When Veteran YouTube Geopolitical Talking Heads Start Acting Like Internet Trolls

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Now let’s be clear about something. Veterans arguing about foreign policy is not the problem. In fact, it’s healthy. People who have worn the uniform should absolutely debate how American power is used. The military has always produced strong opinions—usually accompanied by horrible coffee and worse briefing slides. But what used to separate professional disagreement from internet drama was something the officer corps once valued deeply: discipline.

The Kurds – The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend (Until Tuesday)

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For many Americans, the story is simple. Saddam Hussein gassed the Kurds in the 1980s—most infamously at Halabja. They suffered horribly. When the United States eventually removed Saddam from power in 2003, the Kurds were portrayed as natural allies: brave fighters, pro-Western, reliable partners in a messy region.

Tina Peters, Colorado And The Hypocrisy Express: Governor Jared Polis Mans Up and Outs Himself And His Corrupt Democrat Cronies When The Shoe Hits The Other Foot

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Before getting carried away giving Polis too much credit for his forthright and honest take on this, take note that this is a political kindred soul of his and the bottom-line takeaway is that the hypocrisy is so obvious-the bright and shiny double standard of justice from a lady who is supposed to be blindfolded-that it forced Polis to fess up.

The Persian Spring (Will It Bloom or Wilt?); A top-level analysis of strategic possibilities regarding the fallout of Epic Fury. High risk, high reward.

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There are several things to highlight when it comes to the situation in Iran and Israel right now. These talking points are designed to highlight some of the likely global effects worth being aware of, to track how they unfold in real time, and to anticipate the future.

Red China is the big loser in Iran; Red China’s military equipment is as reliable as Acme’s. Meep-meep

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A side benefit of the Operation Epic Fury is testing the war materiel of the Russian and Red Chinese military. With little exception, they are failing again as they did in the extraction of Maduro from Venezuela

Blood, Guts, and Winning Wars: Why Patton Still Makes Modern Leaders Uncomfortable

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Patton’s most famous line, delivered to the Third Army in 1944, captured his philosophy better than any manual ever written: “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” That was not just colorful language. It was a direct rejection of the romantic nonsense that had gotten an entire generation slaughtered in World War I. Patton had seen that war. He had been wounded in it. He understood that modern industrial warfare was not a stage for heroic poetry. It was a contest of logistics, speed, firepower, and will. His job was not to produce martyrs. His job was to produce victory.

Returning to the Founding: Does the Presidential Pardon Power Extend to State Offenses? An Originalist Reexamination

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Was it a miracle?

I have long accepted the conventional view that the President’s constitutional power to grant pardons extends only to federal offenses leaving violations of state law beyond his reach. However, when one examines the historical and textual record more closely, one begins to question whether this limitation truly reflects the original understanding at the Founding.

The Dollar Isn’t Backed by Gold — It’s Backed by DIME and a Carrier Strike Group

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Let’s retire the fairy tales.

The U.S. dollar is not backed by gold. It’s not backed by “faith.” It’s not backed by vibes. It’s backed by power — specifically the kind of power that sails in carrier strike groups, negotiates trade deals, controls sea lanes, writes sanctions law, insures shipping, and can ruin your economy before your stock market even opens.