Just Joshin' Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, B-Man said: At least he was respectful enough to remain seated until everyone else ahead of him could deplane. ADDED: IT LOOKS LIKE LEGROOM WASN’T MUCH OF AN ISSUE . Sick but funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Edited January 6, 2020 by Hedge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 53 minutes ago, Hedge said: 5 minutes ago, Hedge said: The United States needs a leader who will tell his troops exactly what the ***** is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 hours ago, row_33 said: i declare Tibs 1-A status to go over there ...think you meant AWOL.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hedge Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Defense Secretary Esper's chief of staff resigns The article was posted a few hours before the earliest (that I could find) letter drop. It may very well be nothing, but the timing of this and the leaked withdrawal letter... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 6 hours ago, B-Man said: TRUMP’S SIN: CONDUCTING FOREIGN POLICY WITHOUT PERMISSION Over at Instapundit, Glenn Reynolds posted an interesting message from a Facebook friend who wishes to remain anonymous. Here’s the relevant part: Following the death of Soleimani, it seems like nearly the entire DC / academia / journo natsec/forpol commentariat has penned variations on exactly the same essay: the President has acted hastily, has no plan, and isn’t capable of envisioning or handling what happens next. The template was established by Ben Rhodes on Twitter a few hours after an MQ-9 Reaper shot a Hellfire missile directly into his professional legacy, and it hasn’t varied much since. . . What nearly the entire DC / academia / journo natsec/forpol commentariat actually means by its critique, though, is that they weren’t included in any of this. This instantly reminded me of an observation the late great political scientist Aaron Wildavsky made way back in 1986 over the uproar over Reagan’s failed disarmament deal at the Reykjavik summit with Gorbachev. If you are old enough you may recall the foreign policy establishment/media freakout, which was, however, contradictory. How could Reagan have been so stubborn as to refuse to give up his fanciful “Star Wars” missile defense scheme in exchange for near-total nuclear disarmament, and how could Reagan be so reckless as to have gone along with a rapid and potentially destabilizing disarmament scheme without consulting our allies? Wildavsky, a sophisticated and pathbreaking political scientist, thought the matter quite simple: The contempt hurled at President Reagan over the principles nearly agreed to at Reykjavik reveal the intellectual bankruptcy of his critics. . . One cannot but feel that much of the violent reaction to Reykjavik had no more substantial basis than the extreme pique felt by arms control intellectuals at not being consulted in advance. That was Ronald Reagan’s real sin in Iceland. For what, after all, was wrong with Reykjavik except that it lacked the imprimatur of the foreign policy establishment? I tend to think the “deep state” talk is overdone (and is also distinct from the deeper constitutional problem expressed in the similar phrase “the administrative state”), but in this instance it might well be the right way to think about the freakout the foreign policy community is having over Trump’s decision to kill Soleimani. Trump didn’t have their permission! https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/01/trumps-sin-conducting-foreign-policy-without-permission.php Trump's sin is the same it's always been: getting elected/not being a Dem. 2 hours ago, Hedge said: <br /> What Trump's tweet actually said was that if it wasn't done in a friendly withdrawal, there would be sanctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) (still no translation at the time of this posting) ------------------------------------------------------- <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------- Edited January 7, 2020 by Hedge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Iran's miscalculation by Giuliano Maciocci Original Article It is hard to understand Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei’s blunder in attacking the US Embassy in Baghdad. He either believed Trump was weakened by his impeachment, as western liberal Media breathlessly and continuously reported, or he might have been misled by John Kerry’s incompetent advice (apparently Kerry met again with Khamenei’s emissaries in Paris just few weeks ago). Whatever the reasons, his goal of triggering a limited war with America to rally his people around the regime has failed miserably. Iran desperately wanted a war -- drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s heart of oil production, false-flag hits on oil tankers, unrest in Yemen – all aimed at this goal. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 A refresher.... The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook Three parts, on Politico 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 https://twitter.com/Turcotte_JPT/status/1214576784068534275 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 3 hours ago, B-Man said: he might have been misled by John Kerry’s incompetent advice (apparently Kerry met again with Khamenei’s emissaries in Paris just few weeks ago). Isn't that traitor material? WTF is Kerry still doing going behind Trump's back and dealing with proven enemies of America? But then, it is still the same traitor of the Vietnam era isn't it.... carry on.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 49 minutes ago, Cinga said: Isn't that traitor material? WTF is Kerry still doing going behind Trump's back and dealing with proven enemies of America? But then, it is still the same traitor of the Vietnam era isn't it.... carry on.... Oh c'mon man, he was in Paris looking for his missing medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 20 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: Oh c'mon man, he was in Paris looking for his missing medals. ...while his swiftboat was in for repairs if I remember correctly...……... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...while his swiftboat was in for repairs if I remember correctly...