tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post3394150280246506439..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: A History LessonAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-3096515003787695372015-03-28T07:26:19.101-05:002015-03-28T07:26:19.101-05:00Thersites,
Speedy will definitely show up for that...Thersites,<br /><i>Speedy will definitely show up for that!</i><br /><br />Counting on it!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-4270269466882969792015-03-28T07:24:15.373-05:002015-03-28T07:24:15.373-05:00Thersites,
My post is about the prices of certain ...Thersites,<br />My post is about the prices of certain goods and the shopping marathons required to bring home the groceries.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-2797555958435154672015-03-28T07:03:26.082-05:002015-03-28T07:03:26.082-05:00This is a pretty good re-cap of the Venezuelan sit...<a href="https://youtu.be/A_Wz8yiVkcM" rel="nofollow">This</a> is a pretty good re-cap of the Venezuelan situation in English.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-34662097585496111182015-03-27T19:28:21.877-05:002015-03-27T19:28:21.877-05:00Speedy will definitely show up for that! :)Speedy will definitely show up for that! :)Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-76097915341289409692015-03-27T12:30:42.079-05:002015-03-27T12:30:42.079-05:00Thersites,
I have queued up a post about Venezuela...Thersites,<br />I have queued up a post about Venezuela for next week.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-64210954531476397062015-03-27T08:19:28.597-05:002015-03-27T08:19:28.597-05:00I don't know about them worshiping satan, but ...I don't know about them worshiping satan, but they do seem to dedicate their rolling freakshow to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son" rel="nofollow">Saturn</a> and Ares, the God of WarSilverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-7663833008060799312015-03-27T08:13:00.001-05:002015-03-27T08:13:00.001-05:00Awesome point, Thersites.
You know how to sum it ...Awesome point, Thersites.<br /><br />You know how to sum it up!<br /><br />What you fail to realize, is that Socialists like Ducky prefer the Sandinistas, Castros and Chavista Boligarchs to freedom loving Reaganites.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-13994525128197011662015-03-27T06:51:53.172-05:002015-03-27T06:51:53.172-05:00Sh*t happens in the world, ducky. You either DEAL...Sh*t happens in the world, ducky. You either DEAL with it, as Reagan did in Nicaragua, or you end up with Castro in Cuba and a bunch of Chavistas in Venezuela!Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-84138179679392205822015-03-27T06:49:06.531-05:002015-03-27T06:49:06.531-05:00Hey, I understand FDR's foreign policy (defeat...Hey, I understand FDR's foreign policy (defeat the Axis). I understand Truman Truman's foreign policy (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Doctrine" rel="nofollow">Containment</a>). I also understand Ike & JFK's & Nixon's continued commitment to winning the Cold War, and continuation of MAD. They ALL get passes. The passes STOP at Jimmy the Surrenderman peanut. If he had dealt with Iran as he SHOULD have, the Middle East would be a far more peaceful and forgettable place.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-26495507923638690862015-03-27T01:51:13.553-05:002015-03-27T01:51:13.553-05:00I'm sorry Ducky did you say Nixon in Vietnam o...I'm sorry Ducky did you say Nixon in Vietnam or Obama in Iraq? Seems like you're talking about the same thing...Freedomnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498640235994153216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-29704783847745701312015-03-27T01:49:38.488-05:002015-03-27T01:49:38.488-05:00Some of FDR's economic policy was a bit nutty,...Some of FDR's economic policy was a bit nutty, but I cant fault any of his foreign policy concerning the Axis powers. America was the only power that could stop Japan from conquering all of Asia. They would have attacked us one day or another.<br /><br />His embargo forced the issue...<br /><br />On the other hand, we were fortunate that Hitler didnt listen to his generals and wait longer to build up Germany's military power. <br /><br />...Then after the war Truman was faced with a devious Stalin and a psychopath Eternal North Korean dictator Kim Il-sung. The complication of China falling to the Mao didnt help.