Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
A more accurate translation of the Old Testament is not that ‘in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’, but that ‘when he began to create the heavens and the earth’…meaning, this is just when he began to create them, and…it is not the beginning of time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbZaVV2hdw
We can hope that Trump’s corruption and authoritarian tendencies are gone with him, but the damage done to the government’s ability to implement policies that help those in need, protect people from the powerful, and invest in the future…this destruction will be difficult to rebuild.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt0a8tR6e68
The US does not have enough carriers to meet its worldwide commitments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPNwCkzsSIM
The Taliban is facing serious challenges from multiple rebel groups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3HD9w8uCow
Military exercises with allies make the US better able to deter and fight war. Trump limiting such exercises makes the US more vulnerable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld3vWwGoAB0
China has a massive oil reserve, enough to noticeably affect world markets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwexLt9k0ac
The Trump administration has been ordering US military men and women to commit, or be involved in, war crimes and other illegal activity. It’s difficult for a regular military person to say no to an illegal order. They are expected to follow orders, and it’s hard for them to know if an order is illegal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfok5yIuekU
A new scope tells shooters where to shoot to hit a moving drone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_okAlJJ_X8
Drones are changing warfare, but they are not the super weapon that they sometimes seem to be. They work best in combination with a variety of weapons. It usually takes many drones to take out a tank.
In many situations, mortars are more effective than FPV drones.
FPV drones can’t fly far, can’t see well at night, don’t work well when it’s cloudy, are vulnerable to jamming, and have light payloads. Mortars are better in these respects. You can make a drone that doesn’t have these disadvantages, but at that point, you have an attritable weapon that is much more expensive than a mortar shell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItcZFcMNBM
The US does not have enough servicing ships to keep US fighting ships supplied. This was okay when the US operated near land bases, but with Iranian missiles and drones making many US bases unusable, the US has trouble keeping its ships supplied.
The US does not have enough military ships either because the ships need time for repairs and the crews need time off, so the navy actually needs an extra ship or two for every two in military operations. While two are doing operations, one is in repairs and rest. War-level operations, including blockade, are 24/7 work that degrades sailors’ capabilities without rest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT784GgO8-o