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2022-11-01 Government Corruption
Democrats are systematically destroying our military
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Posted by Besoeker 2022-11-01 00:47|| || Front Page|| [18 views ]  Top

#1 As currently postured, the U.S. military is at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests.

It is rated as weak relative to the force needed to defend national interests on a global stage against actual challenges in the world as it is rather than as we wish it were. These metrics are measured against specific military objectives: defending American soil, successfully concluding a major war that poses a serious threat to America

Weak by design.

The Biden morons don’t even understand the concept of “vital national interest.”

They’re too busy grifting and posturing with Ukrainian Nazis to try to “defend American soil”:

‘Now, All of You Are Azov’: ‘openly neo-Nazi’ Ukrainian delegation meets Congress, tours USOctober 5, 2022

Posted by Billy B  2022-11-01 07:42||   2022-11-01 07:42|| Front Page Top

#2 major war that poses a serious threat to America

While the european media goads on America with 'osint' about how Russia can be crushed, how they'll collectively just walk over them, hooraah! How their nukes probably don't even work. And for what. So another illegitimate EU prince can subject a largely foolish nation to all the wonders of the supranational experiment.

I know the neocons and some of those who grew up hating the now absent Soviets feel it's a great chance to kick the bum when he's down. But I think it's suicide, what the Biden administration is taking the US to. Earlier, it was just demographic and economic suicide. Now, it may turn physical and too suddenly for a policy correction to be of any use.
Posted by Dron66046 2022-11-01 08:15||   2022-11-01 08:15|| Front Page Top

#3 What war that poses a major threat? There isn't one. Our continent is secure from military threats.

What needs securing is our border. But somehow it's a hate crime to defend our own land.

"National interests" is a phrase that should raise your suspicion immediately. It's a code word for "bully other countries with CIA coups and color revolutions, bribe them with lopsided trade deals that fuck over the American worker, and negotiate results that help everyone but Americans". Be very wary of this phrase as it's used to justify the worst excesses of the deep state. Billions for weapons, but not one cent for our people.
Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-11-01 08:31||   2022-11-01 08:31|| Front Page Top

#4 We blew it big time when the Wall and the Soviet Union collapsed. There should have been a very very serious review of national interests vs military 'needs' [along with a reckoning of those who allied/supported/aided the former Marxists state]. Didn't happen. So the old allegory "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail" has prevailed.
It's interesting that Deep State is working a organization like the old Ceausescu model, don't trust the military, empower and expand the enforcement arms of party.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-11-01 08:31||   2022-11-01 08:31|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ As planned
Posted by Billy B  2022-11-01 08:32||   2022-11-01 08:32|| Front Page Top

#6 I think it's suicide, what the Biden administration is taking the US to

As planned
Posted by Billy B  2022-11-01 08:33||   2022-11-01 08:33|| Front Page Top

#7 
The Biden morons don’t even understand the concept of “vital national interest.”


There's the rub. The problem is with your definitions. If your vital interests are defined as the ability to get graft and bribes while increasing your personal power and decreasing any power that might accrue to your personal opponents then all is going to plan.
Posted by AlanC 2022-11-01 08:43||   2022-11-01 08:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Surprise, surprise: the same assholes who concocted the retarded “dossier” about Trump and lied shamelessly for four years about everything including the little Biden crackhead’s laptop are the ones hosting Ukrainian Nazis in D.C.

And their lapdog, the American Pravda media, obliges, changing their description of Azov from neo-Nazi to “celebrated military unit.”

From the article on the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion’s recent North American Tour:

This September, a delegation of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi-led Azov movement arrived in the United States, at a time when myth making about the far-right network’s “depoliticization” had reached a fever pitch. By this time, the New York Times had ceased referring to Azov as “openly neo-Nazi,” and was referring to the ultra-nationalist organization as “celebrated.”

…According to Kuparashvili, a cofounder and instructor of the Azov Regiment, his delegation met over fifty members of Congress, far more than anyone has realized. Among those who showed up to greet Azov on Capitol Hill was Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who spent the Trump era leading Russiagate theatrics and clamored for shipments of offensive US weapons to Ukraine.
Posted by Billy B  2022-11-01 09:05||   2022-11-01 09:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Democrats vs. the military: wokeness won't win wars and keep America safe
Posted by Skidmark 2022-11-01 10:35||   2022-11-01 10:35|| Front Page Top

#10 The number of US military veterans involved in domestic extremist attacks has QUADRUPLED since 2010, with ex-servicemen behind 10% of plots and attacks in the homeland, says House report
Posted by Skidmark 2022-11-01 11:04||   2022-11-01 11:04|| Front Page Top

#11 ^ Each one with their complimentary FBI instigator minder
Posted by Frank G 2022-11-01 11:31||   2022-11-01 11:31|| Front Page Top

#12 Each demoncrat administration gutted the military. I remember when Clinton took over and they kept telling us, "No more Task Force Smiths!" and then went from 180 days a year in the field to 30 days in 10 day blocks. How the fuck can you be proficient at your job just doing it 30 days out of the year? Cut the ammo allotment for training by 70% too.

The left is anti-military. But very pro internal security forces.
Posted by DarthVader 2022-11-01 11:51||   2022-11-01 11:51|| Front Page Top

#13 #10 Skid, I stopped reading after the article said a Democrat committee report said...
Posted by JohnQC 2022-11-01 11:58||   2022-11-01 11:58|| Front Page Top

#14 There may be a silver lining. We don't need this gigantic military, because it's not our job to conquer the world. Or be world police.

The US military could be 1/10 the size it is today and still do a fantastic job for its intended purpose: defending our shores. Let Europe pay for its own defense. Ungrateful cheapskates.
Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-11-01 12:18||   2022-11-01 12:18|| Front Page Top

#15 ^ Hear, hear. We have two vast oceans. We have nukes. We don’t need a military that costs anywhere remotely close to what we’re spending.

#EndNato
#BringEmHome
Posted by Billy B 2022-11-01 13:15||   2022-11-01 13:15|| Front Page Top

#16 Billy and Spike - That's just crazy talk.
Posted by Besoeker 2022-11-01 14:30||   2022-11-01 14:30|| Front Page Top

#17 
Posted by badanov 2022-11-01 15:49||   2022-11-01 15:49|| Front Page Top

#18 It's why they're there. They wanted to see for themselves. 😁
Posted by Dron66046 2022-11-01 15:55||   2022-11-01 15:55|| Front Page Top

#19 Bad - you're just pouring salt ;-)
Posted by Frank G 2022-11-01 19:13||   2022-11-01 19:13|| Front Page Top

#20 Billy and Spike - That's just crazy talk.

Hoping the righteous right trolls drop off next week.
Posted by Skidmark 2022-11-01 23:51||   2022-11-01 23:51|| Front Page Top

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