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Amazingly, this multi-decade grift called the MIC, has actually made us weaker, as cost soars and readiness plummets!

Also, all these sub tier opponents, in all these optional wars, has inculcated a false sense of security that leaves us nearly completely impotent in any kind of peer to peer conflict, which might have been ok, had we not also become compelled to challenge those peers, with goad and provocations; And all at once, just to make it interesting.

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Is this supposed be a joke. Is this the same Erik Prince of Blackwater who greatly profited from the Iraq war? I remember hearing them criticized for years for their ops in Iraq.

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Well, it's true, Blackwater did not accept fat girls, trans or midgets as recruits, so OF COURSE they were a fighting force non grata.

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At least our officers use the preferred pronouns and, in the event of a serious conflict, any future conscripts will reject all meanness and micro-aggressions without prejudice.

I am certain this has the human robots of the PRC military quaking in their decidedly masculine boots.

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An interesting article with lots of detail I didn't know. But in the end, a somewhat conventional view. After all those failures over all those decades, it strikes me that the people in charge of the U.S., and that includes the Fortune 500 as well as the braindead politicos, don't really want a prosperous, successful country. As former intelligence officer Ian Fleming wrote, once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action. We've got enemy action (you vill eat ze bugs, say nuzzing, und be hoppy), not just incompetence, by "leaders" who take their orders from the World Economic Forum and want a depopulated robot-run world ruled by the WEFers themselves, maybe with the help of the Chinese. These enemies state openly that "the future isn't human." Guess where that leaves us?

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The good news is more and more people are waking up to the facts about our failed nation building and war mongering. Nothing about these wars have helped America but they have helped to make Israel more safe and secure. Our greatest ally has benefited from our armed forces killing untold numbers of potential "terrorists" in Iraq and Afghanistan. And like in Gaza, they have killed untold mothers who would breed "terrorists". It is no wonder they were dancing after 9/11. War, abortion, mass immigration, mass drug addiction, racial strife, gay mafia agenda and on and on and on. Happy Mothers Day! One caveat, some "Americans" have been made extremely wealthy by the war machine. I was just talking about America as a whole.

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NATO has been foolish and too aggressive, but that doesn't excuse Putin's Peter the Great impersonation. The world suffers from too many delusional nut cases, and I don't mean just Putin and Xi. We spent far too much time in Crackassistan and should have cut our losses 15 years ago, but that doesn't justify Biden's after-dinner table cloth trick that left $7 Billion worth of weapons on the ground. What a total jack monkey this man is. He made our withdrawal from Vietnam look measured and composed.

In the end, we're heading for multiple confrontations and our only saving grace may be the Russians' and the Chinese's aversion to maintenance. I mean, total confrontation is insanely unnecessary, but my thought is our enemies are in no way poised or conditioned to fight the Big One.

Ukraine was supposed to be 2 weeks, not 2 years. China continues to build sinking artificial islands, worthless carriers, and bully all its neighbors to distraction. The idea that they could do something with Taiwan, even if they captured it, is a leap of imagination.

A monkey can steal your cell phone, but it can't call the bank and drain your savings account. An essential part of communism is a lack of imagination and innovation. They haven't fought a real war in our lifetime and they're not about to win one.

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I did not know that about China's carriers and sinking islands. I know they are struggling with their economy. We start wars when that happens. Maybe they will too?

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Great article. There are numerous signs of societal decline... a rapacious MIC, skyrocketing obesity and chronic illness and downstream ballooning healthcare costs, increasing crime, radical feminism, sexual deviancy, allowing gay men to adopt or surrogate children (child abuse), disappearing middle class, crumbling economy, political demagoguery, shortening life expectancy, and others. What is the unifying upstream cause of all of these? I have a two-word answer: Redistributive Dysgenics. In our system of one man-one vote democracy, politicians take from taxpayers, and redistribute to nontaxpayers at the bottom for their votes, and to the elite at the top for their donor contributions -- this is a legal and highly effective strategy to win. They are acting rationally.

Everything Prince states in this article is spot on, but so what? Does he think the average dumb American voter would ever read or understand these concepts, and vote appropriately and accordingly? This is ridiculous. The average American voter is low IQ, out-of-shape, and social media and MSM addicted. They own nothing and they're "happy," as long as the Left keeps throwing breadcrumbs their way. So rational appeals will accomplish nothing.

