Plan B Forum

Hegseth and Trump are, of course, playing a clever game by pretending to be morons with no moral sense and very inflated views of their own intelligence and wisdom thus lulling our enemies into a false sense of security.

• 1) it included a golf course
  2) all the brasswork was replaced with gold fittings
  3) the final cost was at least three times the original estimates...   but that wouldn't be a problem, as Trump would immediately declare that he'd be making either the Russians or the Chinese pay for it anyway!!

ex-khobar Andy wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 24, 2025 5:24 am

Battleships were vital in the last two world wars. Which ended 107 and 80 years ago.

I am uncertain how much difference they will make in the cheap drone age.

We used to have an Office of Net Assessment run out of the Pentagon, which, according to Wikipedia, was tasked to "develop and coordinate net assessments of the standing, trends, and future prospects of U.S. military capabilities and military potential in comparison with those of other countries or groups of countries in order to identify emerging or future threats or opportunities for the United States." One of Trump and Hegseth's first actions was to abolish this office. Hegseth has told us that abolishing facial hair among the troops is the key to a strong military. Clearly Ulysses S Grant was wrong all those years ago and the Civil War would have ended years before with no loss of life if only he had shaved occasionally. And we won't even mention that dreadfully hirsute Mr Lincoln.

Hegseth and Trump are, of course, playing a clever game by pretending to be morons with no moral sense and very inflated views of their own intelligence and wisdom thus lulling our enemies into a false sense of security.

ex-khobar Andy wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 27, 2025 1:38 pm

Ukraine Sees the Future of Naval Warfare. Trump Doesn’t.
The balance of power is shifting toward cheap drones and away from expensive ships.

Worth a read.