B-Man Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 You can say that this is “only” symbolic, that we haven’t really been humiliated by a bunch of primitive terrorists. But symbols can be powerful, and this one is especially galling because it capitalizes on the fact that the Biden administration couldn’t even be bothered to bring our war-fighting materiel with us–not just uniforms, but airplanes, helicopters, guns, ammunition, night-vision goggles, and so on–when we bugged out of Afghanistan. To the victor goes the spoils, but the spoils didn’t have to include millions or billions of dollars in military equipment. Then we have the inflation in military honors. Increasingly, it seems that the fewer battles military commanders have won, the more medals adorn their chests. A friend sent this graphic, contrasting the medals worn by Dwight Eisenhower, victor of the Second World War and organizer of the Normandy invasion, still the greatest logistical feat in world history, with those that adorn David Pretaeus, architect of our Afghanistan strategy: To be fair, if you do an image search you can find a photo or two of Eisenhower wearing a few more medals, although still nothing remotely like the modern standard, as exemplified not only by David Petraeus, who I think had considerable merit, but also by Mark Milley, current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs who was in charge of the Afghanistan fiasco. Milley, in my view, should resign forthwith: Has Milley ever been a successful commander? Ever won a battle? I don’t know, but I will say with confidence that he is no Dwight Eisenhower, and certainly no Ulysses Grant. Inflation of military honors is symbolic and some may consider it unimportant, but I think it is part of the general deterioration of standards that we see everywhere in our country. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/08/just-because-its-symbolic-doesnt-mean-it-isnt-important.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Wow More and more people figuring out China runs the show: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 39% of Likely U.S. Voters believe Xiden is really doing the job of president – that’s down from 47% in March. A majority of voter (51%) now say others are making decisions for Biden behind the scenes. Another 10% are not sure. https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/who_s_in_charge_most_voters_don_t_think_it_s_biden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Woo boy NBC? So it's like 35%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 That's because you over-sample Dems, NBC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Biden Administration Sent Out Thousands of ‘Bogus’ Visas to Americans in Afghanistan. David Fox, who runs a marketing company in Kabul, said he received an email from the U.S. Embassy’s consular services department that included the document, meant to help U.S. citizens and Afghan citizens eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) to leave the country. Fox noted that the document looks like a U.S. visa, except it had no name, serial number, or barcode on it. Clearly, the Biden administration didn’t consider the most obvious result of such a foolish move. “And what do you think happened when these people received a document like this that has no name? Of course, they printed out a thousand copies,” Fox said. “You have tens of thousands of Afghans who now have this kind of ridiculous, bogus document that the State Department created.” https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/08/21/biden-administration-sent-out-thousands-of-bogus-visas-to-americans-in-afghanistan-n1471562 Heads should roll, but won’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 "You get a Visa, you get a Visa, you..." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unforgiven Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 guilty as charged 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 50 minutes ago, Unforgiven said: guilty as charged Rachel should tell that lying b!tch to go f herself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Unforgiven said: guilty as charged That Jill addressed it is very telling... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Westside Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 37 minutes ago, B-Man said: A bunch of white Democratic elitists who think POC are to stupid to take care of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doc Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Nothing like having a President the whole world can respect... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 WHY NOT? HE ALREADY TOOK A KNEE FOR THE TALIBAN: Biden Takes a Knee During Photo-Op With WNBA Champions. https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/08/24/biden-takes-a-knee-during-photo-op-with-wnba-champions-n1472184 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 He also took a knee to the balls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 What a hollow speech by a hollow man, whose handlers thought it a good idea to have him throw in a biblical verse in order to cement Old Joe’s faith and probity, as if he ever had either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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