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That expensive parade could have made military equipment great again

POSTED BY: WISHIMAY
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Sunday, July 28, 2019 3:04 AM

WISHIMAY


But Chumps Ego is SOO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT!

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/07/real-state-us-mil
itary/594754
/


Just the highlights, since I know half the people here can't be bothered to read a full sentence without shiny moving videos and someone to read it for them...





The age of the current force was most apparent in the Army hardware on display on the National Mall. The M-1A2 Abrams tanks and M-2 Bradley infantry combat vehicles parked near the Lincoln Memorial represent a generation of armored vehicles that were designed in the 1970s and procured in large numbers during the 1980s. More than three decades later, they remain, albeit with modification, the mainstay of the U.S. Army and have been used in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


The aircraft that flew over the capital echoed the theme of an advanced but aging force. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was another product of the Reagan defense buildup. Although it is an impressive aircraft able to evade enemy radar, the U.S. Air Force has fewer than 20 of them—far short of the 132 the Air Force originally envisioned purchasing when the bomber first took flight in 1988, and its successor, the B-21 Raider, has yet to make its first flight. The two F-22 Raptors that flanked it are newer aircraft but, like the B-2, exist in only small numbers (187 rather than the 750 originally envisioned)—part of a production run that was truncated more than a decade ago when it appeared that the United States wouldn’t face sophisticated adversaries in the foreseeable future. Now, in an era when China and Russia are manufacturing capable combat aircraft and air defenses, America’s non-stealthy aircraft are becoming more vulnerable.

Indeed, as a result of a lack of aircraft-modernization programs over the past 30 years, the Air Force’s fighter force is half the size it was when the Berlin Wall fell, and has reached an unprecedented average age of 26 years.

Moreover, military displays like the one on July 4 obscure the fact that the U.S. armed forces are still largely organized the way they were a generation ago and employ tactics that have seen only marginal change from those employed in past wars.

The wars of the future may depend not so much on the kinds of things you can put on parade, but on new technologies that reimagine warfare. Adversaries have invested in blunting America’s ability to project military power abroad, including by striking critical bases of operations, disabling information networks, and interfering with communication, navigation, and imagery satellites that support military operations. If America doesn’t invest in these areas, it’s unlikely that the next military display will be a victory parade.






We are really going to have to step up our game here if we're eventually going to have to kick Putin's ass.



Putin IS the new Hitler. Get ready to lock and load!

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Sunday, July 28, 2019 11:03 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Quote:

Originally posted by WISHIMAY:

Putin IS the new Hitler. Get ready to lock and load!



Too bad Democrats don't have any guns.

So I guess LOCK up your doors and LOAD up on supplies.

"It's too scary out there in the real world. It's time to go underground."



You're a dangerous idiot. I do hope that you're not one of the few Democrats who have a gun in the house.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Sunday, July 28, 2019 1:26 PM

THG


Commander and Chump. Has a nice ring to it wish.

T



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Sunday, July 28, 2019 3:52 PM

JONGSSTRAW


Delusional Trump haters can't even grasp basic simple things like what Trump's already done for military.

Feb 12, 2018 · Trump budget of $716 billion for fiscal 2019, part of an ambitious effort to substantially boost Pentagon spending after years of tight budget.
https://www.npr.org/.../trump-to-unveil-hard-power-budget-that-boosts-
military-spending


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-plans-to-
ask-for-716
...


President Donald Trump added $15 billion to former President Barack Obama’s FY 2017 budget, and he proposed a FY 2018 budget of $639 billion. This represented an increase of $56 billion
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/02/25/white-
house-plans-to
...

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Sunday, July 28, 2019 5:24 PM

WISHIMAY


Quote:

Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:


You're a dangerous idiot. I do hope that you're not one of the few Democrats who have a gun in the house.



Hubby's the collector and has 5 of them, but I know how to use them all. And since I don't have a dominant eye like most people, I have excellent aim.
Some idiot tries to break in here they're going to meet a Raging Judge and no apologies

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Sunday, July 28, 2019 5:48 PM

CAPTAINCRUNCH

... stay crunchy...


