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History person, Army officer, transplanted Buckeye, not really that angry anymore. Writes stuff. Some Star Wars. Refugee from Twitter. Views do not reflect or represent the DoD's. He/him/his. angrystaffofficer.com
bonus Discworld QOTD, from The Shepherd's Crown
"FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT…"
Just devastatingly beautiful
The way LBJ would’ve both physically and verbally annihilated the DOGE bros dismantling his programs
Love him or hate him, they just don’t make them like that anymore
Sir Terry was - and really, through his writing, still is - one of the brightest shining lights in this ridiculous world. I turn to his books when things seem dark and hopeless.
That’s awesome!
Lmao AUSA took it down
Fantastic
Like, you can have a limited war and expected limited returns. That’s a thing. But limited war executed with the idea that it will solve ALL the problems and net a huge strategic victory AND not escalate to something you hadn’t bargained for - well. Sorry, no.
His letters are like that, too. He wrote with purpose. Nearly every sentence is crafted for effect
Hats off to Carol Reardon for that one, featured in “With a Sword in One Hand and Jomini in the Other”
Turns out you need to actually link tactical success to ACHIEVABLE goals, not wishful thinking. Crazy, I know.
Success in war has never been all about being the most lethal. Hell, Germany was the most lethal in two world wars but couldn’t connect the dots to strategic success, aka the “Punch a hole and see what happens” method of making war
When pondering “lethality,” this quote from Sherman in 1865 comes to mind:
“War means success by any and every means; it is not fighting alone. Bulls do that, and bears, and all beasts, but men attain objects by intellect, and the introduction of physical power, moved upon strategic points."
Half this app is bemoaning the fact that pizza hut no longer gives kids free pizza for doing a summer reading challenge but seriously check with your local library because ours gives out free zoo tickets and minor league baseball tickets for their summer reading prizes which is a much better deal.
DC weather is hitting “let’s daydrink and blare peak Ke$ha” levels
I’ll be able to hear the explosion from my cubicle when he reads it
I’ll be able to hear the explosion from my cubicle when he reads it
To echo Steve, this is one of the dumbest things I have ever read. Either AUSA is publishing clickbait or “the discourse” has boiled down to “here’s some words that mean nothing; reward me by publishing them”
Coin toss on which it is, tbh
“Officers at U.S. Central Command created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, people briefed on the investigation said.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
Like, I’m sorry, but if you have zero plan for managing one of the handful of global strategic points - at the moment and throughout history - you deserve to be mocked
God, this conflict with Iran just feels so incredibly heavy
Like a weight you carry around with you all day long. It all just feels too stupidly familiar.
I wonder if this is how Vietnam vets felt in 2003
Oh it’s an old fave
Oh he’d have some THOUGHTS for sure
They both make me feel kinda sad
Alfred bc of his imperialism and Dennis because of his mental health
Which one
latest escape from the modern world is “Rural Free Delivery” on PBS, a Vermont Public Television show about rural life that ran in the 1990s
because sometimes you just need to see weird, happy Vermont people making things or planting things or just being happy and crafty and weird
I mean, I read it last year because I never read it in HS
Possibly
That damn book…1200 pages for the most annoying ending in the world
