Germany's Leopard 2 tanks fail on Ukraine's battlefields.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-20T19:46:21+00:00

This is from a non-Ukrainian publication. From https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/28/ukraine-war-tank-drones-weapons-army-russian/?msockid=186639121d25683932d52a0d1ca16978

With some small tweaks, tanks – with their combination of protection, firepower and speed – can and should continue to play the central role in ground combat that they’ve played since World War I.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-20T19:33:44+00:00

The letter proposed limiting or banning student protests not just those in favor of terrorist organizations.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-20T14:56:17+00:00

It's debatable whether the tank is obsolete. From https://en.defence-ua.com/analysis/why_develop_the_mgcs_when_the_era_of_tanks_is_over_or_is_it-13329.html

Nonetheless, a combat vehicle that combines high firepower, mobility, and protection is unlikely to become obsolete. Instead, it will evolve to meet the changing demands of the battlefield. The MGCS will not just be another tank—it will be a response to the challenges of 21st-century warfare.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-20T14:50:39+00:00

No, but banning student demonstrations is.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-19T20:17:42+00:00

King Charles' behavior is strange. What father wouldn't want to see to son and grandchildren especially if his days are numbered? The UK government should hire Prince Harry and his wife as ambassadors to be sent to various countries especially those in the Commonwealth to strengthen ties. They would be paid per visit. Meghan Markle would be popular with nonwhites. With the US losing interest in protecting Europe, the UK needs the Commonwealth countries. In World War II, Commonwealth countries bolstered Britain's military.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-19T14:59:55+00:00

Trump wants the public to believe that he just wants to end DEI and antisemitism at Harvard, but the letter reveals his demands are darker.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-19T03:33:04+00:00

The complex electronics of the Leopard 2 enable the tank to see at night and stabilizes the 120mm gun enabling it to fire accurately while moving. That has to remain. However, the tank should have less armor so it's not so heavy that gets stuck in the mud. A lighter tank would permit a smaller engine. Regarding foreigners Germany should look for those with talent.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-19T03:24:37+00:00

Trump's broad use of tariffs is causing uncertainty for businesses. He should have used tariffs selectively.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-18T03:54:51+00:00

The lesson is to not build anything that's unnecessarily complex. It will break down easily and be difficult to repair.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-13T20:53:44+00:00

But spending cuts could lead to less innovation.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-13T20:51:51+00:00

Some research might be too expensive for industry. From https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrosowsky/2022/03/02/the-role-of-research-at-universities-why-it-matters/

Research in the STEM fields (broadly defined) can also be expensive. Scientific (including medical) and engineering research often involves specialized facilities or pieces of equipment, advanced computing capabilities, materials requiring controlled handling and storage, and so forth. But much of this work is funded, in large part, by federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Energy, US Department of Agriculture, and many others.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-13T20:42:15+00:00

Then don't fund those types of studies.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-13T20:39:50+00:00

The significance is preventing tuna stocks from being depleted.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-12T15:02:16+00:00

His study is to ensure tuna is fished sustainably.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-12T04:11:07+00:00

Trumps wants to increase manufacturing jobs in the US, but factory workers will not create new medicines and technological breakthroughs.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-11T03:52:25+00:00

Palestinians do not have the support of any superpower. Israel has the support of the US. This is my proposal to end the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Egypt will be given the West Bank enlarged by land equivalent to the Gaza Strip. In return, Israel will be given the Gaza Strip and land at least 3 times larger than the West Bank in the Sinai Peninsula. Some of the land will be adjacent to water so Israel can build desalination plants. The Sinai is inhospitable, and Egypt doesn’t have the technology to develop it but Israel does. With its new land, Egypt can give it to the Palestinians, make it a state within Egypt, or whatever it wants.

