Well, of course a West Point graduate should expect to see combat, but the interesting bit is this:
“It is a virtual certainty that you will fight on a battlefield for America at some point in your life,” Pence said. “You will lead soldiers in combat. It will happen. Some of you may even be called upon to serve in this hemisphere.”
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“What’s most troubling about Pence’s statement is that it treats American invasions of other countries as simply a given, something out of our hands to decide whether or not we want to do.” -WaPo
Self fulfilling prophesies are a bitch amirite?
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No, no - you see, wars are natural things that just break out and there is nothing to prevent it. You know, just like measles or polio, right?
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In re: All the above
Can we just agree that we are totally fucked and start planning for Armageddon already?
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/31/middleeast/saudi-arabia-iran-summit-mecca-intl/index.html
FFS… “struggled to find its voice…” The fuck?
In the months since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered by Saudi officials inside their consulate in Istanbul last October, the desert Kingdom has struggled to find its voice amid international condemnation.
And I posted this in another thread, but here is some more reaction to Kushner’s plan for the Israel and Palestine, reaction from the King of Jordan (ie some random ensign on Voyager).
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/29/politics/jordan-abdullah-kushner/index.html
[ETA] More on the pressure being put on Ensign…er… King Addullah…
And control over Al-Aqsa might be part of the negotiations, putting the Saudis in charge, meaning they control 3 of the holiest places in the Islamic world.
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I just finished this:
It’s an Afghanistan war memoir by Joe Kassabian, host of the excellent military history podcast Lions Led by Donkeys.
Worth reading.
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Is China making a play for Taiwan from the inside with the help of Mazu the Sea Goddess?
Does that red hat Gou wears say: “Make Taiwan Great Again”?
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Related?
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