Tag Archives: Trump

War Studies: Two Wars of Choice, Poland 1939 and Iran 2026

Hitler’s ‘War of choice’: Poland 1939 Hitler’s invasion of Poland was a masterclass. It was thoroughly prepared making victory certain. Every key metric was in place before the invasion began. Geography Poland has no natural barriers, which meant the Wehrmacht … Continue reading

Posted in History, Politics, War | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

War Studies: Trump’s War of Choice, Iran 2026

“I’m going to make you an offer that you can’t refuse” The Godfather 1972 Don Corleone knew exactly what he wanted and how to get it. Trump is a nincompoop who barges into situations with the subtly of a train … Continue reading

Posted in Technology, Economics, War, statistics, environment | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

An easy mistake to make

Posted in photography, Politics, quips | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Optics of Power

Trump’s Oval Office Putin’s Kremlin Office

Posted in Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Israeli-Gaza Campaign: An early assessment

“Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.” Don Corleone, The Godfather by Mario Puzo Israel’s strategic objectives are crystal clear. First, get the hostages back from Hamas. Second, obliterate Hamas as a military and political force. This assessment analyses … Continue reading

Posted in History, Politics, Technology, War | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Why Syria was really bombed: three photos

Chris

Posted in Politics, War | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Shameful

This week (10th April 2018) we’ve seen scenes of children in Syria being hosed down. They were victims of chemical weapons being used against them and their parents. Something must have triggered that barbaric move against the civilians of that … Continue reading

Posted in Politics, War | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Designer guns for teachers

Chris

Posted in Humour | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Obama and Trump meet God

Obama and Trump are standing at the throne of heaven. God looks at them and says, “Before granting you a place at my side, I must ask you what you have learned, what you believe in.” God asks Obama first: … Continue reading

Posted in Humour, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments