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US Losses Fighting Iran: Signs Of Degradation
Aircraft Losses Are All Out Of Whack And Very Worrying
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Midweek Update #11: Trump Is Twisting In The Wind
By Trying To Seem Strong, Trump Is Projecting Weakness; Iran's Delcy Rodriguez Is Known And It Is A Doozy
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Has Putin Met His Marianas Moment?
When Propaganda Narratives Die, They Die Hard
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Weekend Update #185: The Week Of Contrasts
Ukraine Shows Not Only How It Is Superior To Putin's Russia But Also Trump's USA
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Trump in China: A Case Study Of US Decline
Signs of decline can be dramatic or they can be small.
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Midweek Update #10: Little Changes In US-Iran, Potentially Lots With US-China
What Did The Bombing Campaign Accomplish?; Will China Save The US With Iran?
 • Phillips P. OBrien
The US Military Is Failing: Facts Need To Be Faced
Updates On The Two Wars First
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Weekend Update #184: A Most Revealing Parade
Also: Are We About To See Trump's Greatest Public Humiliation?; Ukrainian Ranged Strike Improves—The Reasons For This Week
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Watch Out For Tomorrow
Plans For The Russian Victory Day Parade Has Revealed Many Things And More Might Be About To Happen
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Live with Phillips P. OBrien, Mykola Bielieskov and Valeriia Soloviova
A recording from Phillips P. OBrien's live video
 • Phillips P. OBrien, Mykola Bielieskov, and Valeriia
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Midweek Update #9: One Thing Changes And It Is Not What You Think
Trump Guides And Then Does Not, But Nothing Ever Changed
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Taking The "Initiative" In War Might Not Be What You Have Been Told
Also: The US Will "Guide" Vessels In The Strait--What That Might Mean
 • Phillips P. OBrien
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