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"The greatest weapon of all is imagination..."
and
"You're going to need a bigger imagination..."
(Lego ad beginning with evil lord Vortec..:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2KDvjX7NlE
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Lily Pads
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Are ‘lily pads’ the future of US forces in Iraq?; Afghanistan’s own Pentagon; American defense firms flood Europe; Salvation at sea; And a bit more.
The next U.S. move in Iraq could be “lily pad-like” outposts that put American advisors closer to—but not on—the front lines, the New York Times’ Helene Cooper, Michael Gordon and Peter Baker reported yesterday. Officials cautioned that the idea is still being drafted and President Barack Obama isn’t expected to decide on it for another few weeks.
http://www.defenseone.com/news/2015/06/d-brief-june-12/115138/
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Frog Feet
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New Satellite Image unveils an impressive line-up of 12 Russian Su-25 Frogfoot attack jets in Syria!
A new impressive satellite image has just been released.
It shows at least 12 Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes lined-up on the secondary runway at al-Assad airbase near Latakia, the same airfield hosting the four Russian Air Force Su-30SM multirole combat planes.
It looks like the Frogfoots, the Russian aircraft most suitable for Air Interdiction and potential Close Air Support missions against ISIS have eventually arrived in Syria.
http://theaviationist.com/2015/09/21/new-satellite-image-unveils-an-impressive-line-up-of-12-russian-su-25-frogfoot-attack-jets-in-syria/
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Proxy Wars
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Obama says Putin wrong on Syria but no 'proxy war'
A key concern is the prospect of U.S. getting drawn into a proxy war with Russia in the event that Russian warplanes hit moderate Syrian rebels who have been trained and equipped by the U.S. military.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss ongoing deliberations publicly.
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-putin-wrong-syria-no-proxy-war-041229719.html
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Turtle Shells
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In early 1934, Seeckt advised Chiang that to defeat the Chinese Communists was to wage a scorched earth policy, which required building a series of lines and forts around areas controlled by the Communists in the Jiangxi Soviet in order to force the Communist guerrillas to fight in the open, where the superior firepower of the Nationalists would give them an advantage.[67] Following Seeckt's advice, in the spring and summer of 1934 the Kuomintang built three thousand "turtle shell" forts linked by a series of roads while at the same time pursuing a scorched earth policy around the forts as part of the Fifth Bandit Extermination Campaign in Jiangxi.[3][67] It was Seeckt's tactics that led to a series of defeats suffered by the Chinese Communists that finally in October 1934 led to the famous Long March.[
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_Seeckt#In_China
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Fish in the Sea
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This explains the reasons why tactics such as hit and run, fight and live to fight for another day are being used by guerrillas around the world. The guerrilla can afford to run when he cannot stand and fight with a good chance of winning, and to disappear and hide when it is not safe to move. "A guerrilla", according to Mao Tse-tung (1937), "can always sink back into the peaceful population which is the sea in which the guerrilla swims like a fish".
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/20thcentury/articles/maotsetunggiap.aspx
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Islands in the Sea
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China nears completion of controversial airstrip in South China Sea
Runway with capacity for large military planes constructed on disputed Spratly islands, despite opposition from neighbouring nations
“Two helipads, up to 10 satellite communications antennas, and one possible radar tower are also visible,” said the Washington-based group, adding that two lighthouses and one cement plant have also been built on the island.
The runway is large enough for heavy military transport planes and fighters. Images taken in April showed it only a third complete, demonstrating that it has since been constructed at a rapid rate.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/02/china-controversial-airstrip-south-china-sea-spratly-islands
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"Impressive...most impressive..."
Star Wars movie
Darth Vader
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvUL28Skt6E
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hmmph...
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a voice over of Charlie Chaplin's speech in the movie The Great Dictator on a collage of Star Wars clips...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATJaT8P6mSE
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