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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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Strange though, that seems like something to fire a SQ/CC & DO about unless it was sanctioned by the SOG.

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.

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.

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.

Those weren’t tits bro.

The Covid zealots are trying to pretend they weren’t total fucking psycho’s forcing harmful poison on us all. Revisionist history will not work.

Curious about this statement since "gunship stuff" now includes -114s and others; is AGR storage incompatible with AGMs?

I’m retiring right at O-6 pin on. I also was never interested in the airlines, although I’m doing it now. Turns out it’s better & more interesting than expected, and way better than what I was doing post SQ command. I have zero regrets. There was only one job I wanted as an O-6, which I actually landed, but after taking a genuine assessment of the impacts to my family it exceeded their tolerance threshold. Also it wouldn’t have been as fun in my 40’s as it would have been in my 30’s. I know that’s vague, sorry, but hope it helps.

I heard from my democrat friends how climate change will destroy life on earth by 1990. I mean 2000. Or maybe 2010. Nope, it’s 2030 for sure.

The "intelligence community" has about as much credibility left as the post-COVID NIH. They weren't pressured into anything, they willingly signed up for it. Look at the country the Democrats have made: our institutions are illegitimate, the government limits free speech, crime is through the roof, borders are a mess, China is stronger and belligerent... nothing is better now than 2019, everything is worse. Vote them all out.

Of note, President Biden literally shares a bank account with his crackhead son. The corruption of the Biden crime family is better documented than any of the accusations thrown at Trump. It is plain as day to anyone with eyes exactly why he is soft on China.

You implied I said something I didn’t say; I am not advocating for national divorce. However it is arrogant of Americans to think we are invulnerable to civil strife. It is certainly a logical possibility. You may have had a strong marriage for several years. You can do things to end that relationship, chief among them is telling her you’ll always cheat and she should too. There is a strong perception that “rule of law” applies to some not others. You may disagree with that perception, but ignoring it is folly.

There’s a third possibility: don’t play the game with each other at all (national divorce). Sounds outlandish, I know, but you’re telling a significant portion of voters an admittedly unfair system will never allow them to vote for their candidate and will continue faux legal maneuvers to subvert the democratic process. The game is rigged against them and it’s their fault they are too dumb to avoid being cheated. Why would anybody willingly continue in that system? I’m amazed how Americans who can dispassionately assess political events overseas seem completely incapable of applying equally objective analysis to events in our own country. NS repeating the talking point that “no one is above the law.” False, several people are obviously above the law and we no longer live in a free country. The FBI has evidence of Biden family crimes kept them under wraps for years (anyone who has seen the laptop reporting realizes there are major crimes clearly documented therein). Russian collusion scandal was a crime. Even Comey said Hillary committed crimes with classified documents but “no reasonable prosecutor” would pursue charges. WTF? The Director of the FBI literally stated he knew Clinton committed crimes, but did not think anybody would prosecute them so he wouldn’t try. Sorry NS, you are wrong, we live in a country where people of a certain political persuasion are above the law. It is obviously corrupt and obviously unsustainable. You can try to paint facts different than they are, but you are not convincing.