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Well the idiot in charge of the Pentagon and Elon Musk have spouted it...
SO much for Make American Great Again -- it is more like MAKE RUSSIA GREAT.
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SO much for Make American Great Again -- it is more like MAKE RUSSIA GREAT.
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I suspect this will thrill every U.S. Commander in those areas right now....
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Now get me a Republican Senator, standing next to a Democrat Senator, live on Fox News saying the same thing.
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you would think that would be impeachable. Just replace him with Vance unless one thinks that he is worse?
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Anyone starting to wonder if Melanie Trump is really a deep deep Russian sleeper agent. A honey trap?
Trump is too myopic to recognize that America’s allies are a key aspect of its interests. Their soft power is a profound multiplier on their hard power.'Global Leader' is not on America's to do list, and hasn't been for quite some time....
Trump’s view of the world is becoming clear: America’s allies come second to its own interests
What became startlingly clear at the Munich Security Conference was Trump’s new vision of transactional alliances with America’s traditional partners.
In his view, the United States is not so much retreating into isolationism as much as it’s acting as a great power with its own economic interests at heart. Trump is eager for the US to assert its place in a world where spheres of influence matter as much – if not more – than any particular set of rules.
Trump’s view of the world is becoming clear: America’s allies come second to its own interests
The US is sending a message to its allies: he’s putting American interests first – not theirs. And this means dealing with Russia. So, how will Europe respond?theconversation.com
America’s raw strength isn’t just all its domestic bases and its CVNs. Its strength comes in part from things like Five Eyes SIGINT sharing, NORAD, foreign basing privileges granted by friendly countries, Most Favoured Nation trading status…You can only accomplish so much within the walls of your own fortress.
America has just ceded great strategic advantage to Russia, and in signalling its sudden profound weakness in strategic engagement, to China as well. It’s telling other countries that the U.S. is an unreliable security partner… How many will look for another partner or partners to dance with? As other countries wean themselves off such a high degree of reliance on the U.S., America will suddenly find many of its levers unexpectedly shortened.
The first couple months of the Trump administration could not have gone better for Putin and Xi.
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Russia suckering in Trump with Arctic oil.
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СМИ: Россия предложила Трампу нефть и доступ в Арктику – DW – 18.02.2025
Кремль полагает, что нефтяные компании США могут вернуться в Россию, заявил перед началом переговоров в Эр-Рияде глава РФПИ Кирилл Дмитриев. Кроме того, РФ заинтересована в совместных с американцами проектах в Арктике.
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This all reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite shows:'Global Leader' is not on America's to do list, and hasn't been for quite some time....
Trump’s view of the world is becoming clear: America’s allies come second to its own interests
What became startlingly clear at the Munich Security Conference was Trump’s new vision of transactional alliances with America’s traditional partners.
In his view, the United States is not so much retreating into isolationism as much as it’s acting as a great power with its own economic interests at heart. Trump is eager for the US to assert its place in a world where spheres of influence matter as much – if not more – than any particular set of rules.
Trump’s view of the world is becoming clear: America’s allies come second to its own interests
The US is sending a message to its allies: he’s putting American interests first – not theirs. And this means dealing with Russia. So, how will Europe respond?
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Let’s be clear: this scenario has moved from laughably remote, to somewhere between possible and probable.
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There’s likely a drone for that …
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As someone with family from/in Poland and from listening to 'the old timers' talk when I was a kid - I fully understand the meaning of what I wrote.
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Well not shocked on OMFV (though it is currently called MICV), no idea what is being smoked on AMPV, as it is needed for the ABCT's as the M113's have been retired.
No shock on the Stryker Brigade divestments as they generally sucked in Ukraine - about the only Western piece of kit that didn't meet the muster (admittedly those only had RWS with M2 and Mk19, no Cannon versions supplied), and they are too heavy to do their original intended purpose.
PIM is very disappointing as that is major requirement for the M109's
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No shock on FLRAA though Bell will be furious that the 280 won't fly.
No shock on NGSW as that program has failed so badly it is a bad joke.
The Navy cuts are criminal and I am just sickened by the USAF cuts as well as the DOD wide cuts.
You literally did fix it to what I meant to write, thanks!
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its almost like we are inviting Russia and china to invade, if these cuts go through the US would likely not be in a good position to counter a war on multiple fronts.Well not shocked on OMFV (though it is currently called MICV), no idea what is being smoked on AMPV, as it is needed for the ABCT's as the M113's have been retired.
No shock on the Stryker Brigade divestments as they generally sucked in Ukraine - about the only Western piece of kit that didn't meet the muster (admittedly those only had RWS with M2 and Mk19, no Cannon versions supplied), and they are too heavy to do their original intended purpose.
PIM is very disappointing as that is major requirement for the M109's
I am shocked on the NG ABCT reduction - as well as the NG SF Group (there are only 2 and they are busy - or were...)Defense Technical Information Center
No shock on FLRAA though Bell will be furious that the 280 won't fly.
No shock on NGSW as that program has failed so badly it is a bad joke.
The Navy cuts are criminal and I am just sickened by the USAF cuts as well as the DOD wide cuts.
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I figured - I make errors all the time typing and just see what I meant to type as opposed to what I typed.
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Under DHS - they only fall under DOD these days during wartime.Meanwhile, the Coast Guard....
