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Grace Ramos said:The real issue today is that most people are teetering on the edge of pure stupidity.
Nowadays, we're dealing with metaphorical bombs dropping on us every single day. Unlike during Desert Storm, where you knew exactly who the enemy was, today they are everywhere, just waiting for the chance to stab you in the back.
rustywalker32 said:There’s just no way that’s going to happen.
It seems like the US is positioning itself to gain some serious leverage when sitting down at the negotiating table with the Slovaks or the Czechs.
Timothy Evans2 said:Veteran officers within the military found themselves forced to condemn a presentation delivered to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Virginia, where the unthinkable—using nuclear weapons against holy sites like Mecca and Medina—was actually put on the table. It was presented as a historical parallel to the devastation seen in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tokyo, and Dresden.
“We have come to realize that there is no such thing as modern Islam,” Matthew A. Dooley stated back in June 2011, essentially drafting a manifesto for American anti-Islamic defense. “The United States has to be crystal clear here: this aggressive ideology can no longer be tolerated. Islam must change, or it faces self-destruction.” This was the assertion made by Lieutenant Colonel Matthew A. Dooley during a seminar for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Norfolk, Virginia. He laid out a four-phase blueprint designed to fundamentally transform Islam, one method being the initiation of counterterrorism operations directed at civilian populations—a strategy Dooley, who remains stationed in Norfolk conducting courses for officers preparing for deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other Muslim nations, explicitly advocated.
Following the fallout, the Defense Intelligence Agency was ordered to investigate the matter this past April, as the content flew in the face of the "values we stand for," according to General Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Dempsey was alerted to the situation by one of the course participants, a counterintelligence officer currently serving in Iraq. Upon hearing the details, Dempsey immediately issued orders to all staff branches, commands, and training centers to halt these types of lectures and any similar presentations regarding a total war against the Muslim world. General Flynn, acting as an assistant to Dempsey on these matters, officially suspended the courses in Norfolk this month.
Of course, none of this diminishes the official news breaking these days; the United States is ramping up its military involvement in Yemen and Pakistan significantly.
J. Brennan, a senior advisor to the White House Counterterrorism Center, announced this shift during a speech in Washington, D.C. Now, the Pentagon finds itself in the unenviable position of having to justify its actions to a watchful public.
Up until now, the "policy" for the high establishment—both the Pentagon and the White House—regarding military operations in Muslim countries has been to maintain a tight lid on things. The standard advice has always been: “...We are not in a position to comment on specific classified operations or specific areas of the world where we are engaged...” That is simply the directive handed down from PR handlers. The conclusion regarding our involvement in "unspecified military operations" stems from a statement by Brennan, who remarked, “...The United States government utilizes drones wherever they are required...”
Michael Anderson2 said:Russia isn't some special case here; anyone looking for a handout is eventually going to get screwed over.
The whole "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality? Nobody actually wants that. Everyone is looking for a bailout, a low-interest loan, a subsidy, or some "foreign investment"...
Michael Anderson2 said:Well, anyone who takes help from Russia is asking for trouble... 😁
Melissa Chavez6 said:http://english.cntv.cn/20111128/103927.shtml
Now the Russians and the Chinese have moved into the Middle East. We thought we were liberating people, but instead, we just let Hussein loose to tear apart those local factions. Looking back, it’s glaringly obvious that Operation Desert Storm and the occupation of Iraq were massive strategic blunders.
William Moore2 said:Heh, good luck finding a former US president—or criminal, for that matter—who would even step foot in the EU...
If things are really that way, why hasn't he moved there yet? 😍
Maria Booth said:And hey, as the Pakistan-China alliance gets stronger, so does the USA-India connection. Pakistani politicians really need to weigh if it's worth it to let the USA openly take India's side.
briskbadger18 said:Amanda Hill4, give it a rest!
Anyone actually paying attention to what's happening on the ground knows that Russia was never a player in Pakistan's foreign policy. Besides, those "monkeys" you keep calling names are actually essential to Western interests—the US probably blew their chances with them long ago. China is Pakistan's real, concrete ally; they’re the ones consistently watching their back. This whole situation is just going to tighten the bond between Pakistan and China, which isn't inherently a bad thing. If NATO wants a massive headache, all they need is for Pakistan to stay passive or, better yet, actively help the Taliban by cutting off supplies. If that happens, NATO is going to be dealing with endless problems. Honestly, they'll regret this cowboy diplomacy big time.
Melissa Chavez6 said:Twenty-five soldiers were killed and seven others wounded on Saturday morning during a NATO helicopter strike on a military outpost near the Afghanistan border, according to officials from the Pakistani armed forces. In direct retaliation for the strike, Washington, D.C. has decided to block NATO supply lines running through their territory. "We have halted all NATO supplies per orders from the federal government," stated official Hussein.
This NATO strike against the Pakistani armed forces sets a dangerous precedent that could trigger a nuclear conflict. As a regional nuclear power, they aren't going to sit by while NATO provokes them in their own backyard. This kind of escalation might just push Washington, D.C. closer to Moscow and the BRICS bloc.
http://thefortress.pk/2011/08/30/pak...n-with-russia/