If Democrats were smart, they would adopt my proposal to counter Trump's proposal of displacing Palestinians and transforming Gaza into a French Riviera but they're too dumb to come up with a solution.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-08T02:43:59+00:00

Because Trump isn't calculating reciprocal tariffs correctly. See https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/trump-says-tariffs-are-reciprocal-they-aren-t/ar-AA1CqXmB

Dune1032 · 2025-04-05T19:57:25+00:00

If Putin wanted peace, he would simply stop fighting. He wants all of Ukraine or at least as much as possible.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-05T19:43:52+00:00

I doubt if this is true. If it weren't for the incompetence of the local police and Secret Service, Crooks would have easily been caught. Also, Crooks was not a good shooter. Had he been caught he would have confessed and identified those involved.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-05T19:37:36+00:00

The individuals composing the shadow government weren't very smart. It was stupid for Democratic leaders not to realize that there was a shadow government.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-05T03:05:00+00:00

Although today is not the same as the past, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act does not bode well for Trump's tariffs.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-04T18:14:51+00:00

Yes, because Putin plans to launch a massive spring offensive. The U.K. and France should be prepared to quickly send in troops if Russia makes a breakthrough.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-04T15:13:25+00:00

From https://www.publicinternationallawandpolicygroup.org/lawyering-justice-blog/2024/12/17/the-istanbul-communique-a-blueprint-for-ukraines-capitulation-1

A cornerstone of the Istanbul Communique was the establishment of Ukraine as a permanently neutral state. This neutrality, enshrined in the constitution, would have barred Ukraine from joining military alliances, hosting foreign bases or weapons, or engaging in activities that might compromise its neutral status. At face value, neutrality might seem like a pathway to de-escalation, but in reality, it would have stripped Ukraine of the very means it needed to defend itself against further aggression.

Neutrality is an untenable proposition for a nation sharing a border with an aggressive and expansionist power like Russia. This provision would have stripped Ukraine of its ability to seek military assistance from international partners, severely limiting its defense options in the event of another invasion. In a world where territorial integrity is constantly at risk, neutrality would have only invited further Russian encroachment, leaving Ukraine without the support of allies for protection.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-04T15:00:56+00:00

Some such as the war in Afghanistan was a NATO operation. The US air support and Kurdish ground forces stopped ISIS expansion and reduced it to a small force.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-04T03:08:58+00:00

Germans will not fight for diversity but for Germany and each other. Germans would include these diverse groups. During World War II, American Blacks and Japanese fought very well.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-02T02:46:06+00:00

Putin might use nuclear weapons, but there is no choice. If Russia conquer Ukraine, it will have all of Ukraine's natural resources making Russia stronger and more difficult to stop.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-01T02:45:35+00:00

From https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Fact%20Sheet%20Istanbul%20Protocol%20Draft%20Agreement%20of%20April%2015%2C%202022%20%281%29.pdf

The Istanbul Protocol draft agreement would have left Ukraine helpless in the face of future Russian threats or aggression. It imposed no limitations on the size of the Russian military and no obligations on Russia other than those noted below.

• The draft agreement would have prohibited the continued Western military assistance and support that US officials have repeatedly urged European states to offer, as well as bilateral security agreements, which US officials have also encouraged European countries to make.1

• It is thus entirely incompatible with the current stated US policy and cannot be the basis or guidepost for negotiations that amount to anything other than capitulation to Russia’s pre-war demands.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-01T02:40:57+00:00

Africa is poor and needed China. Europe isn't poor. That's the very reason China wants good relations with Europe. During World War II, the Western Allies didn't trust Stalin but nevertheless worked with him.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-01T02:36:56+00:00

It wasn't like that in the past, but Trump seems to have gone over to the Dark Side of the Force. Now, the world has to quickly adjust to that.

Dune1032 · 2025-04-01T02:34:31+00:00

These are regressive taxes in that the poor pay more than the wealthy. Do the poor drink less than the rich?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T23:45:44+00:00

China cannot be trusted but it can be used. China wants good relations with Europe for business purposes. The end of the war in Ukraine will improve the business climate. Europe could use some of the money it spends on Ukraine to buy Chinese goods. Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe. It can sell agricultural products to China.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T19:56:18+00:00

Get China involved in the negotiations over Ukraine. Tell China that peace would be better for business in Europe.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T15:01:36+00:00

The problem is that the party's leaders are too far to the left. The US needs a party that is in the middle. If the Democratic Party does not move to the middle, another party should be formed called the Bull Moose Party. Then the Democratic Party would represent the left, the Republicans the right, and the Bull Moose Party the middle.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T14:51:30+00:00

