History, Politics And Current Affairs

Lordroel, you might want to check with Bernard about HMS Invincible, because I think she was lost during the war…

Didn’t the Mexicans get a lot of these?

Would those BACKFIREs be worth a couple of visits from the BUFFs?

Indeed it has, Matt.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:18 am

Wolfman wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 1:46 am

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 1:44 am

If that's true, I'd rather not know just in case they sent it north.

Need to know what to avoid, right?

Don't smoke and when I smell something funny, I carefully leave.

Same here.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 1:44 am

Wolfman wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 1:30 am

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Sep 21, 2025 1:05 pm I'd ask the Mexican Government this simple question, "Why did you work this hard to be that stupid?"

Or “What in God’s name are you morons smoking?!?”

If that's true, I'd rather not know just in case they sent it north.

Need to know what to avoid, right?

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Sep 21, 2025 1:05 pm I'd ask the Mexican Government this simple question, "Why did you work this hard to be that stupid?"

Or “What in God’s name are you morons smoking?!?”

ISTR that the Dutch Marine Commandos got around their nation’s neutrality by picking up their World War II British unit designation (and the Dutch government was none-to-pleased about it)…

The GRU was somewhat skeptical, but the KGB was all in on the idea.

Add in Saddam Hussein and you’ve got a recipe for trouble that the US (and NATO) would prefer to stop sooner rather than later…

WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction), Lordroel.

The possibility that Iraq was developing nuclear weapons. Beyond that, I suggest that you talk about it with Matt.

ISTR the 1990 war being butterflied away, but 2003 certainly happened…

HMS Baltic Exits . To this day there are those that argue that while the battle was a strategic British victory, it was a tactical draw. Discussions can get quite heated. A comparison to the Battle of The Coral Sea would be useful. Coral Sea was absolutely a tactical draw and a strategic American v...

Some of the surviving tall-tail BUFFs were converted to B-52J standard…

France has a couple more options to deal with the Idiots running Venezuela, like, you know, the Foreign Legion?

Here’s a link to the original documentary about the failed recovery of Kee Bird:

https://youtu.be/Zlvjr0jqSv4?si=6-c7iuhLA2Z2RqEt

Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 4:18 am Flossy and Jang's kill, photographed from the east side of the base.

That FENCER has been turned into a good FENCER…

jemhouston wrote: ↑Mon Sep 01, 2025 7:55 pm

Wolfman wrote: ↑Mon Sep 01, 2025 7:21 pm Nobody ever claimed that the leadership of Venezuela was smart…

The theory was they weren't suicidal, that's in doubt.

Hmm, good point.

Nobody ever claimed that the leadership of Venezuela was smart…