An hour ago Russia warned the US about retaliating against Syria.

https://mobile.twitter.com/AFP/status/850145719155441664

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"Very aggressive. A new guy, and you von't be pushed around!"

Bullshit, if Bush II was in office right about now the Marines would be landing,Rangers shutes would be popping all over Cyprus.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

I don't like this. I like it when the muslims kill each other. They all shit people ovah there..
"over there, over there..."--George M Cohan
"we won't be back til it's over, over there"--Norah Bayes


#unforcedError
#BlametheMedia
#ObamaRedLine
#finally

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Obama's Legacy is Trump.
And dead cops.

"One guy lays the pipe, the other guy smokes it"--Clint Eastwood

I was waiting for this Mr. Bartlett

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Reports of videos of planes taking off today from the bombed airstrip. Good work.

It isn't virtuous. It's all there is, sir.

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Mayor Daley isn't impressed...

Well duh, they used Tomahawk missiles. A runway is not a target that can be taken out by such a weapon. Tomahawks can take out soft targets and simple structures. Tomahawk missiles typically carry bomblets

To take out a runway you need a high altitude bomber carrying a heavy munition.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

It's time send in ISIS, meaning Lana and Archer. They couldn't fuck it up any worse, could they?

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Trump is an idiot, and a fool for going down this road, so randomly.

However, the reversal of "Trump's in bed with Russia" to "Don't incite Russia Trump" is rather strange to me.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Making sense or not being strange has nothing to do with anything.

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In my experience the ordinance called for to wreak an air strip would be a cluster bomb. It would activate at some point over the strip and spread many smaller explosive devices scattered about the strip. It would be left as swiss cheese. This would have required bomber flights over the target. I suppose missile can do this nowadays but I am not certain. Either way missiles like those probably are not on a sub/destroyer etc.

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I hope we are saving our "good missiles" for when Russia launches their "Son's of Satan" at us.

In Tom Clancy world, yes (he wrote about this in one of his books and really got the facts wrong as the bomblets themselves are too small and won't do anything significant to a runway).

In the real world, you crater a runway with a large munition from a heavy bomber. You hit the access points, the middle, and any intersections. This was what USAF did in 2003 and it shut down the Iraqi Air Force on day 1.

The bomblets would be good for taking out a flight line as aircraft are soft targets. It doesn't take a lot to destroy them on the ground.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Are you former military or just a guy that reads WAY too much about it? I suppose you could be both

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long story short, wanted to join the US Navy and become a SWO, did NROTC for 2 years, got diagnosed with disqualifying autoimmune disease, finished college, moved to Israel and did my year of mandatory duty there (since I have dual citizenship). All I did there though was perform maintenance on Merkava tanks though so nothing exciting.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Out of curiousity, what are your views on bringing a year of mandatory service here?

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I would be against it in the US. History has shown the US military is better off when it is a voluntary force. There are some people who are not fit for military service and forcing them to be in (aside from the civil liberties issues) just isn't good for anyone. It's not good for them and it isn't good for the morale of the people who want to be there.

I think it's fine in Israel or South Korea as you are talking about countries with a unique need for a larger standing army relative to their overall population, but that situation certainly doesn't translate to the US or any country that is removed from any immediate existential threats.

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Man no comments on my Busy joke. You guys are lame-o

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

And now reports of more gas bombs being dropped.

Trump sure showed them!

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Collusion between Trump and Putin to make Syria our international shipping filling station and air base for world policing. #workingtogether #artofthedeal

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Assad already flying out of the airfield that Trump bombed lol.

What a joke. It's like trying to spray cum all over a sluts face but only getting a dribble hahahahah

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