tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227157887902155828.post7900945330731563020..comments2023-09-05T02:20:30.182-07:00Comments on Phase Line 'Birnam Wood': Obama: The Afghan War Is Ending, So We're StayingNicholas Darkwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08528074184196122196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227157887902155828.post-6807808814936473772014-06-03T11:25:53.511-07:002014-06-03T11:25:53.511-07:00More and more I Iike the idea of lace on the cuffs...More and more I Iike the idea of lace on the cuffs for the pansy boys. And of course for the Lizard Queen. Boy, four years of her. Or eight. I doubt I will be around for all of it. Mercifully.Dick Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928787462157704978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227157887902155828.post-71266182532199663922014-06-01T16:44:02.476-07:002014-06-01T16:44:02.476-07:00If Obama were to board a ship of the US Navy, he w...If Obama were to board a ship of the US Navy, he would rate only eight 'side boys', not the whole crew like the West Point photo portrays.Nicholas Darkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528074184196122196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227157887902155828.post-84052173074772347212014-06-01T16:42:37.207-07:002014-06-01T16:42:37.207-07:00It does seem to have some grandstanding to it. I ...It does seem to have some grandstanding to it. I was set to comment on Obama's horrible West Point speech but was overtaken by events, but I took particular artistic exception to him strolling down the ranks of the cadets lined up to salute him. It seemed Lord-like and out of place, over the top, and it reminded me of the picture of Clinton marching across the White House lawn with flag officers in field uniform flanking him. <br /><br />Okay, you're the Commander-in-chief, you don't have to rub it in.<br /><br />As for the flight jackets, at least the Bush presidents actually earned theirs. W's had the look of the one he likely wore as a F-102 pilot, though I didn't get a chance for a close-up look. I was taken, however, by his father's, which instead of the fancy Presidential gimmickry, had a name patch that said simply "George Bush, LT, USNR", from his days as a TBM Avenger pilot in World War II.Nicholas Darkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528074184196122196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227157887902155828.post-29156996142781167942014-05-31T09:11:12.441-07:002014-05-31T09:11:12.441-07:00Those leather cinc jackets really look funky on no...Those leather cinc jackets really look funky on non-veteran presidents like Wormtongue and Slick Willie. Can't wait to see Shillary in her version, Will it have lace at the cuffs? Probably not, but it should. Heck theirs should also.Dick Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928787462157704978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227157887902155828.post-32253518450461387042014-05-31T09:08:21.089-07:002014-05-31T09:08:21.089-07:00At least old peace-with-honor Nixon left no stones...At least old peace-with-honor Nixon left no stones behind to gather moss.Dick Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928787462157704978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227157887902155828.post-68768884565583597112014-05-28T19:11:44.049-07:002014-05-28T19:11:44.049-07:00We had the same problem in Iraq. In that part of ...We had the same problem in Iraq. In that part of the world, iy kind of comes with the territory - it's tough to tell the criminals from the terrorists. It's a matter of knowing how bad you want to blast through them to get to the terrorists. They do form a symbiotic relationship, so it's not all wasted effort.<br /><br />But I think I understand your point/frustration.Nicholas Darkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528074184196122196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227157887902155828.post-43895881232984147062014-05-28T14:45:04.940-07:002014-05-28T14:45:04.940-07:00I was on board with a continuing presence in AFG i...I was on board with a continuing presence in AFG if we were taking the fight to al Qaeda......but with spending the last decade fighting the Quetta Shura Taliban, Haqqani network and HiG [aside from various lesser warlords], our presence there should decrease to zero.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.com