alphaandomega

Every gun law on the books is unconstitutional. They are all an infringement, but we dont have a supreme court with the balls to make that ruling.

With that being said:

1. Dont have weapon in plain sight.
2. Do not provide any information to a police officer with the exception of giving them your drivers license, registration, and proof of insurance. It is not their business where you are coming from, where you are going or what you have in the car.

Be polite but keep your mouth closed.

As Rom White said "you may have the right to remain silent, but not the ability". :lol:

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If I started a mash a few weeks ago, is the mash illegal, and running it legal? It's caught in limbo so idk.

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Just make sure to not drink the heads or tails. Either re run them in another batch or use it for first aid cleaners.

Or so I have been told. :lol:


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Our ‘allies

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Does the UK even have a ship that could sail that far without breaking down?

They are pathetic. A mere shell of the once greatest navy the world had ever seen.

It’s really sad.

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I think there is a decent possibility that blockading the strait for all countries is just about the worst thing we could do. I think erasing every Iranian population center from the map would do less geopolitical damage than the blockade.

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Not much oil is moving through the straight now…. Any that does paid a toll to the Iranians. The blockade stops that and is designed to wreck the Iranian economy.

I think it is a delaying tactic. We will look for mines and prepare to attack any areas where Iran could launch missiles or drones to attack shipping when the blockade is lifted.

After mines are cleared I think the blockade will be moved to Kharg island. We don’t have to land troops on it and try to hold it. We can simply keep any tankers from loading that also hurts the Iranian economy. That also keeps the oil facilities there and available to the Iranians after the regime falls.

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US intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver air defense systems to Iran in the coming weeks, CNN reported on Saturday

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Is it OK to trust CNN reporting now?

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Well even if CNN had not reported it, that would have been expected.

I think Trump should announce that we are negotiating with Taiwan for a HUGE air defense systems sale. (But not ship them until the Iran situation is concluded).

See how China likes that.

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with Iranian airspace still closed.

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Would have been funny if someone in the IRGC with a manpad had shot it down. :lol:

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The Cardboard Khamenei did not appear to deliver his message (shocking) but instead a statement was read out attributed to him.

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Dead men tell no tales.

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The problem is that both Iran and Pakistan (the mediator in this agreement) insist otherwise.

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:lol:

Its a bullshite ceasefire anyway. The #1 stipulation should be the mullahs and IRGC cannot remain. Unless they go we cant get the other needed concessions:

No nukes
Limits on ballistic missles
Open and free transit in the straight.

As long as the mullahs and IRGC are there nothing will change.

Better than walking. :lol:

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The MC-130s were used because they can carry the little birds while also acting as a forward refuel point for not only the little birds but any ground equipment they may have had as well.

The main landing gear tires are massive, biggest in the Air Force, but the nose landing gear tires are much smaller. That is likely what got stuck, potentially while maneuvering on the ground to get in position to take off.

I'm sure they didn't have maintenance crews with them so there was only so much they could do. At that point, it's an easy decision between losing an aircraft vs losing an entire team of people plus air crew.

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If my memory serves, back in 1984 Reagan visited Tuscaloosa. They landed AF1 (smaller version back then I think) at our small local airport. The front landing gear sunk into the pavement while his visit was happening. They somehow jacked it up and put some type of wooden mats under it to keep it from happening again. :lol:

Heavy planes will sink if the foundation is insufficient.