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I’m an equal opportunity hater - fuck em both!

Bid avoid LGA solves that problem.

Here’s a good description that drives why we should be obliterating the IRGC instead of a ceasefire. “From 2009 onwards, Ali Khamenei began to double down on the apocalyptic and militaristic doctrine of Mahdism, not least in the IRGC. In doing so, his goal was to nurture more radical generations both within the IRGC and the regime’s hard base, which forms the core recruitment pool for the Guard. Thereafter, the apocalyptic and militaristic doctrine of Mahdism became the focal point in the IRGC’s formal programme of indoctrination, making up more than half of training in the Guard. According to the apocalyptic and militaristic doctrine of Mahdism, the 12th divinely ordained Shia Imam, Mahdi, was withdrawn into a miraculous state of disappearance by God in AD 874. The doctrine claims that the Hidden Imam will one day return to restore justice to the world before the End of Times and, in doing so, will wage an apocalyptic war that will end the lives of infidels and Jews everywhere. Historic Shia narrations, on which this doctrine is based, claim that there will be rivers of Jewish blood, after which justice will be restored globally and the world will be divided into 313 provinces—representing the number of Mahdi’s so-called special commanders. From 2010 onwards, the IRGC’s indoctrinators began to assert that there were barriers to the return of the Hidden Imam and that the IRGC was the “militaristic vehicle” to remove those barriers and speed up his return. According to this doctrine, crafted by some of the regime’s most extremist Islamist clerics—not least the late Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi, who supervised the Mojtaba Khamenei’s clerical studies—the biggest barrier is the existence of the state of Israel. This is the lens through which the IRGC and the regime’s hard base viewed and communicated the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel. In fact, the operational name given to the IRGC’s strikes on Israel—Operation True Promise—refers to the promise made by the sixth divinely ordained Shia Imam, Imam Sadegh, that the Jewish population would be annihilated at the hands of the holy people of Qom. “Operation True Promise” carries the same connotation as “Final Solution”. Likewise, according to this doctrine, one of the signs of the nearing of Mahdi’s arrival is the apocalyptic destruction of the world, not least Iran. This is precisely why members of the IRGC, Basij and the regime’s hard base constituency have perversely been ideologically stimulated and energised despite the regime suffering serious losses in the ongoing war. The doctrine also claims that, prior to Mahdi’s arrival, there will be a global war against the system of Jahiliyya—an Islamic term referring to a state of ignorance or barbarism, which the regime uses to describe the U.S.-led liberal order. The IRGC has not only framed its current war through this lens, but has also portrayed Putin’s war in Ukraine as part of the same struggle— hence its support for it. These efforts have been successful in nurturing a cult of Mahdism in the IRGC — not least amongst the younger third and fourth generations. Crucially, this is the constituency that is most loyal to Mojtaba Khamenei. Likewise, members of Mojtaba’s own close circle are the leading proponents of this apocalyptic and militaristic doctrine—they are leading figures in this cult. All of this is to say that this cult of Mahdism within the IRGC has been long in the making. Its adherents view the IRGC’s missile, nuclear, and proxy programmes as tools for accelerating Mahdi’s return. For years, Western policymakers dismissed the importance of this doctrine in shaping how the IRGC acts and behaves. Yet many of its actions today—which might otherwise appear irrational—can only be understood within the context of this doctrine. It is shaping the IRGC’s “rationality”: a rationality distinct from the material cost-benefit logic that dominates the secular Western worldview. Not only would it be unwise, but it would be dangerous to ignore this apocalyptic and militaristic doctrine of Mahdism within the IRGC.” - Kasra Aarabi

It is not a replacement/improvement for the A-10, it is simply the next best answer available when the A-10 actually goes away and we don’t buy a direct replacement…whenever that happens.

That’s some real turbo douche going on there.

Mr. O6 isn’t wrong, but he and his friends won’t like the outcome of that risk (enter Sua’s example).

We’ve already answered this - it’s the F-16.

The door event was 16 years ago. It’s been a couple years since the last “oops, our bad” rental return.

There are always USAFE AND PACAF jobs popping up that don’t require SDE or IDE in res. If you’re after multiple years of adventure OCONUS (and adding to your TAFMS), no need to do school to make that happen. Also, only have had one guard wg/cc who did in res school, the rest did SDE in correspondence.

I’ve returned a car OCONUS missing a door. Said “have a nice day” and left. Never heard about it ever again. Seen many GTC rentals returned all kinds of screwed up over my career, never seen or heard of anyone getting screwed (questioned by the CC is a different story).

I agree with the first sentence. But, what I don’t agree with is you stating opinions on LOAC/ROE as fact, and then determining everyone who doesn’t agree with your opinion is bordering on genocidal/war criminals/slept through “LOAC class,” etc. That’s the only argument I’ve made towards you - and it’s a bingo, as Hans would say.

They certainly are. Have you actually done anything in war? How much ROE have you written? From what you’ve argued, I’d say the honest answers to those questions is somewhere between none and a very close to none.

We need about 300% more Growlers…but yeah, let’s burn some on airshows for no good reason. Dumbasses. Glad they’re all alive.

That’s a ludicrously stupid assessment. How does one have a real conversation with someone wearing that massive of a tinfoil hat? Copy your “appeal to authority” logical fallacy approach in your last post - I can tell you many military lawyers disagree with you, and I can also tell you many CGOs have made high-level autonomous decisions in combat - it’s not all “CAOC controls everything” land, though I get that does exist at times. Overall, you are dead wrong on much of what you said, specifically when trying to apply it broadly (I’m sure you’ve seen it be true in specific instances, periods of time, etc.) Lastly, nobody does CDE like we do, including the Israelis. Its too bad others aren’t at our level, but that’s one of the things that makes America great.

I wouldn’t shy away from experimental - the only reason I care anymore about certified is if it’s making money (then you have to be certified). Otherwise, it can be a much better deal - just do your homework and make sure it had a reputable, experienced builder.