Quote:

Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Delusional Trump haters can't even grasp basic simple things like what Trump's already done for military.

Feb 12, 2018 · Trump budget of $716 billion for fiscal 2019, part of an ambitious effort to substantially boost Pentagon spending after years of tight budget.
https://www.npr.org/.../trump-to-unveil-hard-power-budget-that-boosts-
military-spending


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-plans-to-
ask-for-716
...


President Donald Trump added $15 billion to former President Barack Obama’s FY 2017 budget, and he proposed a FY 2018 budget of $639 billion. This represented an increase of $56 billion
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/02/25/white-
house-plans-to...



He's buying their allegiance because he knows sh*t will hit the fan come his second term. He's seen what facists have to do to protect themselves from by looking around the globe. Covering his ass is 'Ole Bone Spurs mantra. Do you really not know a single thing about this fugger? How many times has he filed for bancruptcy?

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Sunday, July 28, 2019 7:23 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Quote:

Originally posted by WISHIMAY:
Quote:

Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:


You're a dangerous idiot. I do hope that you're not one of the few Democrats who have a gun in the house.



Hubby's the collector and has 5 of them, but I know how to use them all. And since I don't have a dominant eye like most people, I have excellent aim.
Some idiot tries to break in here they're going to meet a Raging Judge and no apologies




I hope your husband has the good sense to lock them up and put them out of reach of the kid.

Hopefully he keeps your daughter away from them too.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Sunday, July 28, 2019 11:10 PM

WISHIMAY


Quote:

Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:


I hope your husband has the good sense to lock them up and put them out of reach of the kid.

Hopefully he keeps your daughter away from them too.




She's almost 17. Who do you think taught her?


Putin IS the new Hitler. Get ready to lock and load!

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Monday, July 29, 2019 3:57 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by WISHIMAY:
But Chumps Ego is SOO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT!

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/07/real-state-us-mil
itary/594754
/

Just the highlights, since I know half the people here can't be bothered to read a full sentence without shiny moving videos and someone to read it for them...


The age of the current force was most apparent in the Army hardware on display on the National Mall. The M-1A2 Abrams tanks and M-2 Bradley infantry combat vehicles parked near the Lincoln Memorial represent a generation of armored vehicles that were designed in the 1970s and procured in large numbers during the 1980s. More than three decades later, they remain, albeit with modification, the mainstay of the U.S. Army and have been used in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


The aircraft that flew over the capital echoed the theme of an advanced but aging force. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was another product of the Reagan defense buildup. Although it is an impressive aircraft able to evade enemy radar, the U.S. Air Force has fewer than 20 of them—far short of the 132 the Air Force originally envisioned purchasing when the bomber first took flight in 1988, and its successor, the B-21 Raider, has yet to make its first flight. The two F-22 Raptors that flanked it are newer aircraft but, like the B-2, exist in only small numbers (187 rather than the 750 originally envisioned)—part of a production run that was truncated more than a decade ago when it appeared that the United States wouldn’t face sophisticated adversaries in the foreseeable future. Now, in an era when China and Russia are manufacturing capable combat aircraft and air defenses, America’s non-stealthy aircraft are becoming more vulnerable.

Indeed, as a result of a lack of aircraft-modernization programs over the past 30 years, the Air Force’s fighter force is half the size it was when the Berlin Wall fell, and has reached an unprecedented average age of 26 years.

Moreover, military displays like the one on July 4 obscure the fact that the U.S. armed forces are still largely organized the way they were a generation ago and employ tactics that have seen only marginal change from those employed in past wars.

The wars of the future may depend not so much on the kinds of things you can put on parade, but on new technologies that reimagine warfare. Adversaries have invested in blunting America’s ability to project military power abroad, including by striking critical bases of operations, disabling information networks, and interfering with communication, navigation, and imagery satellites that support military operations. If America doesn’t invest in these areas, it’s unlikely that the next military display will be a victory parade.



We are really going to have to step up our game here if we're eventually going to have to kick Putin's ass.


Putin IS the new Hitler. Get ready to lock and load!

Nilbog.

Misery.

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