Keeping it Real

Let the man speak for himself. A few of my personal favorites, which should inform our operations as well. Just your average, fun-loving Marine 2. “The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some assholes in the world that just need to be shot.” 3. “I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all.”

Having heard for years that This election is the Most Importantest Eva! the hypocrisy of Republicans bailing on Trump is hilarious. I say let them all flee, but mark them, and never let them near you again. If it were just the simple choice of who has enough sense to keep us out of a war in Syria, probably with Russia, I don't give a tinker's damn who say bad words. As the younger generation says, ZFG. I'm not a Republican, so their self-destruction is their problem, but if Trump wins, as I expect he will, he will either clean house by 2018 with the help of the folks who elected him, or the Republicans will practically cease to exist. Trump could be walking zombie, and he would be elected over Hillary. The outrage, the hatred, the growing anger about a system that has failed generations has found a vessel for that vitriol. They don't care if he howls at the moon or dresses up like a furry. ZFG. So, The Trump should be quietly making a list of every individual wh...

There are certain things that will provoke anyone to write, and this is one of them. When you read this, I should caution that is a real quote from a real Team Obama representative, and not something from the Onion or other satirical content. "We're killing a lot of them, and we're going to keep killing more of them. ... But we cannot win this war by killing them," department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on MSNBC's "Hardball." "We need ... to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups, whether it's lack of opportunity for jobs, whether --"   That's correct readers, give them jobs, and the beheadings will cease! Could YOU say that with a straight face?

To illustrate the stupidity, let's play multiple choice. From CNN : " Despite airstrikes and international outrage against ISIS militants, the terror group is overrunning Iraqi forces and slowly marching on" Chose which of the following BEST stops the ISIS militants: A> airstrikes and international outrage B> airstrikes and media disapproval C> airstrikes and BS from politicians D> airstrikes and direct contact from Task Force @ss-Kicker

Lest someone thinks that I want to continue with the "police actions", Karl spells it out well Doesn't matter folks.  You either conduct a war as a war, not a police action,  or you don't go. We have to stop ****ing around, to be blunt.  We've made a hash of basically every foreign place we've gone for the last 50 years because we have forgotten that war is not a nice business and never can be made into one.  You either go into war with the premise that anything that looks like your enemy gets shot and blown up until whatever remains sues for peace  or you stay home. My previous post was made under the understanding that most recent presidents want to "Do Something", so my humble suggestion is either do something kinetic or just STFU. The posing is just weak and embarrassing. Think Zoolander.

I'll have to come up with a new tag to classify this level of clueless-ness. Pink Panther comes to mind, but because of trademarks - pink rabbit? Apparently the response from Team Obama to beheading folks is to open a criminal investigation. Doubtful that has deterrent value; sounds like just what these folks want - more attention.  I suggest instead that we snatch him up at a time of our operational convenience, and show this coward pissing himself when he is grabbed. Plan B would be video of the sniper round impact. I'll take either one.

As the saying goes, "There is no helping stupid!". This is not about lacking intelligence, but rather about breathtakingly foolish arrogance in action. For most of human history it has been accepted that there are bad people, and if you know said people are dominant in a particular area, you don't go there. It is the kind of thing you teach your children; first by rote, and then later the reasoning behind why they were taught that simple lesson. We now have the media up in arms because said 'bad people' have beheaded one of their own. They are "shocked, appalled, horrified,etc". Really?  It's not like folks of this ilk haven't been demonstrating for a while just how retro they are when it comes to execution. No lethal injection or firing squad for these killers, they kick it old school. It is grieving to the soul to see a human executed to further a political/religious cause, but it is not new or different. It is arrogant to go cover events i...

This was such a stunning display of idiocy, I decided that I should make this a regular feature upon which I can hold forth in short bursts for my own entertainment. "Can the US stop ISIS using airstrikes?" -CNN Short Answer - HELL NO! A better question, after spending far too much blood and treasure without ever committing to a viable plan for truly transforming the region (whether we should have ever tired is moot at this point) is "Why bother?" Since we have no stomach as a nation for what it would take to actually transform the region, we should extract key equipment where we can, demolish the rest, and extract totally. The only viable use of airpower in that context is to shield our forces and deny the enemy movement until we are clear. The empire is dissolving as we speak, and our troops are better home. If the Airdales were honest, they have been under-utilized in the killing and destruction department (Direct Attack) since we "wrapped...