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Probably none, but we will never know. This discussion was not meant to suggest we actually stopped a nuke attack it was meant to stretch the limits of the argument. I don't condone or condemn the interrogation program, the report was EXTREMELY partisan and simply ignores or lies about some of the intel that was retrieved. Furthermore, it was a reflection of the time period right after 9/11 when we did not know if more attacks were coming and the majority on both sides of the aisle were in favor of doing whatever needed to be done. To suddenly judge one side based on a lack of context and a partisan report is a bit shallow. As has been pointed out above it is odd that folks object to waterboarding and sleep deprivation but are ok with jamming a Hellfire into a car full of people including American citizens. I thought the more interesting argument was what would you do if you captured the person who kidnapped your kids. I guess all you pacifists would get him some tea and discuss his mommy issues while your kids twist in the wind.

Excellent discussion on Hannity tonight (I don't watch often but happened to be flipping through). The discussion included a taped radio segment with Justice Antonie Scalia (had the opportunity to debate him 1v1 in an academic environment...discussion for another day but a wicked smart dude), in this segment Scalia posits an extreme case where you capture a person who you know for sure has information about a nuclear weapon in Los Angeles that WILL kill millions of people in a short period of time...he wonders then if people would still say torture is terrible. Immediately afterwards Ken Roth from human Rights Watch chimes in and says that is a straw man argument. Roth then goes on to classify the Scalia scenario as a "hypothetical", "I live in the real world." Hannity then hits Roth with a scenario about his children being kidnapped and he catches the person that has his kids, "What would you do to get the information about where your kids are"....Roth answers, "well as a prosecutor I've found it effective to establish rapport with the person I was interrogating." UFB!

Champ Kind!?! How far we've fallen. Welcome aboard.

He was absolutely NOT washed out of WIC for writing this paper or contacting the AFSOC/CC. To preserve what little dignity this chucklehead has, I will leave it at that.

Supposedly he did this stunt himself.

She didn't handle it very well? She is a U.S. citizen who is NOT sick, has NOT committed a crime and was forced to live in a tent in New Jersey. I would think a few of you might be upset given the same circumstances. The question then becomes where do we draw the line? Influenza is airborne and a far bigger threat in the U.S., on average the "flu kills 36,000 people in the U.S. each year, why are you not quarantining everyone who gets the flu?

Oh brother...like when the Talons tried not to fly into ORBI at night...then the shame when they found out the slicks were going in during the day.

Military Med care can be both extremes...these days it is a huge pain in the ball (no Doc I don't have a tumor), to get a routine appt. It has gotten so bad that I am moving my wife and kid over to Tricare Standard. That being said, some truly outstanding military doctors saved my wife's life in 2005. Approaching 48 hours without an answer since I sent a Micare request for Viagra....errr Motrin to the doc.

Gunships have always been and will always be a high demand low density asset. As a result the Ops tempo can be higher than most, especially in times of conflict (always). That being said, there are other platforms that have a higher ops tempo. Gunship squadrons tend to be very tight and the families have a strong social structure that provides balance and support when you are gone. Having done this gig for a long time, if she is a reasonable woman, she will be just fine. If you've put all this work into becoming a pilot, I would suggest you follow your dreams.

NOTHING is perfect...well Pappy Van Winkle is pretty close, but sometimes you just hope there is more good than bad. This forum has helped many people for many years (myself included), and I hope it continues to do so.

Could be in the Russia or Ukraine threads but worthy of separate discussion, the genie is out of the bottle, I hope you can fight without GPS. http://www.gpsdaily.com/reports/Satellite_Navigation_Failure_Confirms_Urgent_Need_for_Backup_999.html

His wife sent a Mass Facebook note to all friends a little while ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zl-Yw19utQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6fmQZx9nko

Pete is a good friend of mine. he writes on a range of topics with a heavy emphasis on space. If you want to read more check out this link.

Incorrect, I know of a sitting wing/CC who got a DUI while we were in UPT.

You obviously don't know crap about gunships or the A Code. The ACW is a work in progress...as we've seen on the battlefield. The HUD will change some of that and the J will be a completely different as well. All things being equal CSO, I'd rather have the gas.

Need this wallet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRQxzRfE83M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk2dyF5Fvv8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggHWRpsMEmk

The Founding Fathers are drinking bourbon and mocking us...how far we have fallen.

Let the shenanigans begin... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOoXJI4vBns

Thats hot.

I Googled "Pictures of MATMACWC's Mom", and that what came up...sts.