Politics

[Brent in Az]

Yeah,..... it's the war mongers of the military industrial complex that don't mind draining the federal tax coffers under the guise of "critical national interests".

The USA is sinking under the weight of massive debt, but let's keep funding the Ukrainian war for years to come.

Zelinsky will be back to D.C in a few months, conning out political blowjobs.....oops. ...I meant snow jobs.

 

[Red Leg]

Another couple of these short videos that relate a good bit about Russian tactics and training.

The first shows two BMPs advancing past three previously destroyed/damaged armored fighting vehicles. Note the infantry packed on the top of the vehicles. Russians have been doing this since the second world war. Even though these are designed to carry personnel inside, they continue the practice because it seems safer than being cooked alive inside the tiny troop compartment.

The second vehicle strikes a mine in proximity of the other wrecks (duh) and the lead vehicle is then struck by a Javelin, which is a top attack US anti-armor weapon, with predictable results for both the armored vehicle and the infantry on top.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/18kknbv

The second shows a Russian infantryman attempting to fire an anti-tank rocket from within a building. Clearly no one made any effort to train him with regard to the effects of back blast in a confined space. This would have been a fatal mistake.

As a side note the US Javelin has a "soft" launch which kicks the rocket out of the launch tube before the rocket motor ignites. It can be fired from inside a building.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/18j8civ

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

The second shows a Russian infantryman attempting to fire an anti-tank rocket from within a building. Clearly no one made any effort to train him with regard to the effects of back blast in a confined space. This would have been a fatal mistake.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/18j8civ

Oops! Put it 6 more inches out that opening and may he'd have been ok.

 

[AimSmall]

WWii Museum in NO has a number of reminders on why the US might be concerned about Ukraine.

 

[Rickmt]

The dems have attempted to taint Trump with women and moderates since Day-1... They have also attempted to charge him with every crime imaginable since his election.. Has it worked?

Not exactly.. Trump actually received more votes across the board from women in 2020 than in 2016. The latino and black vote also turned out more for Trump in 2020.. Trump's support from black women, although miniscule in 2016, (4%) actually doubled in 2020 to 8%..

The left's strategy of "get Trump at all costs" seems to be backfiring. The latest NYC indictment has only increased his overall poll numbers from republicans, and he is already a martyr in the eyes of his base.. His martyrdom was established long before this latest indictment..

Trump fails with left-leaning independents whose numbers are estimated to grow by 2024. This is the demographic that the dems have had the most success in motivating in the 2022 midterms.. That's not a good statistic regardless of who the republican nominee turns out to be.

I understand those of you who are ready to move on from Trump, but I cannot comprehend the ideology of not voting for him should he once again become the republican nominee? What are you accomplishing by withholding your vote other than to ensure another 4 years of a death march into socialism?



She is done supporting her father because much of her social political views are left-leaning.. She does not agree with a great deal of the MAGA agenda.. Ivanka or her husband were no great compliments to Trump's administration, and they will be no great loss to conservative politics. Ivanka and her husband are far from what I consider to be conservative..

If she intended to distance herself from her father, why did she buy a home in Florida after the election? She still makes her living from the Trump name, so I doubt she will go too far..

For me it is obvious that America should not not stop from supporting Ukraine. No communist nation should invade a democracy and prevail. All democratic nations need to contribute to the efforts.

 

[BSO Dave]

For me it is obvious that America should not not stop from supporting Ukraine. No communist nation should invade a democracy and prevail. All democratic nations need to contribute to the efforts.

Okay fine.. But, what in the hell does that opinion have to do with my post you quoted as your context??

 

[sestoppelman]

MSN

 

[flying sailor]

MSN

If this is so, isn't the Kremlin doing the same thing? Rights, what rights. Worked with some foreign nationals that when Hitlers troops marched into their country they were told" Congrats, you are now in the Wehrmacht. This was in the '70's when we worked side by side.

 

[sestoppelman]

Dont know how true it is, but it doesnt paint a very nice picture, and comparing it to what the Russkies do sure isnt high praise.

 

[Rickmt]

Okay fine.. But, what in the hell does that opinion have to do with my post you quoted as your context??

Sorry BSO Dave, I must have made a mistake. I meant to quote RedLeg’s post where he quoted the ISW

 

[sestoppelman]

 

[Mekaniks]

Dont know how true it is, but it doesnt paint a very nice picture, and comparing it to what the Russkies do sure isnt high praise.

Yep we (people) keep trying to apply “rules” and human decency to war. It just does not work in the civilized way that folks would like it too. Just ask Israel….

 

[flying sailor]

Yep we (people) keep trying to apply “rules” and human decency to war. It just does not work in the civilized way that folks would like it too. Just ask Israel….

Yep, would be nice if everyone got along. Paul Harvey used to say"It's not one world" Wars seem to be going on all over for a long time now. War is a waste of people and resources. My family has experienced this.

 

[Red Leg]

Sorry BSO Dave, I must have made a mistake. I meant to quote RedLeg’s post where he quoted the ISW

It's ok. Besides, @BSO Dave needed to hear it far more than I did.

 

[BSO Dave]

Besides, @BSO Dave needed to hear it far more than I did.

LOL..!
Contrary to what you keep insinuating, I am not an isolationist, and certainly not against supporting an ally, or ensuring our national security. What I am against is constantly being told to shut up, quit asking questions, and trust the so-called "experts" which, of course, will never happen...

In regard to what you think I need to hear, that's pretty simple... I'd like to hear a plan... A plan with a timeline, strategic goals, and detailed fiscal accountability for the American taxpayer who is being suffocated by a national debt of nearly 34 trillion $ and counting...

 

[spike.t]

Seems hopefully people are starting to realise that getting rid of ICE is possibly about controlling individuals....

Brussels’ anti-green fuel agenda points to a conspiracy against driving

Net zero objectives are being questioned as regulators shun ‘drop-in’ alternatives

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[PARA45]

Couldn't open the article, asked to join/open an account.

 

[Pondoro]

I shake my head to the isolationist here...you need a history lesson.. Isolation is nice until reality bites you in the ass...ref. Pearl Harbour... Russia-China-Iran-North Korea, etc. conspiring against the free
world..

You need a President of this caliber again.. He broke the Soviet Union..makes him the greatest President since 1945..

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Long overdo. The legal fights should be interesting.

What is SB4? Texas immigration enforcement law likely to face court challenge

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pushed to expand state enforcement of the U.S.-Mexico border.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Tanks]

One thing in regard to Ukraine aid. Most of it is materials. Below is the latest.

Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine

The DOD announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.

www.defense.gov

The article mentions it is the 55th such aid. As a result most of the monetary value goes to pay for wages etc. to produce the materials of which the government then gets some back in taxes as well.

Think of it as a job stimulus program.

It is not bundles of cash that is being sent out. In reality it is much less wasteful than quite a number of government programs.