The US will lose WW3

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > C-SPAM > The US will lose WW3

«‹›2 »

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Gripweed posted:

How can Euros poo poo on American building, the British didn�t know what insulation was until like 2003.

Brits aren't Euros :eng101:

# ¿ Jan 3, 2024 19:55

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ¿ May 9, 2024 23:16

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Frosted Flake posted:

It led to funny outcomes in Afghanistan where the stats of both people we were killing and not killing were being cooked as the contradictory policies measured success with contradictory stats. The score of �safety felt by local Afghans� rising at the same time as the �number of nighttime raids� would have clued anyone in but those were separate areas of responsibility. Both the hearts and minds and search and destroy people saw the numbers they liked.

The same thing happened in Vietnam and was supposedly one of the "lessons learned", lmao

# ¿ Jan 5, 2024 15:25

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Frosted Flake posted:

What is the point of having a Deputy Secretary if the mandarins in the Secretary's office will just run things?

What if they made the Chief of Staff of the secretary some sort of assistant to him, so if in the event he was ill they could take over? They would already be closely working under the Secretary and so could be "deputized" to perform their role as their boss would have directed, even in the Secretary's absence...

If this is how they act when the SecDef get sick for a few days, how bad do you think the Joe is?

# ¿ Jan 8, 2024 18:41

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

poisonpill posted:

Where did all that money go

Toud think you�d end up with some functional military equipment by accident after spending trillions of dollars over years. it seems harder to not build anything.

Can someone help me out here. why not just build a tank that works? why can the defense contractors not make a tank? didn�t congress require the army to keep those factories open?

A lot of McMansions and luxury cars in NoVA and Texas

# ¿ Jan 8, 2024 22:58

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Money isn't real anyway, so instead of making a bunch of functioning weapons, they created an upper-middle class life for a bunch of connected people for almost 50 years. Disarmament through corruption and entropy.

# ¿ Jan 8, 2024 23:22

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

I can't think of a better idea than declaring war on a bunch of battle-hardened asymmetrical war specialists

# ¿ Jan 12, 2024 01:41

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Frosted Flake posted:

I just need to marry to Switzer, so I can become a Swiss Citizen, and join the Swiss Guard... but is there time?

Maybe you can convince Frank to reconstitute his artillery corps.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2024 00:29

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Bold to assume the US has more than 48 hours of front line munitions at this point.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2024 00:47

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

I have trouble believing that neoliberal regimes that can barely manufacture munitions will have the wherewithal to pay for general conscription.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2024 18:40

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

mycomancy posted:

I'm convinced nationally legal cannabis will never happen. I don't know why nor can I offer any explanation, this is just a thing I feel to be factual.

Keeping it quasi legal lets states setup cartels of locally connected investors. Nobody wants to mess with the winning formula.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2024 21:33

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

If his numbers keep sagging, they might try it out of desperation. Of course it will be worded in a way that looks good at first glance but doesnt actually change anything.

Cerebral Bore posted:

i believe they will settle on a compromise where weed is legalized but the cops still get to harass you for possessing it

This too

# ¿ Feb 1, 2024 21:59

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

fits my needs posted:

https://x.com/washingtonpost/status/1754948102690148609?s=20

lol

Soo, a tripwire?

# ¿ Feb 6, 2024 21:17

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:

There is the possibility that the Army could still be blocked from cancelling FARA by Congress. A delegation of members of Congress from Connecticut, where Sikorsky is headquartered, has already issued a statement decrying the decision.

�We are extremely disappointed that the Army has decided to walk away from the FARA program," the statement, which also explicitly mentions Sikorsky, says. "We have been told on multiple occasions by the Army that FARA was their number one priority. This is a complete reversal of that position."

hope remains

This is strike two for Sikorsky after losing the Blackhawk replacement to Bell.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2024 20:55

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

BillsPhoenix posted:

Russia tried to assainate/poison the US SecDef right? As were openly killing their generals and defense peeps, it's just a return to cold war killings.

The other option is he's sick with a super secret illness that can't be disclosed for reasons, he can't be replaced because ??? and what?

He's dying of prostate cancer. They can't admit it or replace him because it would start raising questions about Biden's fitness for office. Our political system is completely paralyzed

# ¿ Feb 14, 2024 22:49

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

lmao that we can't keep the empire going with 895 billion

# ¿ Feb 14, 2024 23:15

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Danann posted:

Examples of misinformation in the grim darkness of the 21st century:
- Saying that Ukraine isn't inflicting a 1000:1 kdr against the Ork hordes
- That the Israelis can be defeated on the field of battle.
- Looking at the wrong economic statistics like food prices.
- Disparaging the name of Dark Brandon by saying that he isn't the greatest, smartest, most minority representative of all.
- Voting against the Democrats.

