This is how Republicans will go after Kamala

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Just now, I_M4_AU said:

I’m sure they don’t want a hot war and neither do we, but they will let us know they have the capability from time to time.  Do you think we are presenting a strong front to the world with our president unable to continue his campaign, the Dem Party promoting the most radical of candidates and HAMAS protesters replacing the American Flags with Palestinian ones?

 

The second their posture becomes anything more than “being annoying little sh**s” then those planes are smoking craters on the ground. It’s a sabre rattling gesture, though, not a serious threat. Again we do this to each other all the time just to poke.

Sure it’s an exercise in patience sending F22s and F35s up every few weeks but they’re not going up there for no reason and aren’t going up there with international aid secured to the hardpoints lol.

The second China does something hostile all of their overseas assets are dust and we probably obliterate the Three Gorges Dam. As for Russia, I mean they’re losing a naval war to a country that doesn’t even have a navy at the moment. 

[wdefromtx 3,494]

8 minutes ago, AUDub said:

The second their posture becomes anything more than “being annoying little sh**s” then those planes are smoking craters on the ground. It’s a sabre rattling gesture, though, not a serious threat. Again we do this to each other all the time just to poke.

Sure it’s an exercise in patience sending F22s and F35s up every few weeks but they’re not going up there for no reason and aren’t going up there with international aid secured to the hardpoints lol.

The second China does something hostile all of their overseas assets are dust and we probably obliterate the Three Gorges Dam. As for Russia, I mean they’re losing a naval war to a country that doesn’t even have a navy at the moment. 

If people messed with our boats we used to start putting warheads on foreheads. 
 

Kinda like the time we destroyed half of Iran’s navy in 8 hours. Even the Russians rolled up to take pictures of that. 

Edited July 25 by wdefromtx

[Tigermike 3,657]

1 hour ago, homersapien said:

And the fascists are all in for Trump.

democrats and communist have a long history together.

The fascist BS is another progressive lie.

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Just now, wdefromtx said:

If people messed with our boats we used to start putting warheads on foreheads. 
 

Kinda like the time we destroyed have of Iran’s navy in 8 hours. Even the Russians rolled up to take pictures of that. 

An Iranian mine actually damaged a US warship in that case though. Sabre rattling is one thing. Actually threatening our assets is a different beast.

I mean they don’t have much worth hitting that we couldn’t easily smoke. In either case it would probably take us a couple of days to eliminate their ability to project power altogether and probably about that same span to assert air dominance. China would lose a lot of critical infrastructure because they really can’t effectively defend it. Three Gorges Dam would be the obvious one for China. “Oh you’re serious? Well we’ve decided we don’t want you to have electricity any more.”

[wdefromtx 3,494]

9 minutes ago, AUDub said:

An Iranian mine actually damaged a US warship in that case though. Sabre rattling is one thing. Actually threatening our assets is a different beast.

I mean they don’t have much worth hitting that we couldn’t easily smoke. In either case it would probably take us a couple of days to eliminate their ability to project power altogether and probably about that same span to assert air dominance. China would lose a lot of critical infrastructure because they really can’t effectively defend it. Three Gorges Dam would be the obvious one for China. “Oh you’re serious? Well we’ve decided we don’t want you to have electricity any more.”

Agreed.

Our Unhealthcare system would be sent their way.

Playing Battleship:

Enemy: "I sunk your battleship!"

America: Takes board, throws it against the wall. "Ha, you have no fleet!"

 

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As for China being with them, that’s just them being goofy about NATO and all that. 
 

“FINE! We’ll make our own alliance. And it’ll be better. It’ll have blackjack. And hookers!”

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54 minutes ago, Tigermike said:

democrats and communist have a long history together.

The fascist BS is another progressive lie.

It is no more of a lie than labeling Democrats as Communists or Marxist or even Socialists.  Words have meanings. 

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

1 hour ago, AUDub said:

The second their posture becomes anything more than “being annoying little sh**s” then those planes are smoking craters on the ground

I disagree with this administration.

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41 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said:

I disagree with this administration.

Yeah but you’re kind of dense. 

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

11 minutes ago, AUDub said:

Yeah but you’re kind of dense. 

Of course; what did this administration do when a Chinese spy balloon flew over the entire country other than shoot it down after it accomplished its mission?

