Hard disagree on ODNI. It’s not perfect, but it’s the only forcing function for collaboration across the entire IC. Get rid of it and all the problems cited in the 9/11 commission and Iraq WMD reports will return within a decade or less.

I bet it’s never anything more than a concept of a ship.

Popular understanding of WWII is also warped by forgetting it was only the second time the US fought a total war with an unlimited objective. A fight over Taiwan will be a limited war with a limited objective (at least for us).

“Perfectly normal” political parties don’t suddenly do a night of the long knives.

Loitering munitions don’t care how many pull-ups you can do.

Just wait until they discover all the specials! There’s Aqua Pups, Jet to the Rescue, Rescue Knights, Big Truck Pups, and more. My kids love them all except Chase Meets the Civil Review Board

They marched in BDUs, that tells you they weren’t focusing on the visual.

GS5 and above? Seriously?

FPV drones get a lot of attention since they produce video, unlike boring artillery shells. Since they produce both battlefield effect and propaganda, they are getting an outsized reputation.

The only weapon system threatened by cheap drones are man-operated ATGMs.

Patrick F. McManus? This explains all those poor canoes you shot.

He probably picked the song because he sees himself as “the people”. Kind of like how they sang Battle Hymn of the Republic right after he was sworn in - it’s all about messaging his righteous vengeance, not the actual content and message of the song.

When you don’t know how to cook, delivery seems like a great deal. My wife never cooked-when we met she ordered in almost all her meals. After she moved in she was aghast I bought flour in 5lb bags - she said I should only buy what I needed for the recipe

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