…is afire. Unfortunately, it’s not clear that they are the ones who will be burned.
Category Archives: War Commentary
The Uniparty
…turns literal. It’s Mark Steyn, so RTWT.
I supported removing Saddam Hussein, but it was because I genuinely thought that the Bush/Cheney administration had strategic goals and plans for the Middle East, including dealing with Iran. Boy was I wrong.
Putin’s War Week
A long discourse on the current state of play in the Ukraine war.
Alexander Vindman
…represents everything that is wrong with our officer class.
Seven Things That Kamala Harris Has Never Done
…that don’t bode well for her presidency.
She has also never served, but she’s not unique in that regard for recent presidents.
Ukraine’s Invasion Of Russia
I agree that the most significant aspect of this is that there have still been no nukes. I wonder if Putin is concerned that either they’re no longer functional, or that he can’t trust his underlings to use them.
Kabul’s Child Sacrifice
On the third anniversary of the greatest foreign-policy debacle in decades, Cdr Salamander is still righteously angry.
Explaining Russia And Ukraine
This is a little more crude than probably necessary, but it’s pretty much correct.
[Update a while later]
Russia is an empire that needs liberation.
— Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇦 (@rshereme) August 19, 2024
Many people don’t realize that russia is still an empire. In fact, russia fits perfectly the definition of an empire: an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.
1/n pic.twitter.com/rHu9zVSCky
[Update a few minutes later]
Four key Russian railway junctions. It’s a huge vulnerability, and likely part of Ukraine’s plans.
Anti-Zionist Protesters And The Left
Yes, in rare agreement with Jonathan Chait (except for his take on Israel and Netanyahu), it’s time to call them out for what they are.
The Invasion Of Russia
I like the Star Trek reference. And the Ukrainian tank playing rap.