The Mess

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Post by Okeefenokee » Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:36 pm

GrumpyCatFace wrote:Dumb slut partied too hard and woke up in a weird house. Ran out the door, weeping for her failed life choices, concerned townsfolk notes her appearance and alerted the fuzz.

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Re: The Mess

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:38 pm

Too late to start over. I can run the shit out of a database tho.
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Re: The Mess

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:58 pm

General Mattis backs F-35 program, woot-woot;

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2017/01/03/matti ... zed-trump/
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Re: The Mess

Post by Speaker to Animals » Wed Jan 04, 2017 2:07 pm

Interesting that Trump doesn't mind dissent and differing opinions in his cabinet. That's a good thing, in my opinion.

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Re: The Mess

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Jan 04, 2017 2:11 pm

Trump never boxed himself in, all he said was that he wanted a price comparison on an "equivalent" Boeing alternative, but since there is no such animal, it's actually just a way of vetting F-35 having done his "due dilligence".

Price of weapon systems is a function of economies of scale, the price comes down when you order more of them, which Congress will do, then Trump can take credit for it.
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Re: The Mess

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:00 pm

In keeping with the Neo Red Scare Cold War 2.0; Mr. Ivan's POV, OSINT series from SouthFront.Org, first up, Fortress Kaliningrad;



Russia reactivates 1st Guards Tank Army;



Northern Flank Red Banner Fleet Arctic Motor-Rifle Brigades;

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Re: The Mess

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:24 pm

Our friend Curonian seems quite convinced of the new Red Menace. Have a listen to The Eastern Border - e31. "All in".

He's received a very ominous death threat, implying that Latvia goes back to Russia by May.
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Re: The Mess

Post by Okeefenokee » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:26 pm

GrumpyCatFace wrote:Our friend Curonian seems quite convinced of the new Red Menace. Have a listen to The Eastern Border - e31. "All in".

He's received a very ominous death threat, implying that Latvia goes back to Russia by May.
Who?
GrumpyCatFace wrote:Dumb slut partied too hard and woke up in a weird house. Ran out the door, weeping for her failed life choices, concerned townsfolk notes her appearance and alerted the fuzz.

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Post by TheReal_ND » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:28 pm

Th Eastern Border podcast. He used to post fairly frequently. Good podcast but haven't listened to it in a while.

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Re: The Mess

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:35 pm

GrumpyCatFace wrote:Our friend Curonian seems quite convinced of the new Red Menace. Have a listen to The Eastern Border - e31. "All in".

He's received a very ominous death threat, implying that Latvia goes back to Russia by May.
The Russians won't attack absent some sort of major provocation; an attempt to blockade Kaliningrad, a NATO incursion into Ukraine, a Colour Revolution in Belarus, and/or an attempt to destabilize the Kremlin itself.

They won't attack out of the blue for no reason, their position vis a vis the Baltic States is "hold at risk", a soft target trump card that they keep in their back pockets, but only to be played in extremis.
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