tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post9476969758333438..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: A Kakistocracy... if they can keep itAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-35571491840232556552019-12-09T17:45:49.286-06:002019-12-09T17:45:49.286-06:00Actually, every administrator at this blog can rea...Actually, every administrator at this blog can read your comments even when you delete them. I know more about you than you think and your inability to focus is evident in your comments and the petty tantrums you throw when you are caught out in your BS.<br />Are you going to leave us and never return (again)?Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-88082083868230612292019-12-09T16:44:27.145-06:002019-12-09T16:44:27.145-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-89972410713278162042019-12-09T15:32:41.312-06:002019-12-09T15:32:41.312-06:00Ike, abdicated his duties because he was log rolle...Ike, abdicated his duties because he was log rolled by both sides. The good ol'boy system, complete with it's kickbacks and nepotism was already in place. It seems to be he threw up his hands and played golf almost everyday until his first heart attack.<br />I know you have trouble focusing on anything but "orange man bad" but you ought to read some real history instead of the constant agipropt that passes as ... gas - that would be the best anology -. Of course your persverations are a constant source of distraction.<br /> Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-36992122559636087152019-12-09T14:04:21.931-06:002019-12-09T14:04:21.931-06:00:P<a href="https://youtu.be/1eR0ckpJ3bk" rel="nofollow">:P</a>-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-90097680605097225982019-12-09T13:22:57.781-06:002019-12-09T13:22:57.781-06:00Silver... boiling doesn't begin to describe it...Silver... boiling doesn't begin to describe it.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-33285615097244177932019-12-09T13:15:19.151-06:002019-12-09T13:15:19.151-06:00BTW, who did the most golfing? Trump or Ike? I'...BTW, who did the most golfing? Trump or Ike? I'm betting Trump.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41717240994942066872019-12-09T12:57:52.650-06:002019-12-09T12:57:52.650-06:00Perhaps. But Trump,contrary to the popular belief ...Perhaps. But Trump,contrary to the popular belief of a 40% minority ain't it.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-46123812449945698692019-12-09T12:46:01.765-06:002019-12-09T12:46:01.765-06:00Ike, gave up and went golfing. I think we need mor...Ike, gave up and went golfing. I think we need more than that.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-2075595658734957612019-12-09T12:40:29.788-06:002019-12-09T12:40:29.788-06:00There’s literally a parallel system of justice and...There’s literally a parallel system of justice and governance that exists anytime the Kabul regime doesn’t have is armed presence in any particular area.<br /><br />Our occupation is about 18 years beyond its sell-by date.CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-59624631244245024692019-12-09T12:39:13.973-06:002019-12-09T12:39:13.973-06:00Well, seems we're all on the same page on this...Well, seems we're all on the same page on this one. Too bad there is no Ike around today when we REALLY could use one!Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-48457640071548739702019-12-09T12:35:52.484-06:002019-12-09T12:35:52.484-06:00Of course (((Thought Criminal))). That is what Tru...Of course (((Thought Criminal))). That is what Trump does. It is his MO.<br /><br />With luck America throws Trump under the bus in November 2020.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-33842972482744958952019-12-09T12:20:10.107-06:002019-12-09T12:20:10.107-06:00Appreciate the response.....and am in agreement. O...Appreciate the response.....and am in agreement. On my phone currently, so won’t say much more than that for now. Outside of Libertarian circles, I haven’t seen much pushback against our increasing posturing against Iran, much lesss the surge in presence and money to KSA.<br /><br />CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-15533482060773066492019-12-09T12:06:44.462-06:002019-12-09T12:06:44.462-06:00I read that, and my blood is boiling. That's ...I read that, and my blood is boiling. That's tomorrow's postSilverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75924293150030160062019-12-09T11:55:22.684-06:002019-12-09T11:55:22.684-06:00:P<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Y5bwgD5Sk" rel="nofollow">:P</a>Joe Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79572359743591160302019-12-09T11:27:36.589-06:002019-12-09T11:27:36.589-06:00Silver... the article you cited is chafa when seen...Silver... the article you cited is chafa when seen in the context of the WAPO article exposing the lies and misdeeds of three administrations during our war in Afghanistan.<br /><br />If reading that doesn't make your blood boil and drive you to only support politicos who are serious about limiting the power of the military industrial complex Ike warned us about, nothing will.<br /><br />Korea, Vietnam, and now the Middle East. Pure disasters all the way around.<br /><br />It seems Bush the Elder and Sec Powell were right... get in heavy, get the job done and get out.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-76373578398311230692019-12-09T10:09:25.410-06:002019-12-09T10:09:25.410-06:00Called it. Trump will throw Rudy Guiliani under th...Called it. Trump will throw Rudy Guiliani under the bus.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17465084848118453212019-12-09T10:06:47.703-06:002019-12-09T10:06:47.703-06:00Kakistocracy is rule by the worst. We're not t...Kakistocracy is rule by the worst. We're not there yet. Honey Boo Boo isn't old enough to run for President.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-19922031565602624442019-12-09T09:49:18.331-06:002019-12-09T09:49:18.331-06:00Rudy's about to step into the lion's den.Rudy's <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/473525-trump-giuliani-to-deliver-report-on-ukraine-trip-to-congress-barr" rel="nofollow">about to step into the lion's den</a>.Joe Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41299213756042866642019-12-09T09:35:37.328-06:002019-12-09T09:35:37.328-06:00from the link above:
