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The US war machine is said to use an average of 12,600,000 US gallons (48,000,000 L) of fuel per day. We will never see ‘solar-powered’ tanks on distant battlefields. Members of the US Army 1st Division 9th Regiment 1st Battalion…
Estimates of the yearly cost to the U.S. of its foreign military bases range from $100 – 250 billion,” according to World Beyond War. Can we even begin to estimate the amount of oil and other fuel it would take…
Are we almost at the point that we might be called upon to pick death by US military misadventure or climate breakdown? Shall we call for a vote at the UN? 07 November 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media…
The fear must surely be that arms sent to Ukraine might fall into the hands of unregulated troops. Officials have acknowledged that when the war erupted, they had no blueprint for tracking weapons. A Ukrainian soldier carries a U.S.-supplied Stinger…
Long gone are the days when the US military could fight two and a half, or even one and a half wars. Illustration: Liu Rui/GT 02 November 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Ritter is right, I think.…
After spending $18 billion in just eight months, the US is preparing to ‘track’ Javelin and Stinger missiles. But are these plans just an inept excuse to get ‘inspector’s’ boots on the ground? Photo: A Ukrainian soldier holding a Javelin…
Billions of people are no longer talking about The Current Conflict. But they are wondering what the hell America is doing. Image: Riot Fest 31 October 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Settle the war in Ukraine before…
The US uses sales of second-hand arms as bait to expand its influence, but there has always been the risk of selling even-outdated arms to future enemies. Photo: A contingency of American soldiers bringing military equipment to support NATO allies…
For a perspective, the entire Russian military budget for 2022 is thought to be $65.9USD Photo: Military aid, delivered as part of the United States’ security assistance to Ukraine, is unloaded from a plane at the Boryspil International Airport outside…
Remember, just about every single military or political problem you see in the world right now stems from the money allocated in these ‘defense’ budgets. 05 April 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News The announcement of US military’s…
The Pentagon plan includes new money for Ukraine, money for military aircraft and nuclear deterrence systems, and funding to counter other ‘persistent threats’ Photo: Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Alissa Sanchez signals to an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of…
‘Remember, this is a change in the mission, right? Not necessarily a changing physical posture,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Thursday. Since 2020, the main U.S. focus has been assisting Iraqi forces, not fighting on their behalf. Iraqi security forces…
