Social media is full of speculation about when the offensive against the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, will begin. I’m sure that it began at least a year ago, maybe longer. Middle Easterners have their own way of doing things, which works perfectly for them. They’ve decided to fight clandestinely; I think that’s far…
Weapons and tactics. Study them, and you’ll know the world
February 4, 2016
Last night I wrote a post about the war of words between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds. My opinion is that it’s posturing as a way of saving face, a way of projecting strength, and as geopolitical deception. Today I discovered that I was right. My knowledge of weapons and military capabilities allowed me to…