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@the_ex_engineer
Retired UK Army Officer - rarely post, will occasionally reply but only if I feel it adds to the conversation...
If someone has MORE THAN A HUNDRED VIOLATIONS, the time has come to permanently take their driver's license and throw them in jail. This is "300 professional criminals do the majority of all shoplifting" but for cars. Don't let insane people kill us with their cars.
UK tax is going to be the highest since 1945. But public spending won't increase; in fact most of us will experience a decline in public services. Here's why - in a thread that I'd love to be completely wrong.
Air Force officials said the service needs to buy both the F-15EX along with the F-35A, because their different capabilities work together to balance out the fighter portfolio. MORE: airandspaceforces.com/air-force-doub… #AirForce #Airman
AOC: “People are tired of the idea of a Democratic Party’s only position being anti-Trump. We need to have our own vision. For me, that means Medicare for All, unionization rights, antitrust and breaking up monopolies, and taking on big health insurers.”
No regrets at all.
Babcock has warned there is currently no UK programme confirmed to follow the Type 31 frigate at Rosyth, with the company looking to export orders to sustain the workforce while calling on government to provide long-term contract certainty. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=68751
Washington Still Doesn’t Understand Iran Yet again, we are seeing evidence of how poorly Washington understands the Iranian regime. The persistent belief that a single decisive move like a naval blockade, strikes on critical infrastructure, or even the targeted killing of senior officials, could fundamentally change Tehran’s behavior reflects a profound misreading of the system. This point cannot be stressed enough: when faced with a choice between conceding to U.S. demands or escalating a confrontation it believes it can manage and even win, Iran’s decision is not difficult to predict. It will not capitulate. There is no scenario in which one dramatic move forces the Iranian regime to raise a white flag. Not pressure campaigns, not military actions, and not symbolic shows of force. And yet, American policy repeatedly searches for that elusive “silver bullet” meaning a single action that will deliver a quick, decisive victory. That search is bound to fail. This is the core of the Iranian challenge. It is not simply a question of power, but of patience, strategic culture, and fundamentally different assumptions about time and success. Iran is prepared for prolonged confrontation; the United States, far less so. #iran
