Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
RAND is usually pretty good in laying out when they make any number of assumptions and pointing out when they may be stretching it to make a scenario as requested.
Who watches the watchmen?
Trump's meeting with Bolsonaro and he's open to the idea of getting Brazil in as a NATO member state.
Because what NATO really needs is another Hungary (or Turkey for a worst case scenario)...
How close are Brazilian-Russian ties anyway?
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Not that sure IMO.
OTOH, Trump announced that Brazil could have MNNA status soon.
A new fitness test for the US Army:
Actually, an alignment with Brazil is not the craziest idea. It is the largest and most powerful state in SA, outside Mexico (which is really CA). The main problem has always been that Brazil has a history of not getting along with its neighbors, so too close ties could trigger some negative reaction from other countries in SA.
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If getting Brazil into NATO pulls through, it'll have to be just called ATO (Atlantic Treaty Organization).
Two law professors would like the court-martial appeals of military members to actually make it to the Supreme Court
, thank you very much.
Edited by TheWildWestPyro on Mar 20th 2019 at 12:11:58 PM
Is that a good or bad thing?
Trump claims ISIS will be completely gone by tonight.
Um.
From what I'm getting, it's probably a bad thing. The idea is that defendants accused of something and brought to court martial can appeal their case before the Supreme Court.
The punishment is often quite harsh, some up to life in prison, and very few military cases are read by the Supreme Court.
It likely depends on the type of crime, but in the end, everyone deserves a right to a trial or appeal, horrible person or not.
Edited by TheWildWestPyro on Mar 20th 2019 at 4:00:38 AM
French soldiers under Operation Sentinelle are being brought in to assist the PN in making sure the Yellow Vests don't come back to Paris.
There's some grumbling and I heard stuff from the BBC news about that they're suppose to be working in anti-terror stuff, not civil disturbances.
I'll go and find them articles in case I come across them again.
The Air Force doesn’t seem to have much it wants to say about the B-21. [1]
Last ISIS village has crumbled, but many bet that they're going straight back to guerrilla tactics and asymmetric warfare, which is obviously going to be a total bitch to clear out.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
I think that is a safe bet. If they can't succeed with stand up warfare and holding territory they may have to go with an example more like the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Who watches the watchmen?
They still have their franchises hanging around. Work for years to come.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Perkele
Working with sigh the Swedes.
Servant of the Omnissiah
Old rivalries never really fade away.
Finland was also part of the Swedish Empire for a fair chunk of its history, so there's still some mild distrust and resentment there, I'd imagine.
US Army Moving Forward on Hypersonic Missile and 1,000-Mile Super Cannon
Do you think American TV Shows and Movies overhype the myth and how badass the US Marines?
It seems like whenever the producers want to show the audience how badass a certain character is, they revealed the character was a retired Marine or a veteran Marine. And last I checked, only a few characters I know are from the other branches like the Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast guard.
I think the most absurd one that overhyped the Marines was a Direct to DVD sequel of Jarhead where US Navy Seals were easily killed by the Bad Guys, leaving the Marines to finish the job.
Do you think if they continue to over extravagate, people might falsely believe the US Marines are the best while the rest of the branches are weak?
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
Only if your only form of exposure to the American military is through those movies.
Marines are actually the butt of a great many jokes. Most of them about them being simpletons or eating crayons.
Oh really when?
Or sticking with tradition to absurd levels.
Honestly, for me, Army's where it's all at. Oldest branch with a greatly interesting history.
With enough air superiority, maybe they see anti-air assets on the ground as redundant.
"Personally, I find the conclusion they’re drawing here a little hyperbolic. While our peer-state capabilities have atrophied over the last 20 or so years, it’s nowhere near the point where we’re at risk of getting washed by Russia or China like they’re implying."
I imagine that the original study by RAND was a "worst case scenario" kind of thing, which is what they are paid for much of the time. The article author seems to be relying a little too heavily on one simulation and some sort of insider perspective.
Edited by DeMarquis on Mar 18th 2019 at 9:09:06 AM