Stan R. Mitchell: The view from the front podcast for 8-19-22.
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With that out of the way, welcome to the View from the Front!!
A podcast about military matters happening around the world, followed by some motivation at the end! Because who doesn’t need all the motivation they can get?! At least once or twice a week!
Every Tuesday and Friday, I discuss military and defense news, as well as some history, motivation, and wisdom. (And I do all of this from a moderate perspective.)
I am your host, and my name is Stan R. Mitchell. I’m a prior infantry Marine, who dropped the sword and picked up the pen. After spending ten years as a journalist, I became an author and have written eleven books to date!
Source notes:
Ukraine:
Mark Hertling @MarkHertlingRU will find it difficult to hold (large) cities, establish governance with a population that is countering their actions, fight UKR territorials, defend their bases, resupply southern forces while keeping supply lines open.How do I know this? Experience in an insurgency. 16/August 17th 2022
5 Retweets66 LikesMark Hertling @MarkHertlingUkraine's army may appear to be moving slowly, but I'd suggest - even know - they are "preparing the battlefield."That sometimes takes a long time, and as Mick said, time is sometimes the most important factor. 17/August 17th 2022
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Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 @MaxBootSooner or later, if the Ukrainians want to liberate their land, they will have to attack and drive the Russians out. But they are being savvy in doing everything possible to weaken the invaders before that happens. Opinion | Why Kyiv’s ‘thousand bee sting’ strategy is costing Russia dearlyUkraine is making brilliant use of the “indirect approach” to warfare.wapo.stAugust 17th 2022
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OSINTtechnical @OsinttechnicalUK MOD- "Russian commanders will highly likely be increasingly concerned with the apparent deterioration in security across Crimea, which functions as rear base area for the occupation" 
August 17th 2022
177 Retweets1,745 Likes@McKenzieCNN report on @TheLeadCNN ","username":"CNN","name":"CNN","date":"Tue Aug 16 22:10:07 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":53,"like_count":236,"expanded_url":{"url":"https://cnn.it/3C7vG08","im... Russia says Crimea ammo depot explosion result of ‘sabotage’ - CNN Video","description":"An explosion at an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea has been branded “sabotage” by Russia’s military. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the incident, but a Ukrainian presidential adviser referred to the blast as “demilitarization in action.”","domain":"cnn.it"},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}">
CNN @CNNAn explosion at an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea has been branded “sabotage” by Russia’s military. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the incident. Watch @McKenzieCNN report on @TheLeadCNN 
Video: Russia says Crimea ammo depot explosion result of ‘sabotage’ - CNN VideoAn explosion at an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea has been branded “sabotage” by Russia’s military. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the incident, but a Ukrainian presidential adviser referred to the blast as “demilitarization in action.”cnn.itAugust 16th 2022
53 Retweets236 Likes@bayraktar_1love posts video showing that RU has assembled ammunition and military vehicles inside the turbine hall of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear facility. Earlier today, RU foreign ministry rejected a proposal to de-militarize the plant. ","username":"ChuckPfarrer","name":"Chuck Pfarrer","date":"Fri Aug 19 01:57:21 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FafQSK... placed equipment and ammunition directly in the engine room of the Zaporizhzhya NPP. \nMultiple vehicles with “Z” markings could be seen starting from 0:25 on the video - \n#Ukraine https://t.co/axmDourTaP","u... Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦"},"retweet_count":65,"like_count":186,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}">
Chuck Pfarrer @ChuckPfarrerNUCLEAR THREAT: Special Kherson Cat @bayraktar_1love posts video showing that RU has assembled ammunition and military vehicles inside the turbine hall of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear facility. Earlier today, RU foreign ministry rejected a proposal to de-militarize the plant. 
Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love
Russians placed equipment and ammunition directly in the engine room of the Zaporizhzhya NPP. Multiple vehicles with “Z” markings could be seen starting from 0:25 on the video - #Ukraine https://t.co/axmDourTaPAugust 19th 2022
65 Retweets186 LikesCNN: Russian vehicles seen inside turbine hall at Ukraine nuclear
The one-year anniversary of our Afghan withdrawal notes:
Stan R. Mitchell @StanRMitchell"Afghanistan is my sucking chest wound, and always will be because — despite what we’ve seen these recent weeks — wars do not end with a withdrawal or retreat or retrograde or the signing of a peace treaty." 1/3 James LaPorta @JimLaPorta
In the aftermath of Kabul falling to the Taliban, I wrote this story. About a curious Afghan boy whose name I didn’t know. About how I think of him often. About that horrible day I saw him disappear into a dust cloud of fire and ripped flesh. https://t.co/b4fDgCVd8FAugust 15th 2022
Stan R. Mitchell @StanRMitchell"Instead, they ebb and flow within the memories of those who were there and the ones who received an unfortunate knock on the door one day from people in uniforms. On those battlegrounds, there is a permanent shattering. It’s the real “forever war.”" 2/3
August 15th 2022
@JimLaPorta, prior U.S. Marine. \n\nRead this story, and never forget all of those who served (and fight daily battles, even back here in the States). 3/3","username":"StanRMitchell","name":"Stan R. Mitchell","date":"Mon Aug 15 20:31:29 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":0,"like_count":0,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}">Stan R. Mitchell @StanRMitchellBy @JimLaPorta, prior U.S. Marine. Read this story, and never forget all of those who served (and fight daily battles, even back here in the States). 3/3
August 15th 2022
A U.S. Marine, a curious Afghan boy, an unfathomable moment
The Marine Corps: @USMC @CMC_MarineCorps @USMCSgtMaj ","username":"jwlarson2","name":"Joshua W. Larson","date":"Thu Aug 04 11:28:42 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/...
Joshua W. Larson @jwlarson2“The current debate about whether the Marines should be fighting this way or that way… in terms of the adapted doctrine… the Commandant is doing exactly what is right.”-James Mattis (Jul 29, 2022)@USMC @CMC_MarineCorps @USMCSgtMaj August 4th 2022
34 Retweets126 LikesMotivation and inspiration:The world's smallest sea turtle nests in Louisiana for the first time in 75 years
Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_Change your language to "what if it Does work out". Believe in possibilities. Think of the best-case scenario. Retraining your mind will lift you higher out of the overthinking, stress, and worry of negative thoughts.August 16th 2022
139 Retweets552 LikesSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_Chase your vision. The money will follow.August 17th 2022
410 Retweets1,833 Likes
Life Quotes @RTLifeQuotesAll that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become. - BuddhaAugust 19th 2022
68 Retweets302 LikesSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_"Master your mind or it will master you."August 17th 2022
334 Retweets1,597 LikesLife Quotes @RTLifeQuotesManagement is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things. - Peter F. DruckerAugust 16th 2022
12 Retweets65 LikesSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_"Dear past, thank you for all your lessons. Dear future, I am ready."August 16th 2022
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Words of Wisdom @billionair_keyIf you keep carrying the bricks of your past, you’ll keep building the same house.August 16th 2022
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Motivational Quotes @motivation_qot"Your growth is a continuous process."August 16th 2022
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billionaire_Secrets @bilionaire_secSilence is the best response to a fool.August 16th 2022
67 Retweets214 LikesAnd with that, thanks for joining us this week on The View from the Front.
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Semper Fidelis,
Stan R. Mitchell
P.S. Don’t forget to check out my books. I’ve written a CIA/Marine sniper series, a detective series, a private investigator series, an action-packed Western, a motivational/biography book about President Obama, and two realistic war novels: one about World War II and one about Afghanistan.
