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Screw that noise. Even in a coalition, it doesn't directly serve our nation's interest. We don't need to get involved. They hate us over there, and would only tolerate us long enough to benefit from our bombs and money. Then, back to hating Americans as usual... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Heaven help me, this is actually starting to make sense...

Too hot anyway. A lot of the French wear it. Nuff said. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Me? What question? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Ohh, hold on. I agree in general, but George Washington is a horrible example as he was a horrible "battle" general. Great logistician, but absolutely horrible battle general who got lucky once or twice. Read his bio, or 1776, or any book worth its salt on that era. He absolutely earned his rep from books.

https://www.defensenews.com/article/20130820/DEFREG02/308200016/Letter-One-Cut-We-Can-t-Afford?fb_action_ids=722827317732954&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=artsharetop&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B433486743433443%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.recommends%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%22artsharetop%22%5D Hope this works from an iPhone. This is for that cat who didn't believe that Rescue was pulling their fair share of the weight. Check out the DoD study a former CSAF cites.

Okay, here's my final volley, then I'll surrender to overpowering stubbornness to not read what is actually written. Not you specifically, you as in everyone who reads only what they want to see in order to have a super snappy comeback. He does enough crap worthy of legitimate criticism on his own. Don't go searching BS reasons that only make you look like a bitter old white guy that's mad because a "colored fella got voted in." If people only focused on the real screw-ups, it wouldn't be so easy for the media to dismiss them. Instead, the crap people, like Beck, throw out there makes it easy for the left to say, "aw, it's just another right wing attack in a poor attempt to pick the pres apart." Okay, I'm done. Feel free to have the final word and "win" the Internet argument. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Wow because they alternate between a skinny dude runner, and a skinny abs-showing chick runner every other issue? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Dems did critique Bush like this, and I never said they didn't. Problem is reps were pretty much critiquing Bush like that too by the end. Not quite, but there was no love remaining. Dems will never lose out on hardcore or even moderate dems because they give away free crap and empty promises. Ignorant masses will vote for free crap and empty promises every time. They don't need all the swing votes. They just need to maintain, and then the growing ignorant masses will keep them in office as their demographic continues to get bigger while the conservative side gets smaller. I know I'm oversimplifying, but you get the idea. One last point, it's not ever going to be "but that nonsense they said about Obama in the situation room really was kind of ridiculous," it will be the sum total of all of the ridiculous crap that they never stop saying in their attempts to bring him down. He'll do it on his own, let him. Just my opinion, but if they keep the same tactics the dems will never lose. Like I said, they have waaaay more ignorant voters than conservatives do, and their numbers are only going to keep growing. Look at the trends. ETA: Every bogus criticism takes validity out of a real criticism because the person listening is less likely to pay attention to you if every other thing you say is over the top redonkulous. Legitimate reasons abound with this CINC, stick to those, and conservatives won't lose the swing voters that pay attention to the collective. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

In no way, shape, or form do I like the current CINC, or his administration, but this is so beyond stupid. It's crap like this that makes the GOP look like they're searching for any reason to belittle the President, thus hurting their own cause. There could be any number of reasons for the way people were in there. Pure speculation that hits no nail or even the board the nail was going in to. Talk about pandering to crazy old white men... Keep this crap up, and you might as well hand the dems a third term in the WH. ETA: there's about a thousand legit reasons to critique the guy. Why go after a made up one? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Playboy wasn't already considered "adult". Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Agreed, but here's the rub, the leaders going to these boards need to know what that crap means. I mean, is it possible to have a generic rundown of all the career fields before stepping in to a board to determine someone's future? Is that overly ambitious? I'm not saying the #1 dude at finance school, or space and missile school, or MX officer, etc aren't fast burners, but there's no way around the fact that the level of work required at UPT is less than any school out there with the exception of SOF maybe. None (I'll admit, only to my knowledge) of the other schools have as high a bar for min-running as UPT. Basically, you can't min-run it, unless things have changed in the last ten years. Tolerances for mistakes are not possible after your first mulligan, and rightly so. I'm not saying pilots are better than everyone else, but with the occasional exception (heck, look at me) poor performers don't get through UPT. They may ease off afterwards and become total wastes of space, but it's safe to say a DG out of UPT is unlikely to fall into that category. Same arguments can be made for WIC, although in Rescue they seem to either be D-bags, or turn into D-bags upon graduation. Maybe that's changed as some recent names going through give me hope. Used to be you had to force a guy to WIC, but that's a sidebar. It's staring us in the face, and it's been said again and again. AFSC specific boards, at least through O-4 are a pretty easy solution. Anyway, my $.02. I've been wrong before. Once. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

You can't possibly believe that?! You're just trying to stir the pot right? If this guy runs anything we're all hosed.

Got me. I'd never seen it in Japan or Korea drawn that way, but that obviously doesnt mean it wasn't. One last point, pretty much the only people that don't know the swastika did not originate with the Nazi party, or does not have a much deeper meaning than the twisted meaning the Nazi's applied to it are ignorant. So, yeah, same deal with "Don't tread on me". We have some ignorant people ignoring, or too ignorant for history that think it only applies to Tea Baggers. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Sorry, but from people that I've talked with who knew him "way back when", he's always been a prick. This money grubbing, and wife aren't the culprits. National icon, yes, good dude, no. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Actually, you're wrong. The Nazi swastika and the Buddhist swastika are inverted. I see the point you're making, but make it correctly, or you look like my 10 year old who knows a tiny bit of everything, so he thinks he knows it all. Then I tell him nobody likes a know-it-all... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I like it on the motorcycle for rainy days.

Guys, need some prayers their way.

I think your intent was pretty obvious. I think SA was pretty low and sensitivity was high on the post you just replied to.

Once again, not trying to take away from Luttrell's past actions... Have you read the book? The only people that can stand it are people that have never been around an actual SEAL. Why shouldn't a phony portray him? His book is so stuffed full of BS bravado it's laughable. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Tell me again how you would have done the mission to pick up the Apache pilots... Oh yeah, you wouldn't have been able to. We could do this all day. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Neat trick. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. ;) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD I think it's that we're the only ones that see through the "secret-squirrel-air-commando-smokescreen" that they put out to hide the fact that its real mission set, tactical transport, as flown by the Marines has already been found. I'll grant it has some amazing capabilities that go right next to some pretty big drawbacks. Besides, it's friendly community ball busting. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

It's a valid question. You tell someone to consider the mission, it should be clear what that mission is. Just bustin' your balls. I know it's so secret you can't say on here. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

They taught me, so it can't be that hard... I'm not sure though because I fly with my eyes closed half the time! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Just saw this. Can't tell if serious or not. Maybe I'm too tired... I guess things have changed quite a bit because I guess 90% of us were absolutely stupid. Tree and roof tops were the order of the day. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD