Reminds me should read the book War is a Racket.
A monument at Bagram Air Base dedicated to fallen pilots, which was unfortunately destroyed during base expansion. Built in 1987: Soviet forces constructed the memorial to honor five aviators posthumously awarded Hero of the Soviet Union. [1] (https://www.facebook.com/WarMurals/posts/the-soviet-memorial-at-bagram-airfield-as-it-looked-in-1987-the-year-it-was-buil/499414434886674/)Rediscovered in 2006: U.S. military engineers found the damaged monument surrounded by construction zones. [1] (-redacted- [2] (https://www.facebook.com/WarMurals/posts/the-soviet-memorial-at-bagram-airfield-as-it-looked-in-1987-the-year-it-was-buil/499414434886674/)Political blocks prevented moving it to the Russian embassy in Kabul, and civilian demining teams accidentally crumbled and destroyed it by 2008. [1] (https://www.facebook.com/WarMurals/posts/the-soviet-memorial-at-bagram-airfield-as-it-looked-in-1987-the-year-it-was-buil/499414434886674/), [2] (-redacted-
Ukrainian counter-offensive thread.
What are your bets? Predictions? Maps?
My own opinion is that its just days away. Have a hunch. For realz this time.
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The countries that benefit the most of these wars:
USA: benefits from a massive influx of orders for its defense industry and a sharply increased export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe.
China: benefits strategically by importing heavily discounted Russian energy and by having Chinese companies fill the void left by Western players in the Russian market.
Ukraine: has built a massive domestic defense and drone industry attracting billions in foreign investment, while transforming itself into a future exporter of advanced technological and operational expertise.
Israel: their weapons industry reached a record export of over $19 billion in 2025, as international buyers purchase these systems due to their proven real-time effectiveness on the battlefield.
Russia: despite high war costs, the Kremlin benefits indirectly from rising oil prices due to Middle East tensions and the fragmented geopolitical attention of the West.
India: benefits by purchasing cheap Russian crude oil on a large scale, refining it, and reselling the finished petroleum products to Europe at a profit.
Saudi Arabia & UAE: these Gulf states see their state coffers grow due to increased global oil and gas prices driven directly by instability in both conflict regions.
Are you ready?
also
>the West
>look at the bottom right corner
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A tank has 4 sides, including front and back.
Iran's latest new weapon is a high speed drone. Basically a slower but very long range missile that can track down and destroy aircraft. Imagine trying to dodge a device that keeps tracking you for 30 minutes until you either run out of fuel or stall and crash.
Tanks has 6 sides.
Front, back, left, right, top, bottom.
Tanks has thick (and as a good practice sloped) armor in front, because optimally they should face enemy in that direction.
I hear some that Iran continues develop their missiles/rockets/drones.
Meanwhile Hungarian Gripen crashed yesterday. Pilot catapulted, suffered spine injury.
IRAN BUILT THEM IN A CAVE!!!......WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!!
There was a coup in Niger
ECOWAS threatens to invade in a week if the coup leaders don't release captured president Bazoum
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Israel officially recognizes Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state. It is the first ever nation to recognize Somaliland as independent. Some speculate its connected with the potential deals for expulsion of Gazans into Somaliland territory.
I dunno what happens next. US is still supporting Somalia to the point of doing counter-terrorist raids in Puntland. US still supports Somalia against al-Shabaab(terrorists, we condemn them) in other fights. But Israel may push USA to recognize Somaliland officially. What happens next then? Somalia may rely more on other countries in its counter-terrorism activities, but it could be very hard. If US follows Israel, it could be one of those events that break status quo and have cascade effects in the North-Eastern African region.
I dont think wars will ever "end" because of human greed and obsession of having control, power. The Russia-Ukrain war proves it. And i dont neither think humans will ever agree on one "opinion" thats why we have ideologies and civil wars.
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yo would you rather be a Jew or a Nazi in the 1940's?
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