Politics

[HookMeUpII]

Ask the Houthi's and Iran

The real question is China prepared to lose a trade war and a real war?

This is probably accurate. China already FAFO'd. They don't want to FAFO in the military sense. I think the last thing on China's mind right now is invading Taiwan.

The problem is, we can't afford for China to fail. Not our economy, the world economy. This is a delicate game.

 

[Altitude sickness]

The war games show we with Japans Navy would defeat China on the sea. But it would cost us some critical ships. And would cripple shipping into China also.

China’s Navy would be destroyed. And Taiwan would be set back decades.

 

[HookMeUpII]

Trump just blew a bunch of Houthis to smithereens, but they are a rabble of vermin, and not a military power like China, so who knows?

China has been avoiding an actual war with us for decades. In their defense, they've been smart. They've done everything aside from actually aggressing. Stealing our tech, buying our land, buying our real estate, holding our paper, etc. They literally had 20 years of us being in an international conflict to do something while we had other irons in the fire. They did not. 15 of those years, we were simultaneously in 2 different theatres.

China has no interest in starting an armed conflict with us.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

To clarify on the tariff front Canada and Mexico are not covered in the walk back. According to ctv news Bessent apparently misspoke at the news conference when asked if Canada and Mexico was covered.

 

[Mekaniks]

China has been avoiding an actual war with us for decades. In their defense, they've been smart. They've done everything aside from actually aggressing. Stealing our tech, buying our land, buying our real estate, holding our paper, etc. They literally had 20 years of us being in an international conflict to do something while we had other irons in the fire. They did not. 15 of those years, we were simultaneously in 2 different theatres.

China has no interest in starting an armed conflict with us.

It did not make sense for them to fight with their best and biggest customer….
If that changes in the near future…. We will see.

 

[spike.t]

And Iran.....doubt if they kicked off it would be exactly easy to "sort them out" easily.....

Iran Has Thousands of Ballistic Missiles. Here's Where They Are.

The deployment of B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bombers and KC-135 refueling aircraft to Diego Garcia, plus the dispatch of the USS Carl Vinson to mak...

maritime-executive.com

 

[spike.t]

China has been avoiding an actual war with us for decades. In their defense, they've been smart. They've done everything aside from actually aggressing. Stealing our tech, buying our land, buying our real estate, holding our paper, etc. They literally had 20 years of us being in an international conflict to do something while we had other irons in the fire. They did not. 15 of those years, we were simultaneously in 2 different theatres.

China has no interest in starting an armed conflict with us.

Think that's under cover Warfare.....

 

[Altitude sickness]

The US wrestled back parity or preference in the Panama Canal. A huge strategic win. China has been slowly elbowing the U.S. out.

Panama agrees to allow US warships to travel 'first and free' through canal | Fox News

U.S. warships will travel through the Panama Canal "first and free," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday as he visited the nation to push back on Chinese influence.

www.foxnews.com

 

[deewayne2003]

This is probably accurate. China already FAFO'd. They don't want to FAFO in the military sense. I think the last thing on China's mind right now is invading Taiwan.

The problem is, we can't afford for China to fail. Not our economy, the world economy. This is a delicate game.

Agreed and well said.....

I don't want to see China implode, I just want to see the trade imbalance and tariffs leveled.

China's resistance to tariff negotiations is an attempt to save face and with the 104% their hurting more than we are; back to Eric Trumps "Smelling like roses" comment for the first to come to the negotiating table for the rest of Asian countries.

 

[BigSteve57]

You will love it.

I just got it today and set it up - it took all of about 10 minutes.
170Mbps down and 20Mbps up.
Antenna pointed in a heading of 30 deg (turned just to the right of true North) and on its factory stand.
Assuming a view of the sky, we'll be able to do this in the middle of the wilderness such as in the middle of Bridger Teton where we'll be headed in June.
Incredible.

We have a Satgear SM3 mount for the truck on order so that we can hopefully get reception while on the move :
https://satgear.com/products/satgear-sm3-starlink-mini-roof-rack-mount

 

[Brent in Az]

Our young adults also "identify" as a member of the rainbow mafia at an alarmingly high rate. It's become a religion with them and radicals will undoubtedly emerge at a higher rate.

Like you, I hope that the conservative youth movement keeps growing and that being grounded morally, culturally, scientifically and economically continues to gain steam and is looked at as the cool thing.

Yesterday, a dude walked by me wearing a dress.

 

[Brent in Az]

At this point, I feel the Democrats have to be ready to explode

 

[Altitude sickness]

“Lone Survivor” lies.

If some of you knew something didn’t smell right when reading the book or watching the movie. Lone Survivor

Turns out what we suspected is true. Marcus Lattrel is a phony. Prompted by the Navy to lie about the failed mission to protect the brand.

On the heels of another debacle in Afghanistan “Roberts Ridge”.

This video will shed some light on this total $hit show of that recon mission and the lies.

 

[Wheels]

“Lone Survivor” lies.

If some of you knew something didn’t smell right when reading the book or watching the movie. Lone Survivor

Turns out what we suspected is true. Marcus Lattrel is a phony. Prompted by the Navy to lie about the failed mission to protect the brand.

On the heels of another debacle in Afghanistan “Roberts Ridge”.

This video will shed some light on this total $hit show of that recon mission and the lies.

I know nothing about this and haven't watched the video but I always wondered why they didn't zip tie the shepherds until the operation was done.

 

[Altitude sickness]

exactly Wheels. That is exactly what they should have done. Not discuss killing them. Watch the video above . It shows the dozens of bad decisions and the cluster F the mission was from the beginning.

Marcus Luttrell comes clean about Lone Survivor

Who ordered what the author of the #1 best-seller called "an assignment?"

theiceman.substack.com

 

[Wheels]

exactly Wheels. That is exactly what they should have done. Not discuss killing them. Watch the video above . It shows the dozens of bad decisions and the cluster F the mission was from the beginning.

Marcus Luttrell comes clean about Lone Survivor

Who ordered what the author of the #1 best-seller called "an assignment?"

theiceman.substack.com

Will try to watch tomorrow.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Yesterday, a dude walked by me wearing a dress.

Adam Schiff?

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I’m gonna watch it too. One thing that always bugged me about the movie was how it portrayed some of the members of the team. Some were wanting to get rid of the shepherds permanently but the one who survived to tell the tale was the voice of reason in that exchange….

Also always seemed weird (in the movie) he was on death’s door when he was in the helicopter after being rescued but the movie really didn’t show why.

Read the book quite some time ago but can’t remember much of it

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

exactly Wheels. That is exactly what they should have done. Not discuss killing them. Watch the video above . It shows the dozens of bad decisions and the cluster F the mission was from the beginning.

Marcus Luttrell comes clean about Lone Survivor

Who ordered what the author of the #1 best-seller called "an assignment?"

theiceman.substack.com

Have the released the official reports on that mission? I can’t watch the video tonight not enough signal but have it book marked for the steam off Friday.

 

[R eight]

I'm sure there will be some stubborn holdouts, looking to play chicken with Trump. China being one of them, no doubt.

I reckon the inhabitants of these islands are bird brained enough to play chicken.

US defends tariffs on uninhabited Australian islands populated by penguins and seals

Two uninhabited Australian islands and the external territory Norfolk Island were singled out for US tariffs.

www.sbs.com.au