Ret. U.S. Army Colonel Douglas MacGregor:
I would rate the Turkish military as certainly among the top five in the world. And remember that it's a mistake to look exclusively at technology and firepower.
You have to look at the human material. The Turk is a very tough soldier. You talk about the Koreans, whether North or South—the Korean is a very tough soldier. You start stacking these different peoples up next to each other and look back at their history over hundreds of years.
You're dealing with different kinds of people, and some make excellent soldiers. Not everybody does. That's one of the reasons many people like me were happy to see the draft go away, because you were bringing in too many people who were never going to be good soldiers anyway.
It was better to have people who wanted to be soldiers. And the Turks have a song they sing at every funeral for a Turkish soldier: "Every Turk is a soldier."
Source: @MarioNawfal
En train d'écrire un mail à Macron pour me faire rembourser ma dizaine de lundi de Pentecôte travaillés, car il n'y a toujours aucune clim en EHPAD avec notre argent. #Canicule
🔵 INFO LP | Un policier interpellé après une agression raciste contre une maraude à Paris
L’association Li’llah explique que ses membres ont été agressés verbalement et physiquement mercredi soir dans le centre de Paris.
Des policiers hors service, membres d’une association chrétienne, ont été impliqués, et l’un d’eux interpellé ➡️ https://t.co/JYrmQ2WojJ
Oman has told European officials that ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz may have to pay tolls - Bloomberg
The officials were reportedly told that there was “no way to go back to the pre-war status quo.”
@J_Bardella Je n’ai pas besoin de votre soutien.
La différence entre vous et moi, c’est que je n’organise pas de fausse paparazzade pour me mettre en scène avec une héritière royale.
12 hours & 1 drone attack after IRGC complained about the corridor in Omani water, UKMTO announces its suspension.
Who controls the strait of Hormuz again ? 🙂
Raphaël Glucksmann n'a honte de rien. Pour rappel Place Publique et le Parti Socialiste n'ont pas censuré (et ont donc soutenu) le budget 2026 qui a réduit de 28% la dotation du fonds vert.
Now what will happen ?
1) The U.S. doesn't respond, more ships start using Iran's shipping corridor, Iran controls the strait and wins.
2) The U.S. attacks Iranian bases in Hormuz region, Iran responds by attacking U.S. bases, Iran still controls the strait and wins.
The fact that two US aircraft carrier, fighter jets, Drones, Early Warning aircraft .. are operating nearly 24/7 and couldnt protect that container ship in Omani waters, is a reminder that the US has no control over the Strait.
Airspace at 14h10 UTC (time of the attack)