on the other end of the spectrum of truth, or- here's Putin's side of the story.... uncanny how much Putin and the lil' Dicktater of S. East Asia, have in common. Their rationale; failure to take responsibility resounds the same out of Syria as it does from Pyongpang... http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ru...orce-if-red-lines-are-crossed-again-in-syria/
No doubt the Russians knew he still had wmds, and yeah I just saw the story where the Russians participated in trying to cover it up by bombing the hospital with the survivors. I think the current diplomatic paint Russia into a corner could result in sanctions. Friends only in the context that we don't directly shoot at each other, just like WW2.
^^^^ great point 59- (59 tomahawks, chuckling) I'd make this a priority. In the last 20 years, we've seen the United Russia Party "Duma" House/Seat membership, go from a 51% majority to its current 76.22% ruling membership. Of the 450 Duma seats, the United Russia party holds 342 seats. 20 years ago, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) held 49% of Duma seats, and currently holds but a mere 57 seat minority; or approx- 11%. In these last 20-30 years since Gorby; hard line Communists have deteriorated from a close 49% of Duma seats. In the past, the CPRF hawks were willing and waiting with enough members to enact a military coup if necessary, and sat back anxiously waiting for the economy and Gorby's policies to fail. The CPRF has always been wanting to return Russia back to communist extreme left ideology of the USSR. Had the economy of tanked worse than it did; we may of seen a coup. In the time that's elapsed since Gorby's Perestroika (re-structuring); & Glasnost (open public knowledge), the CPRF has lost its foothold of a once threatening membership. Less Russian's believe in old USSR communist politics. While the UR has grown exponentially. One of the key priorities, to the UR's- 3/4's majority party platform; has always been the nations economy. With its economy up and running, recovered from decades of public suffrage; the CPRF numbers have dwindled to antiquated beliefs. What I'm simply saying, is the current social, and political stance of Russia, is more ripe now than ever, to unseat Putin. Strong sanctions, and I mean strong from our other allies, including China, to put a hurt on Russia's economy by choking off the flow of imported natural resources, as well as aid, or food staples; or whatever the Russians need the most. Sanctions could/should put enough hurt on its economy; enough to infuriate the people and UR party, enough to unseat the fk.... Under Obumanation, sanctions were a selective joke, or a mask of pretending to do something, while doing little to nothing. We've got to have enough influence with allies, they will do the same. Obuma never did this much, ie got the aid of our allies to do the same....
note: this link contains multiple articles- interesting times, - http://www.defensenews.com/articles...tm_term=Editorial - Army - Daily News Roundup 1- WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has said NATO is "no longer obsolete," a huge reversal from an oft-stated stance that alarmed U.S. allies, and one in a series of recent foreign policy U-turns. 2- UNITED NATIONS — Russia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons China typically sides with Russia in the Security Council, including in opposing U.S.-backed measures to punish Syria for its use of chemical weapons. So China's decision to abstain rather than join Russia in vetoing the resolution at this time was a significant shift for Beijing. Britain's U.N. Ambassador Matthew Rycroft said it was Russia's eighth veto in support of President Bashar Assad's regime and asked: "How could anyone look at the faces of lifeless children" and yet veto this resolution? 3- WASHINGTON — The United States and China struck what appeared to be an unusual bargain Wednesday as President Donald Trump said he won't label China a currency manipulator and voiced confidence Chinese President Xi Jinping will help him deal with North Korea's mounting threat. Another result of the diplomatic wrangling: a surprising Chinese abstention on a U.N. resolution condemning a Syrian chemical weapons attack. In a newspaper interview and a White House news conference, Trump hailed the rapport he developed with Xi during last week's Florida summit, which seems to have yielded an immediate easing of tensions related to the U.S.-Chinese trade imbalance and how to prevent Pyongyang from developing a nuclear missile capable of reaching the United States. "I think he wants to help us with North Korea," Trump said of Xi, crediting China in the news conference with taking a "big step" by turning back boats of coal that North Korea sells to its northern neighbor. North Korea conducts some 90 percent of its trade with China.