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8 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said:

Of course; what did this administration do when a Chinese spy balloon flew over the entire country other than shoot it down after it accomplished its mission?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/us-intelligence-officials-determined-chinese-spy-balloon-used-us-inter-rcna131150

“The Biden administration sought a highly secretive court order from the federal Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to collect intelligence about it while it was over the U.S., according to multiple current and former U.S. officials. How the court ruled has not been disclosed.”

That's why they didn't shoot it down earlier. They were watching it and seeing if they could intercept any communications and see what the hell it was doing.

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

1 minute ago, AUDub said:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/us-intelligence-officials-determined-chinese-spy-balloon-used-us-inter-rcna131150

“The Biden administration sought a highly secretive court order from the federal Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to collect intelligence about it while it was over the U.S., according to multiple current and former U.S. officials. How the court ruled has not been disclosed.”

That's why they didn't shoot it down earlier. They were watching it and seeing if they could intercept any communications and see what the hell it was doing.

Ah yes, the balloon is shot down on Feb 4th 2023 and this article comes out on Dec 28th 2023.  Definitely a CYA on the part of our administration.  

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8 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said:

Ah yes, the balloon is shot down on Feb 4th 2023 and this article comes out on Dec 28th 2023.  Definitely a CYA on the part of our administration.  

Another firm reminder that you’re dense. 

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If you catch a spy what do you do? Interrogate them or shoot them on the spot? 

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19 minutes ago, AUDub said:

If you catch a spy what do you do? Interrogate them or shoot them on the spot? 

Merica!

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[homersapien 12,172]

4 hours ago, Tigermike said:

democrats and communist have a long history together.

The fascist BS is another progressive lie.

Correct.

Democrats (and "democrats") do have a long history of philosophical and political opposition to communism.

(Except for the period of WWII, where we joined them for self-serving reasons to fight fascism.)

Edited July 25 by homersapien

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25 minutes ago, AUDub said:

Another firm reminder that you’re dense. 

Mm. Yes……Dense is the correct word….

[homersapien 12,172]

3 hours ago, AUDub said:

“Oh you’re serious? Well we’ve decided we don’t want you to have electricity any more.”

True dat. 

It would be easy to take out our electrical grid, all transportation and anything else with a chip in it.

We'd destroy our own cities, starting in about a week.

Mutually Assured Destruction has grown in it's complexity and possibilities.

Diplomacy in foreign relations is more important than it ever was.

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

20 minutes ago, AUDub said:

If you catch a spy what do you do? Interrogate them or shoot them on the spot? 

It would work well if you can feed the spy what you want them to steal, but to let the spy take what they want without any oversight is a little ridiculous.  I would guess you believe China building a training base in Cuba would help us out so we can see what their military training is all about.

[wdefromtx 3,494]

28 minutes ago, AUDub said:

If you catch a spy what do you do? Interrogate them or shoot them on the spot? 

C’mon man, I’m shooting and taking it!! Waaay more fun! 

[homersapien 12,172]

1 hour ago, AUDub said:

Yeah but you’re kind of dense. 

I decided a while back he's not worth my - or anybody else's - time. 

I could believe he's a AI program, his responses are so consistent.

[wdefromtx 3,494]

9 minutes ago, homersapien said:

True dat. 

It would be easy to take out our electrical grid, all transportation and anything else with a chip in it.

We'd destroy our own cities, starting in about a week.

Mutually Assured Destruction has grown in it's complexity and possibilities.

Diplomacy in foreign relations is more important than it ever was.

CrowdStrike says hold my beer, look what I can do with more than one bad line of code.

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13 minutes ago, homersapien said:

True dat. 

It would be easy to take out our electrical grid, all transportation and anything else with a chip in it.

We'd destroy our own cities, starting in about a week.

Mutually Assured Destruction has grown in it's complexity and possibilities.

Diplomacy in foreign relations is more important than it ever was.

They’d not have so easy a time with our infrastructure as many would think. Just because something is fragile doesn’t mean it’s not protected. 

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9 minutes ago, wdefromtx said:

CrowdStrike says hold my beer, look what I can do with more than one bad line of code.

This is the best ELI5 I’ve found on that. This guy is a former Microsoft dev. In fact he wrote the task manager. 
 

 

[homersapien 12,172]

17 minutes ago, wdefromtx said:

CrowdStrike says hold my beer, look what I can do with more than one bad line of code.

Hell, I - and everyone else except maybe you and anyone directly affected - had already forgotten about it.

We are complacent.

Edited July 25 by homersapien