---
title: "Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Stories We Didn’t Report On This Week"
description: "We can talk about fighter jets, frigates, geopolitics, tanks, strategy—you know, no big whoop."
date: "2018-09-14"
modified: "2018-09-14"
authors:
  - name: "Tyler Rogoway"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway"
url: "https://www.twz.com/23611/bunker-talk-lets-talk-about-all-the-stories-we-didnt-report-on-this-week"
categories:
  - "Bunker Talk"
  - "News & Features"
tags:
  - "BSing"
  - "Bunker Talk"
  - "Commenting Crew"
  - "Off Topic"
  - "Open Forum"
  - "Open Thread"
  - "Weekend Chat"
---

# Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Stories We Didn’t Report On This Week

![](<https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-twz/content/2018/09/adac11c.jpg>)
*www.twz.com*

So I want to try out a new segment, a weekend open discussion post for the best discussion crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn't get to. In other words, literally an off-topic thread.

We can talk about the terrible weather catastrophe occurring down in the Carolinas. Beyond the loss of so many people's possessions, livelihoods, and even lives, a lot of military personnel and hardware are stationed down there. And what about [FEMA's Waffle House Index](<https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2017/sep/01/waffle-house-index/>)? It's a real thing!

Or how about what's going on in southern Syria? U.S. forces [executed some pretty intense](<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-rebels/us-marines-conduct-big-drills-with-rebels-in-southern-syria-idUSKCN1LT2V5>) show of force near At Tanf to remind Russia and Assad that it [isn't going to be pushed](<https://www.twz.com/23419/russia-threatens-to-attack-key-u-s-outpost-in-southern-syria>) out without a major fight.

Then there's this dystopian footage that came out of Gaza:

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1039347802147565569

Or maybe we can all marvel at this hilarious classic bit:

https://youtube.com/embed/RXJKdh1KZ0w

Amazingly, this gets pretty close to the glory above, although it is legit:

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1040422338439917568

So this is an entirely open exercise, let's chat!

*Contact the author: Tyler@thedrive.com*

## Author
Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, as well as foreign policy, and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense and national security space. Tyler was the creator of the hugely popular defense site *Foxtrot Alpha* before developing *TWZ*, which he continues to lead as the Editor-In-Chief to this day.

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