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September 18, 2009 at 10:11 PM #459617September 18, 2009 at 10:35 PM #458826Allan from FallbrookParticipant
Zeit: Enthusiastic as the (negative) responses may be, they’ll also be lacking in any sort of substance.
I was struck as I read through some of the responses attacking my rather hawkish foreign policy, that everything now boils down to shape rather than substance.
Everything is defined in terms of which pole one gravitates towards, as evidenced by Brian’s repeated “You can’t think that way, you’re a conservative!” mantra. Rather than focus on the true nature of the problem at hand (in this case, Russia’s nationalistic expansionism), everything is now framed by one’s leftward or rightward leanings.
I read an article once about Winston Churchill’s “wilderness years” (the interwar period leading up to the invasion of Poland in 1939) and he commented on how few British and French politicians and leaders honestly had any sense of who Hitler truly was and that, if anyone had cared to find out, all they really needed to do was read “Mein Kampf” and see old Adolf’s “Today Germany, Tomorrow the World” blueprint.
And here I sit reading Brian’s “Russia may or may not be a problem” comment. The Russian government is executing any dissidents or reporters challenging/questioning the regime, bullying their Western European neighbors, invading or threatening to invade their Eastern European neighbors and aggressively agitating to bring their former Soviet satellite states to heel.
But we’re not sure if they’re a problem. Putin has OPENLY stated his intent to assume regional control and then expand from there. He is envisioning a return to Russian glory, along the lines of the former Soviet Union, the collapse of which he OPENLY declared a “catastrophe”. Call me crazy, but I thought the fall of Soviet communism was a GOOD thing.
This is a political system that has killed 100 million people, but we’re not sure if the Russians are actually a problem. Jesus, what more do you need to make that determination? Putin showing up at your house with a gun and a written declaration of war?
The real icing on the cake is that this was a concession that Obama did NOT need to make. The US held all of the leverage in this case and we surrendered that without a fight. Just like the British and French surrendered the Czechs to Hitler without a fight.
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”.
September 18, 2009 at 10:35 PM #459018Allan from FallbrookParticipantZeit: Enthusiastic as the (negative) responses may be, they’ll also be lacking in any sort of substance.
I was struck as I read through some of the responses attacking my rather hawkish foreign policy, that everything now boils down to shape rather than substance.
Everything is defined in terms of which pole one gravitates towards, as evidenced by Brian’s repeated “You can’t think that way, you’re a conservative!” mantra. Rather than focus on the true nature of the problem at hand (in this case, Russia’s nationalistic expansionism), everything is now framed by one’s leftward or rightward leanings.
I read an article once about Winston Churchill’s “wilderness years” (the interwar period leading up to the invasion of Poland in 1939) and he commented on how few British and French politicians and leaders honestly had any sense of who Hitler truly was and that, if anyone had cared to find out, all they really needed to do was read “Mein Kampf” and see old Adolf’s “Today Germany, Tomorrow the World” blueprint.
And here I sit reading Brian’s “Russia may or may not be a problem” comment. The Russian government is executing any dissidents or reporters challenging/questioning the regime, bullying their Western European neighbors, invading or threatening to invade their Eastern European neighbors and aggressively agitating to bring their former Soviet satellite states to heel.
But we’re not sure if they’re a problem. Putin has OPENLY stated his intent to assume regional control and then expand from there. He is envisioning a return to Russian glory, along the lines of the former Soviet Union, the collapse of which he OPENLY declared a “catastrophe”. Call me crazy, but I thought the fall of Soviet communism was a GOOD thing.
This is a political system that has killed 100 million people, but we’re not sure if the Russians are actually a problem. Jesus, what more do you need to make that determination? Putin showing up at your house with a gun and a written declaration of war?
The real icing on the cake is that this was a concession that Obama did NOT need to make. The US held all of the leverage in this case and we surrendered that without a fight. Just like the British and French surrendered the Czechs to Hitler without a fight.
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”.
September 18, 2009 at 10:35 PM #459355Allan from FallbrookParticipantZeit: Enthusiastic as the (negative) responses may be, they’ll also be lacking in any sort of substance.
