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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdrawal/u-s-led-coalition-says-it-will-withdraw-from-iraq-letter-idUSKBN1Z520A?il=0 “Sir, in deference to the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, and as requested by the Iraqi Parliament and the Prime Minister, CJTF-OIR will be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement,” read the letter. It was signed by United States Marine Corps Brigadier General William H. Seely III, commanding general of Task Force Iraq, the U.S.-led military coalition against Islamic State The authenticity of the letter, which was addressed to the Iraqi defense ministry’s Combined Joint Operations Baghdad, was confirmed to Reuters independently by an Iraqi military source. “We respect your sovereign decision to order our departure,” it said.

How many times will Islamic countries in the Middle East and Western Asia have to tell us explicitly, and in no uncertain terms, that they do not want us mucking about in their internal affairs and conflicts with other Muslim countries before WE get a clue? Remember, the Iranian government that exists today does so because we deposed a democratically elected president who was not keen to ally with the US in favor of a brutal dictator who was. Then we kept him in power for over two decades. Then when the people of Iran had enough, we teamed up with the brutal dictator next door to support him in waging war against the Iranians for the next decade. Maybe, just maybe, the Iraqi parliament voting to expel the US is an opportunity. An opportunity to respect the wishes of a sovereign nation with regards to how they wish to conduct their own affairs and an opportunity to end a war that should never have been begun in the first place. I actually agree with your view on how to prosecute war. It should be terrible, and horrible and recognized as the last thing anyone wants. Not trying to wage it “humanely” is actually the most humane way to go about it because it should be a better deterrent. At the same time, not mucking about in other folks’s business is also another great way to not get drawn into wars as well. I don’t pretend to be an expert ME culture or politics, but sometimes even if you don’t exactly know the right way to go about something, it is still blindingly obvious that what you are doing is wrong. Our entire approach to the ME is wrong. From occupying Iraq, to antagonizing Iran, to allying with the KSA we’re just plain doing it wrong. It’s Not just ok to recognize that and move towards correcting those mistakes, I think it’s the right thing to do.

And there was a pretty famous deck of cards listing high value targets during the ‘03 invasion of Iraq.

If you are competent in your ability and are confident in your gun’s proven reliability, $300 or $3000, they’ll all get the job done just the same. To all y’all extolling the virtues of the HiPower, y’all know what’s up. Ain’t nothing like it.

Good thing it’s no loss for me. I don’t even like weed.

It’s a sticky wicket that I want no part of figuring out. Between guns and my CDL, it doesn’t matter what the state does, I’m not risking it as long as it’s illegal on a federal level.

One way to purge the board is to shrink it to a manageable size that allows it to be effective in its role of providing governance and oversight. The NRA should be less than 1/3 of its current size. Of course once again, for that to happen WLP has to go.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/magazine/wayne-lapierre-nra-guns.html

6 PMU leaders gone. They’re pro Iranian, but they were also Iraqi government officials. It’s not a far leap to say that we are essentially redeclaring war in Iraq.

https://foreignpolicy.com/gt-essay/irans-deadly-puppet-master-qassem-suleimani/ He has been on our radar as a possible target for a very long time.

Those are bloody amazing.

If they release a blued version, it won’t be like the blued snake guns of old. To be blunt they don’t have the ability to do that anymore.

That sounds like a bog standard diversion to me. Do you have the paperwork from the final court date where you were shown to have completed the probation and the record was To be expunged? I would go through the extra step of getting with the court where everything was handled and ensuring that all records were entered correctly and submitted to NICS. If you have all of that done, go buy a gun to ensure the BG check comes back clean, and if it doesn’t, you have the paperwork to submit to correct the records. Once you successfully buy the gun, then you should be able to clear the permit process. Now, I’m not a lawyer, so my advice is worth exactly what you paid for it. I’d highly recommend seeking out the services of one to help you navigate this process over accepting advice from strangers on the internet.

I know that the dwell time absolutely affects a semi auto rifle, but I honesty don’t know much how it affects a shotgun.

They do. I’ve got a couple of theirs. Have them for my M&P 2.0 Compact. Also have one for it from TierOneConcealed.com who make great AIWB holsters.

This article is so descriptive of my 20s, before I had a family or started carrying a gun. If I’m to be honest, it was probably for the best that the second didn’t happen until after I’d started to settle down out of that. On the other hand, part of me theorizes that the reason western civilization has been so successful was the direction of young males into proving status by supporting a family instead of having young females monopolized and hoarded by older males.

They obviously had a security team that was organized and had a plan in place. Good on them. Video of the incident- https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=a7Egb_1577654583 Local news reporting of it. https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/12/29/2-dead-1-critically-injured-shooting-white-settlement-church/ “Why do you carry a gun at church?” This is why.

To piggyback on @MacGyver, these are for pistols only. They don’t have enough umph to reliably clear a rifle barrel. So you can pack a barrel up full of these and destroy the gun in the process. They also won’t operate the slide of a semiauto pistol. They can be fun, but be sure of what your using and how or the fun can get expensive in a hurry.

Where did you get that picture of me larping in 6 months after I get the money saved up for my HK SP5?

Here’s an article that lays out the difference between Gen 3 & 4 Glocks. https://www.wingtactical.com/glock-19-gen-3-vs-gen-4-differences/ I think what will be most obvious to the average shooter is grip texture differences.