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Thank you for the productive disagreement. I agree that Hamas hasn’t done a single thing in good faith ever but I would argue those actions aren’t in a vacuum and Israel hasn’t behaved in a productive manner toward Gaza/Hamas either. It’s really easy to point to how radicalized Hamas is but the nuance comes from coming to terms with the conditions those people have been subjected to that contributed to their radicalization. Also AIPAC is just an objectively very powerful lobbying group. I don’t think it’s invoking some grand anti-Semitic conspiracy theory to say that US and Israel interests are not always aligned and AIPAC more often than not lobbies for the Israeli interest.

See this analogy fails because it does what tons of Israel fans do by assuming Oct 7th is the first and only important event to consider when thinking about this conflict. A more apt analogy here is as follows: You’ve been neighbors for 70 years. You’ve been trading tit for tat dog attacks for that entire time. You have blockaded your neighbor’s house and won’t let him go to the grocery store, receive mail, or otherwise interact with the outside world. You randomly encroach on his property claiming portions of his yard as your own. THEN his dogs get out and kill your kid. So you go kill his dogs, his wife, his kids, him, burn down his house, and burn down every surrounding house in a 2 mile radius.

Guys I think the only logical solution here is to forcibly displace these people from their claimed ancestral and religious homeland and then re-settle them into like-minded Muslim countries. Definitely won’t result in fertile ground for more terrorist cells surrounding Israel on all sides. If I’ve learned anything from 20 years of terror wars it’s that it super easy peasy to squash Islamic fundamentalism and imposing our will on them never blows up in our face. Guess we just really have to make a middle eastern Monaco in Gaza. It’s literally the only logical thing to do 🤷🏻‍♂️

The Generals and Admirals are the cheapest C-Suite operatives of any company in America. Bar none. Secretary Hegseth has no idea the mistake he’s making. This policy is going to have senior talent impacts for decades.

Brothers, 9 and 7, With Loaded Gun Caught in Standoff with Deputies Deputy should have given the little shits the spanking of their life.

The C-40 has something around 68k-72k depending on the model with the aux tanks. The AFRC C's are the newest and carry the most gas since they have an updated aux fuel system. I forget my longest individual leg, but it was definitely over 10 hours. Longest duty day was 24+30 going from the middle east all the way back to MacDill with a fuel stop. That sucked.

Probably that, 10+ hours in the air for 5000 NM. It was / is 5+30 for JFK to GEO and that’s about 2200 NM. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We did 13 hours in the tanker pretty regularly, and the seat wasn't nearly as adjustable or comfortable as in the 737. I wouldn't want to do it, but compared to other military flying it's not notably awful.

Of the three, prestige is the motivation I want my generals seeking the least. Pay them.

Didn't the Marine Corps acting commandant literally work himself into cardiac arrest a year or two ago? I recall him saying something along the lines of "my work schedule starts at 0430 and I make sure it stops at 2200 no matter what." Gee, I bet he's really reveling in the luxury. Adam Smith had it right in 1776 that there are three ways to pay someone - pay, working conditions, and prestige. We aren't paying our flag officers anywhere close to what they could command in the private sector. We are working them to death. So we might as well at least try to give them the prestige of being a general. Or, don't complain when the leaders who remain are the folks who you least want in charge. "Unyielding self sacrifice" might be heroic but it doesn't pay for your kid's college.

Seeing how things were handled with agent orange, and how things are being handled with burn pits plus Havana Syndrome…confidence is at an all time low.

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104521/c-40bc/The C-40 B/C is based upon the commercial Boeing 737-700 business jet. The body of the C-40 is identical to that of the Boeing 737-700, but has winglets…The basic aircraft has auxiliary fuel tanks, a specialized interior with self-sustainment features and managed passenger communications. I don’t know what 5000NM translates to in 737 time aloft, but I’d guess around 10 hours. Oooof.

737 MAX 8 concept

BQZip's mom always did have a way with words

If it doesn't require SECDEF energy, then it doesn't require my energy / attention. Fair enough? Get rid of all the DEI nonsense. I never want to here another peep about it. I'd rather have a competent CSSs and finance shops than read another email from the CSAF or SECDEF about some eye-roll BS.

Long and distinguished lineage https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/naked-gunner-rescue-rabaul-1944/

"Naked gunner hugs????". Not sure if that deserves a "WTF is wrong with you people" or a Seinfeld "Not that there is anything wrong with that." The only naked Hawg driver I recall was one of the guys on an Atlantic crossing going to the tanker boom stripped down to shock the chick boomer who was not impressed and unphased by stunt.

As a 2x time member of that club, it'll be interesting to watch and see what the study finds. But I won't be surprised if it ends up being a wash...too much politics in both directions.

Passed by the House https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/530

I hear ya Lawrence, flew the 73 several 5+ hour flights (if it was for premium I’d look back fondly on them) but looking at the future I think it possible the VIP planes in a contingency will need to get a loooong way on one tank of gas, gray T tails and tankers will be spoken for so giving the pinstripe suits a means to hop a pond in one jet with their entourage will be necessary Crew with a relief pilot and separate, private crew rest areas Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dudes, I went to SOS in a Bush admin and the Blue Bedroom had plenty of social lectures. Shit ain't nothin new. But does this crap really need SecDef energy? Between India/Pak shit, Israeli shit, Prez courting the M. East shit, renaming bodies of water shite, Chiner shit, Russian shit, Ukraine shit, Houthi shit, Signalgate dumbass shit, firing staff shit, Defense programs shit, budget shit (better show up with your homework, Pete.. don't be like Pash), dude has a lot of real shit to think about. I mean, the Gulf of Alabama isn't gonna redo itself on all those maps.

What the heck is a naked gunner hug? Never mind, now I’m trying to gouge out my own minds eye.

Remember the mandatory DoD stand down day for DEI several years ago? How many millions/man hours/trng opportunities wasted sitting around in groups talking about this garbage...

Takes me back to my first AFSOC all call. Buck walked out and his cold opener was “naked gunner hugs are over. Let me repeat myself, naked gunner hugs are over!” …and the crowd was divided. 😂

Let’s flip the script, how many man hours were spent building radical ideology such as CRT into curriculums at all levels of the military; and said books into the libraries to begin with? CRT and other communist ideology should have never had a place in the military to begin with. Like I said before, most actions occuring now might seem radical but that will be the case when you aggressively course correct back to normalcy.