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ExSoldier Newly retired and moved to EAST Tennessee (Johnson City). Looking for like minded patriots to become friends with and start enjoying life. Looking for hunting, fishing and competitive Shooting friends. Im an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor with 30 years experience. Former US Army Infantry Captain. Cold War, no combat time. Politically active in Florida, maybe not so much in my retirement, but could do so with the right cause or candidate. If youre in EAST Tennessee, please reach...

Could the Second Gulf War have been avoided? Heres What You Need To Remember: As with any counterfactual, it’s difficult to grapple with the full implications of the death of Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War. In the early days of the air campaign of the 1991 Gulf War, the United States undertook a concerted effort to track and strike Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The effort was predicated on the belief that eliminating Saddam Hussein would have two effects; it would throw the Iraqi ...

Should America Have Taken Out Saddam Hussein Before 2003? The effort to kill Hussein was only one episode in the U.S. pursuit of “decapitation” as a politico-military strategy. Heres What You Need to Remember: As with any counterfactual, it’s difficult to grapple with the full implications of the death of Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War. A successful decapitation strike likely would have had little effect on the course of the war, or on its immediate aftermath. In the early days ...

Deals round up Wednesday, Feb. 24 Plus: answers to some philosophical questions (because why not). The Buy Area Staff FacebookTwitterEmail Who are we? Why are we here? Where are we going? And, most importantly, whats on sale while its all happening? We cant help you with the first three, buy baby, have we got some answers for question number four. General Sale

Here are the top tips for this evenings race meet at Chelmsford City Racecourse, courtesy of MyRacing: 5pm: A double penalty and stiffer opposition make life harder for the flourishing Velvet Vista but shes still a key player in her hat-trick bid. Princess Animale ran into one last time and still has time to do better, while the return to Class 6 company will suit both Lacan and No Diggity. Baltic Prince is also capable of a big run but SUZIS CONNOISSEUR has been threatening off his reduced...

X-Men: Mutant Insurrection and Quicksilver Marvel Champions Release Dates Revealed ✖ February is known as the home to Valentines Day, and but its also home to several anticipated releases from Asmodee. The board game publisher has several new releases hitting throughout the month, and if youre a Marvel fan youre going to have several new expansions and games to add to your shelf. Things kick off with the Quicksilver Hero Pack for Marvel Champions, and thats followed by two new Character Pack...

Amanda Chidester and Anissa Urtez are engaged to be married, and theyll battle against each other at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. (Instagram) A recently-engaged lesbian couple, both softball players, are set to face off against each other at the Tokyo Olympics on separate teams. Amanda Chidester plays for the United States softball team, while Anissa Urtez plays for Mexico’s team – but that didn’t deter the women from striking up a relationship. Earlier this year, Amanda popped the questio...

10 Ways Samurai Were Nothing Like You Thought 10Samurai Were Not So Elite Though we think of the samurai as an elite fighting force, the majority of Japan’s army were foot soldiers called Ashigaru began as common rabble plucked from rice fields, but when daimyo realized a well-trained standing army was superior to on-and-off warriors, they trained them to fight. Ancient Japan had three kinds of warriors—samurai, ashigaru and When ashigaru rather than the ranks of their more affluent c...