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I don't think you are soapboxing, I think Danger41 summed it butter than I could. Steve as a journalist operating under the freedom of the Constitution and the 1st amendment, told the story, bravo. I am assuming you are not saying Steve can't report what he finds as a journalist. I agree that folks with classified knowledge have no business discussing things with the press or anyone not read in period dot. When I say Doc's story deserved to be told, perhaps I should caveat, I mean to his family. There is probably some middle ground but DoD never seems to find it. The family deserved some details and instead of "your loved one died in a crash, sorry", I would have handled it like this - "Unfortunately Doc passed away in the crash of a classified aircraft. It happened when he attempted to land but there was an issue with said classified aircraft and Doc was forced to initiate a very dangerous go around that ultimately saved the life of his backseater. Doc attempted to eject but his seat failed and he perished."

I know the first place the new Ministry of Truth needs to look!

I wouldn't get to worried and/or excited just yet. Even with age 65, our average pilot still leaves at 62.5. How many pilots would even make to age 67? I'm guessing if this makes it through, the realized impact would be miniscule. On the flip side, if it does pass, I'll take 2 more years of our disability. 🤣 My understanding is that ICAO can only recommend and not the final authority. So even if they raised the age, each country would have to raise it themselves. I'd love to see that 350 Captain come on down and fly my CHA turn (25 min flights) followed by 2 or 3 more legs. I'm sure they did that at one time in their career, but im guessing it doesn't sound to appetizing at 66 years old and years of the international good life.

Warning to the bros: You can find “alarming” info on the inter webs that does not make it OK to start contributing your knowledge on said subject outside the appropriate channels. You will get butt fucked accordingly if you fuck this up. Shouldn’t have to be said, but…

Eye-roll. You don’t. You weigh the positives and negatives and make an informed decision on whether the alliance provides enough benefit to make it worthwhile. The fact that the Turks have put up with the Greeks for this long suggests that the Finns & Swedes won’t really end up being a non starter for them. Question: Do you believe any alliance makes sense in the modern world? Your posts suggest you don’t. Do you truly believe the world would be more stable if all alliances were dissolved?

White women. It's always white women.

Moody did have them like that.

Was it Pope that had the A-10s with the teeth painted on them?

We’re on the same page, and your assumptions are correct.

https://www.newsweek.com/turkey-poised-deliver-massive-win-putin-nato-expansion-1706518 Stuff like this is why I feel this alliance is sometimes a waste of time. You have one state that doesn't agree with the other 30 and now your entire strategy is uprooted. Furthermore, there isnt much we can do about it. Even if we were to find the legal mechanism to remove Turkey from the alliance, it would be extraordinarily difficult to do. Turkey has really strategic terrain to the alliance and not all of the 29 remaining states may think they should go. If only one supports Turkey, than Turkey stays. How do you hold resolute and appear resolved when the internal politics of your own organization are in turmoil. This is not the only thing going on with Turkey as well. Turkey's activities in northern Syria and against Syrian Kurds who helped defeat ISIS is extremely troubling.

It’s a badge of honor for many people, especially her kind. How did we end up with communists like her at the highest levels of government? It really comes down to the fact that the Biden Admin (his handlers) are not ruling in good faith. They want to fundamentally change the core fabric of this country (limiting speech is one of the first steps, firearms second…no coincidence our founding fathers made speech and self defense the top two amendments). In order to fundamentally change the government that benefits the oligarchs, they flat out need to sabotage the country. It must be by design. The likes of AOC, her stupid squad..their lunacy and idiocy makes sense when you realize this is all by design, accomplished by the useful idiots who voted these people into office.

I’m a regular viewer of Steve’s 10 Percent True show and read/own several of his books and I don’t fault him for pursuing the story. That’s his job as an author. What sticks in my craw about this story is that there are two sources that feel the need to comment to an author/journalist about something that absolutely shouldn’t be discussed. He’s not a shoulder to cry on about a tragic event. He’s an author with well known credentials. I’ll admit that it’s a terrible situation for families in these types of scenarios but that’s part of the deal, as cold as that sounds. There’s a wall at the CIA commemorating lost agents and most of them aren’t identified. Hopefully their families know about their fates, but I doubt it. My $0.02

For some reason, her implication that having a blue check mark should mean more than just being who you say you are bothers me more. Her idea is stupid and childish. She wants hall monitors. But, reserving verification to "legitimate" people or whatever her stupid emotional idea was is creepy. Some people's ideas/thoughts should mean more based on who they are... an aristocratic ideal.

I've seen your hands. 100% don't want the finger wave from Doctor CH

CH: I’m not trying to soapbox, but you know full well that there are heroic Americans who died in great service to our nation. The greater society will likely never know what/where/why it happened anytime soon. I don’t see Doc’s story being any different. By all accounts, a true patriot. Does that mean his story should be told at the possible expense of national security? I have no clue if his wife was partly read-in or given a closed door debrief about the accident. If she wasn’t…absolutely foul. That is something I think the family is owed. Anything more, particularly to the rest of the world…not so much.

Biden's new Ministry of Truth Czar says "Verified" people like her should be able to edit other users tweets. She gets to decided what the truth is... I know I know...trust the government, chew your cud citizen, all is well. UFB Lunatic.mp4

https://coffeeordie.com/bronze-star-kabul-evacuation/ Phenomenal Navy O-3 I owe some friends lives to. Super happy she was recognized.

Took me almost five years to build the story, and it might not make me any friends in publishing it, but Schultz’ honour deserves to be defended: Doc Schultz' Area 51 Mishap: The Details Revealed https://youtu.be/zidJB6qxlKs

Or.... Summer of 2001.

I interviewed both of the widows of the two pilots killed in the Constant Peg programme. Their stories are heart wrenching and their emotions were raw even after the passage of so many years. It took 30 years for one of them to find out how, where and what her husband was doing when he died. The other had a pretty good idea what her husband was doing, as I suspect the Schultz family does, but that's not the same as knowing for sure, and it's not the same as getting real answers. "Doc" Schultz may have made the ultimate sacrifice, and I doff my hat to him, but his wife and five children are the ones who must live with the consequences. In my mind, they are the real heroes. My thoughts go out to them.

I'm not railing against being a white conservative Christian. It's a perfectly valid worldview, but something has to be said for changing demographics and for preventing extremist policies (both far-left and far-right) to permeate American society. You are right, government overreach into the lives of private citizens is absolutely an issue that needs to be reigned in, but there are some (limited) situations where the government should be able to operate to safeguard US interests. No system will ever be perfect and the government likes to push and exceed its legal authorities, so I appreciate people like you who are willing to call the government out when it misuses its power. I just think absolute government distrust is a step too far, especially if you serve in the military.

It's the size that's mostly problematic. Things like FIVEEYES are good because there is a cultural connection that ensures the defense of similar values and the agreement is small enough to keep quagmires small. The problem with NATO is it's too big to succeed. If simply making bigger alliances was the secret to world security we would just ally everyone. But we are not doing that. Turkey may or may not approve the new ascension. I can see them going either way. If they approve it, it would be at cost of a significant quid quo pro. I don't fault Turkey for this. They are acting in their interests. But I think there is a prevailing myth that our interest is directly tied to the size and might of NATO when in fact the alliance offers diminishing returns the larger it gets.

If you’re asking me if I support being in NATO specifically, the answer is a resounding no. An alliance is only worth joining if the American people benefit as much/more than the other members. And if you look at how much we spend on our defense than Iceland (for example), well, there’s your answer. Oh, but I appreciate the “eye roll” from the left lol.