Sunday, January 18, 2026

More And More -- It Looks Like This Might Be Coming To A Head -- January 18, 2026

Locator: 49746USMACRO. 

AI prompt: would the US be better off without NATO?

One word: leverage. 

If there's any "truth" to this or if the story has legs, the tipping point was Venezuela / Maduro.

Link here

AI prompt: entangling alliances.  

ICYMI:

Venezuela raid: why the US "used" a nuclear bomber to ensure a successful outcome. Link here

Links to multiple videos here

Top five "air forces" in the world: link here

Military aircraft fleets by country: link here

Numbers are important for various reasons, obviously.

But numbers don't begin to tell the story about capabilities.

Link here to F-22 YouTube video