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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Iraq says its armed forces "will not remain silent" after an airstrike yesterday killed seven soldiers at a site said to belong to a coalition of pro-Iran militias that is part of the Iraqi military. read more


his is not a partisan affair. Experts in military strategy, regional history, and current power dynamics in the Middle East"as well as American politics and geoeconomics"are struggling to make sense of the U.S."Israel war launched on February 28 and warn that its escalatory spiral is spinning out of control. But just like when the bloom was off the rose in late 2003, when the insurgencies and sectarian violence started emerging in Iraq and it was becoming clear that the Bush administration had no plan for "what's next," the cheerleaders and shills are rushing to battle stations today to do everything to maintain some sort of rationalization for the disaster unfolding right before our eyes. read more


Sunday, March 22, 2026

Denmark dispatched soldiers and explosives to Greenland in January as part of a contingency plan to obliterate key runways if the United States attempted an invasion, the country's public broadcaster has reported. read more


Saturday, March 21, 2026

Iran denies it targeted UK's military base on Diego Garcia A senior Iranian official has told Al Jazeera that Iran is not responsible for the missile attacks on Diego Garcia and is not behind them. Diego Garcia, which is around 4,000km (2,500 miles) from Iranian territory, is one of two bases the UK has allowed the US to use for "defensive operations" in its war against Iran. read more


Thursday, March 19, 2026

Let me explain something to the morons out there. President Piggy is going to have the Singular achievement of losing a war without having controlled the country. Let me explain. We lost Viet Nam, We lost Afghanistan, We lost Iraq. But in all of those wars we controlled all or a substantial part of the country for an extended period of time. That will not be the case with Iran. Let's be clear about something. In the 100+years where air power has been a thing, NO war was ever won by air power alone. No Regime FELL by air power alone. So, brag all you want about destroying this that or the other thing or murdering countless children. ALL IRAN HAS TO DO TO WIN IS SURVIVE read more


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www.rusi.org

These guys know far more than I do

odern war for you, the US just went +400% on THAAD interceptor production and is pushing an all around production ramp on munitions that makes the cold war build up look small and has been in motion across multiple administrations.

#89 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-03-28 03:54 PM | Reply | Flag:
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MMMMHMMM

You referring to this?

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Department of War (DoW) have signed a framework agreement to increase production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors from 96 to 400 per year. This move quadruples output to meet rising demand, with production capacity rising to 400 interceptors per year over the next seven years

from 96 to 400

per year

As of late March 2026, the U.S. and allies have heavily depleted their stockpiles in the Iran conflict, with estimates suggesting hundreds of interceptors used. One report indicated that within days of February 2026 strikes, Arab partners and the U.S. burned through 800 PAC-3 MSE or THAAD interceptors, while another estimate for the first 16 days of the conflict noted nearly 40% of U.S. THAAD inventory was

Assembling a single THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) interceptor missile takes approximately six weeks from start to finish. However, due to complex supply chains and specialized component manufacturing, replenishing the overall stockpile takes much longer, with industry estimates suggesting it takes years to significantly increase production numbers.

GOAL of 400 per year

I stand by my earlier assessment

Their supply line would run through Basra, the third largest city in Iraq. They'd have to come down the actual Highway of Death, in the open, in the face of the USAF and IDF.

#72 | Posted by sitzkrieg a

It was just a random example of some action Iran could have taken, there are hundreds of others that our military did not prepare for.

QRFs should have been present from the beginning of the war. Not having them present is negligent. Our military having to rush MEUs and the 82nd Airborne from across the globe shows incredibly poor planning.

There is no question that is a failure of military planning. Piggy wouldn't be involved in something like that beyond a head nod of approval.

The level of incompetence in our military is staggering. We spend a trillion dollars a year on the military and MIC and we run out of missiles in a month??? Like WTAF

The problem is we don't have the military production capacity. Well why the ---- NOT?!! We spend more than the next 15 countries on defense COMBINED and we run out of ammunition! It sounds intentional to permit a monopoly on weapons production.

We have spent decades failing to secure basic minerals that are critical to building these weapons!

We have had years to witness the new war (drones and missiles etc.) in Ukraine and yet we cannot defend our critical radar systems!! Did we not learn the capabilities of drone warfare?!

Why are we sending the USS Gerald Ford to conduct extended air operations given it was having major plumbing problems and seemingly has a MAJOR morale problem.

If the sabotage rumors are true, we had a mutiny on the pride of the American navy! LIKE WOW

Other carriers are being chased from the area, our bases are being obliterated.

That is criminal neglect!

This is not 1942 where Japan was able to roll over the Pacific because our military had been neglected for decades and there was a depression that limited spending. We spend a --------- trillion dollars per years and we are getting our asses kicked and are about to face true defeat when we RUN OUT OF ------- AMMUNITION

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