Defense News

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India rolls out mortar-toting camo camels for military parade.  Mortar camels, anyone?

taskandpurpose.com/news/india-military-camels-camo-mortars/

[missouriboy]

There was a standing joke among expats in Saudi Arabia when I worked there.

Question:  "How do you distinguish Saudi military equipment from American military equipment?"

Answer:  "The Saudi military equipment is rusted to the ground."

[ratty]

Standing on a camo camel to fire your weapon?

I recoil at the thought!

Sorry.

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Air Mobility Command Boss Predicts War With China In 2025 In Dire Memo

www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/usaf-general-warns-of-war-with-china-over-taiwan-in-2025

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Free link to New York Times story (please let me know if it doesn't work)

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/02/us/dc-ammunition.html?unlocked_article_code=9KTF-4C8G4qc2uzPaDy1b01QJjr-kTvFLLxUnVKUS0j_9Kj2dM_CcLs24qf2L6f-AgXj2FKC_QYH6xJ2qvRcAW19OhF-mWTxof78WZBCg2TwxIe08ONFxGC_FkOJFLRbO5xKfIvnmNxRZlaSecukGPen0w2jRzTHe6Bca_5SQOf8bi7AcIIyw3ELo53r5lXlt20EFe59iWs8Eek1NmNiWnUcr2g8wyz7P_LRLph1GJ0y4o631zG9SSvI5uvuCfGPmuEg4fKZXV5YqcKBYxJZYiJcX3lLoWa1MNMJTt9A-M2iRHk5WHjP2Pnh8uggi69yN-QSx_Fooht2GzigAuN5fAi6OQ&smid=share-url

[missouriboy]

Feb 2, 2023 17:28:00 GMT code said:

Free link to New York Times story (please let me know if it doesn't work)

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/02/us/dc-ammunition.html?unlocked_article_code=9KTF-4C8G4qc2uzPaDy1b01QJjr-kTvFLLxUnVKUS0j_9Kj2dM_CcLs24qf2L6f-AgXj2FKC_QYH6xJ2qvRcAW19OhF-mWTxof78WZBCg2TwxIe08ONFxGC_FkOJFLRbO5xKfIvnmNxRZlaSecukGPen0w2jRzTHe6Bca_5SQOf8bi7AcIIyw3ELo53r5lXlt20EFe59iWs8Eek1NmNiWnUcr2g8wyz7P_LRLph1GJ0y4o631zG9SSvI5uvuCfGPmuEg4fKZXV5YqcKBYxJZYiJcX3lLoWa1MNMJTt9A-M2iRHk5WHjP2Pnh8uggi69yN-QSx_Fooht2GzigAuN5fAi6OQ&smid=share-url

It worked ... thanks.

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Joe Biden’s Weak Defenses
His budget isn’t close to adequate to meet the world’s growing threats.
By The Editorial Board
March 22, 2023 6:47 pm ET

www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-defense-budget-fiscal-2024-pentagon-army-navy-air-force-china-russia-573e4bea?st=ulx1tjyca4z5erz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

More and more the American electorate looks like the European electorate. They do not care about defense, many, if not most, actually want to lower the defense budgets, so there can be room to increase welfare states, industrial policy, subsidies, and a whole lot of other state interventions. It is not a good development for the planet, let alone for the United States.

[blustnmtn]

Mar 23, 2023 2:16:23 GMT code said:

Joe Biden’s Weak Defenses
His budget isn’t close to adequate to meet the world’s growing threats.
By The Editorial Board
March 22, 2023 6:47 pm ET

www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-defense-budget-fiscal-2024-pentagon-army-navy-air-force-china-russia-573e4bea?st=ulx1tjyca4z5erz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

More and more the American electorate looks like the European electorate. They do not care about defense, many, if not most, actually want to lower the defense budgets, so there can be room to increase welfare states, industrial policy, subsidies, and a whole lot of other state interventions. It is not a good development for the planet, let alone for the United States.

