Topic: Don't you know there's a war on? (Read 72935 times)

Büge · « **Reply #760 on:** November 30, 2012, 07:02:06 AM »

It was enough to make John Baird recall diplomats from Israel, West Bank and the UN.

But then, what else would we expect from this ham-handed crony?

Mongrel · « **Reply #761 on:** December 20, 2012, 01:51:19 PM »

Dreams in infrared: USAF drone pilots share their stories

Courtesy of Der Spiegel.

Mongrel · « **Reply #762 on:** January 09, 2013, 11:05:13 PM »

Counterfeit parts made in China are even making their way onto military aircraft, where they might cause a "catastrophic failure" during a combat mission

I... does anybody in charge care about anything anymore? Like are we even bothering to try and do anything right?

Büge · « **Reply #763 on:** January 10, 2013, 09:26:59 AM »

That costs money.

Mongrel · « **Reply #764 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:48:58 PM »

So, I'm hoping this comes to nothing (and given that Obama seems to want some of his legacy to be "Didn't get involved in any new wars", that seems hopeful for now), but I just want to say this somewhere for the record:

Would it not be the bitterest of jokes if the US were to once again become involved in a hopeless morass in an unimportant foreign country.

After being begged by the French to join them in a (neo)colonial war, which they have been losing.

Where the the enemy is a local gaggle of extremist ideologues.

Who raise the mostly-hollow spectre of an international bogeyman that spawned them?

Brentai · « **Reply #765 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:58:35 PM »

As far as justifications go, "They kidnapped and possibly shot our citizens" is a lot more concrete than "We thought they looked scary."

Büge · « **Reply #766 on:** January 30, 2013, 09:24:56 AM »

American Jews are settling in the West Bank against international law.

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To encourage Jews to illegally settle there, the Israeli government subsidizes home purchases and offers reduced rates for leasing land, in addition to the perks all new Israeli citizens get such as free health care, upward of a 90 percent reduction in property taxes, tuition waivers for earning advanced degrees, and a payment of about $14,000 spending money for a family of five. The first installment is paid on arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport—in cash.

Mongrel · « **Reply #767 on:** January 30, 2013, 09:27:17 AM »

Illegal settlement encroachment has been going on for oh.... fifty years now? Longer?

Brentai · « **Reply #768 on:** February 11, 2013, 09:20:39 AM »

So how are we treating the man who ended Osama bin Laden?

Thad · « **Reply #769 on:** February 11, 2013, 10:38:56 PM »

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
(with a ribbon on your bumper, not anything that costs more than a couple of bucks, obviously)

Büge · « **Reply #770 on:** February 12, 2013, 01:31:26 PM »

Quote from: Thad on February 11, 2013, 10:38:56 PM

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

made in China

Classic · « **Reply #771 on:** February 12, 2013, 02:07:46 PM »

It's insincere for me to complain about this, but it seems like veteran's care and retirement plans get cut from the defense budget more easily than production projects.

Büge · « **Reply #772 on:** March 19, 2013, 12:42:35 PM »

Iraq marks the 10th anniversary of America's invasion with a wave of car bombings.

Thad · « **Reply #773 on:** March 19, 2013, 08:50:39 PM »

Newly released Johnson tapes notably include proof that Nixon deliberately sabotaged the Vietnam peace talks to win in 1968.

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Why did Johnson refuse to break the news? In part, it would mean admitting that he had bugged several ambassadors’ phones, which also might not sit well with the American public. Johnson informed Humphrey of Nixon’s actions, though he ultimately decided not to make the announcement in the vain hope that he was on track to win anyway.

I can't really improve on Mark Evanier's comments:

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That was one of the amazing things about Nixon: Just when you thought your opinion of the man couldn’t get any lower, he’d always surprise you. It’s somehow comforting to see he’s still at it.

Mongrel · « **Reply #774 on:** March 19, 2013, 09:21:39 PM »

That is a hell of a thing. God damn.

Sharkey · « **Reply #775 on:** March 20, 2013, 12:16:32 PM »

Always nice to be reminded why the guy is up there with Richelieu on the list of moustache-twirling cartoon historical villains. Except as a more worldly, venal evil.

And then we get the irony of looking back at everything else he did and realizing that compared to what we have now the boogeyman was practically a liberal. Way to found the EPA and a bunch of other stuff, you satanic fucking werewolf.

Shit. I was being just a touch sarcastic, but that is about as close as you can get to literal sympathy for the devil.

Mongrel · « **Reply #776 on:** April 07, 2013, 04:48:23 AM »

The story of how drones came to be used and how the CIA shifted from intelligence-gathering back to targeted assassinations

This is the shorter version. The full length story is suppposed to be coming out soon.

Mongrel · « **Reply #777 on:** May 29, 2013, 04:44:15 AM »

An interesting window is opened on the North African branches of Al Quaeda... thanks to an inter-branch hissy fit

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #778 on:** May 29, 2013, 04:54:14 AM »

The best part: Al Qaeda has expense reports.

Mongrel · « **Reply #779 on:** May 29, 2013, 06:09:06 AM »

I know! Everybody I know has been laughing at that one.

The trivial minutiae of boys playing at being men.

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