Mitch f Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 I agree. The fact that he was "hiding" so blatantly out in the open does not fare well for the Pakis (I think we pretty much knew their hearts weren't really in helping us find him). But that doesn't mean it's time to bomb them, too. I think this mission just proves that the "war" on terror should not be one fought on a large scale with hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground and trillions of dollars spent. It should be focused on intelligence and covert ops, just like this one. If they find a training camp, go ahead and bomb the darn thing, but this is not a traditional enemy, and it's not a traditional war, so it shouldn't be fought in a traditional way. We need to bring home about 90% of our troops from EVERY country in the world. You guys know how many troops we still have stationed in Germany and Japan? It's ridiculous. Talk about budget waste! I agree "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Gilly Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 We need to bring home about 90% of our troops from EVERY country in the world. You guys know how many troops we still have stationed in Germany and Japan? It's ridiculous. Talk about budget waste! Imagine the un-employment numbers if we did that. Not to mention the military contractors who build all of the weapons, uniforms, and various other support. Follow the money........it' s not going to happen. www.drydock516.com www.drydock516.com
Tim Smith Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Imagine the un-employment numbers if we did that. Not to mention the military contractors who build all of the weapons, uniforms, and various other support. Follow the money........it' s not going to happen. www.drydock516.com In which case we will have ignored both Ike ("Beware the military industrial complex.") and George Washington (avoid foreign entaglements)... ...and we will have become a pathetic, hopeless, violent nation dependent on war to survive.
Smalliebigs Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Nah, I just figured sayin something like that would bring the Voltron Crew (You, Mitch and that Owensby cat) out to play a little bit... You boys ain't much on wordsmithin', is ya? Oh, Cricket you're such a wordsmith!!!! you really threw me with that alleged sarcsm that flows off your finger tips to the keyboard. please give me some more wordsmithin' as you put it. Can you please lure me in and spin one of your tails about Allah.Your words confuse and bewilder me but, leave me wanting more.
FishinCricket Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Oh, Cricket you're such a wordsmith!!!! you really threw me with that alleged sarcsm that flows off your finger tips to the keyboard. please give me some more wordsmithin' as you put it. Can you please lure me in and spin one of your tails about Allah.Your words confuse and bewilder me but, leave me wanting more. Nah, I got no more Allah.. But you boys did send me looking for a quote from a book I read once, written by MLKjr.. Hate is just as injurious to the person who hates. Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true. http://books.google.com/books?id=errxX4tzSMcC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&ots=_-6SwYun9h&dq=returning+hate+for+hate+multiplies+hate&output=html_text Should I quote Yoda too? I could go on... cricket.c21.com
Gilly Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 R In which case we will have ignored both Ike ("Beware the military industrial complex.") and George Washington (avoid foreign entaglements)... ...and we will have become a pathetic, hopeless, violent nation dependent on war to survive. Call it however you will..... But it's part of the 'super power' nomenclature that I for one do not want to play second fiddle to anyone. www.drydock516.com
FishinCricket Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 R Call it however you will..... But it's part of the 'super power' nomenclature that I for one do not want to play second fiddle to anyone. Neither did Hitler... cricket.c21.com
Gilly Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Neither did Hitler... I don't think race extinction is on anyone's political agenda in the USA. www.drydock516.com
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