Thursday NatSec Roundup

All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. 

• The weird right wing obsession with the Crusades gets weirder and uglier. I remain convinced that George W. Bush used the term “crusade” to describe the War on Terror mostly by accident, but its use now by white nationalists is quite intentional.
• Russia was born to troll.
• Jeebus this is fucking stupid. Yes, removing US troops from Iraq is the right call. Doing so by drunken e-mail error is not the right way…
• Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Iranian fighting vehicles, but were afraid to ask.
• Not strictly a security question, but interesting from an IP point of view; farmers frustrated with repair times on new tractors are buying up older, less tech-ed up versions and equipping them with add-ons. This definitely has some analogues in the defense procurement world.
• A look at what may change in Iranian politics in the wake of Suleimani’s killing…