tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post4248603856211122323..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Get it Off Your Chest 5/6/22Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-772574931474281632022-05-08T00:04:26.333-05:002022-05-08T00:04:26.333-05:00I wonder what Putin's "PeOpLe ArE dYiNg I...I wonder what Putin's "PeOpLe ArE dYiNg In ThE dOnBaSs" argument would have looked like in the United Nations, where civilized people make such cases and ask for help.<br /><br />Don't be silly. Putin's invasion of Ukraine had nothing to do with "PeRsEcUtEd RuSsIaNs" and everything to do with his Wagner Group flunkies' failure to complete their insurgency to terrorize eastern Ukrainians into leaving their homes.<br /><br />Spending close to 2% of Russia's annual government budget alone on delivering water to the Crimean occupation probably qualifies as a sunk cost fallacy.<br />(((Thought Criminal)))noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81559695436799674042022-05-07T23:45:21.249-05:002022-05-07T23:45:21.249-05:00I've been obsessed with Chess lately. Some adv...I've been obsessed with Chess lately. Some advice I have taken to heart is never commit to the Grob's Attack opening (pawn to G4) unless you're absolutely sure your opponent doesn't know how to play Chess, you've gotten them stoned on hallucinogens, and lobotomized them for good measure first.<br /><br />The point of the Grob's Attack is to quickly smash black's queen side back rank and force a resignation. But it will almost always fail against a player that develops their resources to exploit the gaping weakness on white's King side.<br /><br />Putin opened with the Grob's Attack. Because he's an idiot.(((Thought Criminal)))noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-26500213585494356432022-05-07T23:25:53.485-05:002022-05-07T23:25:53.485-05:00Talking about a President that watched the movie T...Talking about a President that watched the movie Three Kings and actually thought US soldiers stole millions of dollars from Iraq...(((Thought Criminal)))noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-36401052139130630602022-05-07T21:02:56.528-05:002022-05-07T21:02:56.528-05:00+1!
Baysider+1!<br />BaysiderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-48194454090261829252022-05-07T13:48:13.862-05:002022-05-07T13:48:13.862-05:00I think that to this administration, a "win&q...I think that to this administration, a "win" is Thermonuclear war.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25637506413815635942022-05-07T13:45:11.376-05:002022-05-07T13:45:11.376-05:00Layla, you obviously are not a biologist.Layla, you obviously are not a biologist.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-22756426851090518942022-05-07T11:54:02.818-05:002022-05-07T11:54:02.818-05:00What is our current foreign policy/ doctrine? Do ...What is our current foreign policy/ doctrine? Do what CIA's experts tell us we should do today? At least James Monroe had a comprehensible/ intelligible "doctrine" no wholly dependent uponthe whims of some post-modernist American general's SuperEgo.<br /><br />-FJ<br /><br />-FJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-54273553163933700322022-05-07T11:07:07.247-05:002022-05-07T11:07:07.247-05:00A 'win' is going to look different to each...A 'win' is going to look different to each party involved. Take your pick.<br /><br />Besides, the long game has never been part of our foreign policy doctrine.....why start now? CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81702477262762661442022-05-07T10:53:19.178-05:002022-05-07T10:53:19.178-05:00I'm still waiting for the experts to tell us h...I'm still waiting for the experts to tell us how this ends and what a win looks like.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-44211826303670315102022-05-07T09:03:06.010-05:002022-05-07T09:03:06.010-05:00No one died in the Donbass before Feb of 2022? Wh...No one died in the Donbass before Feb of 2022? Who knew....<br /><br />-FJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-28712936286431453822022-05-07T08:52:58.311-05:002022-05-07T08:52:58.311-05:00@SF - All avoided had Russia not invaded Ukraine, ...@SF - All avoided had Russia not invaded Ukraine, no? Seems that Ukrainians are expendable in everyone's different perspective.CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-44412267641873266322022-05-07T08:45:12.445-05:002022-05-07T08:45:12.445-05:00They won't be shooting at USN ships... but as ...They won't be shooting at USN ships... but as always, the merchant marines are 'expendable'. Anyone remember the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_War#:~:text=The%20Tanker%20War%20was%20a%20protracted%20series%20of,a%20part%20of%20the%20larger%20Iran%E2%80%93Iraq%20War.%20Contents" rel="nofollow">tanker war</a> in the 80's? Didn't think so. Unintended consequences...