I was struck as I read through some of the responses attacking my rather hawkish foreign policy, that everything now boils down to shape rather than substance.
Everything is defined in terms of which pole one gravitates towards, as evidenced by Brian’s repeated “You can’t think that way, you’re a conservative!” mantra. Rather than focus on the true nature of the problem at hand (in this case, Russia’s nationalistic expansionism), everything is now framed by one’s leftward or rightward leanings.
I read an article once about Winston Churchill’s “wilderness years” (the interwar period leading up to the invasion of Poland in 1939) and he commented on how few British and French politicians and leaders honestly had any sense of who Hitler truly was and that, if anyone had cared to find out, all they really needed to do was read “Mein Kampf” and see old Adolf’s “Today Germany, Tomorrow the World” blueprint.
And here I sit reading Brian’s “Russia may or may not be a problem” comment. The Russian government is executing any dissidents or reporters challenging/questioning the regime, bullying their Western European neighbors, invading or threatening to invade their Eastern European neighbors and aggressively agitating to bring their former Soviet satellite states to heel.
But we’re not sure if they’re a problem. Putin has OPENLY stated his intent to assume regional control and then expand from there. He is envisioning a return to Russian glory, along the lines of the former Soviet Union, the collapse of which he OPENLY declared a “catastrophe”. Call me crazy, but I thought the fall of Soviet communism was a GOOD thing.
This is a political system that has killed 100 million people, but we’re not sure if the Russians are actually a problem. Jesus, what more do you need to make that determination? Putin showing up at your house with a gun and a written declaration of war?
The real icing on the cake is that this was a concession that Obama did NOT need to make. The US held all of the leverage in this case and we surrendered that without a fight. Just like the British and French surrendered the Czechs to Hitler without a fight.
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”.
September 18, 2009 at 10:35 PM #459427Allan from FallbrookParticipantZeit: Enthusiastic as the (negative) responses may be, they’ll also be lacking in any sort of substance.
I was struck as I read through some of the responses attacking my rather hawkish foreign policy, that everything now boils down to shape rather than substance.
Everything is defined in terms of which pole one gravitates towards, as evidenced by Brian’s repeated “You can’t think that way, you’re a conservative!” mantra. Rather than focus on the true nature of the problem at hand (in this case, Russia’s nationalistic expansionism), everything is now framed by one’s leftward or rightward leanings.
I read an article once about Winston Churchill’s “wilderness years” (the interwar period leading up to the invasion of Poland in 1939) and he commented on how few British and French politicians and leaders honestly had any sense of who Hitler truly was and that, if anyone had cared to find out, all they really needed to do was read “Mein Kampf” and see old Adolf’s “Today Germany, Tomorrow the World” blueprint.
And here I sit reading Brian’s “Russia may or may not be a problem” comment. The Russian government is executing any dissidents or reporters challenging/questioning the regime, bullying their Western European neighbors, invading or threatening to invade their Eastern European neighbors and aggressively agitating to bring their former Soviet satellite states to heel.
But we’re not sure if they’re a problem. Putin has OPENLY stated his intent to assume regional control and then expand from there. He is envisioning a return to Russian glory, along the lines of the former Soviet Union, the collapse of which he OPENLY declared a “catastrophe”. Call me crazy, but I thought the fall of Soviet communism was a GOOD thing.
This is a political system that has killed 100 million people, but we’re not sure if the Russians are actually a problem. Jesus, what more do you need to make that determination? Putin showing up at your house with a gun and a written declaration of war?
The real icing on the cake is that this was a concession that Obama did NOT need to make. The US held all of the leverage in this case and we surrendered that without a fight. Just like the British and French surrendered the Czechs to Hitler without a fight.
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”.
September 18, 2009 at 10:35 PM #459622Allan from FallbrookParticipantZeit: Enthusiastic as the (negative) responses may be, they’ll also be lacking in any sort of substance.
I was struck as I read through some of the responses attacking my rather hawkish foreign policy, that everything now boils down to shape rather than substance.
