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John Ʌ Konrad V

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CEO @gCaptain, maritime journalist, former drillship captain, author of Fire On The Horizon and cofounder @UnofficialNet - K5HIP

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USMC.

In general, the Corps maintains a culture of versatility, adaptability, cost management, fewer fugazi treasure hunts, and a common doctrinal ethos that expects every Marine to have certain baseline qualifications tied to the fundamental mission.

That culture is why…

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Drones will INCREASE the cost of war for the 🇺🇸 not decrease it

I’m getting lots of comments about how warfare is rapidly changing with the proliferation of cheap drones, cyber, informational warfare and other low cost methods.

The incredible job Ukraine is doing in defense &…

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John Ʌ Konrad V Canada’s 12 Halifax class frigates are about 30 years old but have been modified. Their replacements will take years to build. They placed an order for 88 F-35A jets which will also take years to get. The army can handle peacekeeping duties and that’s it. Not a good place to be.

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The candidates-should-debate letter is out – it is signed by ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News, The AP, C-SPAN, Univision, NewsNation, NPR, PBS NewsHour, and USA Today

The candidates-should-debate letter is out – it is signed by ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News, The AP, C-SPAN, Univision, NewsNation, NPR, PBS NewsHour, and USA Today
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After the latest inflation report last week you will hear dozens of economists claiming they know the reason why inflation just won’t quit

But only two economists Jim Bianco & Tracy (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) are on TV discussing the real reason 👇👇

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Whoa… this is not ME suggesting we need to spend $20 Trillion on defense to win the next war

This is NOT warmongering

It’s not republican talking points from Heritage Foundation either

It’s financial analysis from BLOOMBERG, you know, the company owned by a 2020 DEMOCRAT candidate

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Am I dreaming or did the White House assure us last month the situation in the Red Sea is under control and would improve?

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JDL I disagree you still need big ships to move commerce

Drones are relatively cheap but those ships cost big money

It’s like submarines in WW2. Building them instead of a large Navy saved Germany an incredible amount of money… offensive submarines are relatively cheap but…

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I've been saying for six months that Sullivan is running defense policy as Biden's senior proxy - not SECDEF.

Explains a lot about why things are the way they are in the present geopolitical moment.

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One phrase I keep hearing in why the US navy can’t protect shipping in the Red Sea is because the military “always prepares to fight the last war”

I wish that was the case today.

The last naval war the US fought was WW2 and at the start of that we needed three things most:…

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“Canada’s military is in a death spiral”

Well it’s a good thing they have the US Navy next door to defend their enormous coast

Oh wait, zero US navy warships are ice hardened and the US only has one vintage heavy icebreaker. China and Russia have dozens

How exactly are we…

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I know we tore his statue down from the Natural History Museum but can we bring back just one or two of his ideas?

Because the world today needs Great White Fleet and hell, I’d be happy to paint the fleet rainbow, if that helps

I know we tore his statue down from the Natural History Museum but can we bring back just one or two of his ideas? Because the world today needs Great White Fleet and hell, I’d be happy to paint the fleet rainbow, if that helps
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Is this better or worse than last month’s nuclear deterrent test which saw a missile fired from a British submarine go “plop”?

Or when the Danish frigates’ radar and missile system went off line during a real firefight last month?

Or when Canada announced last month that it…

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