A civil war that starts after the regime orders troops to shoot at peaceful protestors will have a different course than one that starts with a militia taking potshots at federal forces.

A bi tradition unlike any other

Such a tremendous characteristic for military sales

He lost whatever fastball he ever had so long ago, it’s pathetic.

While this is all of course extremely valid, conversely, very little about the US effort in World War I is worth substantial praise, except for the courage.

During WW1, Québécois enlistment lagged so far behind Anglophone Canada that the gov’t created a propaganda campaign - “enlist to save your French brothers,” etc. But the royalist, Catholic Québécois wanted nothing to do with dying in defense of the godless, secular Third Republic …

True but in at least one case, that fellow was born with a cooked brain.

Yes. He used to rant abt how USN was stupid because it didn’t know how to go privately finance a fleet, making it sound like Wall Street was just waiting for the opportunity to invest in building DDGs, at returns lower than a T-bill. He’s always been an idiot, on defense and naval things anyway.

Spent years of my life working LCS, then “FF,” then FFG(X). The “if all you want is presence, just buy a grey-painted OPC” argument has been around since long before even the concept design awards for OPC. To be at FF(X) (a concept!) 18 years after LCS-1 commissioned is a national fucking disgrace.