1 yearWasting no time taking a page from the Ukrainian playbook before the ink even dries.
- yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
This must have been planned well before the strike on Russian airbases (which itself was in the works for over a year).
- yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
No disrespect to Ron Pearlman, but, because of drones, war has changed.
- supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish1 year
Can we stop calling them “commandos” I never see the media use that language for other countries special forces? It makes it sound like kids playing with action figures.
- 1 year
Maybe because commandos specifically refer to special forces operating from behind enemy lines?
- supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish1 year
Does that mean all Israeli special forces are commandos when they are operating around humanitarian aid organizations?
- supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish1 year
I mean fair, but why not use the term “special forces”?
I guess my unconscious bias stems from the fact I can’t remember the last time US media referred to US special forces as commandos.
