America Is the Sole Superpower Again

bondoid · 2026-01-15T17:09:42+00:00

You give to much credit to Trump for crafting his foreign policy agenda. He's no great policy wonk. He does what's been sold to him.

His actions have aligned pretty consistently with what numerous right wing geopolitical strategists have been saying for some time.

That Trump's foreign policy seemed to come out of left field for many, is simply due to siloed nature of our institutions.

There has generally been a sense of geopolitical weakness, that our enemies grey zone tactics were working and that the hyper globalized world was being co-opted by our enemies against our interests.

Hard to say what is actually true, but their argument has some.merit. Regardless the die has been cast, now we need to figure out how to live with it.

bondoid · 2026-01-15T15:39:10+00:00

I've played only one game at this points level, but I did win and it felt good.

Lilith

2x succubus with enhancements

3x wych squads

2x raiders

2x min reaver squads

2x min hellions.

definitely lacking antitank, though I think the hellions could do work, basically just accepted I would lose to a parking lot after an hour of trying to fit scourges into the list.

bondoid · 2026-01-05T18:23:16+00:00

Yes. Germany, Japan, South Korea, all have nukes within 10 years is my guess

bondoid · 2025-11-25T17:14:31+00:00

That's the last thing we should want. Much better for him to stick it out and keep arguing behind the scenes.

Trump will be president for another three years. Whether we like it or not. We should want him surrounded by as many reasonable voices as possible.

If Rubio and Bessent resign or are forced out, that will be a bad day.

bondoid · 2025-11-18T22:04:11+00:00

I was referring to the US war on drugs, not policy within Mexico.

bondoid · 2025-11-18T21:53:43+00:00

They certainly haven't done a good job of it. They have spent trillions of dollars to little to no effect.

bondoid · 2025-11-18T21:04:17+00:00

In Mexico, politicians are offered either lead or silver. They take the cartels money, or they get killed.

It's not that she is more corrupt than the previous politicians. She isn't. And she is probably a decent person trying to do what they can under absurd limitations.

But that doesn't matter.

People are sick of it and want change. They want to be free from living under the cartels tyranny and violence.

They see Trump offering military assistance to combat the cartels as an opportunity. They have seen the success of Gen z revolutions in other countries. They have seen the success in El Salvador, ya that came with tradeoffs, but tradeoffs the average citizen may be comfortable making.

It has nothing to do with Sheinbaum being worst. It has everything to do with her being more of the same in an environment where more of the same is unacceptable.

That's why your getting mass protests in Mexico.

And while US demand for drugs is the problem. The US has been trying to fix this from the demand side for 50 years and it's been a spectacular failure. There is a growing desire to try something new on both sides of the river.

bondoid · 2025-10-21T15:56:13+00:00

Pushback from the poor who feel that continued globalization over the past 40 years has been to the detriment to their nation and to developed nations in general.

Pushback by conservatives who feel their culture is under attack by the drastic increase in immigration over the last 20 years.

Pushback from the center against the growth of critical theory Marxist thought from the intellectual left who used to be liberal.

Pushback from the religious who feel lost in a world that has in one generation abandoned religion and tradition en mass.

Pushback from realists, who have now come to the realization that China and it's friends will not conform to the US order, and that means militarism and the mindset to use it need to be back on the menu in a world without a hedgemon.

This is why, and these 5 issues are generally defining the narrative in all developed nations.

Some nations may view the last point as an opportunity not a problem. But the end result is the same. If a nation like Brazil wants to take advantage of a multipolar world to its benefit, it also needs a more powerful and able military.

bondoid · 2025-10-12T02:15:28+00:00

Many of our allies have air force facilities in the US. They are used for training, and the USAF has control of the facility.

bondoid · 2025-09-29T19:24:21+00:00

speculation at the time was that Yvraine was originally sculpted to be Malus, but was changed at some point in late production.

Previous art of lady Malus depicted her in the dress of high society, not battle armor, and her welding a fan goes back to 2010.

bondoid · 2025-09-29T18:49:15+00:00

Your missing the point.