<br /><br />On foreign policy I give both FDR and Truman a pass...Freedomnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498640235994153216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-16505898436745033142015-03-26T22:26:05.466-05:002015-03-26T22:26:05.466-05:00SF, Ducky has a point but he hides it with a hat.SF, Ducky has a point but he hides it with a hat.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-31439241217017765762015-03-26T21:45:16.376-05:002015-03-26T21:45:16.376-05:00It's the OLIGARCHS, Stoopid. THEY are behind A...It's the OLIGARCHS, Stoopid. THEY are behind ALL of this.<br /><br /><b><i>Divide and Conquer is their game<br />They keep us at each other's throats<br />Each faction will the others blame<br />And meanwhile, each Elitist gloats!</i></b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-13053393467168111122015-03-26T21:23:07.258-05:002015-03-26T21:23:07.258-05:00Profoundly mature.Profoundly mature.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-50182840942143140382015-03-26T20:23:51.892-05:002015-03-26T20:23:51.892-05:00A provocative option Problem is, you have to clos...A provocative option Problem is, you have to close the door to refugees, too. Very hard to do. Baysiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562129788572031587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-28162639563001196222015-03-26T19:18:02.846-05:002015-03-26T19:18:02.846-05:00Had I been Ike, I would have turned the place into...Had I been Ike, I would have turned the place into a glass desert!Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-53902842566290175532015-03-26T19:16:16.424-05:002015-03-26T19:16:16.424-05:00Ike cleans up Roosevelt's mess (WWII) in Europ...Ike cleans up Roosevelt's mess (WWII) in Europe, then Truman hands him a "Police Action" in Korea and a "French-Vietnam". Then Stalin dies, and Krushev starts beating his shoe on the podium in Moscow saying he's going to "bury us" What did you expect him to do? Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-15647131628650175692015-03-26T18:04:59.817-05:002015-03-26T18:04:59.817-05:00Ducky has a point, but I won't waste my time s...Ducky has a point, but I won't waste my time supporting him.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8554305910557007692015-03-26T17:16:34.470-05:002015-03-26T17:16:34.470-05:00Yeah, like I say, Nixon had a secret plan to end t...Yeah, like I say, Nixon had a secret plan to end the war. The dope thought he could win it but we didn't drop enough tonnage, right?<br /><br />Mission accomplished.<br /><br />Don't it drag on.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-64299033098988303072015-03-26T17:14:04.032-05:002015-03-26T17:14:04.032-05:00I blame Ike for covert bombing of Saigon and vario...I blame Ike for covert bombing of Saigon and various shenanigans, yes.<br /><br />Only in the fringe right world are Republican administrations blameless.<br /><br />If you don't believe that I've got a secret plane to end the war to sell you.<br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-69986040405360556622015-03-26T16:25:19.711-05:002015-03-26T16:25:19.711-05:00Upvote for Thersites!Upvote for Thersites!Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-14611768985638634892015-03-26T14:51:34.134-05:002015-03-26T14:51:34.134-05:00Sunni v. Shi'a. But of course, Islam has noth...Sunni v. Shi'a. But of course, Islam has nothing to do with this. <i>*rolls eyes*</i>Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-69239457824649993282015-03-26T13:47:12.478-05:002015-03-26T13:47:12.478-05:00Might as well blame Bush for 9/11.Might as well blame Bush for 9/11.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-21557582930302175532015-03-26T13:45:47.188-05:002015-03-26T13:45:47.188-05:00You blame Ike for the Truman Admin's policies?...You blame Ike for the Truman Admin's policies? <a href="http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1945.html" rel="nofollow">Really</a>Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65726212282100725772015-03-26T13:33:00.830-05:002015-03-26T13:33:00.830-05:00Karl Polanyi mistook the corporatism of 1920's...Karl Polanyi mistook the corporatism of 1920's "Wall Street" for laissez faire economics. It was nothing of the sort. Real "laissez fair" was on the wain by then. Just ask <a href="http://polanyisociety.org/TAD%20WEB%20ARCHIVE/TAD40-2/TAD40-2-fnl-pg46-50-pdf.pdf" rel="nofollow">MICHAEL Polanyi's best student</a>! ;)Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.com