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2013-07-25 Afghanistan

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Posted by trailing wife 2013-07-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 If you possess limited or in many cases NO clandestine capability and must operate under the safeguarding and protection of the US military; when the military departs.... what choice do you have ?

You had it wrong at FOB Chapman and you've had it wrong with Karzai. History will show you had it wrong at Benghazi as well. Political commissars the lot, good riddance !

Posted by Besoeker 2013-07-25 03:16|| 2013-07-25 03:16|| Front Page Top

#2 good riddance

Are you sure it's riddance Besoeker---or just moving to another theater to fight the real enemy?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-07-25 05:45|| 2013-07-25 05:45|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a holistic approach g(r)om. A seamless community of Federal Police State prole watchers, bit-catchers, and listeners. Enemy, or enemy of the people; subjective terms correct ?

"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."
- Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 7

Posted by Besoeker 2013-07-25 07:31|| 2013-07-25 07:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Enemy, or enemy of the people

Is there a difference?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-07-25 10:02|| 2013-07-25 10:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, there's 'the people', and then there's everyone else.

Posted by Pappy 2013-07-25 12:32|| 2013-07-25 12:32|| Front Page Top

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