Lioness is like if PragerU created a GWOT Operator Slop tv show to rehabilitate public perception of the Bush Administration for reasons nobody can understand
November 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Lioness is like if PragerU created a GWOT Operator Slop tv show to rehabilitate public perception of the Bush Administration for reasons nobody can understand
Same. GWOT-induced brain damage.
November 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Same. GWOT-induced brain damage.
The damage of GWOT into sequestration plus all the normal bullshit of procurement is hard and painful to look at.
November 8, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The damage of GWOT into sequestration plus all the normal bullshit of procurement is hard and painful to look at.
Crenshaw (along with now USUN ambassador Waltz) introduced a real deal war authorization against Mexican drug cartels several years ago—helping to normalize the idea of doing GWOT on the narcos.
The media treated Crenshaw like he wasn’t a sadistic fanatic, but he was always that.
November 7, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Crenshaw (along with now USUN ambassador Waltz) introduced a real deal war authorization against Mexican drug cartels several years ago—helping to normalize the idea of doing GWOT on the narcos.
I like how apparently “was at Gitmo during the GWOT” was apparently a non negotiable qualification for the job
Just rereading the reporting from December '24, when it seemed obvious to everyone Hegseth couldn't get confirmed, and DeSantis actually might have wanted the job. I imagine Ron's calculus looks slightly different now www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Mulls Replacing Pete Hegseth With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
The president-elect is discussing replacing the current Pentagon nominee, who faces scrutiny over allegations about his personal life.
www.wsj.com
November 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I like how apparently “was at Gitmo during the GWOT” was apparently a non negotiable qualification for the job
look, maybe in the wake of historic gop margins with hispanics in 2024, he shouldnt have immediately implemented a gwot-esque campaign of summary detention against anyone presenting as too hispanic
November 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
look, maybe in the wake of historic gop margins with hispanics in 2024, he shouldnt have immediately implemented a gwot-esque campaign of summary detention against anyone presenting as too hispanic
they’re taking all US casualties for the entire GWOT every week
November 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
they’re taking all US casualties for the entire GWOT every week
The GWOT NDSM.
November 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The GWOT NDSM.
Plenty you get basically just for being there, NDSM is the classic but GWOT and GWOT-overseas were also just tossed at us, and there are others
November 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Plenty you get basically just for being there, NDSM is the classic but GWOT and GWOT-overseas were also just tossed at us, and there are others
CENTCOM is 2/3 GWOT vets-turned-GS that still think its 2008 and we're fighting al Qaeda, and apparently the last third are aspiring content creators
November 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
CENTCOM is 2/3 GWOT vets-turned-GS that still think its 2008 and we're fighting al Qaeda, and apparently the last third are aspiring content creators
but don't take my word for it, take that of area dumbass teenager high school student mike black c. 2005
November 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
but don't take my word for it, take that of area dumbass teenager high school student mike black c. 2005
Fundamentally, the general overarching metanarrative of the MCU 1-3 was a post-911/GWOT story about middle aged men learning (or not) hard lessons about the limits of controlling fate/worlds/others/etc. In that context, Thanos as "ultimate break everything radical-change guy" makes more sense.
November 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Fundamentally, the general overarching metanarrative of the MCU 1-3 was a post-911/GWOT story about middle aged men learning (or not) hard lessons about the limits of controlling fate/worlds/others/etc. In that context, Thanos as "ultimate break everything radical-change guy" makes more sense.
I used to think that the GWOT era was the Golden Age of Satire.
Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer say now is not the time to punish convicted rapist Russell Brand
Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer say now is not the time to punish convicted rapist Russell Brand
WASHINGTON D.C. - In a joint statement, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and current U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made clear their position that just-convicted rapist Russell Br...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I used to think that the GWOT era was the Golden Age of Satire.
Or just being a combat arms officer throughout the entire GWOT and *never* deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan.
November 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Or just being a combat arms officer throughout the entire GWOT and *never* deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan.
At this rate, Russia will lose an entire GWOT worth of forces* before Thanksgiving.
*US mil forces, I realize that’s not the entire, but DAMN.
*US mil forces, I realize that’s not the entire, but DAMN.