Everything is defined in terms of which pole one gravitates towards, as evidenced by Brian’s repeated “You can’t think that way, you’re a conservative!” mantra. Rather than focus on the true nature of the problem at hand (in this case, Russia’s nationalistic expansionism), everything is now framed by one’s leftward or rightward leanings.
I read an article once about Winston Churchill’s “wilderness years” (the interwar period leading up to the invasion of Poland in 1939) and he commented on how few British and French politicians and leaders honestly had any sense of who Hitler truly was and that, if anyone had cared to find out, all they really needed to do was read “Mein Kampf” and see old Adolf’s “Today Germany, Tomorrow the World” blueprint.
And here I sit reading Brian’s “Russia may or may not be a problem” comment. The Russian government is executing any dissidents or reporters challenging/questioning the regime, bullying their Western European neighbors, invading or threatening to invade their Eastern European neighbors and aggressively agitating to bring their former Soviet satellite states to heel.
But we’re not sure if they’re a problem. Putin has OPENLY stated his intent to assume regional control and then expand from there. He is envisioning a return to Russian glory, along the lines of the former Soviet Union, the collapse of which he OPENLY declared a “catastrophe”. Call me crazy, but I thought the fall of Soviet communism was a GOOD thing.
This is a political system that has killed 100 million people, but we’re not sure if the Russians are actually a problem. Jesus, what more do you need to make that determination? Putin showing up at your house with a gun and a written declaration of war?
The real icing on the cake is that this was a concession that Obama did NOT need to make. The US held all of the leverage in this case and we surrendered that without a fight. Just like the British and French surrendered the Czechs to Hitler without a fight.
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”.
September 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM #458831ZeitgeistParticipantAmen Allan. Buy more ammo. Remember Red Dawn.
September 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM #459023ZeitgeistParticipantAmen Allan. Buy more ammo. Remember Red Dawn.
September 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM #459360ZeitgeistParticipantAmen Allan. Buy more ammo. Remember Red Dawn.
September 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM #459432ZeitgeistParticipantAmen Allan. Buy more ammo. Remember Red Dawn.
September 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM #459627ZeitgeistParticipantAmen Allan. Buy more ammo. Remember Red Dawn.
September 19, 2009 at 1:23 AM #458846PCinSDGuest[quote=dbapig]
Mr. Cardwell was a USMC Sergeant. So he’s eligible for VA benefits. He’s already part of a big government solution. Instead of being given a chunk of cash and directed to find his own private health insurance for the sake of self-determination, he can go to ANY VA hospital.I don’t know why he doesn’t mention it?
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What benefits is he eligible for? I was in the military and don’t have “VA benefits”. Being ex-military doesn’t mean you have free health coverage.
September 19, 2009 at 1:23 AM #459038PCinSDGuest[quote=dbapig]
Mr. Cardwell was a USMC Sergeant. So he’s eligible for VA benefits. He’s already part of a big government solution. Instead of being given a chunk of cash and directed to find his own private health insurance for the sake of self-determination, he can go to ANY VA hospital.I don’t know why he doesn’t mention it?
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What benefits is he eligible for? I was in the military and don’t have “VA benefits”. Being ex-military doesn’t mean you have free health coverage.
September 19, 2009 at 1:23 AM #459375PCinSDGuest[quote=dbapig]
Mr. Cardwell was a USMC Sergeant. So he’s eligible for VA benefits. He’s already part of a big government solution. Instead of being given a chunk of cash and directed to find his own private health insurance for the sake of self-determination, he can go to ANY VA hospital.I don’t know why he doesn’t mention it?
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What benefits is he eligible for? I was in the military and don’t have “VA benefits”. Being ex-military doesn’t mean you have free health coverage.
September 19, 2009 at 1:23 AM #459446PCinSDGuest[quote=dbapig]
Mr. Cardwell was a USMC Sergeant. So he’s eligible for VA benefits. He’s already part of a big government solution. Instead of being given a chunk of cash and directed to find his own private health insurance for the sake of self-determination, he can go to ANY VA hospital.I don’t know why he doesn’t mention it?
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What benefits is he eligible for? I was in the military and don’t have “VA benefits”. Being ex-military doesn’t mean you have free health coverage.
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