My feed is full of posts like this, from Andrew Perpetua:
There was a Russian soldier, he was very impressive. Very highly trained. Had all the hallmarks of an excellent soldier. Obvious leadership skills, technical knowledge, muscle memory with his weapon. Great aim, physicality. Dude pulled his injured friend to safety with one arm while engaging targets (and hitting them) shooting his rifle one handed. He had great situational awareness. He knew which lines to stay out of, where he was safe. He spotted a drone watching him that was around 300 meters away, shot it down with a single bullet. Kept moving.
Ya know what happened to him?
Three drones attacked at the same time. One dive bomber dropped a grenade. He saw it coming, dove over a wall to safety. He picked up his rifle, shot down another drone with a 3 round burst. And the third drone hit him in the back killing him instantly.
Ya know who can pilot drones? 40kg women. 140kg men. Tall people, disabled people. Dude in a wheelchair can fly a drone.
Your warrior spirit is obsolete. Live in the real world.
The US is facing major decisions about the structure of our military. How much to spend on super high-end 6th generation fighters? How much on cheap drones and budget cruise missiles? How much to spend modernizing our nuclear arsenal?
And what, may I ask, does Pete Hegseth have to say about that? I don't think the warrior spirit is obsolete, but America's front-line soldiers seem to have plenty of it. What we need from leaders is wisdom.
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