Crying about Navalny and then in the same breath calling for the same thing to be done to Trump.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2024 22:54

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Can't glide and can't autorotate. Imagine flying that piece of poo poo into combat.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2024 23:24

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Cerebral Bore posted:

i don't know what bunk they've told you all, everybody knows that the fastest helicopter is airwolf

Speaking of, I'm surprised there hasn't been a reboot of Airwolf as a drone

# ¿ Feb 21, 2024 16:56

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Now we're talking

# ¿ Feb 21, 2024 17:00

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

loving Star Fleet uniforms, lmao

# ¿ Feb 21, 2024 19:28

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

At least they got the proto-nazi tactilol pieces of flair

Edit: You don't get to call it a "Space Base" if it isn't in loving space

# ¿ Feb 21, 2024 19:33

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Trump should run on the fact that he made Stargate SG-1 real

# ¿ Feb 21, 2024 19:54

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

This time "Stringfellow" is the internet handle of a Latina Afghan war drone pilot veteran who flies the "AI.wolf" drone from her mother's basement with the help of a sassy GPT chatbot.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2024 23:22

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Shortly after Space Force was rolled out, Steve Carrell put out a sitcom parodying the organization as a bureaucratic mess with no discernable purpose or mission.

My wife was one season into the show before she learned that the space force was real and not just a metaphor.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2024 14:47

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

poisonpill posted:

when are they going to stop saying "near peer" when describing armies with superior capabilities

It's near peer, but not in they way they think

# ¿ Feb 28, 2024 01:44

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

The fitbit maps were an amazing self-own

# ¿ Feb 28, 2024 16:05

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

SixteenShells posted:

I wonder where the replacement for Greenbriar is

There are constant right-wing rumors of Biden building a bunker somewhere, but the reality is that they can just dispense with the notion of an elected government in the event of a disaster. The billionaires are busy building bunkers for themselves and nobody else.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2024 17:46

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Sweden being so rotted through by neoliberalism that they surrender first to covid and then to NATO is darkly amusing

# ¿ Mar 2, 2024 01:04

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Livo posted:

I absolutely think needs to be an A-10 like capability (long loiter time, large payload capability) for low to medium intensity conflicts for sure, and I think it's a shame the YA-10B was never adopted in the 1990s, but I don't know if it, or any of the 4th gen aircraft will be able to operate without heavy losses, casually "loitering for a long time & very close like we did in Afghanistan/Iraq" for a CAS mission in a near peer fight. SOCOM has bought a bunch of converted AT-802U planes for their special operations. Will they be very good in low intensity conflicts or limited counter-insurgency operations? Sure. Are they a full replacement for the A-10 capability? Nope.

I realize buying foreign aircraft is frowned upon but lol at kludging a crop duster into a COIN aircraft when the Super Tucano exists.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2024 15:19

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Grilled Beef posted:

man read the actual article it gets WAY worse. like I know the Atlantic is poo poo but even by that standard it�s bad. guy talks about how he was stunned the negotiator shows up in a suit with notes instead of in rags and sandals and keeps going from there

quote:

The Houthi spokesman was right on time for our meeting. I was a little surprised by his appearance; I had half expected to see a swaggering tribesman of the kind I used to meet in Yemen�mouth bulging with khat leaves, a shawl over his shoulders and a curved dagger in his belt. Instead, Abdelmalek al-Ejri was a neat-looking fellow in a blue-tartan blazer and a button-down shirt. He kept a physical distance as he greeted me, his manner polite but guarded, as if to register that we stood on opposite sides of a chasm.

lmfao

edit:
https://x.com/abn_alhassan/status/1767326153340014849?s=20

Nothus has issued a correction as of 13:42 on Mar 12, 2024

# ¿ Mar 12, 2024 13:38

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Gripweed posted:

I saw 400 new posts in this thread and thought America had lost WW3 already.

Slowly at first, then all at once

# ¿ Mar 14, 2024 01:16

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

�tenacious� about advancing his career in Army public affairs

# ¿ Mar 21, 2024 21:31

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Ardennes posted:

So the launching of the new Enterprise (to replace the USS Eisenhower) has been moved back to 2029 with commissioning in the mid-2030s (and it is unclear when it would be combat ready, maybe late-2030s).

It is fairly significant since the USS Eisenhower was commissioned in 1977 and it may be nearly 60 years old before it can be replaced. It is also unclear when the USS Nimitz is going to be replaced, theoretically if anything goes well in 2025, but the USS Ford took 6 years to be ready for combat (and honestly still really hasn't been in it).

It is a common issue for the USN as a whole, a lot of its carriers are showing age, and now Ford-class carrier are taking forever to get built and up to speed. Also, the funding for the 5th carrier has been delayed to 2030 at the earliest.

Also, the Nimitz class needs about 25-26 years being launch and refueling, and the Nimitz itself was last re-fueled in 2001, which means it really has got to 2026-2027. If its replacement isn't up to speed, it is too bad. It is pretty much the same issue across the rest of the class, the more things get backed up, not only the older the ships get but eventually they either have to be mothballed or refueled which occupies shipyard space. (Admittedly, it may not make sense to overhaul and refuel a ship from the 1970s at this point.)

lol China isn't going to need to waste a hypersonic missile on any of our carriers

# ¿ Mar 22, 2024 18:10

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Hatebag posted:

it carries the ring road/beltway around baltimore and is pretty important for logistics and shipping around the port. so the state and feds will throw a bunch of money at it. I'd say 2-3 years

We fed the numbers into the AI, and it said we didn't need to replace it.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2024 13:46

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

The state and feds will squabble about who pays and how much. Congressional Republicans will balk at spending any money on a decaying Democrat-led shithole. We can't make the steel domestically and sourcing it from China is politically untenable. Allocated money will disappear down a hundred different rat holes. In the end, nothing gets built and life goes on.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2024 14:12