Is all lost then? Almost. Deliberate dysgenic decline is difficult to reverse, but it's not impossible. But it cannot be reversed through political means, once we passed the 51% of deadbeat Leftist voters, that ship sailed. No, redistributive dysgenic decline can only be reversed through the free market. https://childfreebc.com/candidates - free market, voluntary, and strongly eugenic. This is our only hope to reverse dysgenic decline and save Western Civilization. Conservatives should donate their dollars there instead of on feckless, do-nothing politicians. A guy like Erik Price who has money could turn around an entire city in a short generation himself, by voluntarily sterilizing the underclass there through CBC. That, writ large, could save the West. Will conservatives ever get their heads out of the sand and stop waiting for a political system (that does not work for them) to save them? One can only hope.

Donors: https://youtu.be/-MgDeslaTs0?si=8KJotglKrXKMFtY3

Good video about the Collapse of Western Civilization that aligns with CBC's mission and effects: https://rumble.com/v4kej4x-the-collapse-of-western-civilization.html

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Dear Mr. White:

Thank you for taking the time to express your thoughts regarding United States policy towards Russia. Understanding your views helps me to better represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.

Since the Soviet Union’s collapse, the United States has encouraged Russia to establish a representative democracy, one with a free press, market reforms, and a reduction of threats from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Sadly, however, Russia remains under the authoritarian rule of Vladimir Putin and the nation is consumed by widespread corruption and human rights violations.

Putin’s efforts to intimidate, threaten, and silence all who speak out against him are inhumane abuses of power. From the assassination of former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, to the poisonings and imprisonment of opposition leaders like Vladimir Kara-Murza and Alexei Navalney—who ultimately died in prison—it is clear Putin will stop at nothing to remain in control of Russia. It is important that we support and commemorate those who are brave enough to stand up against Putin’s oppressive and corrupt leadership. For this reason, on March 30, 2023, I introduced a resolution calling for accountability and justice for the imprisonment of Vladimir Kara-Murza and other Russians who have protested against the Putin regime and its unjustified war against Ukraine (S.Res. 145). The resolution was referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Abroad, Russia’s destructive influence in Europe, Latin America, and Asia remains a significant threat to peace, stability, democracy, and our national security interests. On September 19, 2023, I introduced the Halting Enrichment of Russian Oligarchs and Industry Allies of Moscow’s Schemes to Leverage its Abject Villainy Abroad (HEROIAM SLAVA) Act (S. 2848), which would require the President to stop all U.S. transactions with any foreign entity owned or controlled by the Putin regime, including the Wagner Group, a mercenary organization with close ties to the Kremlin which threatens nations worldwide. The Wagner Group has supported Russia’s assault against Ukrainian sovereignty, defended Syrian war criminal and dictator Bashar al-Assad, and remains a destabilizing influence in countries like Venezuela, Sudan, Central African Republic, Libya, and elsewhere. S. 2848 was referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The United States must continue to stand in support of freedom and security worldwide.

Ultimately, the challenges presented by Russia are global in nature and require a broad international coalition. For 75 years, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has played a crucial role in that effort. It remains an invaluable organization, but our European allies must do more to ensure peace, stability, and security on the European continent.

It is an honor and a privilege to serve you as your United States Senator. As the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and a senior member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, I will keep your thoughts in mind as I consider these issues and continue working to ensure America remains a safe and prosperous nation.

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Dear Senator Rubio,

Thank you for your reply with specific information about Russia.

You wrote: 'the United States has encouraged Russia to establish a representative democracy, one with a free press, market reforms, and a reduction of threats from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.'

The U.S. is in no position to criticize any other nation on these specific points.

1. It is highly questionable if the use of mail in ballots and ballot 'harvesting' have produced a free and fair election in 2020. We don't actually know if we have a representative democracy. There is ample cause for a reasonable person to conclude that Joe Biden was installed, not elected.

2. Our press is close to 100% in service to the DNC.

3. Our markets are distorted by our insane level of national debt.

4. The U.S. threatens everyone around the world with sanctions, backed up by our nuclear armed military.

5. The authoritarian rule in D.C. has held Jan. 6 protestors without due process and handed out 20 year prison sentences for 'parading.' Other hardened, serious criminals are released without bail for political reasons.

