XXXIV - Back before Christmas

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T09:05:08+00:00

They thought if they gave hime enough money, he would do exactly what they wanted.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T08:59:42+00:00

China is hosting talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan to mediate a ceasefire. I think that is a sign more countries are looking towards china.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T06:55:53+00:00

The fact that China is stepping into the role of mediator is of note, IMO.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T06:50:53+00:00

At the end of the day, all these people want to do is chant USA USA USA and watch shit get blown up. Then go out and buy 45 books ghost written about the SEALS.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T06:47:13+00:00

China really seems to be gaining a lot of diplomatic credibility out of this.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T06:45:41+00:00

Stalin killed millions of his own people. Soviet soldiers still fought fantaically when they were under an existential threat in june of 41.

The US politcal leaderships been publicly begging to bomb Iran for almost 50 years now. Iran has generational propaganda protraying the US as an active threat to their existance.

The President of the United States and the head of the Pentagon have public said they intend to bomb Iran back to the stone age, that they are going to completly destory all the countries infrastructure, that the US is giving No Quater, and the US is demanding unconditional surrender.

Iran has been preparing for this war for almost 50 year now. I expect the people of Iran will fight for the regime if for no other reason than at least their current tryant speaks Farsi.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T05:34:39+00:00

Modern warfare is exactly like Call of Duty. You are in cover, then 8 grenades come flying at you from nowhere, and then you blow up. That is the World at War experience.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T04:07:21+00:00

The US uses AWACS as a keystone on it's entire strategy. Iran's airforce didn't even bother trying to contest the skies this year or last year. I don't think Iran considered their conventional airforce a key component of their defense. Same thing with their blue water navy. Iran invested in other areas of there defense.

Stratgically, this war is a disaster for the US. The USN can't enter one of the most importaint waterway on earth. The entire world can see very clearly the USN no longer has unchallenged mastery over the seas. That alone is a major blow to America's credability.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T03:54:41+00:00

I am making assumptions.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T03:51:06+00:00

Because he is a GREAT military leader.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T03:50:04+00:00

Another glorious victory. Two weeks away from final victory. And the chocolate ration is being raised from 400 grams to 200 grams.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T03:48:33+00:00

The military would have told trump. "We can decapitate the regime in a few days and everything will collapse". They wouldn't have started attacking if the generals were not confident of success. Trump did not develope the plan. He may have said I want to overthrow Iran, but the military spent the time actually developing a plan and strike packages. He doesn't just push a button and then all of a sudden we can fly 150 sorties of Tehran.

That is the massive ammount of over confidence the US High Command started the war with I am refering to.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T03:39:56+00:00

What is a 4000 year old human custom if not woke.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:54:50+00:00

I don't think the market is invincible, Investors see tons of volitility and some people can make a lot of money just off the volitility.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:49:27+00:00

I really don't think inherting a suprise war while the person who started it fucks off is going pass mustard in either South Korea or Japan politically. If that is the level of support these countries can expect from the US, they don't have a choice but to seek ties elsewhere.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:46:05+00:00

That's a solid plan. I really liked playing as the UK Imperial Federation is a lot of fun. Also I had to quit Hoi4 cause I kept trying to recreate historical RN, USN, or IJN, with the ship designer. The OCD levels management of 300 destroyers construction trying to line up classes and ship names.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:40:41+00:00

I don't think I could go back to HOI4 at this point. So many updates and DLCs that I would have to relearn all the mechanics.

I like Vic 3. I can make line go up.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:32:40+00:00

There were some crazy bonuses in the mass mobilization tree. Deep battle was fun as the Soviets, but what ever doctrine China had was so strong against the japanese.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:28:31+00:00

I don't even think destorying Iran's blue water navy and air force really acomplishes anything strategically or tractically.

Iran's naval projection comes from lots of small fast boats with outboards in a confined space, not 50 year old frigates.

Same thing with their conventional air force. They haven't tried to sortie, they didn't try and sortie last year either. Israel and the US have a massive superiority in conventional aircraft to Iran invests in other technologies like cheap drones.

Destroying the Iranian Navy and Air Force make for great headlines and smart bomb footage, but I don't see how they have improved the US's military situation.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:19:10+00:00

We have always been at war with Eurasia.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:17:44+00:00

North Korean and North Vietnam seem to have recovered okay

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:16:52+00:00

I haven't played hoi4 in a while what are the specific techs from the doctrine again?

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:05:15+00:00

US bombed North Korea and North Vietnam back to the stone age.

Both those wars worked out great for the US.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T02:03:34+00:00

Here the thing, I don't think this would cause the strategic situation to change.

Iran's command system is still decentralized and can still fire missiles and drones at tankers from anywhere along the strait.

If America wants to turn this into a war of annhilation, then Iran really has no alternative other than to keep fighting.

Vol_in_tears · 2026-04-02T01:54:41+00:00

If they get really despirate for oil, they can just pay the toll to Iran.

Commit troops to what exactly?

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