I’m sorry, but an invasion of Taiwan by China in the next 10 years has about zero possibility of happening. Taiwan is roughly 100 miles from their mainland and the Chinese navy is not capable of launching an amphibious assault the size needed to take the island which would include supplying the massive number of forces and equipment to do so. Moreover, the Chinese navy has not fought a naval battle in centuries so they have no naval combat experience. Their ships would be sitting ducks to naval and air forces from us, the Taiwanese as well as the Japanese who would join in to thwart China. Additionally, Taiwan has been preparing for an invasion since 1949 when the Nationalists fled to the island. The Chinese have also watched the debacle Russia has had in attempting to invade Ukraine which is right next door.
I also put little stock in the military exercises the say we would lose almost every time. I was on the PACOM staff in the mid-1990s and the war games at that time also said we would lose. It is a funding vehicle to get more resources by attempting to scare the bean counters into giving more funding.
China is playing the long game so as to absorb Taiwan in the same way they did Hong Kong. The only reason for China to attempt to invade Taiwan is if they had major internal problems that they had to deflect attention from. And that would be a major risk to the regime if they failed.
I am trying to look past all the lies and obstruction Wray pulled to hide evidence. And trying to ignore that the day the Repubs were announcing the evidence against Brandon was the day Garland released the indictment. And trying to ignore that the Feds claim to have audio of Trump obstruction. But what really shocks me is Senator Grassley had to go to the well of the Senate today to state, as a FACT, that the whistle-blower has AUDIO of Brandon talking with Burisma and accepting cash. All while he was sitting VP. There are 17 tapes and 2 of them are one on one with Brandon and a Ukrainian thug. The FBI has had these tapes for 2 years. And the FBI redacted this fact but Grassley and Comey have read the full unredacted copy received from their whistle-blower. THIS IS ESPIONAGE and TREASON. And Wray is involved is an historic cover up. And we all learned from Watergate that it was the coverup that got Nixon. And now I am burning mad.
Two separate things can be true simultaneously. BOTH Trump AND Biden are polling at 31% today. People want better, smarter, more honest options than those two felons.
China is the pressing issue that needs to be addressed. Though why should the CCP work diligently to destroy this country when we have so many people willing to do it for them? Trump is a case in point, his crime is one of vanity, he’s not a spy. Is prosecuting a former president and leading candidate for president worth politicizing the department of justice and destroying trust in another national institution? I think not.
"Cuban missile crisis 2.0...Joe doesn't have half the nads JFK did unfortunately".
I am 82 years old and I remember well. US Place defense missiles in Turkey. Russian demanded they be withdrawn. Russia begins to build silos in Cuba. Russian armada of ships head to Cuba. JFK apparently ready to attack. Meanwhile, Bobby Kennedy on phone with Russia military DM. JFK agrees to remove and Bobby relays that US will remove the Turkey missiles. Russia wins withdrawal. Who has the nads?
Joe Biden will not even be in office 11-2024. DT will win the election to the chapping and chagrin of all the Socialists Dems and RINOs and other DT Haters. Prepare for a huge economic meltdown. PS: There will be little left to Govern by 01-20-2025. Selah
Mr. Gowdy said he could continue with the litany of lies but for the sake of time would not.
REP. TREY GOWDY: Good morning Director Comey. Secretary Clinton said she never sent or received any classified information over her private email. Was that true?
JAMES COMEY: Our investigation found that there was classified information sent —
GOWDY: So it was not true?
COMEY: That’s what I said.
GOWDY: Okay, well I’m looking for a little shorter answer so you and I are not here quite as long. Secretary Clinton said there was nothing marked classified on her emails either sent or received. Was that true?
COMEY: That’s not true. There were a small number of portion markings on, I think, three of the documents.
GOWDY: Secretary Clinton said I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email, there is no classified material. Was that true?
COMEY: There was classified material emailed.
GOWDY: Secretary Clinton said she used just one device. Was that true?
COMEY: She used multiple devices during the four years of her term as secretary of state.