U.S. senators write foreign ...from the link above:<br /><br /><i>U.S. senators write foreign aid policy, rules and regulations thereby creating the financing mechanisms to transmit U.S. funds. Those same senators then received a portion of the laundered funds back through their various “institutes” and business connections to the foreign government offices; in this example Ukraine. [ex. Burisma to Biden]<br /><br />The U.S. State Dept. serves as a distribution network for the authorization of the money laundering by granting conflict waivers, approvals for financing (think Clinton Global Initiative), and permission slips for the payment of foreign money. The officials within the State Dept. take a cut of the overall payments through a system of “indulgence fees”, junkets, gifts and expense payments to those with political oversight.<br /><br />If anyone gets too close to revealing the process, writ large, they become a target of the entire apparatus. President Trump was considered an existential threat to this entire process. Hence our current political status with the ongoing coup.</i>Joe Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-29627369669194562232019-12-09T09:31:16.643-06:002019-12-09T09:31:16.643-06:00The problem is MUCH worse than stated.
The Legisl...<a href="http://politicaltealeaves.blogspot.com/2019/12/behind-pay-to-play-impeachment-hoax.html" rel="nofollow">The problem</a> is MUCH worse than stated.<br /><br />The Legislature is also corrupt, on BOTh sides of the aisle. The watchers AND their watchers are corrupt. Let's hope Rudy Giuliani can expose the Pay-to-Play swamp.Joe Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-28882942344327476042019-12-09T09:02:00.290-06:002019-12-09T09:02:00.290-06:00I also blame a craven, pusillanimous congress afra...I also blame a craven, pusillanimous congress afraid to stand up on its hind legs and challenge a president's foreign policy decisions. We have a few people in congress, usually on the left, brave enough to stand up and ask hard questions, but they always get shouted down by a howling bi-partisan pack of summer soldiers and armchair generals.<br /><br />Has there been any pushback on troop deployments to Saudi Arabia?Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-49333797093501240012019-12-09T08:56:44.725-06:002019-12-09T08:56:44.725-06:00That's my view of Afghanistan. The Taliban li...That's my view of Afghanistan. The Taliban live and travel freely throughout the country, living cheek by jowl with their fellow Afghans. Meanwhile, US and allied troops are hunkered down behind hesco barriers and travel at great peril in up armored convoys.<br /><br />A rational person can only conclude that the Afghans don't like us but are OK with the Taliban. We need to leave.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-61069899559683913392019-12-09T08:54:07.747-06:002019-12-09T08:54:07.747-06:00To answer your question, I don't know. All in...To answer your question, I don't know. All indications point to Trump people, since the Experts were fawning over Iran during the Obama years.<br /><br />Obama failed to close Guantanamo, and I chalk that up to the Experts (a case where I agree with them).<br /><br />President Trump wants us out of the Middle East, but he's sending troops to Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />There are forces more powerful than the President at work.<br /><br />The "Experts'" greatest weapon, I conjecture, is the implicit threat to a President and Congress: "If you don't listen to us, horrible things will happen, and you will get the blame."<br /><br />Lost in all this, when Presidents and Congress do what the Experts tell them, horrible things happen anyway. We are a stupid and unimaginative nation destined for the garbage heap of history.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-83180507905341030232019-12-09T08:47:37.776-06:002019-12-09T08:47:37.776-06:00I don't believe there is any conspiracy. My t...I don't believe there is any conspiracy. My take on this is an overwhelming body of unelected "expertise" has built up over the decades, and the Executive and Legislative branches have become too deferential to it.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-21027298467312400402019-12-09T08:31:57.122-06:002019-12-09T08:31:57.122-06:00I quit reading at, "The U.S. must have a poli...I quit reading at, <i>"The U.S. must have a policy,"</i> McRaven said, <i>"that protects the Kurds, the Iraqis, the Afghans, the Syrians, the Rohingyas, the South Sudanese and the millions of people under the boot of tyranny.”</i><br /><br />That is utter nonsense. If all of those people want to be out from <i>"under the boot of tyranny"</i> it is up to them to get themselves out. We are not responsible for the freedom of people of the world. We are responsible first for the ethics of our own acts and second for what we want for our own people. Period.<br />Jayhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.com