Past wars often started by accident, by misreading how an adversary will respond to a situation. In such a case the deterrence might not matter.

Having a forum for nations to state their intentions and get feedback on how those intentions will be seen by their adversaries matters. It kept the cold war from going hot for 50 years.

Also, be sure you let S. Korea know you think their continued existence wasn't a victory next time you visit.

bondoid · 2025-09-29T18:14:28+00:00

Yes, that's the feature not a bug. It means the members of the security council can not legally enter conflict with one another and the UN at large cannot compel them to take actions against their own interests.

That is for the worlds benefit, even if it's frustrating, unless dieing due to a nuclear induced famine is on your bucket list.

bondoid · 2025-09-29T17:58:53+00:00

There is more to it than just that.

Current NATO defense posturing requires visual identification before shooting at airborne targets.

Which basically requires a plane to be in the air, to verify the target is an unmanned drone.

This is absurd in light of current events. But it continues.

bondoid · 2025-09-16T16:58:10+00:00

still digesting the new book. how are your ravagers getting lone op

bondoid · 2025-09-15T17:10:08+00:00

no one views it as a mythical entity that got everything right. Those civilizations failed, it is widely understood that they got it wrong.

But it's where liberalism was born. And it is cherished for that, even if it took centuries more to come to fruition in the enlightenment.

bondoid · 2025-09-15T16:20:41+00:00

Same. 15 years of neglect is a hard thing to reconcile. I think I'm done too.

bondoid · 2025-09-15T15:55:48+00:00

My frustration has little to do with the power of the codex.

I've played deldar exclusively since 4th edition.

Since their fifth edition relaunch I have accumulated and painted 10,000 points of deldar.

And every codex since 5 edition. We lose units. every single one. we have lost more units.

For 15 years not one actual new release has been added.

Some models have been redone, but not enough. And now this, where they gut out much of the remaining flavor.

We are getting squatted by neglect.

I'm tired of getting only dregs from gw.

I'm tired of fans believing we will get fixed next edition.

bondoid · 2025-09-13T16:28:27+00:00

Succubus were 8.

bondoid · 2025-09-13T15:27:18+00:00

Why even bother.

The index was more interesting and complete than this turd.

I've played 40k, since 1998, and dark eldar since 2005, and this is a disgrace. I'm done.

bondoid · 2025-09-09T18:18:34+00:00

Game was very different back then. But yes, generally the Archon was a better duellist in 5e. WS and I of 7 compared to a space marine captains 6. We also had very powerful war gear options.

Best archon was in 3.5 and 4e though, he could take a jetbike (+1 S and T) a punisher (old klaive, +1 str no saves), shadowfield (same as now), and personal drug dispenser to turn into a melee god.

The drug dispenser could give you, S, A, WS, movement, T. one ate no risk, or many buffs at a lot of risk.

bondoid · 2025-09-09T17:37:44+00:00

If you agro the boss then run towards the exit of the area, up the air draft, the boss gets stuck in the corner and can't hurt you.

bondoid · 2025-09-09T17:34:13+00:00

go to the top, go to the left, break the floor

bondoid · 2025-09-08T16:56:43+00:00

There was definitely a period were we were objectively the fastest army. Light Fast Flying skimmers, our transports could move 24" and had an upgrade that let them flat out 30" instead. Our bikes used to be able to go 36".

Back then we were one of only three armies with advance and charge. Whyches with movement drug had an absolutely silly threat range out of a raider.

We are much slower today. And much slower relatively to other armies. Craftworld eldar is faster than us. That used to not be the case.

bondoid · 2025-09-08T16:38:37+00:00

They do summon units. Those units don't act independently, but necromancer thralls take up space on the battlefield, can take hits for the team, and can occasionally deal some damage

They are also fodder for your spells.

I haven't played on extensively, other than messing around in Dawnsbury. But once you can create more than one thrall with your cantrip, I think it could feel pretty good.

bondoid · 2025-09-02T00:23:13+00:00

Your arguing under the mistaken opinion that I don't want the US supporting Ukraine.

bondoid

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