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tac airlifter

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  1. Valid, we haven’t heard much from the pro-vax crowd lately. I wonder why that is?
  2. Great questions. The answer is no. Every GO sold out, repeated the same supportive tripe in public while privately voicing concern at our trajectory, yet continued up the chain of rank and pay. Imagine if we had leaders who said this: “I resign from active service. I love our country but cannot continue in good conscience to lead our men and women into danger with no clear objective or purpose. Indecisive political policies are irresponsible, and I resign in hopes the ensuing attention will cause this matter to be taken seriously and resolved with urgency.” GOs reading this, and I know they are, will doubtlessly guffaw at the simplistic scenario I present above. However, they lacked the courage to take bold action. Everyone with combat experience knows we don’t have bold/courageous General Officers. We have highly intellectual GOs who can stay up 20 hours a day, run miles each morning and work their staff to death analyzing a multitude of variables… but they aren’t bold and can’t win.. So to the GOs readIng this in fury at my condemnation- I’m certain you think I am ignorant of how futile and ostracizing my proposed COA would be. You’d be embarrassed in front of your peers. It would be awkward and socially uncomfortable. But had you played that card, you’d be a hero today. Instead, congrats on the retired rank but you’re forever attached to the ignominy of how those wars ended. FWIW I practice what I preach and burned every bridge on my way out over an issue to help my young squadron members. It was uncomfortable going from #1 to the trash can, my peers and supervisors despised me at the end and I didn’t have a retirement ceremony over this issue. However, I played every card and logged a major win for the young captains 6 weeks before retiring.
  3. In 2010 my son was excited to join the military and do badass stuff I was doing. By 2023 he is not joining, and instead on a pre-Med scholarship. None of his friends are joining. It's a tragic loss for our nation; he's a state champion athlete and top 2% scholar with no qualifying issues, whose dad was pushing him towards joining. But it's a shit deal to join after we wrecked a generation in IZ/AFG for nothing. Our humiliating exit from wars which defined his youth was decisive. He thinks the government will send you to die and never let you win. He's not wrong.
  4. The screenshot is a media created image based on transcribed texts, not screenshots of the texts. It’s a common practice. Spoiler alert- they’re the same thing, we just don’t see the custom meth/dick background undoubtedly on Hunters WhatsApp account. Do you really not know that? For those not following the numerous Biden corruption scandals I’ll summarize some facts that are not in dispute: 1. Hunter Biden laptop is real and the FBI has known this since 2019, they just let you think it was Russian disinformation. It provides a host of records (which we care about) along with thousands of incriminating images of drug use and prostitutes (which no one cares about). 2. Those records helped refine other investigations, which show industrial scale tax fraud by Hunter along with serious questions for Joe. 3. investigators have linked dates Joe traveled with Hunter, to texts of Hunter meeting with locals, to millions of dollars being funneled directly to multiple Biden family members using shell companies and circuitous banking paths… methods that have no legitimate explanation and trigger Treasury department suspicious activity reports. Hundreds of them. And the Biden’s have no business to explain the payments. 4. Many texts mention Hunter keeping a portion of monies for “the big guy” who eye witnesses involved in these business dealings have named Joe Biden himself. Hunter and Joe shared a bank account at one point during these dealings. 5. we now have additional texts where Hunter literally tells Chinese communists to pay up now or my dad, who is sitting next to me, will retaliate. The FBI fought to keep you from knowing all this. After that text was sent the Chinese communist party, through wholly owned subsidiaries, sent money to Hunter. I understand Partisanship, and we all see things from our own perspective. I thought the Trump-Russia thing was a hoax, and it was, but I was fine with the investigation, even though it significantly impacted his presidency. This case appears different to me. I cannot see anything except a smoking gun of soliciting bribes and being corrupt by our current president. The one piece that isn’t completely solid (to me, knowing nothing except what I read) is what policy implications were purchased with this money. It is provable that “access to Joe” was bought, but so what? The house investigators say they’re working to tighten up this piece. There are circumstantial things they’ve released, but it needs to be more convincing. But yes, Trump is bad and orange and lacks tact.
