So this was from before that news broke, by a few hours, but the American Legion had something to say regarding the parade's projected cost.
Duterte is pissed that the Americans via statement from Randall Schriver, US assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs IIRC said that the Philippine Navy shouldn't buy Kilo-class subs, since there are talks of the Russians willing to finance via soft loans.
Right now, he's giving him the middle finger via speech and it seems it'll just make him go Russian vehicles.
Meanwhile, we check up on Erik Prince (of Darkness):
Officials worry Trump may back Erik Prince plan to privatize war in Afghanistan
Prince's idea, which first surfaced last year during the president's Afghanistan strategy review, envisions replacing troops with private military contractors who would work for a special U.S. envoy for the war who would report directly to the president.
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It seems War, Inc. isn't going to keep its premise ridiculous any time soon.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Christ on a Pogo stick. Pres looney toons is just trying to be as big an asshole as possible at this point.
Who watches the watchmen?
Really hope that someone, be it the Pentagon, Congress, the Afghan government, anyone puts a stop to this.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Trump picked a fight last year with Vietnam Vets over agent orange exposure and what agent orange was. The buffoon in chief tried to insist agent orange was napalm and basically pitched a temper when one of the vets said he didn't like Apocalypse Now, from which reference Trump was insisting that the incendiary weapons of the movie were the same thing as Agent Orange. So he has sabotaged the VA with his cronies, spits on our vets and gets into stupid childish fights with them over trivial matters, and then starts stripping away protections granted to them in part as a reward for their service. He is bolstering the murder for hire thugs with guns who should never be allowed to operate spitting the face of the military again.
Fuck this thrice-damned buffoon.
Edited by TuefelHundenIV on Aug 17th 2018 at 5:38:47 AM
Who watches the watchmen?
But jobs!
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Whiner in Chief is leaving the US to go watch another countries military parade since the big crybaby won't get his. I have something far greater than contempt for this waste of meat.
Next thing you know, Donald Treason will claim he really served in Vietnam.
Meanwhile I'm looking over Mueller's exemplary and outstanding service record in Vietnam. His conduct as a Marine was excellent, and he led his unit well.
Edited by TheWildWestPyro on Aug 18th 2018 at 7:31:44 AM
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Erik Prince is one of those real life people who are pretty much video game villains (in fact, I wouldn't be surprised id there really is a video game antagonist directly inspired by h). Not happy to see him getting more work.
In another note, I have one week before my discharge. Yaaaaaaaaaay.
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Does the Metal Gear series ring a bell?
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Uhh...anyone here know how likely he is to succeed? I thought he had been thwarted on this already.
As long as Prince has Trump's ear it's not thwarted by any means. I doubt the Pentagon will swallow this by any means, so they'll probably delay it to hell and back, but with a moron in the White House....
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X-posting from East Asia thread:
Constitutional Revision: A (Tiny) Step Forward for Japan's Self-Defense Forces
While revisions are being discussed about education reform and upper house electoral distributions, the most controversial part of the plan — altering Article 9 — and its effect on the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) stands out as the raison d’être for the proposed amendments. While a constitutional revision could work wonders for the overworked and underappreciated JSDF, the revisions that will actually happen will likely be underwhelming from a military perspective.
Edited by TerminusEst on Aug 20th 2018 at 2:32:27 AM
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, What we’ll probably end up seeing is an expanded contractor presence. Aside from the Pentagon being very much against this proposal, and aside from the fact it’s most likely illegal, there’s the reality that contractors can only really carry out a small portion of our mission there.
And on the other side of the East China Sea:
New Pentagon Report Highlights Chinese Military Developments: First Takeaways
Nukes, planes, oh my.
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Blowout soon fellow Stalker
Sounds like they're trying to double down on a nuclear deterrent given that their attempts to have anything resembling peer military technology have pretty much crapped out.
Even early cold war era nukes will be enough to cement their position in the big geopolitics food chain.
Oh really when?
Great Chairman Xi has given them until 2050. They've got time.
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SOCOM has released a request for information on next-gen technology [1] that could help operators in the field. Most of it is standard stuff, like microdrones, advanced communication systems and cyberwar capabilities. Down at the bottom, though, is the "Human Performance and Biomedical" section, which is looking for technologies that can do the following:
4.6.2 Increase peak performance sustainability, including increased endurance, strength, energy, agility, and enhanced senses.
4.6.3 Improve sleep and/or provide restorative effects of sleep.
4.6.4 Reduce recovery time.
4.6.5 Medical sensors and devices that provide vital sign awareness and send alerts.
4.6.6 Austere trauma treatment.
4.6.7 Reduce injuries and promote faster return to duty.
Supersoldiers, anyone?
Edited by archonspeaks on Aug 21st 2018 at 6:50:12 AM
They should have sent a poet.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Not surprised the US military as a whole has been poking those technologies for the past few decades.
Edited by TuefelHundenIV on Aug 22nd 2018 at 5:36:41 AM
Who watches the watchmen?
Russian President Vladimir Putin bragged earlier this year that the new missile had unlimited range.
The missile was tested four times between November and February, each resulting in a crash, according to sources who spoke to CNBC on the condition of anonymity.
In the name of being honest
Have they tried whipping out the hydrophones and listening for taunting notes of the Soviet National Anthem echoing from the deep?
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I’d imagine the postponing is hope by the brass that Dems win big in 201&, so they don’t have to deal with this moron as much
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