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From a western European, and particularly German, perspective, perhaps Ukraine v Russia, as they thought all the claims about possible Putin aggression were nonsense as that would be "irrational."

Our small presence is large enough that it would be considered a major act of war directly against the U.S. if they attacked and killed those troops, so basically it is a guarantee that if they attack the South, the full force of the U.S. will be used. It also allows our military to train with...

They seem pretty normal to me given their history. To maintain absolute power and keep anyone from messing with them, they must strengthen their military as much as possible and act aggressively.

This seems very naive to me. For one, I don't believe Kim would spend any resources on his people even if he had them, because the way that regime holds power is through absolute fear, through terror. More resources would only be used to enrich the regime and/or strengthen their military. If...

Great to hear his life turned out well. Yes, from what I've read about T--55s, they were NOT a tank you wanted to serve in.

Or carefully calculated to appear as such.

Remember, the Ukrainians sank the Russian naval flagship by distracting it with a drone. So it shouldn't be surprising if they were operating a super important special aircraft in a way that caused it to get shot down. The Ukrainians have also been having great success with using the Bradleys...

Interesting, I didn't know that. Good to know.

What tank (s) did you father in law serve in? M60?

Do they really have any paranoia of the West? I really wonder if it's all just an act and they take pride in scaring the beejeezus out of the Big Powerful United States. The thing is, that family has managed to hold power there for decades, so far through three people. You don't hold power like...

Were these training missions where they would fly with actual nuclear weapons?

He either was trolling in which case he was stupid to not realize you can only go so far with that, or he genuinely offered to buy it, but then realized he had overpaid, which if so showed a lack of financial and investment sophistication of his part, which wouldn't be surprising. He had to take...

I should have been more clear, sorry. There was a study done recently that apparently caused a big uproar in that community because it showed that the doctors seemed to be a lot less scientific in their concluding how a person had died. I forget the details though.

It has also been found autopsy doctors may be much more subjective in their examinations than thought.

I hate the smell of weed, so can't imagine what it must be like in some areas. Also hate the smell of that vaping stuff people do.

An argument I've seen the marijuana enthusiasts make is that it is no more addictive than alcohol and generally less dangerous. I have no idea how true that is, however alcohol ***is** a drug and a form of "getting high."

Who is the guy pictured with Jesus?

Obviously SpaceX and Teslas are successful because of numerous individuals, but let's be real, if not for Musk, we'd still be having to rely on the Russians to launch our astronauts and EVs would most likely still be a joke. I agree about his antics and your point on power. I do not find...

IMO ChuckMK23 is largely correct. It isn't about being any cult member. Where it becomes cultish is if you hang on Musk's every word and think that all his opinions on things are correct. You can very much recognize his form of genius in terms of revitalizing America's space industry, advancing...

That is one funny-looking plane.

LINK - Boeing requesting an exemption to safety standard because the engine could blow, pilots told not to do X to prevent such, check for loose bolt in the rudder control system...like WTF? Also do they not realize the PR? And now a plug in the plane blows out😲😲😬🫡

So take it this would warrant an e-mail?

I've also read about the mental toll on guys from hearing other men trapped and screaming in adjacent parts of the ship that were damaged.

Question, but how is there significantly more danger to the entire crew of a vessel being struck than a land-based vehicle? I mean the sheer number of crew can be a lot less with a land vehicle but the proportion of that crew endangered can still constitute the entire crew. Like if a Bradley...

Your link just goes to page 1 of this thread. If I was the lady reading the names though, I'd have immediately caught on and stopped and said this must be a prank. Why were the Japanese teens hooting and laughing?

Techs and mechanics can/will sometimes do things in inappropriate ways. In addition to the risk of the vehicle slipping off the jack, there's also the chance the jack itself could just fail, like the hydraulics give out.

Slight sidenote, but on that, remember back in 2011 when right after bin Laden was killed, Walt Disney Corporation tried to trademark "SEAL Team 6"?:)

Just curious, but how do you know that is the particular reason? Also, two removals in quick succession where both guys disappeared? Reminds me of this:

Not really, no. The film takes place in Soviet Byelorussia. It does not showcase Soviet forces as friendly and peaceful and German forces as evil, it showcases the German forces as evil and the people of the region, including a group of partisans, committing a brutal counterattack after the...

Another very good film to watch, and which influenced Steven Spielberg in making "Saving Private Ryan," is the 1985 Soviet anti-war film "Come and See" (which shows what the Germans were really like on the Eastern Front). The director actually could only show a fraction of the things the Germans...

There is a new WWII series on Netflix called "WWII: From the Frontlines." It doesn't introduce much of anything new historically, but holy crap they really restored some of the WWII footage with color and SOUND effects. Some of the combat footage is literally like watching one of these modern...

Another good one to watch in the same vein is the British movie "Threads" which is actually more intense IMO. I believe they were going to originally maybe split "The Day After" into two parts but then realized for the proper effect they couldn't do that, I might be mixing that up with their...

My sister and I gave each other $200.

Pretty sure they have Chinese Humvees too.

Looks kinda like the Lancia Stratos Zero to me:

This movie was expected to be the mega hit summer movie of 1977 but then a little unknown film came out of nowhere called "Star Wars" and wrecked it.

Just my opinion of course, but if the design was highly functional in ways that other trucks are not, then it could grow on me, because there is an inherent beauty in designs that aren't aesthetically pleasing on the surface but which are very functional. However, from what I understand, this...

Like I said, that was my commenting in surprise on what had occurred. I get your point though as it is redundant.

Yeah, I get I am late to the party on this one.

Had a feeling you were going to make a snarky post there :) That was just me expressing surprise about what the guy did, I know everyone here was already well aware of it all.

Just meant as a constructive criticism, but neither one of those really has anything to do with being a good reporter.

Wow, just read the story about this guy. Apparently even bribed admirals. And said prostitutes were his most effective bribe, even getting classified information via this (!).

What kind of qualifications are needed to be a national security advisor? I looked up Jake Sullivan, he has degrees in international relations and is a lawyer, but how is that more qualifying than the qualifications listed by this Jerry Hendrix guy?

You can also learn that debating on Internet forums:)

Just curious, how is Mandarin Chinese valued?

Is it proper to go by how the international community sees Israel regarding our support of Israel? I mean what if the international community is wrong?

Regarding your point earlier about how you are curious if a more devastating, cruel, "hard war" might have been better regarding Iraq and Afghanistan, how would that have worked? Because those were not conventional wars, and part of the reason the surge in 2007 succeeded was because the Iraqi...

I guess it works differently here in the U.S. ...? I remember reading once about a guy who fell asleep at the wheel and killed someone and he got off. The family was upset that there was no punishment.

Japanese prisons? I'd think their lighthearted prisons would be more severe than a Soviet gulag:D

Maybe I misunderstood, but mmx1's post gave (me) the impression that he thought rotorcraft were a bad idea. So I was making the point that while they may be more dangerous than fixed-wing, they are still very useful.