You don't need it until you do.

[Sigurdur]

Mar 23, 2023 2:16:23 GMT code said:

Joe Biden’s Weak Defenses
His budget isn’t close to adequate to meet the world’s growing threats.
By The Editorial Board
March 22, 2023 6:47 pm ET

www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-defense-budget-fiscal-2024-pentagon-army-navy-air-force-china-russia-573e4bea?st=ulx1tjyca4z5erz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

More and more the American electorate looks like the European electorate. They do not care about defense, many, if not most, actually want to lower the defense budgets, so there can be room to increase welfare states, industrial policy, subsidies, and a whole lot of other state interventions. It is not a good development for the planet, let alone for the United States.

Personally, I think a "defense" budget of $400,000,000,000 adequate.

Anything beyond that becomes "offense".

[missouriboy]

Mar 24, 2023 15:28:21 GMT Sigurdur said:

Mar 23, 2023 2:16:23 GMT code said:

Joe Biden’s Weak Defenses
His budget isn’t close to adequate to meet the world’s growing threats.
By The Editorial Board
March 22, 2023 6:47 pm ET

www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-defense-budget-fiscal-2024-pentagon-army-navy-air-force-china-russia-573e4bea?st=ulx1tjyca4z5erz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

More and more the American electorate looks like the European electorate. They do not care about defense, many, if not most, actually want to lower the defense budgets, so there can be room to increase welfare states, industrial policy, subsidies, and a whole lot of other state interventions. It is not a good development for the planet, let alone for the United States.

Personally, I think a "defense" budget of $400,000,000,000 adequate.

Anything beyond that becomes "offense".

Very offensive if you are on the receiving end. 

[gridley]

Mar 24, 2023 16:12:08 GMT missouriboy said:

Mar 24, 2023 15:28:21 GMT Sigurdur said:

Personally, I think a "defense" budget of $400,000,000,000 adequate.

Anything beyond that becomes "offense".

Very offensive if you are on the receiving end. 

We could cut the budget significantly if we let the various states raise, arm, and train their own militias again (no, the National Guard does NOT qualify).

Of course that's about the LAST thing the Powers That Be want, since it would give disproportionate power to the Red states and the sane citizens.

[walnut]

We US citizens need protection from our own federal government. It is completely out of control and poses a much greater risk to our freedom than either China or Russia do. The entire rest of the world is aware that US citizens are basically under siege by their gaslighting media and the US government, but most Americans are still asleep.

I don't get that flush of pride when I see F16s streaking across the sky anymore like I did when I was younger.

[walnut]

Mar 25, 2023 15:05:45 GMT walnut said:

We US citizens need protection from our own federal government. It is completely out of control and poses a much greater risk to our freedom than either China or Russia do. The entire rest of the world is aware that US citizens are basically under siege by their gaslighting media and the US government, but most Americans are still asleep.

I don't get that flush of pride when I see F16s streaking across the sky anymore like I did when I was younger.

Actually most of Europe is under the same siege, so this cannot be exactly correct.  The world is in a tough spot.

[ratty]

Mar 25, 2023 15:12:10 GMT walnut said:

Mar 25, 2023 15:05:45 GMT walnut said:

We US citizens need protection from our own federal government. It is completely out of control and poses a much greater risk to our freedom than either China or Russia do. The entire rest of the world is aware that US citizens are basically under siege by their gaslighting media and the US government, but most Americans are still asleep.

I don't get that flush of pride when I see F16s streaking across the sky anymore like I did when I was younger.

Actually most of Europe is under the same siege, so this cannot be exactly correct.  The world is in a tough spot.

Add Australia. After the NSW election, we are coast-to-coast socialists ** and our conservatives have forgotten who they are.

** with the exception of the Apple Isle, Tasmania

PS: All the talk on radio this morning is about how quickly we can decarbonize our economy (stopping coal & gas exploration and export, shutting coal & gas generation, imposing penalties on 'big polluters', etc). We may as well become a province of China.