The Era of Biden

[Smitty-48]

again tho, if you are professional soldier, you are paid to fight, not to engage in politics

if you are a Green Beret, one moment you could be fighting with somebody

then they could be your allies next

don't make it personal, just do your job

the situation can change precipitously

case in point, Britain went from being America's mortal enemies to being America's allies

the North Vietnamese went from being America's sworn enemies, to being a bulwark against China

[SuburbanFarmer]

Said the guy that just flew out with $80 billion in a chopper ‘failed to clean up corruption’.

[The Conservative]

Biden speaking, disavows nation building. Says it was never part of the mission.

Talks about Trump drawdown.

Admits Afghanistan collapsed blames Afghan leadership, and Afghan military.

Says Afghanistan not worth fighting for.

But says Syria and other wars are worth it

https://www.c-span.org/video/?514113-1/ ... istan&live

[Smitty-48]

it's not going to shock me when JSOC goes back into Afghanistan

to fight alongside the Taliban against ISIS

just like it's not going to shock me when America flips back to the Sunnis in Iraq to fight Iran

war is not personal, America has no natural enemies, it's all relative

[C-Mag]

Biden speaking, disavows nation building. Says it was never part of the mission.

Talks about Trump drawdown.

Admits Afghanistan collapsed blames Afghan leadership, and Afghan military.

Says Afghanistan not worth fighting for.

But says Syria and other wars are worth it

https://www.c-span.org/video/?514113-1/ ... istan&live

The Progressive Era is over

[Smitty-48]

look above the theatre level

for better or worse, the power projection is to stave off a thermonuclear war

the hydrogen bombs changed things, there's nowhere to hide

the issue in Afghanistan is simply that they cannot impede America on the high seas

so they don't matter, it's all about maritime power, American power is Seapower

never get out of the boat, it's that simple

[C-Mag]

Oh SHIT.................... They have the bumper cars

[Smitty-48]

the most effective way for America to deal with an attack, is blockade

instead of spending a trillion dollars on a twenty year war in the jungle

you just blockade them, or whoever is backing them who needs the sea

that will bring any adversary to their knees, nary a shot fired

Pakistan is not going to try to take the US Navy on, they would turn Bin Laden over before they did that

America's leverage is on the high seas, and that is the most powerful leverage of all

the problem is the Army, always trying to come up with make work to justify their budget

[Smitty-48]

even in the War Amongst the States

it wasn't the Army of the Potomac that broke the Confederacy

it was a blockade

it was also the US Navy which kept the British & French at bay

even in the War of Independence, that was won by the French Navy at Yorktown : blockade in the Chesapeake

World War One : blockade

World War Two : blockade

Cuban Missile Crisis : blockade

could have won in Vietnam, if they had just stuck to a blockade on the high seas

could have dealt with Saddam Hussein the same way

just blockade them, and be patient, that's all it takes

how long could Pakistan last against a blockade ?

maybe a month ? This war could have been settled by those means within that time frame

[The Conservative]

Listen to the state department spokesperson... he's been trained to be a patsy... but fuck, make it less obvious.