Coldwar 2.0, WW III, conflicts that challenge US hegemony ..
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as this does not fit neatly under the Hamas vs Israel thread ..
Note, this is what it means to be the Global Hegemon ( note, I personally do not see the word as negative nor positive, more of a description of who the big boy in the play ground is .. )
American weakness, this is the results you get when people think they can kick the big boy of the play ground .. had Iran feared the USA this never would have happened ..
Deep Intel on the B-1 Strike in Iraq and Syria
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Note, this is what it means to be the Global Hegemon ( note, I personally do not see the word as negative nor positive, more of a description of who the big boy in the play ground is .. )
American weakness, this is the results you get when people think they can kick the big boy of the play ground .. had Iran feared the USA this never would have happened ..
Deep Intel on the B-1 Strike in Iraq and Syria
Ward Carroll
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"Putin failed to deliver on his speech .. "
"Missed opportunity .. " ( by Putin to really speak to the audience about betrayal of the elites to the populace )
"I could have made Putin's speech 10 times more destructive" - Vlad
VLAD REACTS: Tucker Carlson Putin interview
"Missed opportunity .. " ( by Putin to really speak to the audience about betrayal of the elites to the populace )
"I could have made Putin's speech 10 times more destructive" - Vlad
VLAD REACTS: Tucker Carlson Putin interview
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Moment US airstrike killed Hezbollah commander in Iraq caught on CCTV
This is the moment a US Reaper drone strike on Baghdad killed two commanders of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group that carried out a strike on American forces in Jordan, killing three soldiers and wounding dozens of others. CCTV footage captured from a nearby shop shows a flaming car roll down the street, where it was consumed by fire - killing all those inside. The dead men were named Abu Bakr al-Saadi and Arkan Al Alaywi, both of them high-ranking commanders within the Iranian proxy group, which regularly launches attacks on US troops in the Middle East but has stepped up its raids in the wake of Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip.
This is the moment a US Reaper drone strike on Baghdad killed two commanders of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group that carried out a strike on American forces in Jordan, killing three soldiers and wounding dozens of others. CCTV footage captured from a nearby shop shows a flaming car roll down the street, where it was consumed by fire - killing all those inside. The dead men were named Abu Bakr al-Saadi and Arkan Al Alaywi, both of them high-ranking commanders within the Iranian proxy group, which regularly launches attacks on US troops in the Middle East but has stepped up its raids in the wake of Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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Russo - Chinese alliance able to redraw international maps
This should be a major concern for the EU and USA and EU / USA allies .. which will be living under security arrangements which are a results of the Russo-Chinese alliance ... ( Russo-Chinese-Iranian-N Korean alliance )
Putin will not stop until he is forced to stop or he runs out of capacity ..
This should be a major concern for the EU and USA and EU / USA allies .. which will be living under security arrangements which are a results of the Russo-Chinese alliance ... ( Russo-Chinese-Iranian-N Korean alliance )
Putin will not stop until he is forced to stop or he runs out of capacity ..
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interesting point from Nixon .. the issue with USA as an ally is the "uncertainty"
USA helped make Iran what it is today .. we can thank whomever failed to support the Shah back then ..
Shah of Iran .. effect .. encouraging his enemies and discouraging this supports ..
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USA helped make Iran what it is today .. we can thank whomever failed to support the Shah back then ..
Shah of Iran .. effect .. encouraging his enemies and discouraging this supports ..
Is It Difficult To Trust The United States?
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What Would Have Happened To Iran If President Nixon Stayed In Office?
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Feb 1, 2024 #iran #whatif #history
From the oral history collections of the University of Georgia. Recorded in 1983. T
The Richard Nixon Foundation applies the legacy and vision of President Richard Nixon, America’s relentless grand strategist, to defining issues facing our nation and the world.
The Richard Nixon Foundation in association with the National Archives and Records Administration provides financial support to collect, preserve, and make available to the public and for scholars the documents, recordings, and other materials that illuminate the life and times, and the historic legacy of Richard Nixon.
Richard Nixon Foundation
Feb 1, 2024 #iran #whatif #history
From the oral history collections of the University of Georgia. Recorded in 1983. T
The Richard Nixon Foundation applies the legacy and vision of President Richard Nixon, America’s relentless grand strategist, to defining issues facing our nation and the world.
