BQZip01 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Ah! So this is the reason the Air Force issued M16s/M4s to its members at ORKK with no magazines or ammo. It's not needed! Yes you heard me- they issued weapons as a force protection measure but no magazines or ammo. Basically they're carrying around an 8 pound paperweight. I guess if the shit hits the fan they can always use their rifles to hit rocks at the enemy. I am COMPLETELY and 100% against "protective measures" that don't protect. Sometimes a visible deterrent is all you need (like one of my wife's friends who lives on base said, "Nothing says 'GO AWAY!' like a teenager with a loaded M-16). But a deterrent must be CREDIBLE in order to be effective. IMNSHO, it is complete idiocy to mandate weapons carry at a forward location with the explicit provision that no one is allowed to carry ammo. This is the EXACT kind of "thinking" that led to the deaths of 241 Marines in Beirut: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing#Lessons_learned Either the weapons are necessary or they are not. If they are not necessary, then they need to be properly secured until such a time as they are needed; they will only slow people down in getting to the armory in the case that they actually need it. If they are actually necessary, then give the people f**king ammo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herk Driver Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 IMNSHO, it is complete idiocy to mandate weapons carry at a forward location with the explicit provision that no one is allowed to carry ammo. This is the EXACT kind of "thinking" that led to the deaths of 241 Marines in Beirut: Either the weapons are necessary or they are not. If they are not necessary, then they need to be properly secured until such a time as they are needed; they will only slow people down in getting to the armory in the case that they actually need it. If they are actually necessary, then give the people f**king ammo! Again, that's NOT the guidance that was issued by USF-I or the AEW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarheadBoom Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 WTF? In Los Angeles?!? Saw it many times in Orange County when I was stationed out there (the horseback riding in urban locales, not train vs. horse & rider collisions)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B*D*A Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 WTF? In Los Angeles?!? There's at least one cowboy in Las ANGLEs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Davies Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 YGBFSM... http://voices.washin...a_logan_wa.html Bastards need to be strung up and left for dead... I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Look at Europe. The story of a white woman being abused like this did not surprise me one bit. Curious that the Post warns not to extrapolate too much... The PC crowd say the same thing about the worrying disproportionate rise in rapes of white teenage girls by Muslim men and Muslim gangs in England. The PC crowd also say the same thing about the fact that Sweden has gone from having the lowest number of rapes per capita in the whole of Europe, to the highest number per capita in the whole of Europe - all but one of which (IIRC) last year were perpetrated by Muslim men, and nearly all of which involved exceptional violence. No doubt, the PC crowd in Denmark and Norway are also trying to find a way not to extrapolate too much from the fact that in recent years, Muslim immigrants have been massively over-represented in rape statistics (typically 3 in every 4). This, just off the top of my head. But, yeah! Let's not take this lying down! Although maybe we should recline just enough that we don't offend anyone? Still, I suppose you don't need to extrapolate too much when an Imam in Sweden says that unveiled women are asking to be raped, or when a journalist in Denmark makes the mistake of mentioning the official rape figures and is then tried by his own government for racial hatred (the same government, incidentally, that introduced, overnight and without consulting the people, a new clause to its constitution that makes it illegal to talk out against multiculturalism). There is a problem here. It stems from many things, but the common denominator is religion. The sooner the media are prepared to discuss that, the better for everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Curious that the Post warns not to extrapolate too much... The PC crowd say the same thing about the worrying disproportionate rise in rapes of white teenage girls by Muslim men and Muslim gangs in England. The PC crowd also say the same thing about the fact that Sweden has gone from having the lowest number of rapes per capita in the whole of Europe, to the highest number per capita in the whole of Europe - all but one of which (IIRC) last year were perpetrated by Muslim men, and nearly all of which involved exceptional violence. No doubt, the PC crowd in Denmark and Norway are also trying to find a way not to extrapolate too much from the fact that in recent years, Muslim immigrants have been massively over-represented in rape statistics (typically 3 in every 4). This, just off the top of my head. Shocking stats. However, I am not at all surprised. Anyone who has worked closely within Muslim cultures will tell you rape/gang rape of both men and women is extremely common. It is brutal and it is pervasive. It is so pervasive that people within these cultures turn a blind eye to it as if it were normal and/or wait for the opportunity to retaliate against the perpetrators’ family members. Like fucking animals these people can be. Fucking animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RASH Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Embarrassing, but oh so typical. "Oh waiter..