Russia suffered 16,130 casualties in the first week of November, marking the war's highest weekly toll, Ukraine's military said.
Averaging over 2,300 soldiers daily, the losses equate to neutralizing an entire motorized rifle regiment every 24 hours.
www.kyivpost.com/post/89480
Averaging over 2,300 soldiers daily, the losses equate to neutralizing an entire motorized rifle regiment every 24 hours.
www.kyivpost.com/post/89480
November 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
At this rate, Russia will lose an entire GWOT worth of forces* before Thanksgiving.
*US mil forces, I realize that’s not the entire, but DAMN.
*US mil forces, I realize that’s not the entire, but DAMN.
Barack obama made the gwot smaller, actually.
November 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Barack obama made the gwot smaller, actually.
Between Chicago and Penn I have the full GWOT to Trump spectrum, and that’s just the last half a century.
November 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Between Chicago and Penn I have the full GWOT to Trump spectrum, and that’s just the last half a century.
Probably a bidding war for their services. One underlying issue that the GWOT was a bit *too* effective at killing of the Chechen jihadi class. All the people who would have made things spicy as things started breaking down were killed fighting for, e.g. Raqqa.
November 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Probably a bidding war for their services. One underlying issue that the GWOT was a bit *too* effective at killing of the Chechen jihadi class. All the people who would have made things spicy as things started breaking down were killed fighting for, e.g. Raqqa.
Honestly, better that Trump focus his attention on vanity monuments to himself than further foreign military misadventures like escalation with Iran or more GWOT on the narcos in Latin America.
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/u...
Trump Emerges After the Midterms: ‘Did You Guys See the Helipad?’
His party just suffered a drubbing unseen in decades. But the president, leading a tour of his ballroom project, was placid and eager to wax on about construction instead.
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Honestly, better that Trump focus his attention on vanity monuments to himself than further foreign military misadventures like escalation with Iran or more GWOT on the narcos in Latin America.
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/u...
They need to also repeal the AUMF for the GWOT.
November 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
They need to also repeal the AUMF for the GWOT.
It's the giant puppet-heads from the GWOT resurrected.
November 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It's the giant puppet-heads from the GWOT resurrected.
I was AD when the National Defense medal was handed out for everyone in the military during the "gwot" glory days and we were like, wait, wut?😂😆
November 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I was AD when the National Defense medal was handed out for everyone in the military during the "gwot" glory days and we were like, wait, wut?😂😆
I think this precedes the Sheridanverse, and even GWOT-era Hollywood tropes and practices. The internet says that Ridley Scott sent everyone to Fort Bragg for a couple of weeks to work with Delta before filming Black Hawk Down.
I think there’s a lot to be said about how actors now do boot camps from former operators on weapons handling and room clearing, how we depict “true to life” gunfights onscreen where slick CQB drops opponents with perfect double taps etc., and how we imagine actual violence.
November 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I think this precedes the Sheridanverse, and even GWOT-era Hollywood tropes and practices. The internet says that Ridley Scott sent everyone to Fort Bragg for a couple of weeks to work with Delta before filming Black Hawk Down.
Weird how even in Europe right wing dickhead politicians play fast and loose with GWOT service claims.
“Would’ve served but…” ass Nazi fucks.
“Would’ve served but…” ass Nazi fucks.
"I was never a veteran and never claimed to be, I simply forgot to edit the post to add it was from [a veteran]"
Or as one commenter put it: "I never have and never will falsely claim that I’m a veteran…except for that one time that I did…"
Stellar stuff from Wigan Reform cllr Matthew Lambert:
Or as one commenter put it: "I never have and never will falsely claim that I’m a veteran…except for that one time that I did…"
Stellar stuff from Wigan Reform cllr Matthew Lambert:
November 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Weird how even in Europe right wing dickhead politicians play fast and loose with GWOT service claims.
“Would’ve served but…” ass Nazi fucks.
“Would’ve served but…” ass Nazi fucks.
Hilarious that you think the foreign policy of Israel is worse for the US than the GWOT, Vietnam, or Jim Crow.
November 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Hilarious that you think the foreign policy of Israel is worse for the US than the GWOT, Vietnam, or Jim Crow.