"MOAB" - Mother Of All Bombs- The MOAB is not a penetrator weapon and is primarily intended for soft to medium surface targets covering extended areas and targets in a contained environment such as a deep canyon or within a cave system. However, multiple strikes with lower yield ordnance may be more effective and can be delivered by fighter/bombers such as the F-16 with greater stand-off capability than the C-130 and C-17 High altitude carpet bombing with much smaller 230-to-910-kilogram (500 to 2,000 lb) bombs delivered via heavy bombers such as the B-52, B-2, B-1; and is also highly effective at covering large areas.
...^^^ from what I've read, that thing has an effective radius of 1 mile in every direction from the point of detonation...that's a bad mofo.
and then we have the 30,000 lb Massive Ordnance Penetrator. A bunker buster GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP. even much more of a mo' fo' than the MOAB... http://www.defensenews.com/articles...13/17&utm_term=Editorial - Daily News Roundup
..."Oh no you didn't" !....I'm sorry, but this guy comes off as a clown nearly every time he speaks. http://deadline.com/2017/04/jeffrey...her-king-symone-sanders-cnn-video-1202069726/
^^^^ "the Martin Luther King of Healthcare", not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing....lol...~!~ then we have this: more welfare fraud...
pretty cool shit, eh, ..... We spent months watching the MOAB tests 10-15 yrs ago, at Tonopah, and Edwards/China Lake & White Sands- bombing ranges, quit a monstrous fireworks show, unlike anything I've seen, until the advent/testing of the MOB. The MOAB produces a pretty hard jarring/rattling earthquake, ... a bomb ragheads fear beyond Allah... where as the MOB is like watching the coming of the 4 horsemen, while sitting thru a earthquake signalling - "end times". Almost equivalent to teeth rattling Shuttle Launchs, almost.... (chuckle).... the MOAB drop is enough to make one convert to different religion, other than the one with 100 virgins, hell their isn't that many virgins in the entire Arab World....
Look out, Mama, there's a white boat comin' up the river With a big red beacon, and a flag, and a man on the rail I think you'd better call John, 'Cause it don't look like they're here to deliver the mail a game changer??? could be if utilized proper.... what's proper???? http://www.defensenews.com/articles/air-forces-f-35-to-make-first-operational-deployment-to-europe-this-weekend?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking News 4.14.17&utm_term=Editorial - Breaking News
This year North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, have repeatedly indicated an intercontinental ballistic missile test or something similar could be coming, possibly as soon as April 15, the 105th birthday of North Korea's founding president and celebrated annually as "the Day of the Sun."
Y2K's bay of pigs- ??? http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/north-korean-official-ready-for-war-if-trump-wants-it?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Army Times DNR 4/14/16&utm_term=Editorial - Army - Daily News Roundup Vice Minister Han Song Ryol said Pyongyang has determined the Trump administration is "more vicious and more aggressive" than that of Barack Obama. He added that North Korea will keep building up its nuclear arsenal in "quality and quantity" and said Pyongyang is ready to go to war if that's what Trump wants.
and no shortage of munitions- https://www.airforcetimes.com/artic...tm_term=Editorial - Army - Daily News Roundup According to statistics posted online this week by Air Forces Central Command, the coalition released 3,878 weapons last month, continuing the trend this year of a significant increase in airstrikes. In the first three months of this year, the coalition released 10,918 weapons against ISIS, a 62 percent increase over the 6,730 weapons released in the first quarter of 2016. And each month so far this year, individually, has seen more weapons released than any single month over the first roughly 2½ years of Operation Inherent Resolve, which began August 2014.
...now the death toll is up to 94...cool. http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/15/asia/afghanistan-isis-moab-strike/
"right weapon, right target".... "it will blow up things".... a 'moab' does send a strong psychological message,- 21K-lbs worth- hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts, cold beer-
