The Americans in the Middle East are taken aback by the enormous quantities of Shaheed drones being fired by Iran. That is why Zelensky wondered aloud what American strategists have been doing for the past four years.

A valid question, because it was Iran that supplied Russia with thousands of Shaheed drones.

The Ukrainians who are now supposed to assist the Americans are baffled by how the Americans are trying to shoot down the Shaheeds. They literally saw an example where six exorbitantly expensive Patriot missiles were fired at a single Shaheed drone costing only a few tens of thousands of euros. The Patriots cost a million each, and currently only 800 can be manufactured per year.

The Americans are using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, and they don't seem to care at all.

It is therefore no surprise that they need another 200 billion dollars. Whereas Ukraine has become incredibly resourceful and can do a lot with little money, Americans can do very little for a lot of money.

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On 24 Mar 2026, Joseph Pereira said the following...

The Americans are using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, and they don't
seem to care at all.

Cuba is soon to be free...

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Re: What have American defense strategists been up to?
By: Joseph Pereira to All on Tue Mar 24 2026 07:56 am

It is therefore no surprise that the > need another 200 billion dollars. Whereas Ukraine has become incredibl > resourceful and can do a lot with little money, Americans can do very
little for a lot of money.

It has been baffling to watch. Of
course the short answer is that the
military is slow to adjust.

When I was in the Army, very briefly,
09-13, I was in the 1-509th Infantry.
For those who don't know, that's part
of JRTC, a training center for the
Army. Around the time I was getting outwe were transitioning from replicating Taliban and Iraqi militias to starting
to mimic what we percieved Iranian
ground forces might might like. Now,
in 2011-2012, no one was thinkin of
drones in the way that you see from
Ukraine, Russia, and Iran. We had
a small set of drones, I don't know
the exact count, just for
reconaissance.


Now, that was 13 years ago, but it's
only since the Ukraine invasion tht
the full scope of drone warfare
has revealed itself between near
peer militaries. So it's not
surprising tht the US hasn't had
time to really craft actual doctrine
and prepare for this fight at scale.


Which is more reason why this war is
fuckin stupid, we haven't even
adjusted to the situation on the
ground yet and we want to go in
swining our dicks. Well our
cock is about to get teeth marks.



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Re: Re: What have American defense strategists been up to?
By: IB Joe to Joseph Pereira on Tue Mar 24 2026 10:05 am

Cuba is soon to be free...

How is a Cuba under our boot any more
free than you think they aren't under
their current government? Why are we
still doin Cold War shit? Let them
have their Communist government as
long as want and if they want to rebel
let them do so. They can handle their
own domestic issues. End the
embargo and let them get on with their
lives.


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On 25 Mar 2026, Max Stubbs said the following...

Cuba is soon to be free...

How is a Cuba under our boot any more
free than you think they aren't under
their current government? Why are we
still doin Cold War shit? Let them
have their Communist government as
long as want and if they want to rebel
let them do so. They can handle their
own domestic issues. End the
embargo and let them get on with their
lives.

In these types of governments who has the guns?? Not the citizens, the government has them. ~30-40K people killed in one week in Iran as the people protested their government.

Try to escape and or protest in North Korea and live to talk about it.

People swim 90 nautical miles in shark infested water to escape Cuba.

I personally know Cubans and they are excited about the chance to be free from their governments tyranny.

Trump has taken the Monroe Doctrine and added a twist to it... and now it's called the Donroe Doctrine.

https://youtu.be/ZsJAD8IX2PE?si=AGGBlozCgN6B88hn

This is 5 reasons she left the Democrat Party... 1 and 1/2 minutes.

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Re: Re: What have American defense strate
By: IB Joe to Max Stubbs on Thu Mar 26 2026 07:51 pm

In these types of governments who ha > the guns?? Not the citizens, the government has them. ~30-40K people > killed in one week in Iran as the people protested their government.

Try to escape and or protest in Nort > Korea and live to talk about it.

People swim 90 nautical miles in sha > infested water to escape Cuba.

I personally know Cubans and they ar > excited about the chance to be free from their governments tyranny.

Trump has taken the Monroe Doctrine > added a twist to it... and now it's called the Donroe Doctrine.

At no point did you explain why what
Cuba is doing is our problem this lon
after the Cold War has ended and they
have no means of harming the US. And I
would ask, do you know Cubans recently
off the island, or are we speaking abouthe diaspora that was exiled after the Cuban revolution? That does make a
difference. I'd rather hear the opinionof someone currently living there, rather than the opinion of someone thathas been here for 50 years.


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On 30 Mar 2026, Max Stubbs said the following...

At no point did you explain why what
Cuba is doing is our problem this lon
after the Cold War has ended and they
have no means of harming the US. And I
would ask, do you know Cubans recently
off the island, or are we speaking abou
the diaspora that was exiled after the
Cuban revolution? That does make a
difference. I'd rather hear the opinion
of someone currently living there,
rather than the opinion of someone that
has been here for 50 years.

Hello McFly... Cubans make the 90 mile swim all the time. I know Cubans in Canada and in Florida.

Cuba is not "MY" problem. I would like to see Cubans have the same freedoms you seem take for granted.

Castro's Grandson, the one in charge now, said if it were up to him he'd strike a deal with Trump. Apparently the grandson says he's a capitalist.

I'm rooting for the people of Cuba and I hope they attain their freedom someday.

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Re: Re: What have American defense strate
By: IB Joe to Max Stubbs on Tue Mar 31 2026 03:16 pm

I'm rooting for the people of Cuba a > I hope they attain their freedom someday.

That's great. Not our fuckin job.


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On 01 Apr 2026, Max Stubbs said the following...

That's great. Not our fuckin job.

Why can't I root for people's freedom??

Who are you to say I can't wish people well.

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Re: Re: What have American defense strate
By: IB Joe to Max Stubbs on Fri Apr 03 2026 05:09 pm

Why can't I root for people's freedo >
Who are you to say I can't wish peop > well.

Root all you want. Were you or I or anyof our elected officials elected to
make Cuban government policy?

Last I checked, if they are a
functional state it's not our fuckin
business. I would prefer to let Cuba
exist as it does and trade with them
like a normal country, and if we're so
fuckin great, they will be convinced
the the alleged superiority our system
and want the things we have.

I of course don't think that's how it
would actually happen. But under
Republican assertions, surely we shouldallow the magic of American Capitalism to work its wonders via the Invisible
Hand of the Market to convince them
their way sucks.

We have no threat from Cuba anymore.
There is no USSR around to shove nuke
up in there. There is no reason to
choke their country from all
international trade via both emargo andvia our trade rules basically makin it impossible for the entire world to
simultaneously trade with us and Cuba.

Doesn't seem very Capitalist to me,

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