Politics

[BGGMKLR]

The very best firearms forums, of every flavor, don't condone political sabotage on any level...for good reason.
Many (most of us) join to escape the incessant drumbeat of asinine partisan political commentary that pervades every aspect of our lives.
Respectfully, give it a rest...pretty please.
Spike

 

[spike.t]

Musk wields his Doge chainsaw, but is a backlash brewing?

Facing constituents angry about the impact of sweeping government job cuts, some Republicans are expressing concern.

www.bbc.com

 

[spike.t]

The very best firearms forums, of every flavor, don't condone political sabotage on any level...for good reason.
Many (most of us) join to escape the incessant drumbeat of asinine partisan political commentary that pervades every aspect of our lives.
Respectfully, give it a rest...pretty please.
Spike

Not sure what you are on about.... ....if you don't like the thread don't look at it ....pretty simple..
The one and only original spike....

 

[Pondoro]

Yep. My grandfather fought in that action, he was on Ataturk's staff. My great-grandfather on mom's side died there.

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Nice photo..wich rank did he have..?

 

[GuttormG]

I’m pretty sure that train car got blown to hell when the tide of ww2 started to turn so the Ukrainians won’t have to sign in it atleast.

It was set on fire by SS troops in March 1945

 

[Foxi]

Reuters, February 22, 2025

Awesome to be reminded almost daily what a uniquely inarticulate and factually challenged Chief Executive we have.

Europe has given $100 billion. The United States has given $350 billion because we had a stupid, incompetent president and administration, 350. But here is worse. Europe gave it in the form of a loan. They get their money back.

Red Leg,
I have my doubts as to whether Europe regards the war supplies for Ukraine as a loan.
That would not be typical of our German government(s), we usually give everything away “for a good cause”.
Especially our Green Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who can't throw enough money around.
The public in this country doesn't hear a word about it either: Loan or gift, not a word.
In terms of mood, everything looks like a gift here too.
Tonight (it's election here) the Greens and the Reds (in Germany/ Europe the Left is red) will hopefully be history.
America - keeping your fingers crossed for us.

Foxi.

 

[Altitude sickness]

The house cleaning at the top of the military and intelligence agencies food chains is mandatory.

The period of Obama/Biden demonstrating their enlightenment and superiority through military social engineering is over. That may have helped them internally within the US.

Think how our real adversaries viewed our Commander in Chief on down, and the childish, silliness of our focus.

Our chief adversaries only respect power. Maybe even a little unpredictability. They sure do not respect women at the very top of our military branches. Or the silly hobbies of social engineering they promoted.

Showing off your social programs through your military is a luxury we no longer can afford.

We need the bad actors to know that our ridiculous ROE are over. The pit bull will be released from the chain if you dare to FAFO.

Our troops need to know the naive ROE are over.

And the next time they are sent to kill and die. Three of their buddies don’t need to die before they are allowed to react. No more prison time for doing what they sent you to do.

I have a feeling that Trump, Hegseth and Caine will show anyone foolish enough to dare them that the US reaction will not be as it has been. And it certainly will not be habit forming for the aggressors.

It’s time to carry the Big Stick again. If we are provoked only

 

[Altitude sickness]

A quick reminder of the mindset of just one of our adversaries and not even the worst of the worst of our enemies. And our ridiculous past ROE

During the Afghanistan withdrawal, one of the Marine snipers that survived the Abbey Gate bombing. Side Bar. ( Intelligence gave the snipers a description of a suicide bomber. They identified the bomber and watched him for hours and were refused permission to engage the bomber)

The sniper team repeatedly told superiors that the Taliban was summarily executing anyone believed to be a U.S. military intermediary or supporter. Many were lined up on their knees and shot in the back of the head. Our Marines had to watch this for days on end without responding. One Marine defied orders. Snuck out from the wall and still has video of these executions. He testified to Congress with zero military leadership accountability.

It’s a well known fact that the boys and girls of the people executed would immediately be raped by these animals. Raped repeatedly then killed.

Our Marines watched this and were repeatedly refused permission to engage. The senior leadership actually allowed the Taliban to approach and have close contact with our Marines. Putting them in constant fear of a suicide bombing. No senior leadership was fired or held accountable.

All we got back here in the US was here was a bombing. Zero context of what was really happening.

And now they are reconstituting in Afghanistan and we will need to go back.