Why is the territorial integrity of Ukraine the "duty" of the US tax payer? Anybody depending on the enduring commitment of the US to the cause was always heading for disappointment. (View Post)

A total ban isn't politically possible. This eventually gets us to a total ban without infringing the rights of anybody who chooses to smoke today. (View Post)

The tories on anything more than 150 after the GE will be a bitter disappointment tbh. As will the Starmer government that follows close after. I did used to think that maybe he'd grow into the … (View Post)

The UK - Israel agreement is nothing more than an attempt to maintain most favoured satrapy status with the US. I don't think it's any more complicated than that. (View Post)

That F-16 number is fucking bollocks. There is another 1,000 Vipers in storage at AMARC. (Minus the QF-16 consumption.) (View Post)