boji
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Not going down that rabbit hole this early in the day...
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Not going down that rabbit hole this early in the day...
Have you watched the Ken Burns / Lynn Novic Documentary on Vietnam? Good stuff.moving into Viet Nam conflict...
No, I was drafted in 1970 so I lived through the Viet Nam era and don't need a pop history treatment.boji said:Have you watched the Ken Burns / Lynn Novic Documentary on Vietnam? Good stuff.
I guess that was kinda insensitive question to ask, as I do remember you telling us how Nixon drafted you...No, I was drafted in 1970 so I lived through the Viet Nam era and don't need a pop history treatment.
The French connection to Indochina is (ancient ) history (old western empires spread from Europe around the world).boji said:I guess that was kinda insensitive question to ask, as I do remember you telling us how Nixon drafted you...
All I can say is there is plenty in the doc about Minh and his ideology and the bungling French that I thought you would find interesting. I'm sure it's nowhere near as insightful as a book on it...
Borders are kind of porous in the ME, especially between Iraq and Syria. ISIS took advantage of that while they could get away with it. After spanking them in Iraq we spanked them in Syria.ungifted said:It's really interesting where and how the western coalition "accomplished that goal (mostly)" in Syria.
it's called winning.. he is now the big dog in region supporting Assad and Iran.And why Putin is selebrating "this decision"?
I had to google FSA,,, is that still a thing,,?Because US supported FSA, including Al-Nusra?
yup don't beleieve it. We are still in Germany and Japan.We'll see how US will leave ME states soon (Afghanistan, Iraq, and sure Syria), I don't belive it.
President Obama blinked and withdrew the missile shield from Poland that Putin opposed. It was supposed to protect EU from Iran, but Putin probably worried it would somehow minimize him as a military threat. : I didn't think Poland was at risk lately.Or perhaps we'll see your military forces in Ukraine and Poland? 8)
you are not alone..ungifted said:Merry Christmas to you, John. Sorry for disturbing you.
yup I googled it, but does not seem a distinct single group, just opposition to Assad in civil war.FSA is Free Syrian Army.
Yes, their would be caliphate is gone... that was a rallying call for them.Where did you spanked ISIS? In Rakka?
not sure exactly what they means but already a lot of indiscriminate killing of civilians by Assad.You're worried about Kurdish allies in northern Syria, we'll see another Kosovo in Syria?
?Where ISIS in Syria now, same territory where your Kurdish allies or "moderate opposition". Iraq, Afganistan? Everywhere where your troops located?
Bruce Willis is an actor but die hard is a good christmas movie.I'm admired with the US tradition of supporting freedom seeking people. So many of them over the world, waiting for Santa and Bruce Willis from the USA to save them.
Already stopped googling stuff.. its christmas eve....PS: Rozhdestvo Hristovo will be 07.01.19 in Russia.
PPS: Sorry for throlling, nevermind.
I was reading an article today about Afghanistan needing billions in training, materials and support from the U.S. each year in order to keep something resembling an air force. All the heavy sorties are still planned out and implemented entirely with U.S. troops and equipment. It doesn't look like we'll be leaving that country for quite some time.I hope he doesn't leave our former allies to fend for themselves.
I have been talking about this for years (right here)... Afghanistan needs more than an air force... how about a police force to maintain basic security and provide rule of law across the entire country, not just in Kabul where the government is based...boji said:I was reading an article today about Afghanistan needing billions in training, materials and support from the U.S. each year in order to keep something resembling an air force. All the heavy sorties are still planned out and implemented entirely with U.S. troops and equipment. It doesn't look like we'll be leaving that country for quite some time.
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