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Riveting- said:
Of course, but the point was that China, for the first time I know, came right out and said it is at war with us - as if to say, what are you going to do about it?

I don't agree with you that the global economy is being destroyed. If we get new trade agreements with our major allies, it may radically change the world situation in a good way for the US by boxing out China. Remember how dependent we were on China during covid. That is a dangerous situation to be in with a country that has admitted it is at war with us. Don't you agree?
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So, US economy is humming along, record low unemployment, and this is the time to "radically change the world situation ... ?" That makes no sense whatsoever. That would be like Painter cutting Smith to give younger players more playing time.
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Train Wreck. Clown Show.

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Riveting- said:
It is not just tariffs being levied against the US, but other trade barriers as well.

I don't pretend to understand international trade policy, but when countries have massive trade deficits with the US and at the same time have substantial tariffs and/or trade barriers against the US, something ain't fair - especially when that country is a police state working to undermine the US, and even admitting it as if there is nothing we can do about it.
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You previously brought up Australian restrictions on American beef and lamb. In cases like that? Either tariffs or the prospects of tariffs seem completely warranted.

Tariffs clearly have a time and place where they can be effective. But across the board tariffs that aren’t carefully strategized or are overextended when not needed are really bad for the ultimate goal; free and fair trade.
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Train Wreck. Clown Show.

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Katscratch said:
The point is that he is trying to justify tariffs based on trade deficits, not tariffs that are being levied against the US.
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It is not just tariffs being levied against the US, but other trade barriers as well.

I don't pretend to understand international trade policy, but when countries have massive trade deficits with the US and at the same time have substantial tariffs and/or trade barriers against the US, something ain't fair - especially when that country is a police state working to undermine the US, and even admitting it as if there is nothing we can do about it.
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This is the battlefield of the future.

Riveting-
Speaking of incompetent armies, this is no surprise, assuming it is accurate. Nato depended on the US for its defense and this is where they are.

"Today, all of European NATO couldn't put a peacekeeping force in Ukraine of half that size without wheezing like an asthmatic with a sinus infection hiking up Kilimanjaro."

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Europe Just Proved Trump Right About NATO

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This is the battlefield of the future.

Riveting-
I just looked up REMF. It seems to me that as a general rule, the smartest people would be REMF because you need them to continue to plan and be smart.

I think I read several times during the early months of the Ukraine war that Russia was losing quite a few generals because they didn't follow that rule - which was just one indication of many of how inept the Russian army really is. On the other hand, maybe the Generals are not necessarily all that smart in the Russian army.
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This is the battlefield of the future.

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Quix0te said:
As I mentioned before, I was a US Army officer for 28 years. I wasn't a combat hero like Tim Walz, I was in procurement. I don't have one campaign ribbon, I was a REMF.

The Javelin’s predecessor was the TOW. The TOW was an effective anti-tank weapon but it was wire-guided. It required two soldiers, one to hold the missile before launching and one at the control panel to guide it to the enemy tank.

Here’s what happened. The guy holding the missile had a huge plumb of smoke as the TOW launched. The guider next to him guided the missile to the enemy tank. Tanks are almost always followed by infantry, so the tank crew and the surrounding infantry saw the smoke plumb. Nonetheless the guy with the controls had to stand there while he guided the missile to the target. I think we agree that this guy needed a large pair of cajoles.
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Col. Meyer, allow me to thank you again for your 28 years of service to this great nation.
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This is the battlefield of the future.

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Riveting- said:
I have to hope and trust DARPA is working on this stuff and more.
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As I mentioned before, I was a US Army officer for 28 years. I wasn't a combat hero like Tim Walz, I was in procurement. I don't have one campaign ribbon, I was a REMF.

The Javelin’s predecessor was the TOW. The TOW was an effective anti-tank weapon but it was wire-guided. It required two soldiers, one to hold the missile before launching and one at the control panel to guide it to the enemy tank.

Here’s what happened. The guy holding the missile had a huge plumb of smoke as the TOW launched. The guider next to him guided the missile to the enemy tank. Tanks are almost always followed by infantry, so the tank crew and the surrounding infantry saw the smoke plumb. Nonetheless the guy with the controls had to stand there while he guided the missile to the target. I think we agree that this guy needed a large pair of cajoles.
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Train Wreck. Clown Show.

Riveting-
DG Boiler said:
Was supposed to be "upending," but was autocorrected.

I guarantee the US is engaging in cyber espionage that we aren't privy to. I am familiar with the Uyghur situation. How destroying the global economy help end that? Oh, and killing off the humanitarian agencies of the federal government ...
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Of course, but the point was that China, for the first time I know, came right out and said it is at war with us - as if to say, what are you going to do about it?

I don't agree with you that the global economy is being destroyed. If we get new trade agreements with our major allies, it may radically change the world situation in a good way for the US by boxing out China. Remember how dependent we were on China during covid. That is a dangerous situation to be in with a country that has admitted it is at war with us. Don't you agree?
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This is the battlefield of the future.

Riveting-
Quix0te said:
Agree, that is quite interesting. It would seem the way to counter that is AI self-guided drones, which can seek, find and target enemy locations without external guidance. These drones would be shielded against outside radiowaves. We have Javelin "fire-and-forget" missiles right now. They could even target the radiofrequency directed energy weapons.
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I have to hope and trust DARPA is working on this stuff and more.
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This is the battlefield of the future.

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Riveting- said:
Quite interesting, but might drones be becoming obsolete already?
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Agree, that is quite interesting. It would seem the way to counter that is AI self-guided drones, which can seek, find and target enemy locations without external guidance. These drones would be shielded against outside radiowaves. We have Javelin "fire-and-forget" missiles right now. They could even target the radiofrequency directed energy weapons.
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