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Neurosmith

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He's actually bending the knee. I'm guessing that cutting US defense spending that badly will be linked into China and Russia also entering some sort of deal to cut defense spending too, alongside some other concessions. Too bad the 180 policy flip that will happen once the Democrats get elected means that this won't be a long term policy and thus impossible for China and Russia and other countries to actually commit to.

With such a drastic move of cutting the budget in half, I think there's a very good chance that NGAD is on the chopping block. Also I really really find it funny that people still consistently treat Russia like it's some kind of superpower on the same tier as China and America.
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Defense budget cuts like that - even when applied proportionally - would have a different effect on a country like China from what they would on the US. For a colossal budget like that of the Pentagon, such a cut would necessitate pulling away from or downsizing bases in the Pacific & Europe but would still preserve much of the US' current military strength and growth trajectory. If the same were applied to China, however, it would mean that the country would need to either dramatically cut the current deployed strength of its army/AF or slow down its weapons R&D programs. If Russia did the same, that would be a nail in the coffin for its Ukraine campaign.
 
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Neurosmith said:
Defense budget cuts like that - even when applied proportionally - would have a different effect on a country like China from what they would on the US. For a colossal budget like that of the Pentagon, such a cut would necessitate pulling away from or downsizing bases in the Pacific & Europe but would still preserve much of the US' current military strength and growth trajectory. If the same were applied to China, however, it would mean that the country would need to either dramatically cut the current deployed strength of its army/AF or slow down its weapons R&D programs. If Russia did the same, that would be a nail in the coffin for its Ukraine campaign.
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Can't believe people still take his words seriously. Remember he has no opinion, he doesn't like governing, he like running for election. His opinion depends on who he has last talked to which means that his actions are subject to change. Consider his executive power grab, he is going after minor agencies like USAID or CFPB. The moment he tries to go after a larger agency it will be a huge problem for him. He likes to talk a lot but his output is little. The only way to understand is to see and analyse after everything has happened.
 
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Neurosmith said:
Defense budget cuts like that - even when applied proportionally - would have a different effect on a country like China from what they would on the US. For a colossal budget like that of the Pentagon, such a cut would necessitate pulling away from or downsizing bases in the Pacific & Europe but would still preserve much of the US' current military strength and growth trajectory. If the same were applied to China, however, it would mean that the country would need to either dramatically cut the current deployed strength of its army/AF or slow down its weapons R&D programs. If Russia did the same, that would be a nail in the coffin for its Ukraine campaign.
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China has pre-Ukraine war Bundeswehr levels spending. It can only go up.

And if US went to 1.3% like China, that's everything over in terms of military then. It'd be like USSR agreeing to go down to 2% in the cold war.
 
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Messaging of Trump's admin regarding Ukraine. Is it intentionally chaotic or are they simply that uncoordinated ? This comes a day after US Secretary of Defense ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine.

MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official on Thursday said the United States had not ruled out potential NATO membership for Ukraine or a negotiated return to its pre-2014 borders, contradicting comments made this week by the U.S. defense secretary ahead of possible peace talks to end the Ukraine war.
"Right now, that is still on the table," said John Coale, President Donald Trump's deputy Ukraine envoy, when asked whether the U.S. had ruled out possible NATO membership for Ukraine. Speaking in an interview with Reuters in Munich, he added that a possible return to Ukraine's pre-2014 lines was also still on the table.
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Messaging of Trump's admin regarding Ukraine. Is it intentionally chaotic or are they simply that uncoordinated ? This comes a day after US Secretary of Defense ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine.


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It's simple, they regretted appearing so desperate at first, so now this false bravado (as a negotiation tactic & image). But we all know the truth.
 
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The problem with public institutions is that there's usually a myriad of archaic payment structures built through history that are guaranteed by law. It creates an extremely complicated system where everyone is paid differently.

For example, San Francisco, tech hub of the US, still uses paper timesheets for teacher salaries. A few years ago they tried to digitize the process and it was a disaster. Teachers went months without getting paid, some went homeless because of it, and in the end they had to scrap the whole multi-million dollar system and go back to doing everything by paper. You can find vendors who are willing to digitize the system for you, but you can't find those who'll do that as well as willing to be responsible for any fall out.
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I think the reason many conversions failed is they are trying to follow the exact process in the digitized system instead of modifying the process to leverage benefits the digital system can bring.
 
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