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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Jan 21, 2022.

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  1. Jun 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM #33361
    CaptUSMCNole

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    Not super happy about this guy getting the nod for EUCOM. A lot of people were expecting Gen Donahue.

     
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  2. Jun 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM #33362
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    Is there a concern with him? From a Ukraine standpoint he seems like he will be a good voice in Trump’s ear.
     
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  3. Jun 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM #33363
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    Donahue was the CG of Task Force Dragon and was instrumental in helping the AFU push back the Russians for the first year of the was. Also head of Delta Force, J-3 of JSOC, and the CG of the 82nd Airborne Division when we pulled out of Afghanistan.

    The Secret History of the War in Ukraine

    He was the prefect person to be the next head of EUCOM. Word is that the Trump Admin does not want anyone associated with the pull out of Afghanistan in top positions.

    Had an small issue with Grynch last summer that caused some heartburn.
     
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  4. Jun 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM #33364
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  5. Jun 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM #33365
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    Trump showing empathy with this Ukrainian reporter and imo he gives a fair answer.

     
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  6. Jun 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM #33366
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  7. Jun 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM #33367
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    "Ukraine's drone forces recently revamped a points system that rewards pilots for battlefield kills, and it's putting the greatest emphasis on targeting Russian drone operators.

    Ukrainian units now earn 15 points for wounding a drone pilot and 25 for eliminating them. Tank kills, which previously earned 40 points, now only bring in eight points for Ukrainian units.

    Among Russian forces, the shift is being noticed by military bloggers who write about the frontline.

    "Bad news from the front," wrote Alexander Kharchenko, a state media war journalist who runs the Telegram channel Witnesses Bayraktar, warning of a "hunt for our drone operators."

    Ukraine's drone pilots are overhauling which Russian targets they think matter most, and tanks have fallen far from the top
     
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