That could be sufficient depending on who Ohio or Indiana is fighting.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T14:48:22+00:00

Yes, unless Europe helps. Then those European countries should get the mineral deal.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T14:46:48+00:00

Sales taxes are regressive taxes in that the poor pay more than the rich. A poor person does not eat less than a wealthy person.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T02:56:56+00:00

How will government programs be funded?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T02:54:24+00:00

I see no difference between the article I presented and that from American Thinker. If you think there is a difference, point it out.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-29T02:46:21+00:00

If Europe is unwilling to help.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T23:42:59+00:00

Yes, but then those people will be considered heroes and admired for their courage.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T23:36:32+00:00

What is that more trustworthy source?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T20:05:59+00:00

It was the French 2nd Expeditionary Corps composed mainly of Algerians and Moroccans commanded by French officers which broke through the Gustav Line during the Battle of Monte Cassino.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T19:59:02+00:00

Then point out the mistakes and correct them.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T19:57:57+00:00

Well, they will be starving more with the tariff.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T19:43:49+00:00

Reminds me of Dune Part 1 in which Chani says, "What will become of my world? Who will be our next oppressor?" The US cannot be trusted to protect Ukraine. Britain and France should send troops into Ukraine.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T19:28:14+00:00

There will be more body bags if Russia conquers Ukraine. Britain and France thought giving Hitler the Sudetenland would bring peace.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T19:25:49+00:00

Just as in 1939.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T19:25:16+00:00

Putin is too and he wants the territories he claims belongs to Russia.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T19:23:39+00:00

Yes, but why cause Venezuelans to starve?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T04:32:43+00:00

The British PM said that US involvement is required to proceed with the plan. Why? Just do it. Trump might not be seeking the best interest of Europe.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T04:27:19+00:00

This will hurt Venezuelans causing more to flee to countries such as the US. Is Maduro such a bad person? Trump appears to have no problem with Putin.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T02:55:08+00:00

Wouldn't the opposing candidate know this and reveal it if significant?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T02:52:55+00:00

This shows the stupidity of the Democratic leadership. They should have urged Biden to withdraw in Jan. 2023 because a new candidate would have to be selected and have time to campaign. They realized the danger to democracy of a Trump presidency yet ran a weak candidate. The book said Harris was frustrated that she couldn't distance herself from Biden, but when questioned she said she wouldn't have done anything different than Biden.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T02:32:04+00:00

But if he's running for President, it would certainly be brought up and make some people hesitant to vote for him.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-28T02:30:55+00:00

It's good that they're having rallies, but they are too far to the left to attract most Americans.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-27T02:34:26+00:00

No, he won't make a good candidate. He doesn't have the appearance and has health issues both physical and mental.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-27T02:32:30+00:00

Climate change is real. Look at the fires in the South. If nothing is done about it, the world will look like the world of Furiosa. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVswuip0-co&t=76s

Dune1032 · 2025-03-27T02:29:15+00:00

Schumer was correct. Shutting down the government would have directed people's anger towards the Democrats. AOC is too far to the left. Democrats have to move toward the center to draw more voters.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-23T14:56:50+00:00

Yes, however there is concern that the US could control the use of the Gripen because GE makes the engines. Perhaps Sweden should consider replacing it with a European engine or get a license to produce it in Sweden.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-23T03:18:06+00:00

Going to Mars is a waste of money. Reminds me of the book, The Martian Chronicles. One of the Martians told an Earthling, "You would rather come to Mars than solve the problems on Earth."

Dune1032 · 2025-03-23T03:13:16+00:00

Under my plan, Palestinians will have their own land.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-23T03:11:53+00:00

They could be cannibalizing the parts. Some of the planes might no longer be operational. The US did impair the function of Ukraine's F-16s in order to get Zelensky to negotiate. From https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-f16-fighter-jets-us-support-donald-trump-2041984

The U.S.-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), said on Sunday that the block on U.S. support for Ukraine's F-16 radar jammers "will likely hamper Ukraine's ability to continue to use the aircraft to defend against Russian strikes" far from the frontlines.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-22T14:51:49+00:00