GOWDY: Secretary Clinton said all work-related emails were returned to the State Department. Was that true?
COMEY: No, we found work-related emails, thousands, that were not returned.
Without the US, today China would still be a backwater 3rd world country.
Without China, today the US would be much better off.
The biggest policy mistake made by our elite ruling class in the history of the country was China being allowed into the WTO. But our elite ruling class has been made more wealthy by it, so they have no interested in fixing what they have destroyed.
Better for our spooks to work on getting the radical Democrats secure in political power there they can keep stuffing their woke ideology down our throats than to worry about a looming World War with China where they have planted spy and weapons capability next door.
A very interesting juxtaposition of issues. China is a very real threat, and the ONE man who can counter China is under indictment for upsetting a bureaucrat. I wonder who we fear most - China or Trump.
Not that anybody does or should listen to me, but I have been warning about China since 2002. We were making short-sighted decisions then, and we continue making them today. I lost my MIND when we stopped the F-22 program because the perceived threat moving forward were terrorists who possess no air force. I saw the advances China was making then and knew it was only a matter of time before they stole enough of our military secrets to develop 5th gen fighters of their own. Of course, the same "brilliant" minds at the DOD have been trying to cancel the A-10 Warthog, arguably the most effective fixed-wing anti-terrorist weapon we possess, one that has tilted the balance of the battlefield in our favor innumerable times, giving our troops an opportunity to come home alive instead of in a body bag. Why do they want to cancel it? "It's expensive and obsolete." Just stupid. The Pearl Harbor mantra "Never forget"? Hell, people in this country can't remember the day before yesterday. Our politicians rely on that to continue this Roman orgy of spending, furiously lining their own pockets before the lights are turned out.
I LOVE the A10 - it saved my life in Afghanistan, but, the USAF says that in future conflicts, it will not be a viable platform because of increased lethality of the modern ADA threats.
Mark, you would know way better than I if this platform is worth saving. But IMO, the DOD talks out of both sides of their mouths. They just awarded a huge contract for the F-15EX which, compared to the A-10, has the same vulnerabilities to air defense artillery (ADA). The big plan is to have advance flights of F-35s utilize stealth to take out the ADA sites, which clears the way for the F-15EX to follow closely behind and do the heavy lifting. The differentiator, they say, is the advanced electronics equipping both aircraft which, when combined with AWACS, gives a complete real-time overview of the battle space. That's great, and I hope it works as planned. But they've also floated the F-35 as the replacement for the A-10, which is like replacing a Bradley fighting vehicle with a Ferrari. The F-35 doesn't have the maneuverability, the survivability, the on-station loiter, or the weapons load of the A-10. And it DAMN SURE doesn't have the GAU-8 37mm gatling gun (BRRRRRRRTTTTT!!!!). The DOD has been trying to kill the A-10 since before the Gulf War in '91, but it just continues to do what it was designed and intended to do in such spectacular fashion that killing it has proven impossible - and quite needless - to this point.
I can’t even bring up the CCP with my kids without them wholeheartedly dismissing it as the rantings of an old white dude. We are doomed. As I try to tell them, you can never trust a communist, the US has pretty much handed everything to the CCP without flinching.
Just a reminder. When Gorbachov was president of USSR and he was frustrated with the US. and I'll paraphrase this, he said the USSR don't need to conquer America we will be conquer ourselves from within. This appears to be happening now.
I learned in elementary school that Russia will either overtake the United States militarily or from within. Looks like China is doing a good job in the later. We need a strong military and government.
I’m sorry, but an invasion of Taiwan by China in the next 10 years has about zero possibility of happening. Taiwan is roughly 100 miles from their mainland and the Chinese navy is not capable of launching an amphibious assault the size needed to take the island which would include supplying the massive number of forces and equipment to do so. Moreover, the Chinese navy has not fought a naval battle in centuries so they have no naval combat experience. Their ships would be sitting ducks to naval and air forces from us, the Taiwanese as well as the Japanese who would join in to thwart China. Additionally, Taiwan has been preparing for an invasion since 1949 when the Nationalists fled to the island. The Chinese have also watched the debacle Russia has had in attempting to invade Ukraine which is right next door.
