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Same here. I already got it on Steam.

Yes, the announcement came out of the DoD in a routine memo about US military aid transfers to any and all countries. The news media latched on to it as some sort of policy change coming out of the White House, which it wasn't.

Not a flip-flop. The Defense Dept made that decision based on a routine review without the knowledge or directive of the president.

Heh. Well it is the 50th anniversary of the movie Jaws, so the whole "I'm never going into the sea again" thing makes sense.

Yup. That's why Shark Week is the best thing on TV.

Well, any Russian attack against NATO, whether preemptive or not, and even if the main target is Finland and/or the Baltic states, will surely include an attack on Poland coming out of Kaliningrad and Belarus, because Russia closing off the Suwalki gap will be critical to their having any hope of winning the war. And likewise for NATO, any hope of successfully defending the Baltics, and even Finland, will depend almost entirely on keeping the Suwalki gap open. That's why Poland is positioning its best land forces for the coming Suwalki gap fight.

Yes absolutely. Poland is the best, and I give them complete credit for it. And it's not just spending, but what they're spending on. They're doubling the size of their army, making it completely mechanized, and also doubling the number of fighter squadrons in their air force flying 4.5 or 5th gen aircraft carrying long-range missiles. They're doing everything right. But this is also exactly why I worry they may face a preemptive strike by Putin.

I bought the following just now on Steam during their summer sale: Baldur's Gate 3 Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition Old World (incl. all the content DLCs) Humankind (incl. all the content DLCs) The two DLCs for Zoria: Age of Shattering

I specifically said in Europe, because we're talking about NATO spending. And no, even globally, the only powerful threat to the US is China. No one else.

Yes, now they have a powerful opponent (in Europe) but we don't. So if anything, they should be spending more than us.

All through the late Cold War, (West) Germany had the largest armed forces in Europe. As an American taxpayer I am happy to see Germany *finally* stepping up to its responsibilities and obligations and doing its fair share for NATO collective security, though I'll believe it only when I see it.

Looking forward to the start of the Steam summer sale today. I may be inclined to put quite a bit of a dent into my Steam wishlist this year.

Right, well, I'm a customer too, and this customer says "Great job Obsidian for ditching stupid, useless romances in your RPGs." Their developer resources are much better spent on pretty much anything else.

I commented on Tracker some time ago. It's my favorite show these days. And it is one of the highest rated shows on broadcast networks.

Actually, I appreciate this more than you realize, because I did pretty much the same thing. Although I think I didn't even allow her to kill her father.