tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post4910973800622776270..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Open ThreadAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-16638015470901426232020-01-06T14:30:18.571-06:002020-01-06T14:30:18.571-06:00>:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:...>:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-(<br />>:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-(<br />>:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-(<br />>:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-(<br />>:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-(<br />>:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-( >:-(<br /><br />This Thread Has Now Been Officially Designanted for the SAD SACK AWARD of 2019Franco Aragostahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088635482766081825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-85837392519059207152020-01-06T07:48:25.799-06:002020-01-06T07:48:25.799-06:00TC: Good story!TC: Good story!Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51654122434681829522020-01-05T13:56:40.296-06:002020-01-05T13:56:40.296-06:00Hi, Vi!
HAPPY NEW YEAR to YOU!
I'm your old ...Hi, Vi!<br /><br /><b>HAPPY NEW YEAR to YOU!</b><br /><br />I'm your old friend FreeThinke, the classical musician, remember?<br /><br />Do you still have my email address?<br /><br />Yours has changed. I'd love to resume commnication with you.<br /><br />If you sent SilverFiddle your latest email address, I'm sure he'd forward it to me.<br /><br />Do you ever hear from Fintann?<br /><br />I miss the old gang at Western Hero.<br /><br />Cheers, bro!<br /><br />Franco Aragostahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088635482766081825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-67657015452936956532020-01-05T11:58:24.877-06:002020-01-05T11:58:24.877-06:00Food update... Lomo Saltado is amazing (Peruvian-C...Food update... Lomo Saltado is amazing (Peruvian-Chinese fusion dish), stir fried beef tenderloin with potatoes (((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-33537648998914569512020-01-05T10:57:11.654-06:002020-01-05T10:57:11.654-06:00Me and my better half began our New Years resoluti...Me and my better half began our New Years resolution quest to "Eat the World" - dining at a different ethnic restaurant every weekend drawn randomly from a hat (this week was Peru). Anyway we were downtown St. Louis, near the courthouse when we came upon the disheveled band of roughly 50 people with "No War With Iran" sign starting to spread themselves across all 4 lanes of the intersection. I gripped the wheel and revved my engine and the group parted and let me pass. Many of them jogged over to the sidewalks. I don't know if they were just getting started but I'd assess they weren't ready to debate with traffic just yet. My lady wouldn't let me circle back and disperse them from behind (my arm still hurts lol)(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-6702660676877950192020-01-04T22:41:30.852-06:002020-01-04T22:41:30.852-06:00TC: I see ANSWER has crawled back out of the sewe...TC: I see ANSWER has crawled back out of the sewer now that Drone Assassin Obama's finger is no longer on the trigger.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25783696991624427312020-01-04T22:01:21.242-06:002020-01-04T22:01:21.242-06:00I drove through an anti-war with Iran protest in S...I drove through an anti-war with Iran protest in St. Louis today. Unfortunately they stepped out of the way.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-73574289253311083502020-01-04T21:58:54.833-06:002020-01-04T21:58:54.833-06:00I have to disagree fiercely with Rational Nation. ...I have to disagree fiercely with Rational Nation. We could nuke every square inch of Iran into glass and the only thing tragic about it would be we don't have enough audio recording crews to capture all the death wailing to make an awesome heavy metal song. (((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17050252909560014552020-01-04T21:47:28.770-06:002020-01-04T21:47:28.770-06:00...because everyone that would not be cowed into l......because everyone that would not be cowed into loyalty to that evil regime is already dead.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51771448214470019692020-01-04T21:42:44.960-06:002020-01-04T21:42:44.960-06:00Precisely why I advocate exterminating Iran. Four ...Precisely why I advocate exterminating Iran. Four decades of chanting Death to America has achieved one thing: You could round up every Iranian in Iran and turn the flamethrowers on every single one of them and you'd absolutely fail to singe anyone that deserves to live.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-50869848760226333582020-01-04T21:04:45.734-06:002020-01-04T21:04:45.734-06:00I think he is Uptown Steve.I think he is Uptown Steve.beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-92011300079082235192020-01-04T21:02:15.207-06:002020-01-04T21:02:15.207-06:00Game is over terrorism is asymmetrical warfare. H...Game is over terrorism is asymmetrical warfare. Hezbollah is controlled and run by Iran. The state sponsors are legitimate targets. The left plays this games with terrorists and plausible denial.<br /><br />Let Iran start and drop a Moab dead center in Qom. Its time for them to keep their insanity at home. FYI there are plenty of indigenous groups in Iran more deserving than Palestinians of a homeland. Start arming them and give them a taste of their own medicine.beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-3231538074076569302020-01-04T19:15:31.363-06:002020-01-04T19:15:31.363-06:00No, as that would require them to actually recogni...No, as that would require them to actually recognize reality, and call into question a generation or more of the BS that they have been feeding us. There can be no reconciliation, no accommodation, and no "detente" with people whose fundamental beliefs are completely antithetical to our ideas of freedom. This struggle is as old as Thermopylae. It predates both Christianity and Islam. Think what you want, or think what you're told. That is, was, and will always be the dividing line.viburnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381796879179539552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25528803957197303892020-01-04T18:50:31.554-06:002020-01-04T18:50:31.554-06:00Yes they have. And so have dozens of American comp...Yes they have. And so have dozens of American companies, making our taxpayer dollars more swill for the Federal trough.<br /><br />Previous post deleted to correct a typo. :-) viburnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381796879179539552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-22296845842708920622020-01-04T09:38:04.970-06:002020-01-04T09:38:04.970-06:00Hi Vib!