The Richard Nixon Foundation in association with the National Archives and Records Administration provides financial support to collect, preserve, and make available to the public and for scholars the documents, recordings, and other materials that illuminate the life and times, and the historic legacy of Richard Nixon.
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Nixon, the more I learn about him, the more I am impressed ..
"I couldn't disagree with you more .. what you have to understand is was never between the Shah and somebody better but between the Shah and somebody infinitely worse ..
we have friends all over the world like the Shah and .. because that government ( Saudi ) happens to be corrupt that is claimed are we going to abandon them .. let's take China for example .. China is more Stalinist than the Soviet Union are we going to say we are going to abandon them? .. "
" .. we have to use of influence effectively .. "
" .. if the US will not stand up for it's friends we're not going to have friends .. that's true of the Shah it's true of others as well .. "
This MISTAKE Has Cost The United States | President Nixon and Barbara Walters 1980
"I couldn't disagree with you more .. what you have to understand is was never between the Shah and somebody better but between the Shah and somebody infinitely worse ..
we have friends all over the world like the Shah and .. because that government ( Saudi ) happens to be corrupt that is claimed are we going to abandon them .. let's take China for example .. China is more Stalinist than the Soviet Union are we going to say we are going to abandon them? .. "
" .. we have to use of influence effectively .. "
" .. if the US will not stand up for it's friends we're not going to have friends .. that's true of the Shah it's true of others as well .. "
This MISTAKE Has Cost The United States | President Nixon and Barbara Walters 1980
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Konstantin Kisin calls out the complacency of the West and the motives of Russia & China
" .. the purpose of what they are doing in Ukraine is to push America out of Eastern Europe and to end the American global dominance in the world .. make no mistake about it .. they're coming for what we have .. "
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" .. the purpose of what they are doing in Ukraine is to push America out of Eastern Europe and to end the American global dominance in the world .. make no mistake about it .. they're coming for what we have .. "
Konstantin Kisin calls out the complacency of the West and the motives of Russia & China
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What People Got Wrong About Trump's Foreign Policy | Victor Davis Hanson
In this clip, Victor makes the case that although Trump was known to be 'isolationist', the evidence suggests that during his tenure, America provided a stronger deterrent to aggressors.
It is clear that despite China, Russia, Hamas, Afghanistan, was the world more detered.
Victor Davis Hanson is an American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer. He has been a commentator on contemporary politics for the National Review and The Washington Times and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
In this clip, Victor makes the case that although Trump was known to be 'isolationist', the evidence suggests that during his tenure, America provided a stronger deterrent to aggressors.
It is clear that despite China, Russia, Hamas, Afghanistan, was the world more detered.
Victor Davis Hanson is an American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer. He has been a commentator on contemporary politics for the National Review and The Washington Times and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
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" .. recognizing that it isn't enough just to be for peace .. you have to recognize that there are evil forces in the world that are not for peace .. that there are aggressive forces and that unless you stop that aggression that you are not going to have a real peace .. " - Nixon
Why Was Richard Nixon So Good At Foreign Affairs?
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Why Was Richard Nixon So Good At Foreign Affairs?
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Lessons on Low-Cost Deterrence and Drones From Ukraine
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Mar 12, 2024 #WSJ #WSJOpinion
Speaking at the 2024 AFA Warfare Symposium, Gen. James Hecker described what the U.S. has learned from unmanned aerial vehicles—or UAVs—in Ukraine, and how they will change warfare. Images: AFP/Getty Images/U.S. Air Force via AP Composite: Mark Kelly (03/12/24)
Lessons on Low-Cost Deterrence and Drones From Ukraine
Wall Street Journal Opinion
Mar 12, 2024 #WSJ #WSJOpinion
Speaking at the 2024 AFA Warfare Symposium, Gen. James Hecker described what the U.S. has learned from unmanned aerial vehicles—or UAVs—in Ukraine, and how they will change warfare. Images: AFP/Getty Images/U.S. Air Force via AP Composite: Mark Kelly (03/12/24)