  5. You’re wrong that this is “common.” You or I would be in prison for over a decade doing what he is on video doing. Standard Democrat two tier justice system in action. ————————————————————————— Former U.S. Attorney Brett L. Tolman has slammed the plea deal offered to Hunter Biden by Democrat President Joe Biden’s the Department of Justice (DOJ). Tolman said: “DOJ is violating its own internal policies on this case. “The Ashcroft Memo requires they charge the ‘highest provable offense’ and seek consistent sentences with other cases brought by DOJ. “This prosecution is an absolute laughable joke. “Thousands have been sent to prison for long terms for the same charges. They are ignoring decades of policy and precedent to seek felonies not misdemeanors and seek sentences within the guideline range. “The diversion agreement on the felony is offensive to everyone not politically connected who sought diversions and were literally laughed at by DOJ. “Thousands of people have been prosecuted under Project Safe Neighborhoods by DOJ. “They brag about getting nearly 5 years of prison time on average for their gun cases. “If they followed policy, Hunter would be looking at a minimum of 5 years in federal prison. “But he’s a Biden. “Take a look at 18 USC 924(c) charges. “Easy to prove given Hunter was distributed/dealing drugs with a firearm in his possession. “Such charges were brought against thousands in inner cities across the country for last 20 years. “Mandatory minimum sentences for all. Except Hunter. “Since Hunter “brandished” his firearm during the commission of a drug crime, he would be looking at a mand min of 7 years in fed prison. “DOJ could also add on top and min possession of child pornography if any of the girls were underage, plus on top of that years for tax evasion. “If DOJ treated Hunter Biden like the thousands of no-names who get prosecuted he would be looking at decades in federal prison.
  6. Many of these people are military officers and squadron commanders. I was shocked and disgusted by the majority of my peers during COVID.
  7. Yes, Biden is clearly a strong man for our turbulent times. God save the queen.
  8. Here is the core issue, and your characterization is false. The trans movement is not asking to be treated with respect, they are demanding I conform and threatening me when I don’t. I don’t care if men dress up like women. I don’t care if they do it in public, and I definitely don’t care what happens in private with consenting adults. But I am not going to call a man “she” because that imposes their world view on me. Trans people don’t want respect, they want compelled speech and compelled thought. They want my children to watch them dry hump at drag shows, they want to destroy sports for my daughter then force her to look at dicks in the locker room. They want my kids to cut off their private parts without telling me. They want my pastor to cease preaching the “hate speech” of my religion that God created man & woman. Trans people say “speech is violence” then do actual violence opposing laws prohibiting genital mutilation of minors. You may counter with “I know trans people & they are nice” but that’s irrelevant and I don’t care. There is a militant branch of transgender ideology that is violently and ruthlessly and tyrannically forcing their viewpoint on others against their will whose actions now define this discussion. The issue is not LGBTQ+IAP ideology per se, but rather are we a society that allows individual freedom or one that opposes it?
  9. Dude, excellent questions. I don't think we can begin moves towards international accountability until we resolve it domestically. And that's purely pragmatic; without cohesive domestic unity we'd be unable to prosecute any international strategy. I am ready to forgive a lot of people provided they apologize for their egregious anti-American and anti-freedom behavior. Many people, even those on this board, were simply dumb, fearful and overly trusting of authority. They should be ashamed, but they should not be punished so long as they recognize and apologize for their errors. However, for the top tier of decision makers there absolutely must be ruthless accountability. Fauci, Collins and many media/political personalities need to be confronted and dealt with to solidify internal unity required to seek holding China itself accountable.
  10. The person with the most votes does win. The most electoral votes. Everybody knows the rules, it’s not a surprise, and they should campaign in light of the system. Otherwise Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York would decide every election. And in that case, eventually states in the rest of the country would ask “Why are we in this union?” And then the USA would fall apart. The founding fathers thought of this, and developed the electoral college accordingly. In another thread, you asked a profound question: “why can’t Republicans convince voters in major metropolitan areas to support them?” I’ve been thinking on it, although I’m not ready to answer yet. But it’s a great question and it would be fun to discuss over bourbon sometime. However in this context I will turn it around on you: why can’t Democrats convince voters in middle America or rural areas to support their policies? That’s the only reason they want to divest the electoral college; it challenges their grasp on National offices. You say it’s an anachronism, but I find it fundamental to national cohesiveness.
  11. He says he did. You're just taking FBI leaks as fact, and thereby assuming you know the facts. I don't know the facts here, but past several years of context indicates a totally corrupt FBI run by partisans who use "rule of law" as crocodile tears when they NEVER hold their own accountable.
  12. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doj-prosecuting-pot-using-gun-owners-despite-state-legalization/ar-AA1cdb2O?cvid=c14fc05cedda45b8b26765bad115db36&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=11 i like you bro, and I think we actually agree on a lot. You’re just gullible. Harris imprisoned so many people for weed. Biden DOJ now prosecuting people who buy firearms and smoke weed in states where pot is legal. You’ve been duped into voting for a senile totalitarian in sheep’s clothing. FWIW, I’d vote for RFK just to see him destroy big Pharma. But your DNC won’t even allow debates. Because you guys value democracy so much, lol. You’ve been had dude, you just haven’t figured it out,
  13. For me, the job AD offered was much better. When it stopped being fun, I left. But AGR never appealed to me because I couldn't achieve the same professional goals.
  14. Lol, when the next 19 year old guardsmen who is somehow read into alien chem-trail SAP leaks to his Chinese Minecraft league we'll all have a better of who "akshuslly" blew the pipeline! my theory is the whales have been trying to warn us but Greta keeps killing them with offshore wind farms.
