Ukraine Might Be Winning Its War of Attrition Russia assumed time was on its side, but a new Ukrainian strategy is yielding surprising results.

Robert Worth: “It is impossible to spend more than a few minutes near the front line without being confronted by Ukraine’s greatest vulnerability: lack of soldiers. Yet I came away from a recent trip to Ukraine believing that the country may actually be able to achieve its military goals.”

There’s this weird social cachet in pretending Trump is just a natural extension of the Reagan or Bush presidencies - a kind of “I knew what was going to happen before it was cool” thing - but neither of them, in their wildest excesses, would have contemplated even a quarter of this

Presumably the evidence was the existence of high ranking minority and female officers.

While just about everything here is risible, the central contention that the military is a poor vehicle for driving social change is belied by the role of integration in triggering the Civil Rights movement.

In need 12, and I can start one of either Xavier Worthy or Brian Thomas Jr. I'll be starting Worthy (if he plays).

Look, he's the guy you'd want to give the keys to drive the car.

Even if you grant the quality of German hardware later in the war (notably, the Wehrmacht did best when its equipment was inferior to that of its opponents), it requires turning a blind eye to the entire Pacific Theater.

What was it for Herbert before the OL was fed into the wood chipper?

Is the correct answer to most things, but not this particular question, as it doesn't qualify.

Also better than Trevor Lawrence.

The "military is woke" stuff actually started because they didn't help Trump do a coup in 2020. That's what their actual issue is and why they gave that speech. They want to purge the military of anyone who might not follow an order to kill other americans

My immediate thoughts on the Hegseth/Trump speeches to all US Generals and Admirals: - This did not land well. It was a waste of time and a paternalizing message to group of people who will not… | Pa... My immediate thoughts on the Hegseth/Trump speeches to all US Generals and Admirals: - This did not land well. It was a waste of time and a paternalizing message to group of people who will not toler...

Just posted my immediate thoughts regarding the Hegseth/Trump speeches: TL,DR -- this was a big mistake by both.

Frederick, the general, Frederick, the king - two different expressions of the same person in #Friedrich. Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/f...

The full range of responses I've seen on here about the Klein-Coates interview is very useful for understanding this site and not particularly useful for understanding the interview.

I would argue that America has maybe the longest and most successful history of civ-mil relations in the modern world, with incredibly powerful norms and institutions.

And Trump is taking a chainsaw to all of it.

Last semester we had a Churchill day in the class, and here's the write up of why it works in the educational context.

Bearded generals rule, actually

Yes, we are perpetually in a position where you are right to freak out on the merits of what is being presented, but you can save yourself the mental energy because this is all being orchestrated by a clown caravan.

Looking at Olave versus Waddle now that Waddle is WR1. I also have BTJ and might sit him (rolling with Garrett Wilson, Xavier Worthy and Pickens, then thinking about my second flex spot).

Not unlike the last time we refitted the Iowa class during the Reagan era.

And by modern, we mean "1942 and forward". 2:1 non-combatant to combatant ratio for the US in WWII.

This.

Disputes will be adjudicated by trial by bench press.

The sweaty desperation of rule by gym bros.

(Also, the usual hysterical people were being their usual hysterical selves in predicting this was some sort of Fuhrer oath scenario.)

On brand.

Good player.

“Am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening?”

What a remarkable statement from the single most powerful individual in the world. Fascinating look into a person’s mind.