Confused CPT

Is Warfare Becoming More Performative? In the span of three weeks this June, the world witnessed three extraordinary military operations: Ukraine’s decimation of Russia’s strategic bomber

If contained to above “normal group” of states than there is an argument that the only big changes to the status quo are that - in line with the below article - it’s more viewable and noticeable due to modern recording/social media.

warontherocks.com/2025/08/is-w...

IMO this includes “bombing” via a host of drones/long-range fires that make it easier for more states to do this

The interesting question is where will such bombing/attacks occur? Or does it stay contained to the usual collection MENA/sub-Saharan African/SE Asia states

Lmao

“You have full up, system-level prototypes about to be delivered, but the Army can grab defeat from the jaws of victory”

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I don’t know 100% for sure tbh. Not my area of expertise. But I seem to recall it was more we need an unbombed target to see what it does…and Tokyo was not that

Taking that statement with a grain of salt, there was a Marine Corps article once that argued in pursuit of manuever warfare you had to be careful not to too paralyze an enemy (specifically by knocking out C2), because then you don’t have a Chain of Command to give the surrender order

Remember though - the American way of war definitely doesn’t rely on superior firepower or anything like that

RUSIs photo editor savage lmao

I’ll admit in 2017 the ADA branch CPT who pitched to us was like we’re gonna be very important soon

And I (internally) went, absolutely correct. However, still lame. Give me a tank

Mmm. That was supposed to go under your we need new discourse post

Yay we invaded France in 1943, oh fuck we’re back in a status war of position, barely holding on to our foothold because the Brit’s don’t have the manpower and the U.S. hasn’t completed mobilization

The British strategy of slow engagement of the Germans from North Africa to Sicily to Italy and then France in WWII was correct.

Ignoring the complete lack of resources to do it, a cross channel invasion in 43 while likely getting ashore…would have what…got stuck in western France for a year?

Not to mention how long can anyone hold out against lots of people being opposed to something

That moral courage Clausewitz always talks about

You could even see a historical pattern of
A) this has a historical logic and pattern
B) Trump loves acting the deal maker and bringing people together. If he’s getting a call from every MENA country to end the war and reach a deal…that’s pretty good deal making.

Mers-el-Kabir 1940 and the larger Operation Catapult. Justified? Smart?

Thin line between bold audacious manuever and stupid, useless foolishness

I wonder how much of this is an attempt to negotiate

I.e - By striking states attempting to stay out of this, Iran seeks to get them to put pressure on the U.S. to come to the negotiating table. Iran assuming (likely correctly) it lacks the ability to directly force that negotiation

I wasn’t able to participate as fully as I wanted - but I think War on the Rocks had a really cool idea of with their online group read along and discussion that they did for Allure back in…2020ish?

It’s all attrition in the end

And how did those infiltration win WWI for the Germans exactly?

Watching the Avalanche-Mammoth game

Wondering if Maker, Toeves, or McKinnon are gonna kill anyone tonight

Everyone else in the group chat waking up to all the text messages me and the one other hockey fan have been sending in the last three hours

Me, internally after killing the 5-3 penalty:

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

Mandate of Heaven baby

Connor Hellebuyck MVP

The tkachuks - 100%

Ok but we really need to do something about the delay in showing the replays NBC

SECDEFROCK - wrong???? 🤔🧐🧐

Where’s that you go to war with the army you have quote 🤔