Posted on 10/18/2022 11:46:15 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
U.S. military strength has hit a decade low, with The Heritage Foundation 2023 review considering the U.S. military "weak" for the first time in the history of its annual report and "at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America's vital national interests."
Military readiness and strength has been a coming warning from former President Donald Trump aimed at his successor, President Joe Biden.
"It is rated as weak relative to the force needed to defend national interests on a global stage against actual challenges in the world as it is rather than as we wish it were," according to The Heritage Foundation review. "This is the logical consequence of years of sustained use, underfunding, poorly defined priorities, wildly shifting security policies, exceedingly poor discipline in program execution, and a profound lack of seriousness across the national security establishment even as threats to U.S. interests have surged."
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And the new Virtue Signal communications system can't be beat!
More CRT and Tranny training and recruitment will fix that right up.
More maternity flight suits in the Air Force should improve readiness, too..
If I were them, I’d accelerate telling young white males that you hate them and their white extremist patriotism. That does wonders for recruiting.
These problems are easily solved if you follow my plan laid out above.
Gotta keep forcing women into special forces units. That’ll do the trick.
The neocons at Heritage have cheered every war, but are silent on the end stage empire transgender grooming.
Weak but fabulous.
The Army is not a place for patriots any more.
Or fill it with foreign nationals. That’s probably what the recruitment alarmism is preparing us to accept.
$800 billion a year has bought us some nifty advanced weapons.
But what it really has paid for is an absolutely bloated political bureaucracy, massive woke jobs program, and DC slush fund.
Think of your local city’s DMV, with an unlimited budget.
This will warm the cockles of the hearts of some FReepers.
Keep up tearing down Confederate statues in the South. That really helps with recruiting down there.
I think I feel a draft.
Ping.
So in line with the rest of the nation right?
Like you.
Nice try, Sparky.
Unlike you, I am a firm advocate of the mantra, “PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.”
That Diversity, Inclusion and Equity (DIE) does it’s job quickly.
You advocate for GloboHomoNazis.
Not enough. This is crumbs.
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 10:30 AM]
🇷🇺⚡️Surovikin: We do not strive for high rates of tension, we methodically grind the enemy and move forward. Protecting the lives of our soldiers and civilians
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 10:34 AM]
🇷🇺⚡️Surovikin: The latest KINDZHAL hypersonic aircraft missiles have proven effective at hitting targets.
The special operation has confirmed the effectiveness of aviation complexes and the air defence means in service in Russia.
Every day the enemy loses from 600 to 1000 servicemen killed and wounded.
With respect to Kherson, we do not rule out making difficult decisions.
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 10:38 AM]
🇷🇺⚡️Surovikin on the possible Novaya Kakhovka attack: there is evidence of Kiev’s possible use of banned methods of warfare near Kherson, preparations for missile attack on Kakhovka hydropower plant dam
on Kherson region: Russian Armed Forces will ensure safe, already announced departure of population under resettlement programme prepared by Russian government
on UAV warfare: Russian drones carried out over 8 thousand sorties during the special operation, strike drones destroyed over 600 AFU targets
on Kherson defence: Further actions regarding Kherson will depend on the emerging military and tactical situation, it is not simple, making difficult decisions is not ruled out
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 10:41 AM]
#IMPORTANT: 🇷🇺⚡️The Russian Army prepares Kherson for defence
Surovikin has announced the evacuation of civilians from the right bank of Kherson Region.
Defences will be built around Kherson.
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 10:49 AM]
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The era of Konashenkov has ended.
The age of Surovikin has begun.
#Kherson Oblast Defence Update: Saldo, the acting Governor of the Kherson Oblast of the Russian Federation announces the evacuation of four (4) municipalities from the right (west) bank of the Dnepr river to the left (east) bank. No announcement of the evacuation of Kherson city itself has been made at this time.
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 10:55 AM]
🇷🇺⚡️The acting governor of Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, has announced the organized relocation of civilians to the left bank of the Dnepr river
“There is an immediate danger of flooding of territories due to the planned destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP dam by the Ukrainian army and discharge of water from the cascade of power plants upstream of the Dnepr,” Vladimir Saldo said.
The Beryslav, Belozersk, Snigerev and Aleksandrovsk municipalities are affected by the planned relocation.