……... While patrolling the River Seine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 On 9/10/2019 at 12:00 PM, Deranged Rhino said: Bolton out. All signs point to this: Epic prediction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 24 hour rule here. https://twitter.com/Raman_Ghavami/status/1214583844130701315 https://twitter.com/IdeologyWars/status/1214657968811249665 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 3 hours ago, 3rdnlng said: Oh c'mon man, he was in Paris looking for his missing medals. i think he is so clueless that he believed he could start his nomination speech with a military salute and think it wouldn't be an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 24 hour rule with this as well. i would not have posted it if he wasn't a blue check mark. https://twitter.com/WalidPhares/status/1214640469331922945 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 3:39 PM, Foxx said: Trump is playing his 5D chess again. he is really putting them in an awkward position. i don't think the Iraqi's are stupid enough to really want us to leave. as the referendum they passed earlier was non-binding and as such, merely symbolic in my estimation. they have to know that if we leave, they are essentially handing the country over to Iran. plus there is also another factor to consider here... if we leave, we ruin any route we currently have to Syria. ...so is it Trump's fault or Iran's "best 'n the brightest"?.....and we're gonna change this mentality?...... Soleimani funeral stampede in Iran leaves at least 56 dead, state TV reports By Greg Norman, Danielle Wallace | Fox News At least 56 Iranians were crushed to death Tuesday in a stampede that erupted during the funeral for Qassem Soleimani, the general killed last week in a U.S. airstrike, the country’s state media is reporting. The gory episode in Soleimani's hometown of Kerman, which also reportedly left more than 200 injured, came as the U.S. Maritime Administration is warning ships across the Middle East to be on alert for possible retaliatory attacks from Iran. “Unfortunately as a result of the stampede, some of our compatriots have been injured and some have been killed during the funeral processions," Pirhossein Koulivand, the head of Iran’s emergency medical services, told state media. https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-stampede-soleimani-dead-injured-kerman-mourners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) It's begun. Edited January 7, 2020 by Hedge 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Hedge said: It's begun. Light em up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Hmm 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deranged Rhino Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 This is being posted for the absurdity of the reporting. Not a large bag!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Not a large bag!!! Esper brings a bag of “Jersey Mikes” Trump brings a can of Whoopass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 ...so should we vacate the Middle East and let the warring religious factions thin their own herd?......what is our benefit to stay in an unchanged theater of 50-100 years?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GG Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 39 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: This is being posted for the absurdity of the reporting. Not a large bag!!! Is the bag large enough to smuggle someone to Lebanon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Unconfirmed: Sr Iraqi commander killed tonight in the attack -- that will be interesting to track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Unconfirmed: Sr Iraqi commander killed tonight in the attack -- that will be interesting to track. It would be funny if it's a commander who couldn't get a seat in Suleimani's car on Friday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...so should we vacate the Middle East and let the warring religious factions thin their own herd?......what is our benefit to stay in an unchanged theater of 50-100 years?..... Hate to put it this way, but historically every once in a while, Islam needs a beat down to remind them they are not the center of the universe. From the Crusades (which they started btw) to the Barbary Coast Wars (Shores of Tripoli and all), to the "Desert Fox (Rommel) they pop their heads out of a sand dune, scream obscenities and threaten the world to bow down to Islam. Once beat down they tend to lay low for a while but that beat down is way overdue Our generation turn began in 1979 and is still going today because some idiot decided war should be civilized. Since then we have had this "nice" discussion with people who only want us dead, or subjugated. Some people like me, have a score to settle with Iran, you see, I was in the Marine Corps when Carter had us stand down. I told my wife the other day it was time for me to get back into shape in case this POTUS calls up we older Marines, and lets us go settle that score. And I am not alone in this.... SFMF! 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Cinga said: Hate to put it this way, but historically every once in a while, Islam needs a beat down to remind them they are not the center of the universe. From the Crusades (which they started btw) to the Barbary Coast Wars (Shores of Tripoli and all), to the "Desert Fox (Rommel) they pop their heads out of a sand dune, scream obscenities and threaten the world to bow down to Islam. Once beat down they tend to lay low for a while but that beat down is way overdue Our generation turn began in 1979 and is still going today because some idiot decided war should be civilized. Since then we have had this "nice" discussion with people who only want us dead, or subjugated. Some people like me, have a score to settle with Iran, you see, I was in the Marine Corps when Carter had us stand down. I told my wife the other day it was time for me to get back into shape in case this POTUS calls up we older Marines, and lets us go settle that score. And I am not alone in this.... SFMF! .NOT better stated elsewhere here.....excellent perspective...thank you....... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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