It really is. Was looking through it for something I wrote for WOTR. Will share when it comes out next week.
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It really is. Was looking through it for something I wrote for WOTR. Will share when it comes out next week.
Strategic assessment during conflict. Source: The U.S. Army in the Iraq War, Volume 1. nllp.jallc.nato.int/iks/sharing%...
He’s basically a political appointee
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Partisan actor attacking others to defend his SES boss w/out disclosing the affiliation and w/out being held accountable
A decade ago one of my Scout platoons secured this site at MSAB.
A political appointee disguised as an army officer.
It’s less accurate than the method you describe but Polar running index gets you in the ballpark, especially the more you use it. Polar also has a specific fitness test to get more accurate gauge
I’m using a 5K training program on my polar watch / HR monitor and cleaned up the junk food w/out being overly restrictive
Yeah, recognition that I was telling myself a bunch of lies and was going to eventually cost me and my family. I have a disabled son. Every day I stay upright is one he won’t spend in a group home.
13 months ago I was in the worst shape of my life. Well on my way to being one of those retirement cautionary tales of dudes who cost themselves years of quality time. Today I threw down a very respectable VO2 max (for a 53 y/o) during an easy run.
🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL. kristi noem is doing a live speech right now and doesn't know she was fired. 🚨
lmfao. He and Cynical Publius has an exchange the other day. Josiah even said his life would be better today if the US would’ve stayed out of the Spanish-American War and WWI.
I HAVE NO WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Know Haswah and Jurf well. Think I was one of first Americans to enter Jurf in Sep 2003. Well before it was ethnically cleansed and became a KH stronghold. Who were you with?
Was at the power plant but visited Kalsu in its early days
My former company AO in Iskandariyah. Flew over it going from Amman to BIAP in 2018, looked down and immediately knew where I was even though it had been 15 years.
We can do better. Several of them are officially part of the Iraqi Security Forces and thus indirectly receive support from us.
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This will not cause any issues for Iraq whatsoever, right? RIGHT?
Former CGSOC Prof here (thanks Elon!). Can confirm. Also global force management but I heard that’s for cucks.
Not today
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Saw two “Beardos” during the first 5 minutes of my semi-annual trip to Fort Belvoir.
If I didn’t know any better, I’d think there is no strategy….once again.
W/n last 48 hrs 4 families received notifications that forever changed their lives. 2 more will shortly; their unit is still very much in the fight. It is impractical to expect protection everywhere, but we should expect leaders to talk about the gravity of these losses with sincerity and reverence.
Will admin put pressure on Iraqi govt wrt Iranian-aligned groups, many officially part of the ISF? Not sure GoI has ability/willingness to handle them due to domestic considerations. USG has funded to the tune of $ billions; thus indirectly supporting an adversary’s reach throughout region.
I know that the people who need to read this aren’t here, but here goes:
Rules of engagement aren’t for the enemy. They’re for you. They’re for your soldiers when they’re captured or wounded. They’re for your civilians when they’re in range of the enemy. They’re for your allies, to reassure.
The threat posed by shaheds was 110% anticipated and anyone who says otherwise is either misinformed or lying
I'm aware that category apparently includes the SECDEF and chairman