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 10:57 AM]
The decision to evacuate residents of Kherson Region to the left bank of the Dnieper was prompted by the creation of large-scale defensive fortifications so that any attack could be repelled, according Kherson Oblast’s acting governor Vladimir Saldo.
“There is no place for civilians where the military operates. Let the Russian army do its job,” Saldo said.
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 11:02 AM]
A big battle awaits us!
❗️ Kherson: urgent evacuation❗️ An offensive is being prepared⚡️
Vladimir Saldo addressed the nation:
“The Ukrainian side is amassing forces for a large-scale offensive. Russia has formed a military grouping to repel this offensive. The battlefield of this confrontation could be our land, the peaceful towns, and villages of Kherson Region”.
There is a threat of flooding of territories due to the planned destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power plant dam and the release of water from the cascade of power plants upstream of the Dnieper.
https://t.me/c/1552544518/6793
I specifically contacted the special forces now. They are quietly drinking tea, preparing the second line of defence, on orders from the Commander-in-Chief.
On the first Ukrainian offensive, I was told the following, without editing:
The first wave came out with 100 people 7 tanks and 15 IFVs; our artillery in the strike performed perfectly, hitting the Ukrainians right under their turrets, in short, the fireworks were good; the first wave did not have time to disperse, the second wave went like the first, perhaps a little further and again [was demolished]; there are piles of bodies, metal, and scrap.
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 11:08 AM]
The Operational and Tactical Situation in the Kherson Theatre, as of October 18, 2022.
🔷 The number of the troops of the Russian Army in the areas of the expected enemy offensive from the direction of the settlements of Mylovoye, Borozenskoye, Bruskinskoye, Kalinovskoye, and Snegiryovka, is at least 50,000 bayonets.
According to the Ukrainian’s own estimates, the enemy’s forces are about 60,000. In fact, there could be over 100 thousand people, which are daily being ground up against our defenses.
The Russian Army continues to strengthen the lines of defense, transfer the reserves, and continuously pre-emptively attack the places of accumulation and deployment of the AFU, as well as the storage and accumulation of reserve personnel and equipment far away from the line of contact.
In my humble opinion, the general staff of the AFU has not yet taken a decision on the forthcoming offensive in any direction. Yes, it is no secret that the enemy is forming several strike “fists” and battalion-tactical groups. But, judging by the enemy’s reduced activity and demoralization of personnel, the Moment of Surprise has been missed. Now it’s General Zima’s (General Winter’s) turn.
Source: Na Marshe Z (@NaMarshe)
Slavyangrad, [10/18/2022 11:09 AM]
The entire message of Saldo to the nation.
Dear residents of the Kherson region!
You all know that Ukraine has declared an all-out, uncompromising war on Russia, on all of us.
We all know how hard the Donbas is enduring daily shelling, and how many innocent people are dying from artillery and rocket attacks on peaceful towns. Kyiv is preparing a similar fate for Kherson.
The Ukrainian side is amassing forces for a large-scale offensive. The Russian Federation has formed a military grouping to repel this offensive. The battlefield of this confrontation could be our land, the peaceful towns, and villages of the Kherson region.
There is an immediate danger of flooding of territories due to the planned destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP dam and the release of water from the cascade of power plants upstream of the Dnieper. In such a situation, I took the difficult but correct decision to announce the organized relocation of the civilian population of Beryslav, Bilozersk, Snigiryivka, and Aleksandrovsk municipalities to the left bank of the Dnieper.
This decision is prompted by the creation of large-scale defensive fortifications so that any attack can be repelled. There is no place for civilians where the military operates. Let the Russian army carry out its task.
Under these conditions, our key task is to save human lives and allow the troops of the Russian Federation to effectively perform their functions in defending the Kherson region. We will be removing the civilian population to the left bank in an orderly, step-by-step manner.
For those residents of the region who decide to move on, to the regions of Russia, the Russian Government will provide housing certificates. This was specifically announced by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin. The relocation and temporary accommodation of residents of Beryslavskiy, Bilozerskiy, Snigirevskiy, and Aleksandrovskiy municipalities will be free of charge, by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation and the Government of Kherson region.
I ask everyone to keep calm and not to listen to alarmists, Kherson region remains under the reliable protection of the Russian army. Our cause is just. We know it and our enemy knows it. And the victory will be ours.
@SALDO_VGA
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