Liam
ataketoofar.bsky.social
Liam
@ataketoofar.bsky.social
Recovering soldier, observer of the birth of the new America
Honestly so was the UK if we’re going by numbers of lend lease support
January 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
If you think about it, paying militants to not attack your convoys really is right up there with Cannae
December 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Yamato at least looked imposing
December 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Not to be overly blithe but as a former SOF guy, SOF needs to have their entire population reduced by at least half while the remainder goes through re-education camps to 1)remove the influence of Iraq and Afghanistan and 2)build mission sets that actually support the joint force in LSCO
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Immigration and naturalization services vs Lopez-Mendoza, 1984. Ruled that 4th amendment protections do not extend to immigration law.
October 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“Magical Thinking” etc
October 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There is something to this in that soldiers always seem to believe the enemy’s equipment is better. So even though the Sherman is by far the superior family of tanks, you can still find comments about their supposed weakness throughout oral testimonies from US and British tankers from the war.
October 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I also doubt that our defeat in Afghanistan had anything to do with service members being too fat.

That entire speech felt like a re-litigation of 20-teens era online military squabbles.
October 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Listen Gen Z not going on routine combat action badge safaris is starting to hurt them on promotion points
September 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM