Comments on: More

By: Kilo

Kilo — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:44:34 +0000

Let’s settle on ‘fun’. Seriously, there’s a joystick and monitors involved, and probably cheetos too.

By: macaquerman

macaquerman — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:30:53 +0000

When you’re talking about assassinations, “vital” propably ain’t that good a word either. Critical?

By: Kilo

Kilo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:31:20 +0000

That should say “vital” rather than “unique”.

By: Kilo

Kilo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:29:34 +0000

While I am not infavor of more troops I am hoping that this will reduce the use of drones on civilian populations.

I think you’ll be lucky to get that outcome without a time machine.
Unless drones start crashing into kiddy soccer matches at a rate of one a month, they’re here to stay. Whatever you think, they’ve been awesome performers for the military.

They also fulfill a niche in the role of remote, low risk assassination that is unique to the FATA problem and one that doesn’t really have any alternatives.

By: whataretheysmoking

whataretheysmoking — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:52:48 +0000

there’s one huge problem with that report. parachinar has a very strong shia presence (over 50%), and there is much hostility between shias and the wahabi taliban.

http://www.husainiyouths.com/p.....Post:31866

this is not a “safe” zone for bin laden. that would most likely be waziristan.

By: sghiteinfla

sghiteinfla — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:19:12 +0000

I realize I am awfully late to this discussion but I have a question about “remissioning”. If I understand this right then the troops we are sending to Afghanistan were originally scheduled to go to Iraq. So my question is this, if we were scheduled to send troops to Iraq does that mean we were also scheduled to bring some home, and if that is in fact the case then by “remissioning” these troops if we still bring the troops from Iraq home could that be seen as the start of our withdrawal? I realize I might be making an ass out of myself by asking this but I like to see the other side of a story.

By: Bluetoe2

Bluetoe2 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:37:39 +0000

The light at the end of the tunnel is a freight train but given the fact that the U.S. spends more money on “defense” than the rest of the planet combined, the legions have to do something.

By: dmac

dmac — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:34:45 +0000

just so you all know, i wrote a letter about the too-fast progression of posts here. the only thing predictable anymore is late-late night.

From:
Date: Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:44:07 PM US/Eastern
To: firedoglake@gmail.com
Subject: too many too fast-firedoglake/oxdown

tip line—advice line–

too many posts, too fast.

anyone with a brain AND a life isn’t going to participate on a regular basis if they fly that fast.

look at how the comments dropped off. happens every time..

takes a while to read it, to see where the comments are going, to form a reply if worth engaging, and then whooooooosh, onto a new one before you have a chance to sit down…

nope.

i can understand if something is ‘breaking’ but, uh, no, not.

and please pass on to ‘oxdown’–
and i don’t get why firedoglake front pagers are posting on ‘oxdown’ when they have a forum as front pagers on firedoglake…it chases the ‘others’ off of the menu too quickly, front pagers already have a ‘voice’ and a place to post it, everyone else is using oxdown as their opportunity to be heard. people spend time making a post and it gets bumped before anyone has a chance to read it because front pagers are also posting there, i don’t get it, they already have a forum….i’d think that one over again. it’s like having the coach play. or an essay contest where the teacher gets to enter. they already have a forum. if i was a front pager, i wouldn’t post on oxdown for that reason. seems a little greedy to me.

By: dmac

dmac — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:29:30 +0000

((bonger))

By: dmac

dmac — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:28:04 +0000

i was afraid to click on that, but it didn’t lead to anything i ever said……bum direct link ctuttle, and i am glad that it happened on you tryin’ to get ME!@!!!!@ HA!

your aim is usually
‘true’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLesCQvXVUw
(and it cracks me up how elvis gets such accolades now, i was lovin’ him back when everyone was dissin’ him)

the real version-i spent at least a hundred dollars in quarters on this song while making mucho buckos playing pool after work ….you haven’t heard it until you’ve heard it on a jukebox.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI4Qel8qvW0

my evil twin looooooves that you didn’t get a hit ctuttle, so many things , so little time…ha.