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I still don’t understand why we have apparently sat on our hands while “negotiating”. Hopefully our guys are still killing all appropriate islamists in their government on the downlow.

I appreciate hearing from those who critique actual policies and political positions of our elected representatives. It’s interesting to see such diverse takes from the same data, depending on one’s worldview. I’d argue that most of us are a little jaded from seeing the laws our elected officials pass and the bureaucrats who administer them, continuously do the expedient thing, rather than the correct for the long run thing. Then, when discussing the “other side”, tribalism with a touch of personal bias attached skews our view of things. I think most of us attempt to filter our bias to some degree. Personally the discussions here (at times) make me check my beliefs on geopolitical, financial, and social policy issues/topics. But having said that, I do appreciate a good street brawl on occasion about topics people feel passionate about even if I have no skin in the game.

Is this really the uniform (blues) for space force command? I hated the blues as they were in the late 1980s, but if these, shown here, were required I’d have gone awol. That looks like old school Star Trek reimagined by some light-in-the-loafer AA flight attendants.

That better be empty.

i think Vance, like most rational people, witnessed the positive changes in federal policy under “orange nazi” as compared to years of leftist democrat representation. I’ve never heard anybody, except Trump himself, say what a “great man” or “great politician” our current POTUS is. There probably are some who have, but most conservatives recognize hyperbole if and when we hear it, and don’t tend to idolize people.

Why not beat them in to complete submission if they really are this desperate? Reminds me too much of our pauses in VietNam while we talked, and the Vietcong schemed and fortified.

Matt Lohmeier’s story. “Call sign Courage” https://callsigncourage.com

Kind of like the “Maryland father”

Again, where do you see anyone “supporting” any of the things you have previously highlighted (irrational plans, idiotic statements). I don’t support about 50% of the things he stands for (classic NY liberal with serious visions of grandeur - and no apparent real belief in anything except self) and about 75% of what he says (blasphemous at times, contradictory at times, repetitive usually, and narcissistic at times). That just shows you how evil and misguided the democratic platform is currently (in my opinion). Not every self proclaimed Christian (and def not atheists) will agree with me on my take on Trump as the significantly less smelly of two turds, as evidenced by hundreds of discussions on various topics here in BOs.

Seize any tanker and sell to Cuba (or other struggling Western hemisphere economies not currently US friendly) with conditions (disavow communism (e.g. Russia, China), free and open elections, US assistance in setting up new constitutional governance structure, etc …). Admittedly a bit quixotic, but give cash proceeds from oil to third world countries in need (food, humanitarian aid, etc). Bangladesh is still almost as poor, desperate, and underdeveloped as it was in the late 1960s.

Yeah i’m shocked that another dumbass statement by POTUS hasn’t caused stable minded conservatives to come unglued on an Internet forum. The actual haters don’t get it, even after we’ve told them a million times, he’s not out savior. And yes, even with his narcissistic self love and abundance of dumbassery at times, he’s still significantly better than kamala would have ever been.

His virtue signal turned around and bit him.

Trumps is a liberal NYer who is also a pragmatic manager. Gets what he wants any way he can, but if he doesn’t, he reframes it to not look so bad. I’m hoping he plays hardball with Iran and doesn’t let up until they completely cave. Target every leader and any wanna-be who steps up when the last one is killed. Islam needs to be completely humiliated in Iran and let the Persians have their country back. They were closer to 40-60 back when they were a civilized country. They treated radicals appropriately and smashed the terrorist/extremist when they popped up. We need that kind of Iran again. They’ve been beggin for an ass whopping for years and I’m hoping we finish it adequately. I hate that some innocents are caught up in it, but that happens in every conflict. Regardless of what the leftist spout, we aren’t randomly bombing civilians at will. We would have lost ww2 if the numbnuts complaining now, had been in charge then. We killed >100,00 in one firebombing of Tokyo, and estimates of thousands when we took out Dresden and the factories there. Those are just two examples, with many more available (and don’t forget the 2 nukes). I realize this isn’t ww2, but war sucks and “innocents” are sometimes killed. It’s a factor when we target, but shouldn’t be the only consideration. I’d love for this to end, but not until a completely contained and controllable Iran happens. That might be unrealistic without the world’s support, but i hope we have the resolve.

Why the heck is this age restricted? It looks like a 3 stooges episode.

Complete cluster! Very little margin for error in our profession. Speechless at the lack of discipline exhibited by controller and fire rescue driver in this crash. While this tragedy is not a military accident, it makes me hope that all of you here still serving our great nation, are ever vigilant.