After winning, he shit the bed. (View Post)

Hegseth & co. believe in the kind of pop history that produces “300”. They would think that eg Genghis Khan won his campaigns because he was a hard man, who did not shrink from massacring million… (View Post)

It’s a real problem to have a military campaign led by people who think winning wars is all about being hard men, and that using your brain is a form of mutiny. (View Post)

Soldiers’ grievances drive pretty much, almost every successful revolution. Any authoritarian regime which can’t pay its soldiers is in a lot of trouble. That’s when people start wondering whether it… (View Post)

We are constantly told that it is not good enough to comply with the regulations. You must record and document your compliance, and establish a paper trail which can be audited. It’s debatable whethe… (View Post)