...threats like this.
Czar Vlad wants to be taken seriously. He's seriously throwing shade and threats around now.
Could the Russians put troops into FIVE NATO capitals in five days or less?
Probably. Would the Lavtians, Estonians, Lithuanians, Romanians and Poles make them bleed for every g--damned inch?
You fuckin' bet.
Putin could put airborne troops into each of those capitals. Trust me this, those peoples remember being under the yoke of the Soviets. They'll fall all over themselves after the initial shock wears off and kill the paratroops to a man. Sending armor in to those countries, equally probematic. I'm not up on the military capabilities of the Baltic States, but I would NOT go up against the Poles when they're playing defense, on their ground.
Czar Vlad's telling us, not very nicely, by the way, to take him seriously. We should. We should engage the Russians - avoid a war which will be very, very bloody, and possibly apocalyptic.
The situation in Ukraine? We started it, folks, by fomenting unrest and getting the previous government (democratically elected, by the way) ousted. You can thank Former Secretary of State Clinton for that one.
I have absolutely ZERO confidence in the President or his Secretary of State (current or former). to handle this mess with even the slightest hope of a good resolution. ALL signs point to a real shit-show.
This is some bad juju, folks. Hold on, it's going to get even bumpier from here.
Crazed American, out.
18 September 2014
10 September 2014
Sands in the hour glass
http://mashable.com/2014/09/10/obama-islamic-state-strategy-syria/?utm_cid=mash-com-G+-main-link
So el Presidente is going to get on the ol teevee tonight and lay out a case for bombing another sovereign nation (Syria), in pursuit of degrading the Islamic State's ability to... do stuff to people we don't hate. He promises, "no boots on the ground."
Until there are boots on the ground.
Look, I'm all for wanting to stop bad guys from killing innocent people, but if you want to go to war with the IS, you have to go to war with the IS. Airstrikes cannot and have never been the solution to things like this.
I'm saying it now, there's going to be irregular warfare here in the homeland. Or, major strikes against American or Allied bases outside of the IS territory (Iraq, Syria, the Levant).
These IS-types are not the super warriors the media has made them out to be. All they have been is more competent than the Arab militaries they have gone up against. That's not saying much. I will give them "competence." They do have, at their core, someone who obviously paid attention in history class as well. Those two things make them the most dangerous threat that has come from the mideast in a while. It is wise to pay attention to them.
It is not wise to hamstring your policy with a speech like the one el Presidente is giving tonight. You want your enemy to always be wondering what you're going to do, you do not remove entire methodologies and tactics from the arsenal before the opening salvo.
Not to mention, it's us, the US of A. There will be boots on the ground, no matter what. In fact, there undoubtedly already are, boots on the ground in Syria, Iraq and Kurdistan. Please, spare me the political invective that you think might get you a few more votes during the mid-terms, sir.
Those bobs we're going to drop don't guide themselves, nor does the intelligence needed to aim them gather itself. Those are done by quiet, steely-eyed types.
Also, here on the 13th anniversary of the attacks of Sept 2001, it would not surprise me in the slightest if the IS made a try at any American dignitaries in Iraq.
I shall pray for my country and those of hers in harm's way.
Destroy the enemies of our nation with skill and professionalism.
Come back home, soon and in one piece.
So el Presidente is going to get on the ol teevee tonight and lay out a case for bombing another sovereign nation (Syria), in pursuit of degrading the Islamic State's ability to... do stuff to people we don't hate. He promises, "no boots on the ground."
Until there are boots on the ground.
Look, I'm all for wanting to stop bad guys from killing innocent people, but if you want to go to war with the IS, you have to go to war with the IS. Airstrikes cannot and have never been the solution to things like this.
I'm saying it now, there's going to be irregular warfare here in the homeland. Or, major strikes against American or Allied bases outside of the IS territory (Iraq, Syria, the Levant).
These IS-types are not the super warriors the media has made them out to be. All they have been is more competent than the Arab militaries they have gone up against. That's not saying much. I will give them "competence." They do have, at their core, someone who obviously paid attention in history class as well. Those two things make them the most dangerous threat that has come from the mideast in a while. It is wise to pay attention to them.
It is not wise to hamstring your policy with a speech like the one el Presidente is giving tonight. You want your enemy to always be wondering what you're going to do, you do not remove entire methodologies and tactics from the arsenal before the opening salvo.
Not to mention, it's us, the US of A. There will be boots on the ground, no matter what. In fact, there undoubtedly already are, boots on the ground in Syria, Iraq and Kurdistan. Please, spare me the political invective that you think might get you a few more votes during the mid-terms, sir.
Those bobs we're going to drop don't guide themselves, nor does the intelligence needed to aim them gather itself. Those are done by quiet, steely-eyed types.
Also, here on the 13th anniversary of the attacks of Sept 2001, it would not surprise me in the slightest if the IS made a try at any American dignitaries in Iraq.
I shall pray for my country and those of hers in harm's way.
Destroy the enemies of our nation with skill and professionalism.
Come back home, soon and in one piece.
Crazed American, out.
01 September 2014
Do you want to know how much someone means to you??
You want to know how much someone means to you?
Wrong them, see the look on their face, then see how you feel.
If you're like me, you might almost break your hand punching the steering wheel.
hastag bad day
hashtag dontlietoyourlove
Wrong them, see the look on their face, then see how you feel.
If you're like me, you might almost break your hand punching the steering wheel.
hastag bad day
hashtag dontlietoyourlove
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