6. Nearly every U.S. President has carried out assassinations around the world, frequently murdering innocent bystanders.

7. No country on the face of the earth has a worse record in meddling in countries all over the world. Wagner group is no different from Blackwater or mercenaries that are employed by the U.S. or through proxies.

The oft-repeated notion that Putin plans to enslave Europe is an obvious lie. Putin has no such plans and clearly lacks the military capability to do so.

The U.S. ought to be allied with Russia instead of threatening Russia. It is completely insane that we incite war with Russia while spreading lies about the intentions of Putin and Russia in Europe and around the world.

There are two other great powers in the multi-polar world we live in. We continuously provoke both Russia and China with the result that they are now united against us. Th worst possible outcome in a tripolar world.

The idea that 'The United States must continue to stand in support of freedom and security worldwide.' is a joke. The U.S. is the principal war monger around the world and threatens other nations who exercise their own interests.

Our European allies are little more than vassal states of the U.S. empire. It is only our mounting debt that relieves Europe of the need to defend itself. But Europe has sacrificed liberty for security and now has neither. NATO is nothing more than a reproduction of the alliances that existed before WW1 that led the world into that war disaster. Repeating the same mistake while expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.

I would gladly vote for Vladimir Putin over Biden or Trump in November. He doesn't lie constantly, as Biden does habitually and makes more sense when he speaks than Biden and Trump put together.

Sincerely,

James White

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After reading the entire article all I can say is please stop letting women make these crucial decisions.

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Thank you for the link to Prince’s perspective Ann…..War is hell.

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In my opinion, the Neocon's squandering of our long-promised, post-Cold War "peace dividend" is more unforgivable than their twenty years of sputtering around in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Instead, the USA waved its flag around the world, pumped up the Lee Greenwood to 11, and forgot that a little sportsmanship goes a long way. When the US and NATO thumbed its nose at Russia's long-standing influence in the Balkans and decided to back Albanian Muslims over Christian Serbs, I knew we'd lost any hope of normalcy with the Russians for a long time to come.

Like the man said....war is over. If you want it.

Thanks for the sanity.

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Friendship with Russia should have been a diplomacy cakewalk. The U.S. and Russia divide the world's largest white Christian populations and the values that American conservatives proclaim are codified law in Russia. She has mineral supply; we have mineral demand.

But alas, disgruntled goatherds are not enough to sell the public on $1 trillion of annual "defense" spending. Only a state-sized boogeyman can do the trick. Russia fits the bill. It is also good to remember that the so-called neocons who control our foreign policy are dominated by a neurotically vengeful group of folks who just can't get over the Czar. Russia hatred is central to their ethno-religious identity.

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Well hell, thanks for reminding me of how little any of us can do about any damn thing.

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Brilliant, Ann Coulter. With our national debt approaching $35 trillion, an accounting of our bloated military budget, which has been a major contributor to our staggering debt is long past overdue. The only dividend that we get from our pursuit of endless wars seems to be the deaths of millions of mostly innocent people. If we cannot find a way to break the cycle of corruption that is funded by the military industrial Congressional complex, our entire economy and way of life is doomed.

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Great post

I agree with everything he said about what Bush/Cheney did after 9/11; complete travesty to the nation cost lives and money that should have been safe at home. It feels like an over simplification to say kill all Taliban and al-Qaeda in reach in Afghan/PK, when the funding comes from Saudi Arabia. This is the very first I am hearing of Afghanistan working on the means to enrich uranium and that it is well known. Will read further to find out more.

As far as establishing ties with Russia, American citizens and business did a ton with Russia post 1991, and the government too. They are just too corrupt and an aggressive police state, lead by an evil dictator. I think we are getting it right by growing NATO, and getting it wrong by not supplying the means to push the Russian forces out from the 1991 Ukraine borders. Ukraine will follow Poland as a country that will work hard to end corruption to get into the EU and NATO, and thereby become an even larger contributor in tech and agriculture, and move the dial on humans living in a system of Liberty - not equality - as opposed to a dictatorship.

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Our politicians are brain dead and greedy. War is hell but it sure is profitable.

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