I also put little stock in the military exercises the say we would lose almost every time. I was on the PACOM staff in the mid-1990s and the war games at that time also said we would lose. It is a funding vehicle to get more resources by attempting to scare the bean counters into giving more funding.
China is playing the long game so as to absorb Taiwan in the same way they did Hong Kong. The only reason for China to attempt to invade Taiwan is if they had major internal problems that they had to deflect attention from. And that would be a major risk to the regime if they failed.
How many beach villas for Biden are being built in Cuba with document reading nooks ?
I am trying to look past all the lies and obstruction Wray pulled to hide evidence. And trying to ignore that the day the Repubs were announcing the evidence against Brandon was the day Garland released the indictment. And trying to ignore that the Feds claim to have audio of Trump obstruction. But what really shocks me is Senator Grassley had to go to the well of the Senate today to state, as a FACT, that the whistle-blower has AUDIO of Brandon talking with Burisma and accepting cash. All while he was sitting VP. There are 17 tapes and 2 of them are one on one with Brandon and a Ukrainian thug. The FBI has had these tapes for 2 years. And the FBI redacted this fact but Grassley and Comey have read the full unredacted copy received from their whistle-blower. THIS IS ESPIONAGE and TREASON. And Wray is involved is an historic cover up. And we all learned from Watergate that it was the coverup that got Nixon. And now I am burning mad.
Two separate things can be true simultaneously. BOTH Trump AND Biden are polling at 31% today. People want better, smarter, more honest options than those two felons.
During my time at the Citadel there was a term for what Trump has done, Gross Poor Judgment.
I am a North Georgia grad. These Trump sycophants don’t get this.
My thoughts are the USA has a base in Cuba. Could we not mitigate China's spy operation in Cuba? Just a though!
China is the pressing issue that needs to be addressed. Though why should the CCP work diligently to destroy this country when we have so many people willing to do it for them? Trump is a case in point, his crime is one of vanity, he’s not a spy. Is prosecuting a former president and leading candidate for president worth politicizing the department of justice and destroying trust in another national institution? I think not.
Trump chose to commit numerous crimes. He is unfit.
To Mark Tanner
"Cuban missile crisis 2.0...Joe doesn't have half the nads JFK did unfortunately".
I am 82 years old and I remember well. US Place defense missiles in Turkey. Russian demanded they be withdrawn. Russia begins to build silos in Cuba. Russian armada of ships head to Cuba. JFK apparently ready to attack. Meanwhile, Bobby Kennedy on phone with Russia military DM. JFK agrees to remove and Bobby relays that US will remove the Turkey missiles. Russia wins withdrawal. Who has the nads?
Joe Biden will not even be in office 11-2024. DT will win the election to the chapping and chagrin of all the Socialists Dems and RINOs and other DT Haters. Prepare for a huge economic meltdown. PS: There will be little left to Govern by 01-20-2025. Selah
Mr. Gowdy said he could continue with the litany of lies but for the sake of time would not.
REP. TREY GOWDY: Good morning Director Comey. Secretary Clinton said she never sent or received any classified information over her private email. Was that true?
JAMES COMEY: Our investigation found that there was classified information sent —
GOWDY: So it was not true?
COMEY: That’s what I said.
GOWDY: Okay, well I’m looking for a little shorter answer so you and I are not here quite as long. Secretary Clinton said there was nothing marked classified on her emails either sent or received. Was that true?
COMEY: That’s not true. There were a small number of portion markings on, I think, three of the documents.
GOWDY: Secretary Clinton said I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email, there is no classified material. Was that true?
COMEY: There was classified material emailed.
GOWDY: Secretary Clinton said she used just one device. Was that true?
COMEY: She used multiple devices during the four years of her term as secretary of state.
GOWDY: Secretary Clinton said all work-related emails were returned to the State Department. Was that true?
COMEY: No, we found work-related emails, thousands, that were not returned.
