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The Sound Of A Collapsing Empire

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  The Sound Of A Collapsing Empire Karen Kwiatkowski T.S. Eliot wrote “...This is the way the world ends[,] Not with a bang but a whimper.” We expect a sound to accompany any collapse, an ending, a grand finale – but little did we know that the sound of the end of the US military superpower would be the sound of a weak flush. Shockingly, or predictably, or even shockingly predictably,  we discover there is a terrible toilet problem on the USS Gerald R. Ford . This carrier is the newest and most expensive warship ever built, at $13 Billion 2017 dollars, $17 Billion in today’s fiat. Among its many innovations, a vacuum-sewage system was adopted from the cruise ship industry, with pipes too narrow to accomplish their military mission. The USS Gerald Ford recently finished a strenuous, if imaginary, narcoterror operation in the Caribbean, and at this moment, is in the Mediterranean Sea attempting to join the massive US sea and air forces buildup vis a via Iran. Israel wants to dec...
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The Strategic Dilemma At the Heart of Iran's Struggle

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  The Strategic Dilemma At the Heart of Iran's Struggle Simplicius Contradictory bouts of news and rumor continue to pour in surrounding Trump’s ‘imminent’ attack on Iran. The buildup is said to be the largest since the Iraq war, with various figures like ex-CIA operative John Kiriakou giving their renditions of ‘insider intel’ that Trump has already sealed the fated decision and is ready to roll heavy within the next 48 hours. Iranian officials, on the other hand, appear to signal that talks will continue into next weekend, and there are varied reports about deals gaining traction. It’s clear that Trump has been wavering due to major second thoughts about a prolonged conflict. Multiple reports have indicated he may be leaning towards a “compromise” of limited strikes in order to coerce Iran into a deal, rather than risking an all out conflict which could end in humiliation. U.S. President Donald J. Trump has told advisers that he is leaning toward conducting an initial strike on I...
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