Politics

[bowjijohn]

I’m pleased to be able to report that I’ve been bite free since that Bwana Mkubwa fly of a couple of years ago

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

 

[Red Leg]

I can't think of anything particularly positive to say about Bill Kristol, but Mark Hertling is one of the finest officers this country has produced in the last fifty years. We were peers, but I never knew him personally very well. I will simply say he was and remains highly respected by the fraternity.

He also has spoken his mind honestly on a wide range of POLMIL issues. For instance, he was very critical of the previous administration for its drip-like support of Ukraine. Like many of us, he is also highly skeptical of the qualifications and capability of Hegseth to be SECDEF. and he is concerned about the politicization the senior officer corps where honest military advice and feedback seems ever less desired or appreciated by this administration.

I should also add, and I suspect Mark might disagree with me, that Miley's clumsy handling of both the Biden and Trump administrations contributed to the current "loyalty" litmus testing that seems to be emerging at the moment.

We have a firmly established system of civilian control of our military which is an important constitutional and ethical precept firmly ingrained into every serving officer. His or her loyalty and oath are sworn to the constitution. Whether the current administration policy creates a cadre of military leadership loyal to Trump's populist and international vision, I have my doubts. But it is almost guaranteed to create a cadre of "yes men" who have learned to not offer their best objective military advice. Those of you have read Anton Myrer's epic "Once and Eagle" will realize that sort of environment encourages the emergence of the Courtney Massengales rather then the Sam Damons.

All that said, this sort of behavior is not new. Rumsfeld was equally notorious for demanding absolute loyalty and he ruined the careers or attempted to destroy the reputations of numerous general officers. McNamara was cut from the same cloth.

 

[bowjijohn]

Politicisation of science, service and judiciary is a concern for us all

We in UK are dangerously infected

 

[BRICKBURN]

This thread was provided to make a place to contain POLITICS from leaching in to other subject areas on AH. I rarely visit this thread and only do so after REPORTS are sent.

Stop the PERSONAL ATTACKS and INSULTS, direct or otherwise.

An internet troll is a person who deliberately posts inflammatory, offensive, or disruptive messages online to provoke an emotional response from others. They may post off-topic comments, spread false information, or harass individuals to derail conversations or cause distress. Trolling can range from seemingly harmless antics to malicious, harmful, and abusive behavior

Reasonable discussion and debate is fine, otherwise an invitation to exit will be provided.

 

[Brent in Az]

Ironic, how 2 Judges rule that the Trump administration must provide funding for SNAP benefits during the shutdown, but they don't rule for the continuance of paychecks for our military?

Just goes to show how screwed up the leftist mind is. Feed the welfare queens, but not the soldiers.

 

[Brent in Az]

I'll be damned.....Dodgers pulled off the win.

 

[Newboomer]

I'll be damned.....Dodgers pulled off the win.

Oh, yes! My boys in blue came through. Touch and go for awhile.

 

[spike.t]

Yet again in UK.......

As it happened: Man, 32, treated as only suspect in train stabbing as staff member in life-threatening condition, police say

British Transport Police say the "heroic" man who tried to stop the attack remains in hospital. Five others have been discharged.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sideshow]

Yet again in UK.......

As it happened: Man, 32, treated as only suspect in train stabbing as staff member in life-threatening condition, police say

British Transport Police say the "heroic" man who tried to stop the attack remains in hospital. Five others have been discharged.

www.bbc.com

Yep not good.

 

[Brent in Az]

Notice how they call the attackers "British nationals", instead of what they truly are?

 

[Tanks]

Notice how they call the attackers "British nationals", instead of what they truly are?

I can’t understand the British liberal mind. They had a great example of what unfettered uneducated Arab immigration in France where one cannot go to certain neighborhoods of Paris, even cops. They have their own little country there with their own laws.

And instead of learning from it they decide to repeat it. Add to that the birth rate among the migrants, in a few generations Britain will have the same demographics of the Middle East.

