iran get so much fear and respect?  Why aren't we hearing from our State Dept and Defense Dept that if Iran takes one step into the muddy waters of the Hamas/Israeli conflict then they get micro-atomized?

I sense US weakness.  I sense EU weakness.  

If I sense it from my chair then so does everyone else worldwide.

Time to be a bit more blunt about the hostages taken in Israel

 OK.  Some of you don't get it.  The reality isn't that the hostages are still alive and can be rescued.  The reality is that alot of the "hostages" are already dead and were killed on the day of the attack and their BODIES were taken back to GAZA.

That's why I'm so against using US or Israeli Special Ops to make sorties into Gaza in an attempt to recover/retrieve (those that ARE still alive).

It's a mission from hell.

Those that are still alive will be booby trapped six different ways from sunday and those that are dead don't even know it so why waste another life in the effort.

This might sound cold but families are already mourning.  We should avoid adding to that list in foolish, headline grabbing attempts that we know aren't worth the risk.

Open Comment Post. 17 Oct 23

Hamas leadership eliminated so far

 

Marine Expeditionary Unit enroute to waters off Israel...what is the mission? To sense and make sense?

Marine Corps Expeditionary Unit En Route to Waters Off Israel, Defense Official Says https://t.co/67eGAUm5JT

— Military.com (@Militarydotcom) October 16, 2023

What capability does the MEU bring to this potential fight? Its as light as the 82nd and they can send the "Division Ready Brigade" to theater pretty damn quick. They don't have any armor....JLTVs are about as heavy as they get for combat vehicles (do they still have LAVs?) and MTVRs are just big fat targets that can carry Marines (and their body bags if used in any hypothetical combat role) to drop off points hopefully without getting shot up.

I'm just not sure what "resolve" this is showing.  If you ordered an Air Force Expeditionary Air Wing to spool up then that would get my attention but this seems to be just a bit of grandstanding.

Want to know the difference between the "legacy" MEU and the "Berger" MEU?

The legacy could at least show a bit of combat power.  This one can only observe for the rest of the joint force.  In other words just send some UAVs and move some sats and you get the same capability but cheaper.

Apparently, Hamas has arrived in Europe...

JUST IN - At least two Swedish nationals shot dead in Brussels, Belgium. The suspect is on the run and shared a video in which he said in Arabic that he had killed "three infidels" — Nieuwsblad pic.twitter.com/SWuXC19NIZ

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 16, 2023

Open Comment Post. 16 Oct 23