Tag: strategy
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Civil War Confessions, on this day in history
Grant was no Trump. He didn’t do what got him attention, he did what got the job doneOn this day in history, March 10th 1864, Lincoln appointed Grant as commander in chief of all Union forces.
On This Day In History: 9th of March 1945, The US firebomb Tokio. Deadliest conventional bombardment in history. With a lesson strategists refuse to learn
Media Confessions, Middle East Confessions
An amazing recap of optimism about Iran’s war strategy
5 rules to getting to sober analysis of a war situation. How you avoid becoming William Scott Ritter. How not to sit in echo chambers when others sit in bomb shelters. Peddling revenge narratives isn’t analysis
The only real window for success Iran had. On October 7th Iran and Hezbollah missed their one opportunity to deal mortal enemy Israel a truly staggering blow. What if Iran had for once acted like the demonic state Israel and the US want you to think it is?
The most basic strategic mistake is forgetting that the enemy gets a say. Wishful thinking isn’t analysis. Colonel Douglas Macgregor, Jeffrey Sachs, Marandi, William Scott Ritter, Alex Krainer, professor Jiang and many other YouTube favorites are WILDLY overestimating Iran’s military capabilities and pretending US and Israeli strikes are having no effect on Iran’s missile launching capabilities
Can the US use the Kurds as a fifth column to destabilize Iran and get some areas to break away from Iran? They are certainly considering it. They have used fifth columns before, like in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria. This ‘Afghan model’ would run into serious problems though
Political Confessions, US Political Confessions, War in Ukraine
American self-interest is winning. Ceding some Ukrainian territory is a major American strategic victory, a phyrric victory for Russia, a bitter pill to swallow for Ukraine, a castration of the EU and bait for China
Authenticity Confessions, Confessions In Letters To My Son, health, food, nutrition, exercising, daily habits, Musing in the morning with Joe, Parenting
You can apply Schwerpunkt strategy in your personal life as well
Middle East Confessions, Political Confessions, Psychology Confessions
The dirty dozen. Why can Israelis starve, mutilate, stamp out children in droves?
Media Confessions, Middle East Confessions, Political Confessions
Deep analysis of Iran’s counterstrike on Israel
How Israel walked into the trap Hamas set for it
Some things I learned talking to a Ukrainian war refugee from Berdyansk here in Slovakia
Day 60 of the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia never had enough foot soldiers to win in Ukraine and now they have even fewer men. Chances of winning in the short term? None. Unless Ukraine’s morale collapses, but that’s not going to happen
It’s a turkey shoot. Nine Russian generals killed in Ukraine in a mere two months. What’s causing this? And are the Ukrainians doing the Russians a favor?
How do donated weapons get into Ukraine?
Russian operation becoming farcical. Latest setback involves losing Black Sea fleet flagship cruiser Moskva… Another humiliating blow for the Russian military. Threat of nuclear weapons rises
Healing my spirit doesn’t go together well with studying war. Thinking human life was ‘war’ made my life into more of a struggle than it needed to be
Use of a tactical nuclear weapon more likely than chemical weapons in Ukraine. Let’s compare the potential ‘benefits’ and risks for the Russians
Day 30 of the war in Ukraine. It will take weeks of bombardments before the Russians will launch a major ground offensive
A contrarian view of the war in Ukraine. Russia’s plan is working :: Day 25
24th day of the Ukraine/US vs Russia conflict. Syrian soldiers fighting in Ukraine. American volunteers used as cannon fodder. The fall of Mariupol bound to happen. Ukrainian successes are exaggerated.
What a low intensity war… 1,300 dead Ukrainian soldiers in more than two weeks. That’s only one third of the dead at Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history
Day 17 of the open military conflict between Russia and Ukraine
Day ten of the invasion :: Russia clumsily winning
Military experts baffled by Russia’s poor performance
The fate of Kiev. Stalingrad 2.0 in the making? 40 mile long Russian tank column closing in
5 best strategy tips to win Axis and Allies
Protected: The life of a private teacher in Bratislava, Slovakia
If Adolf Hitler ran against Donald Trump, who would Democrats vote for?
I should have ordered these Civilization expansions sooner
Advanced strategy guide for the Settlers of Catan. Tips and tricks for the Settlers of Catan. How to win the Settlers of Catan. Pro tips Settlers of Catan.
Regular gaming nights for strong mental health
What do I think the US needs? 20 measures for a better future
How to encourage students to speak a foreign language for three hours straight?
This is also teaching
Stop the silly scare mongering. Trump will leave in January without any kind of major incident
When to give up on something
101 things that changed my life. 7/101 :: Age of Empires II
Civil War Confessions, History Confessions, Political Confessions
25 years after Srebrenica :: The Dutch and the struggle with the truth. The story behind the infamous Mladić Karremans toast
The roots of the US-Iranian conflict. What the mainstream media is not telling you about Iran
US strategy in the war against Iran. Battle plans leaked. Major security fail.
101 things that changed my life. 2/101 :: George Armstrong Custer
CNN stacked the audience of Bernie’s Town Hall against him
How to help Bernie Sanders get elected. Stop preaching to the choir!
Japan is boosting its military. A whopping $243 billion to buy weapons. Nippon is re-arming
relationships, Self-help Confessions
How to cope with a long-distance relationship. 10 tips and tricks to make a relationship work
A comparison between three civil war games. No greater glory. A house divided. The American Civil War by Eagle Games.
Men's issues, relationships, seduction, Sex Confessions, Women Confessions
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