 

[spike.t]

Trump tells military to plan for 'action' over his claim that Nigeria allows killing of Christians

The US president says his threat is over killings of Christians - though experts say there is no evidence they are disproportionately targeted.

www.bbc.com

 

[Altitude sickness]

I can’t understand the British liberal mind. They had a great example of what unfettered uneducated Arab immigration in France where one cannot go to certain neighborhoods of Paris, even cops. They have their own little country there with their own laws.

And instead of learning from it they decide to repeat it. Add to that the birth rate among the migrants, in a few generations Britain will have the same demographics of the Middle East.

Then in a couple hundred years those non assimilating interlopers will be claiming British soil as their own. “Protesting from the Highlands to the River Thames”

 

[Altitude sickness]

The current health care debacle that is keeping our government closed is due to Obama handing over the keys to insurance companies. Obama had insurance company reps write most of the ACA.

Then when Republicans protested and declared that Obamacare would cause costs to skyrocket. They were viewed as obstructionists because they wanted to end or fix the ACA.

Like most government programs. Obama care keeps costs less disastrous by subsidies, carve outs and hand outs.

So if you have a beef with the cost of health insurance thank Obama and his tribe.

 

[rookhawk]

The moment I realized the British are ruined was when I was a young adult and they had that school shooting in Scotland. The anthem of ALL the Brits, including what I would call the incredibly leftist leaning Tories, was "Something must be done". The mass hysteria exists everywhere in the world, but the US system is designed for perfect inefficiency. It takes us months or years in committee to get a bill pushed forward, reconciled, passed, and signed. But under the British parliamentary system, they can kneejerk react by creating laws with shocking speed.

From that day onward, any tragedy or problem results in "something must be done" and immediate reaction to creating laws rather than analyzing root causes, taking an emotional pause so a wave of reason can pass over people weeks later, etc.

Sadly, the only way the UK can reform itself is if problems get so large that their society collapses. Hard times make strong men, but the UK has had 50 years of weak men. The US is better off by our superior government structures, but is about 20 years behind circling the drain.

We both need hard times to find our values again and reform our countries. It gets worse before it gets worse, however.

 

[Red Leg]

I can’t understand the British liberal mind. They had a great example of what unfettered uneducated Arab immigration in France where one cannot go to certain neighborhoods of Paris, even cops. They have their own little country there with their own laws.

And instead of learning from it they decide to repeat it. Add to that the birth rate among the migrants, in a few generations Britain will have the same demographics of the Middle East.

It is absolutely a form of cultural suicide. There are enough Muslims in Europe now that the more radical Imams are bragging bout the eventual conquest of the continent. There seem to be two convergent thoughts abetted by authoritative censorship that are preventing any reasonable assessment of what is happening or potential outcomes. One, common among the left here as well, is a self-destructive empathy that will lead to the eventual eradication of the empathetic. The second is an apathy among those who suspect or know better to exercise their collective power.

The most recent YouGov survey in the UK (July 25) determined only 21% of the population felt Islamic immigration was having a positive impact on the country while 43% saw it as negative. The remainder were ambivalent. In Germany, only 21% believe the Muslim presence as greatly or slightly enriching the society, while fully 52% see it as a menace and the remainder or ambivalent. German conservatives have the collective muscle to actually do something about it, but because the AFD has been so successfully villainized by both the left and moderate conservatives, that strength is dissipated giving the German left outsized power with regard to such cultural issues.

It is a cultural suicide pact.

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

Promoting climate hysteria must not be as profitable as it was four years ago.

Bill Gates says climate crisis won’t cause ‘humanity’s demise’ in call to shift focus to ‘improving lives’

Billionaire’s statement comes a day after UN said humanity missed 1.5C climate target and warned of devastation

www.theguardian.com

He published this in 2021.

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Brent in Az]

Sounds like this Nigeria thing might be a good job for Delta force

 

[Altitude sickness]

The GreenBerets have been training Nigerian soldiers against Boko Haram for at least 10 yrs. At least that I have been aware of. Perhaps longer.

If not for the GB’s, Nigeria would be firmly in Boko Haram control.