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2023-09-01 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Pentagon has ordered AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for Ukraine.

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Posted by DarthVader 2023-09-01 00:34|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Never heard of "throwing good money after the bad", or "it's not our money"? Or, is it after this started, people stopped asking us "how the f@ck did we lose in Afghanistan"?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-01 03:32|| 2023-09-01 03:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The collapse, when it does occur, will be "something our top men didn't see coming."

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-09-01 06:23|| 2023-09-01 06:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Or, it could be that the collapse already came - if people don't need USD to buy oil, then USG cannot just print as much as it needs.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-01 06:26|| 2023-09-01 06:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Russian Air Force has basically been between 'very shy' and a 'no show' in the conflict so far.

Posted by lord garth 2023-09-01 16:00|| 2023-09-01 16:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh goody. My understanding is AIM 120 misses ~15% of the time. Lotsa chances to recover duds and take them apart.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-09-01 20:09|| 2023-09-01 20:09|| Front Page Top

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