  15. Media never has the full picture, as you and I both know quite well, but the general outline from open source angles paints a picture where the US likely helped with logistics & intel while the Ukrainians actually did it. And I get it; if I were a Ukrainian I’d be doing everything possible to hurt Russia inside and outside my country, and I’d attempt to drag another larger power into the mix to create dilemmas for my adversary. But I must be wrong, Ukrainians are too pure for such tactics. It was definitely the Russians who blew up their pipeline… and the damn as well. I do find it incongruent to support this massive act of environmental terrorism concurrent with domestic efforts to ban gas stoves. But in the world of doublethink, there are no ironies.
  16. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/06/nord-stream-pipeline-explosion-ukraine-russia/ looks like the Ukrainians did it, and the US government knew this whole time.
  17. No surprise that we disagree, standard. I still like you though! For clarity, the idea of citizenship for service is highly inclusive to the 2 examples you listed above, and I’d guess preferable to those individuals since Bulgaria and Colombia both have tons of hard working folks interested in US citizenship yet intimidated navigating the Byzantine bureaucracy of current US immigration law. And I don't think my kids should be entitled to citizenship based on what I’ve done. I believe in radical fairness, not free handouts. It’s noteworthy that your two examples are foreign immigrants, whereas my three examples never mentioned immigration or race, it was about who gives back to the community. It’s an example of how the left and right talk past each other on these discussions: I view race and ethnicity as irrelevant to discussions on citizenship, and you’re chomping at the bit to insert race into the discussion with a tongue in cheek implication I view bi-racial citizens as not fully American. I am interested in more citizens who are hard-working and add value to the country; I do not think those unwilling to put skin in the game should have equal say creating new laws (and I don’t care what color their skin is). Said another way, people unwilling/unable to send their kids to war & pay taxes should not be allowed to force mine to go or increase my taxes. But that’s the system we currently have that you believe is a strength. I’m sure you’ve opened your home to all the illegals and don’t mind having your kids wait for health care so crackheads can go first…. This is all just talk though, our system is not changing.
  18. Citizenship for service. Absolutely great fucking idea. The USA is founded on the best ideas and socio-political philosophies humans produced, but the crippling flaw is free citizenship. A selfish spoiled trust fund baby, a criminal on welfare, and a wounded vet who works full time all have equal voice in selecting future leaders & laws of our land. Not optimal. you sound like a white supremacist transphobe. Take 4 COVID shots and one online queer-theory class before signing up for monthly BLM donations to absolve yourself of sin.
  19. My opinion only— AFSOC has an unusual internal power dynamic due to unique COMREL creating distinct officer cultures with different career incentives. AFSOC has two masters: Big Blue and SOCOM. The more senior you get, the more difficult to serve both and you eventually pick your tribe. SOCOM is harder to compete for senior leadership and requires combat credibility in an officers pedigree. Big AF is easier and doesn’t require multiple forward tours. Currently the Big AF inclined officers are leading AFSOC & the current MAJCOM/CC has to overcompensate for his lack of combat credibility; thus he finds Big-AF type endeavors to champion and shuns anything (and anyone) who is of the warrior tribe within AFSOC.
  20. I agree man, he is questioning actual scientists who have been purely altruistic & transparent the last few years. Can you believe RFK opposed mask mandates? It’s proven they SAVED LIVES! There’s no need to debate or think about any of it, we did what we felt was right and that’s all that matters in the end.
  21. Strange though, that seems like something to fire a SQ/CC & DO about unless it was sanctioned by the SOG.
  22. I think Cat 5 has been eagerly hoping someone would provide a slight justification so he could fire them and prove what a non-nonsense tough guy he is. It should have been a WG/CC, but that wouldn’t be the clean kill he was looking for. No one will give 2 shits about this one on a personal level (he wasn’t an easy man to work for), so objective achieved without any blowback or future complications. Machiavellian move. Current & prospective O6s in the command should take heed.
  23. Yes I read what he wrote. Are you familiar with the implications of this story? FBI actions are not analogous to failing a UEI, nor is their senior leadership a mere temporary infection in an otherwise healthy patient. If Global Strike Command deliberately manipulated their position of trust to neuter a sitting President, Commanders would be fired, the institution disbanded, and responsibilities given to others. Here they’re just saying “sorry!” GMAFB. He’s right the cancer needs to be excised. But I think he’s wrong that the FBI or DOJ is capable of such precision. You’ll know I’m right when no one is held accountable, like always. My opinion is that dismantling the institution, although blunt, is necessary. Without drastic action our most powerful internal institution will never recover legitimacy. And I’m completely fed up with the “rank and file agents are great guys” narrative.
  24. Tell your friends they work for a corrupt garbage organization. Since the FBI is incapable of holding responsible those despicable agents who used their position of great public trust to manipulate an election, the entire thing should be burned down. We would rebuild something eventually, because we need federal LEO. But the FBI is beyond reform, time to elect someone who will defund & disband it.
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