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Cake day: June 20th, 2023

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  • In response to the quote you cited:

    What if the orange regime decides to go balls to the wall on Greenland? What’s the play? Roll over and acquiesce? Ask them to stop, while they categorically ignore the requests, and likely clown on the relative powerlessness of the EU military apparatus?

    Seriously, if any senior officer in the EU can’t see that for the clear and present danger that it is, they should be fired. Of course it’s a dangerous situation. But decades of letting EU defense atrophy is how they got here, and hard choices are now becoming necessary. Better to start the process and endure the pain now, than to be forced into even worse compromises due to imminent or active military action.






  • It is both ironic and rather obvious that the Iranians are using the exact same techniques against US forces in the gulf that Ukraine is using against Russia, and that they’re also surprisingly effective. Taking out US aerial tankers will eventually neuter US air power. They’re a crucial logistical component that enables a huge amount of the unique tactical and ranges that are typically employed by the US. Strategic assets are being squandered, and there are no adults left in the room to say “this is fucking stupid”. What a time to be alive.

    To be clear, this isn’t me cheerleading. This is me pointing out a darkly comical and categorically pointless waste of painstakingly built strategic capability.