tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post3926134382036093962..comments2023-09-23T09:13:14.458-05:00Comments on Duly Consider: Letter From Naval Officer On Nimitz Off Iranian CoastEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141962520026207726noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-60152589174319397162007-05-30T11:51:00.000-05:002007-05-30T11:51:00.000-05:00I hear a lot of individuals making comments about ...I hear a lot of individuals making comments about the Bush administration doing all this stuff to "make the rich richer." I only wish that were true. I have followed politics for a LONG time and, though I voted for Bush, he and his people are, unfortunately, not THAT bright. He IS trying to secure the oil supply in the Middle East (good for ALL of us....and doing a poor job of it) and he is pinchprohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202836662737317650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-77291447912632724502007-05-30T11:50:00.000-05:002007-05-30T11:50:00.000-05:00It should be clarified that no one has verified th...It should be clarified that no one has verified the whereabouts of any nuclear weapons carrying subs. It would be assumed they are always strategically assigned.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141962520026207726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-59164464531664335682007-05-30T11:34:00.000-05:002007-05-30T11:34:00.000-05:00A couple of thoughts from a former Sailor. 1. All...A couple of thoughts from a former Sailor. 1. All show of force or presence missions are political. You show up off someones coast to influence the behavior of that country's leadership.<BR/><BR/>2. Nuclear weapons on ships? Read this http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA389152 <BR/><BR/>It took about 10 seconds on Google to find that. As another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-67371663149026699552007-05-30T11:00:00.000-05:002007-05-30T11:00:00.000-05:00BZ to all hands aboard the NIMITZ carrier battle g...BZ to all hands aboard the NIMITZ carrier battle group. <BR/>From an old Navy Stewburner!MAJMaddoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16252990973769938507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-75860663922135179432007-05-30T10:42:00.000-05:002007-05-30T10:42:00.000-05:00To rephrase "It's a Wonderful Life" ‘Our youth are...To rephrase "It's a Wonderful Life" ‘Our youth are wasted on the old’, the old way of thinking and solving problems. Twice our military has given Iraq to the politicians and twice they have failed miserably. This time in blood bath beyond anything we imagined. <BR/><BR/>We learned several truths in Vietnam. One being to support out military regardless of what they have been told to do. TheyTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532520786931039883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-6030732973249749032007-05-30T00:38:00.000-05:002007-05-30T00:38:00.000-05:00It should be categorically stated that LTJG Hall n...It should be categorically stated that LTJG Hall never doubted or belittled the decisions of his superior officers or the President.<BR/><BR/>He specifically suggested the "show of force" may have had "political motivations" which is part of the proper use of the military as sometimes the very presence of a powerful force is the thing that averts war.<BR/><BR/>No one one KNOWS the motivations of Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141962520026207726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-33496675134631230852007-05-29T21:54:00.000-05:002007-05-29T21:54:00.000-05:00everyone conveniently forgets that the fundamental...everyone conveniently forgets that the fundamentalism, the taliban and all its products were planned, financed and excuted by CIA with cooperation of Pakistan military and intelligence during the regime or General Zia, to pit them against the soviets during the afghan war. None of this existed in Pakistan or afghanistan before the afghan war. Back then these same terrorists were touted as "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-20052221628584018852007-05-29T21:53:00.000-05:002007-05-29T21:53:00.000-05:00Very brave young man to be so truthful and blunt a...Very brave young man to be so truthful and blunt about his statements about Bush. Bush and the Republican party which are puppets for the rich in this country would like nothing better than to take over all of the mideast and get their greedy paws on all of that oil and oil money. We are in Iraq for one and only one reason ...money from oil. Sorry another reason is Haliburton, a crooked Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-49532897796117288792007-05-29T21:20:00.000-05:002007-05-29T21:20:00.000-05:00I think we should worry more about Pakistan sellin...I think we should worry more about Pakistan selling nuclear weapons to terrorists than Iran. Overall, Iranians are very pragmatic and they don't support terrorism. Iranians are even described to be non-religious by other muslims that visit Iran. I think Iran is only threatens to protect their country and all its OIL rather than wish to attack us. Pakistan on the other hand is a country nuclear Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-23401907822585016232007-05-29T16:17:00.000-05:002007-05-29T16:17:00.000-05:00"Never pick on the little guy." The Iranian react..."Never pick on the little guy." The Iranian reaction will be to hasten building nuclear weopons that can be deployed, most probably, through clandistine terrorist operations just about any where they can get away with.<BR/><BR/>To demotivate the Iranians and take there resource support away would involve a different strategy. The optimal stategy might be one that would make Pres. Bush and VP Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com