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Embarrassing, but oh so typical. "Oh waiter..." Honestly, given the new Army uniforms, I can see where it might happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Even more 'WTF' than ever imagined! Baghdad Demands $1B From US for War Damages BAGHDAD - The Baghdad city government is demanding that the United States pay $1 billion and apologize for damage to the city caused by blast walls erected during the nearly eight-year long war. In an official statement posted late Wednesday on its website, the local government says U.S. forces had marred the "beautiful city." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Even more 'WTF' than ever imagined! My vote is that we give them a check, and take back all the stuff we've given them so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 In an official statement posted late Wednesday on its website, the local government says U.S. forces had marred the "beautiful city." Fuck, I hope they don't come after individuals for marring that "beautiful city" or my kids can kiss college goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 WTF? Prince Charles doing a "titty-twister" on Catherine Zeta Jones?!? Can't say I blame him! Cheers! M2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKopack Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I'll post this without any comments, other than "Frickin Kaboom." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJKIrseIHRE Things are going to get racial here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky_king Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Sooo, what race is it exactly that doesn't fill their oil tanks in the winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Possible emerging threat to our air dominance. The dude is offer his rocker...I read something over the weekend where one of his "porn star" encounters was telling the reporter about the last time she saw him...paraphrasing, but she felt sorry for HIM! Said when she left he was sitting in bed with his pipe. I say we start a death pool...I am picking 1 June 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoleIt Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 The dude is offer his rocker...I read something over the weekend where one of his "porn star" encounters was telling the reporter about the last time she saw him...paraphrasing, but she felt sorry for HIM! Said when she left he was sitting in bed with his pipe. I say we start a death pool...I am picking 1 June 2011. No bet. I am willing wager that Charlie Sheen will be the next Keith Richards or Ozzy Osbourne. He is going to live to be like 98 years old and nothing will ever stop him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperWSO Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Charlie Sheen: graduate of the C model Weapons School. Who knew? Best quote: "I'm tired of pretending like I'm not special," Sheen told NBC. "I'm tired of pretending like I'm not bitching a total freaking rock star from Mars. And people can't figure me out. They can't process me. I don't expect them to. You can't process me with a normal brain." He later said he has "tiger blood and Adonis DNA." http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/02/28/charlie.sheen/index.html?hpt=C1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKopack Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Who'd have thought that the star of the number one sitcom on TV and the long-time dictator / head loony of Libya would both be interviewed on the news last night - and Gaddafi would come off as being more grounded in reality... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerdale Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Who'd have thought that the star of the number one sitcom on TV and the long-time dictator / head loony of Libya would both be interviewed on the news last night - and Gaddafi would come off as being more grounded in reality... The ideal sitcom this year is Gaddafi and Sheen together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The ideal sitcom this year is Gaddafi and Sheen together. Gaddafi already has a string of guest stars lined up. Beyonce, Lionel Richie, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heater Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Speaking of Sheen and Gaddafi. I thought this was pretty funny. http://bltwy.msnbc.msn.com/politics/who-said-it-charlie-sheen-or-moammar-gadhafi-9573.gallery#wallState=0__%2Fpolitics%2Fwho-said-it-charlie-sheen-or-moammar-gadhafi-9573.gallery%3FphotoId%3D38208 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Charlie Sheen: graduate of the C model Weapons School. C Model of what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 That was on Tosh.0 this week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B*D*A Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 That was on Tosh.0 this week... Haha, very hip of you to watch Tosh, M2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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