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  • #1831
    That they didn't establish air superiority is the puzzling part of "we haven't seen them yet." For a super-power, that the Ukrainians still have manned combat aircraft of any kind means, to me, that the Russians either a) can't establish it, b) don't want to risk their better weapons, or c) tried and failed and this is all there is. I recognize that a and c are similar, but I think of "a" as an on-going attempt, and "c" as their having failed, but deciding to press on as is.

    As for pivoting, I wonder how much not having the fullness of Clark and Subic weakens response time. Also, we should do everything we can to keep the Okinawans happy so that we don't lose Kadena. Here's a Congressional report of policy ideas and decisions that could help relieve Okinawan opposition to the bases:
    https://crsreports.congress.gov/prod...f/IF/IF10672/3


    However, I think that since that report was written, China's f**ery vis a vis Taiwan will like thwart opposition to a US presence, especially since many Japanese still oppose amending Article 9 of their constitution to allow for offensive weapons. This article offers a recent take on their attitude towards warfare (it's complicated).
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/opini...vgu-story.html
    "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
    The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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    • #1832
      Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
      That they didn't establish air superiority is the puzzling part of "we haven't seen them yet." For a super-power, that the Ukrainians still have manned combat aircraft of any kind means, to me, that the Russians either a) can't establish it, b) don't want to risk their better weapons, or c) tried and failed and this is all there is. I recognize that a and c are similar, but I think of "a" as an on-going attempt, and "c" as their having failed, but deciding to press on as is.

      As for pivoting, I wonder how much not having the fullness of Clark and Subic weakens response time. Also, we should do everything we can to keep the Okinawans happy so that we don't lose Kadena. Here's a Congressional report of policy ideas and decisions that could help relieve Okinawan opposition to the bases:
      https://crsreports.congress.gov/prod...f/IF/IF10672/3


      However, I think that since that report was written, China's f**ery vis a vis Taiwan will like thwart opposition to a US presence, especially since many Japanese still oppose amending Article 9 of their constitution to allow for offensive weapons. This article offers a recent take on their attitude towards warfare (it's complicated).
      https://www.chicagotribune.com/opini...vgu-story.html
      My recollection was that there were too many MANPADS and other anti air assets around for Russia to establish air superiority.

      Okinawa has been a tough situation for a long time.

      Japan needs to up their game. I would be ok if they amended their constitution.

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      • #1833
        Gruesome video of pigs munching on a burned Russian's corpse. You were warned: https://t.me/sprava_groma/6048
        "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
        The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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        • #1834
          First-person perspective of a Ukrainian helicopter firing unguided missiles at Russian positions (I'm assuming): https://t.me/SoldiersofUkraine/1153
          "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
          The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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          • #1835
            ON my signal, unleash hell: https://t.me/SoldiersofUkraine/1174
            "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
            The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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            • #1836
              Detailed, high-quality, pro-Russian post from Rybar claiming to show the destruction of a Ukrainian offensive near Donetsk airport. He has geolocation coordinates to show where this occurred. Whether Russian or Ukrainian, the column got hit hard and lost several vehicles, casualties shown:
              https://t.me/rybar/40590
              "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
              The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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              • #1837
                I doubt the driver survived this....bad luck having a rocket impact right behind your van. https://t.me/operativnoZSU/51220
                "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                • #1838
                  Damn! WTF, Jayapal? Talk about a fuckup!
                  "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                  The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                  • #1839
                    Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                    Damn! WTF, Jayapal? Talk about a fuckup!
                    She is an idiot. They all are.
                    "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                    "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                    "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                    • #1840
                      Kudos to the rest of the democratic leaders for a furious backlash.

                      https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/25/polit...ash/index.html
                      "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                      "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                      "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                      • #1841
                        Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                        Gruesome video of pigs munching on a burned Russian's corpse. You were warned: https://t.me/sprava_groma/6048
                        But Humans still way ahead in the "who's eating who" contest!
                        Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!

                        For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

                        Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."
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                        • #1842
                          Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                          Gruesome video of pigs munching on a burned Russian's corpse. You were warned: https://t.me/sprava_groma/6048
                          Boo! Boo! That's damn dark, man.
                          "The mind is not a boomerang. If you throw it too far it will not come back." ~ Tom McGuane

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                          • #1843
                            Originally posted by Non Sequitur View Post

                            Boo! Boo! That's damn dark, man.
                            Hey, I warned you. I avoid the truly dark shit that floats around on Telegram. For example, the Russians castrating a wounded POW on camera with a box cutter and no anesthesia, from behind. That's some dark shit. And, there's worse.
                            "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                            The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                            • #1844


                              Luckovich has been on fire since COVID started and hasn't looked back since. I see a third Pulitzer for him soon.
                              "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                              The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                              • #1845
                                Ukrainians captured the uncommon MT-LBu 1V13 armored carrier that functions as a battery fire control center. They got it working and will put it into rotation, as needed.
                                "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                                The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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