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-40787532774378587732022-05-07T08:42:27.415-05:002022-05-07T08:42:27.415-05:00Just wait until our merchant ships loaded with sur...Just wait until our merchant ships loaded with surplus weapons and ammo start disappearing in the Atlantic and Med....<br /><br />-FJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-62556478482241375232022-05-07T08:35:50.932-05:002022-05-07T08:35:50.932-05:00The secondary and tertiary effects from the on-goi...The secondary and tertiary effects from the on-going conflict will be felt worldwide. The shortage of food and fertilizer alone will cause food riots in poor countries and climbing inflation in richer ones. <br /><br />Can Germany depend on Russian gas next fall and winter?<br /><br />How long will European neighbors put up with millions of refugees?<br /><br />Does anyone think that if Putin falls, someone 'better' will take his place?<br /><br />But anyhoo... Happy Saturday everyone!Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47901204975589314122022-05-06T17:26:00.451-05:002022-05-06T17:26:00.451-05:00Sure, but the U.S. and NATO weren't exactly pu...Sure, but the U.S. and NATO weren't exactly putting a gun to Ukraine's head and forcing them to fight against a murderous invasion against their sovereign territory.<br /><br />The .Mil Nerd in me is still in the honeymoon phase of the BDA intel we're getting from the stiffer than expected resistance [and outright pushback].<br /><br />Our tax dollars are always going to go toward some idiocy or another, at least this effort has Russian bodybags as chip markers.CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-6348759898065916712022-05-06T17:18:40.856-05:002022-05-06T17:18:40.856-05:00I still agree, but still with a caveat. "Nobo...I still agree, but still with a caveat. "Nobody will know it was us", is not brainstorming. One's brain need be engaged for that. <br /><br />I know you're not on board with that line of 'thinking'....I'm just still amused by it all.<br /><br />Schadenfreude is my kryptonite.CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-18664786549346329212022-05-06T16:56:02.966-05:002022-05-06T16:56:02.966-05:00Biden's sending more taxpayer-funded weapons a...Biden's sending more taxpayer-funded weapons and materiel to Ukraine. Looks like the US and western nations are prepared to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian.<br /><br />When reality kicks in, the hangover's gonna be a bitch...Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-36856192263158882622022-05-06T16:46:36.970-05:002022-05-06T16:46:36.970-05:00I'm not defending that at all. We do need fre...I'm not defending that at all. We do need fresh thinking, and anyone who's done some heavy brainstorming session attempting to crack a tough nut, rule 1 is don't self-edit and don't immediately shoot down others' ideas.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8128132311226885862022-05-06T14:36:13.975-05:002022-05-06T14:36:13.975-05:00I'm all for creative solutions. But given my p...I'm all for creative solutions. But given my position on drugs and lobbing projectiles into neighboring, sovereign nations [and our track record for actually hitting the right target].....I'm not sure this was a great suggestion.<br /><br />Better than shooting D.C. protestors in legs though....CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-26492755633588156352022-05-06T14:23:05.090-05:002022-05-06T14:23:05.090-05:00Did you read about him wanting to bomb drug factor...Did you read about him wanting to bomb drug factories in Mexico? I guess he never read Clancy's The Sum of All Fears...<br /><br />It's unfortunate he gave out-of-the-box thinking such a bad odor. We need our government to think in new ways.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-37181841348317843652022-05-06T13:33:46.060-05:002022-05-06T13:33:46.060-05:00I rarely [if ever] consider spending my time on bo...I rarely [if ever] consider spending my time on books of a current political bent, but Esper's upcoming book looks like a fun read.CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-23818966978094691372022-05-06T13:07:47.997-05:002022-05-06T13:07:47.997-05:00LOL SF! :) I did not know she was woman ... actu...LOL SF! :) I did not know she was woman ... actually I thought she was a parasite! :pLaylahttps://politicsrewritten.blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41758737897454877372022-05-06T09:05:17.383-05:002022-05-06T09:05:17.383-05:00I suspect you're joking about that last bit, b...I suspect you're joking about that last bit, but... "He who laughs last," you know.Jayhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-74208106504872358072022-05-06T08:25:01.281-05:002022-05-06T08:25:01.281-05:00I don't think that would be possible, sf. She...I don't think that would be possible, sf. She was locked out by management years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-1647214611893001522022-05-06T07:21:07.523-05:002022-05-06T07:21:07.523-05:00@SF, +1!@SF, +1!CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.com