Yes, but if the US makes the components necessary for the weapon to operate properly, the US could control the use of the weapon by threatening to withhold the necessary components.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-22T02:48:57+00:00

It was foolish for Trump to impair the function of Ukraine's F-16s in order to force Zelensky to negotiate. Now, countries are reluctant to buy US weapons.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-21T19:42:37+00:00

She's pretty but is too far to the left to be elected President. Andy Beshear would have been a better candidate. At 35 she better start having children. Her fertility clock is ticking down.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-21T19:38:01+00:00

What would happen to Palestinians who are not Levant? Under my plan Israel has the potential to be a more powerful and populous country.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-21T03:28:55+00:00

This is my proposal to end the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Egypt will be given the West Bank enlarged by land equivalent to the Gaza Strip. In return, Israel will be given the Gaza Strip and land at least 3 times larger than the West Bank in the Sinai Peninsula. Some of the land will be adjacent to water so Israel can build desalination plants. The Sinai is inhospitable, and Egypt doesn’t have the technology to develop it but Israel does. With its new land, Egypt can give it to the Palestinians, make it a state within Egypt, or whatever it wants.

Democrats should propose my plan to counter Trump's plan of turning Gaza into a French Riviera, but Democrats are too dumb to do it.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-21T03:17:54+00:00

If the Democratic Party moves to the left, there should be new party representing the middle. It could be called the Bull Moose Party after Theodore Roosevelt's party. The Republican Pary represents the right. Now Americans would have a chose among the left, right, or moderate just as in Germany there is a left, the conservatives which won the election representing moderates and the AFD representing the right.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-20T02:39:02+00:00

The article is from the Wall Street Journal.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-20T02:36:17+00:00

It's not just the UK and France but also Ukraine. Also, it'll be French and British weapons including airplanes. In addition, any offensive operations would be limited to within Ukraine.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-19T02:41:04+00:00

The US isn't in extreme economic weakness.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-19T02:40:20+00:00

North Korea may not feed civilians but will feed their soldiers. Here is an excerpt from the diary of a killed North Korean soldier. See https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/diary-of-a-dead-north-korean-soldier-reveals-grisly-battlefield-tactics/ar-BB1rg5iM

Dune1032 · 2025-03-19T02:37:18+00:00

High morale cannot overcome being vastly outnumbered in personnel and equipment. An example is the Battle of the Seelow Heights in World War ll. See https://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-seelow-heights/

Dune1032 · 2025-03-19T02:31:56+00:00

But will it be on Putin's terms?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-18T02:44:18+00:00

Do you think the US would prosper, if Americans simply traded among themselves?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-18T02:42:53+00:00

Britain and France would be sufficient. If Putin thinks British and French troops would be unable to stop him, good, he won't complain.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-18T02:37:43+00:00

See https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3302763/what-do-north-korean-pows-kyiv-seoul-discuss

Dune1032 · 2025-03-17T02:41:11+00:00

The article says that tariffs will be paid by consumers. Do you agree?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-17T02:39:36+00:00

How do you get China to threaten to attack Russia if Putin doesn't accept a peace deal?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-17T02:37:38+00:00

If the West proposes a peace agreement and China persuades Putin to accept, what is there not to trust?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-16T21:02:49+00:00

Putin wants Ukraine. He doesn't care about losing his sons no more than Stalin did. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8fWp-i-BGA&t=59s Europe should get China to persuade Putin to end the war. In return Europe could increase trade with China. Britain and France would be entering the war independent of NATO.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-16T20:54:36+00:00

World War lll might be unavoidable. Chamberlain thought that giving Hitler the Sudetenland would lead to peace, but when Hitler took over all of Czechoslovakia, Chamberlain knew he had been duped.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-16T20:49:49+00:00

Yes. It's a regressive tax meaning that the poor are taxed more than the rich. A poor person does not eat less than a rich person.

Dune1032 · 2025-03-16T20:48:10+00:00

Specifically, what part is fake?

Dune1032 · 2025-03-16T16:58:00+00:00

The problem is getting Russia to agree to a ceasefire. A coalition of European countries should send troops to Ukraine to force Putin to accept a ceasefire. Britain and France would be sufficient. This would be reasonable since North Korea has sent troops to help Russia.

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