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Russia's military might have improved somewhat, but they paid a horrific price in the process. Nor have they managed to achieve a massive breakthrough like Ukraine 2022 counteroffensive and their initial invasion. This is despite cutting aid for months, and claims of imminent collapse. Much of the f...

I might not have known how or when, but I did know that at some point, Hamas was going to do something that convinced Israel to stop playing games and attack in force. It's not as if the world can hate them more than they already do, and much of it has to do with the fact they're Jews. I've criticiz...

I remember John saying a couple years ago that he believed Russia's invasion of Ukraine would ultimately trigger a wider war. In the last few days, we've taken a big step closer to that. For all intents and purposes, we've cut them off from further aid. Trump wanted the aid bill killed, so it was ki...

I watched Tucker Carlson's video on Russia, including where he talked about how amazing Russia was because, among other things, their groceries were so cheap. He spent 107 dollars on a single shopping trip, praising how much better this was than America. Thing is, for some Russians, that would be cl...

The idea that we could really be in for a world war is just too unfathomable for most people. We've grown used to peace over the past 80 years and almost no one has any personal memory of WWII. Less than one percent of veterans are still alive, so the 1930s buildup has long disappeared from memory. ...

Hope to hear from you soon, John.

More and more, hopes to keep the war between Israel and Hamas "contained" are disappearing. I doubt Israel's going to care about international pressure for a cease-fire at this point. I didn't know exactly when or how, but I knew at some point Hamas was going to do something big enough to where Isra...

One big issue China has: the more elaborate the attack they have in mind, the more that can go wrong. "No plan survives first contact with the enemy", after all. I'm sure they've got something big in mind, but people make mistakes, they miscalculate, they miss crucial communications, the enemy respo...

Navigator, I disagree with the statement that Russia's still in a peacetime economy. Officially, they plan to spend 6.5% of GDP on the military this year, and between the security apparatus and unofficial spending, we're taking 10% of GDP or more. While Russia's not going full tilt like in the two w...

I used to check out this message forum now and then to get solid news and analysis on current geopolitical events from John and a few others. Bob Butler and his insane, ridiculous posts have made the forum unreadable. Sadly, I must agree. I started frequenting this site about 10 years ago, because,...