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Without the US, today China would still be a backwater 3rd world country.
Without China, today the US would be much better off.
The biggest policy mistake made by our elite ruling class in the history of the country was China being allowed into the WTO. But our elite ruling class has been made more wealthy by it, so they have no interested in fixing what they have destroyed.
Better for our spooks to work on getting the radical Democrats secure in political power there they can keep stuffing their woke ideology down our throats than to worry about a looming World War with China where they have planted spy and weapons capability next door.
A very interesting juxtaposition of issues. China is a very real threat, and the ONE man who can counter China is under indictment for upsetting a bureaucrat. I wonder who we fear most - China or Trump.
The guy who lied about his feet to avoid having to fight Communists?
There’s only one man in our entire country that can counter China? How long will this paladin live?
Name a second one. Biden? McCarthy? Schumer? Yes, it's a miracle that Trump is still alive. What fool would enter the fray on our behalf?
Biden said he couldn't remember a time he was in front of so many brave people.
For once he is telling the truth - he indeed can not remember
Not that anybody does or should listen to me, but I have been warning about China since 2002. We were making short-sighted decisions then, and we continue making them today. I lost my MIND when we stopped the F-22 program because the perceived threat moving forward were terrorists who possess no air force. I saw the advances China was making then and knew it was only a matter of time before they stole enough of our military secrets to develop 5th gen fighters of their own. Of course, the same "brilliant" minds at the DOD have been trying to cancel the A-10 Warthog, arguably the most effective fixed-wing anti-terrorist weapon we possess, one that has tilted the balance of the battlefield in our favor innumerable times, giving our troops an opportunity to come home alive instead of in a body bag. Why do they want to cancel it? "It's expensive and obsolete." Just stupid. The Pearl Harbor mantra "Never forget"? Hell, people in this country can't remember the day before yesterday. Our politicians rely on that to continue this Roman orgy of spending, furiously lining their own pockets before the lights are turned out.
I LOVE the A10 - it saved my life in Afghanistan, but, the USAF says that in future conflicts, it will not be a viable platform because of increased lethality of the modern ADA threats.
Mark, you would know way better than I if this platform is worth saving. But IMO, the DOD talks out of both sides of their mouths. They just awarded a huge contract for the F-15EX which, compared to the A-10, has the same vulnerabilities to air defense artillery (ADA). The big plan is to have advance flights of F-35s utilize stealth to take out the ADA sites, which clears the way for the F-15EX to follow closely behind and do the heavy lifting. The differentiator, they say, is the advanced electronics equipping both aircraft which, when combined with AWACS, gives a complete real-time overview of the battle space. That's great, and I hope it works as planned. But they've also floated the F-35 as the replacement for the A-10, which is like replacing a Bradley fighting vehicle with a Ferrari. The F-35 doesn't have the maneuverability, the survivability, the on-station loiter, or the weapons load of the A-10. And it DAMN SURE doesn't have the GAU-8 37mm gatling gun (BRRRRRRRTTTTT!!!!). The DOD has been trying to kill the A-10 since before the Gulf War in '91, but it just continues to do what it was designed and intended to do in such spectacular fashion that killing it has proven impossible - and quite needless - to this point.
I don’t disagree with that: just telling you what I have read, in re, the reasoning. Being a former Army Fire Support Officer, I really like the A-10.
You are right about China. I think Trump is a distraction who will soon be weakened but will not disappear.
I can’t even bring up the CCP with my kids without them wholeheartedly dismissing it as the rantings of an old white dude. We are doomed. As I try to tell them, you can never trust a communist, the US has pretty much handed everything to the CCP without flinching.
Same reaction from my grandchildren. What in the world are we teaching our children in school?
Just a reminder. When Gorbachov was president of USSR and he was frustrated with the US. and I'll paraphrase this, he said the USSR don't need to conquer America we will be conquer ourselves from within. This appears to be happening now.
Noam Golub
I learned in elementary school that Russia will either overtake the United States militarily or from within. Looks like China is doing a good job in the later. We need a strong military and government.