Your reference to "The Mouse that Ro...Hi Vib!<br /><br />Your reference to "The Mouse that Roared" is apt. The Taliban and every other criminal gang in and around Afghanistan have raked in billions in US taxpayer money from our futile and stupid efforts there.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65371613576095019072020-01-04T05:53:30.130-06:002020-01-04T05:53:30.130-06:00Viburnum,
attempting to rebuild countries that we ...Viburnum,<br /><i>attempting to rebuild countries that we were fully justified in destroying, simply prevents them from learning the lessons that their behavior has warranted</i><br /><br />As I think back to the debates between Gore and GWB, the latter said that he was opposed to nation building. But once in office, what did GWB do? Engage in nation building. **sigh**Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-44052433736816822362020-01-04T05:52:04.334-06:002020-01-04T05:52:04.334-06:00Viburnum,
any impartial, rational, analysis will c...Viburnum,<br /><i>any impartial, rational, analysis will confirm that we have been at war with Iran for the past forty-odd years</i><br /><br />Agreed!<br /><br />Have any of our so-called leaders so stated recently?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51163105769102883302020-01-03T22:47:20.529-06:002020-01-03T22:47:20.529-06:00As far as I'm concerned, and any impartial, ra...As far as I'm concerned, and any impartial, rational, analysis will confirm that we have been at war with Iran for the past forty-odd years. Breaching an American embassy in Tehran is no different than Iranian operatives breaching an American embassy in Baghdad. This is deja vu for me. I'm just grateful that we are no longer led by the peanut picking poltroon from Plains. Had we responded in similar fashion 4 decades ago, we might be looking at a different reality. Who can say? IDK, but it undoubtedly wouldn't be the same. viburnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381796879179539552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79522397609533669892020-01-03T22:16:45.171-06:002020-01-03T22:16:45.171-06:00Winston Churchill once remarked that "the bes...Winston Churchill once remarked that "the best reason to avoid war was it's terrible expense". IMNHO our problems in the region derive not from winning the wars, but from trying to win the peace. With all do respect to the bleeding hearts, attempting to rebuild countries that we were fully justified in destroying, simply prevents them from learning the lessons that their behavior has warranted. <br /><br /> Iran may choose to escalate it's provocations, and if and when they do they should be made to not only suffer, but endure, the consequences. <br /><br /> Provoking war against the US should never be viewed as an advantageous option, but such has been the case for most of my lifetime. Those of you near or about my age will remember "The Mouse that Roared" We have enabled, and been suckered by such thinking for decades. <br /><br /> The consequences of attacking our country, our people, our embassies our installations and our troops should be real, immediate,and irretrievable. <br /><br />When we are willing to apply some misguided effort to redeem your misbehavior, why should you rethink your position?<br /><br /> When we are willing to stand by and watch, if not enjoy, the consequences of your foolishness, you may actually learn something.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> viburnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381796879179539552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-22890015891472753812020-01-03T21:57:14.320-06:002020-01-03T21:57:14.320-06:00Iran killing Americans in Beirut was an act of war...Iran killing Americans in Beirut was an act of war<br /><br />Iran killing Americans in Saudi Arabia was an act of war<br /><br />Iran killing Americans in Iraq was an act of war<br /><br />Iran using a militia mob to invade the US embassy in Baghdad (sovereign US territory, by UN protocols and international law) was an act of war.<br />Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-9901267950683879822020-01-03T21:53:29.389-06:002020-01-03T21:53:29.389-06:00Why are all the Democrats rushing to war talk?
Ir...Why are all the Democrats rushing to war talk?<br /><br />Iran has been conducting asymmetrical warfare against us and our allies for 40 years.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-14546278982272810842020-01-03T20:23:17.346-06:002020-01-03T20:23:17.346-06:00Bla, bla, bla...Bla, bla, bla...Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70304171649231899122020-01-03T20:19:45.589-06:002020-01-03T20:19:45.589-06:00Correction...I remember when conservatives and rep...Correction...I remember when conservatives and republicans cared about the national debt, budget deficits, and effective diplomacy. Those days are LONG gone. We now have conservatives and Republicans acting like tyrants who want to control the ENTIRE globe.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-35990274697073564902020-01-03T20:13:29.532-06:002020-01-03T20:13:29.532-06:00Prepare for either a very long protracted military...Prepare for either a very long protracted military campaign with many deaths (both American and Iranian), or a nuclear event. In<b> EITHER</b> case both<b> LOSE</b>.<br /><br />But take it away Trump and sycophants.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-34926747201171357012020-01-03T19:49:49.134-06:002020-01-03T19:49:49.134-06:00Trump said in his New Year’s Eve comments, that if...Trump said in his New Year’s Eve comments, that if a war with Iran did erupt, it “would go very quickly.” That is also what Bush’s secretary of defense Rumsfeld, blithely predicted about the war in Iraq. “Five days or five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn’t going to last any longer than that,” he said a few months before the invasion. It is worth noting that Iran is three times larger than Iraq, with nearly three times the population. Iran's military power is ranked No. 13 in the world out of 136 countries.Doctor Tomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836154395383490830noreply@blogger.com