and 99.9% of Jezebel readers.

Putting a Acadia so far down on this list is a travesty.

Also, Edrogan was actively trying to dismantle the Democratic pillars of the state to give himself absolute power. This coup may have well saved the Turkish Democracy.

It’s constitution enshrines the secular nature of the Turkish state. Regardless if you like it or not. If the people of Turkey wish to abolish the secular pillars of the state then they should do so by amending the constitution. Until then the Guardian of the secular state ( the Army) can and will intervene as it is…

I knew a Stargate SG-1 comment was going to be found here.

A——>B brother.

That is a recipe for disaster. See Lindsay Lohan.

Considering the results of the attack in that most of the fleet was either destroyed or knocked out of action for a considerable time that would have been the dumbest gamble in all of history. If 1/2 the fleet was redeployed to San diego and other ports on the west coast to reduce potential damage then I could by it.…

By Everyone I meant the Administration, PacFlt and the War Dept. I should have made that clearer. I have no doubt they knew a strike was coming . But everything from the force structure in Hawaii, and resource placement points to the US readying for an attack on the Western Pacific and not Pearl Harbor.

One Radar. One . It’s warnings were not even relayed up the chain due to a Junior officer’s bad judgment call. US Naval Doctrine at the time was based on the Battleship. Aside from a couple of visionaries like Col. Doolittle no one thought airpower was the future . Even AFTER the British raid on Taranto the Orthodoxy…

“Navy simply removed the aircraft carriers essential to the upcoming war effort”

It’s pretty common to believe this. However there are a few things that get in the way of this. Everyone knew war with Japan was inevitable by the summer/ fall of 1941. The US was in the midst of reinforcing it’s Pacific territories. Guam, Midway, Wake, and The Philippines. Preparing for an attack. The Jewels of the…

Perhaps the only points you’ve made here today that I can agree with.

Except for the little detail of there was a peace treaty in place at the time of our leaving. Hostilities between the US and North Viet Nam were over.

I believe what he said was that some ‘muricans ( as he calls us) are incapable of dealing with the fact that we arein fact reviled in some parts of the world by some people. Therefore some of those people that can’t grasp that do indeed think that it was an inside job. It’s perhaps the only valid point he’s made.

Retreat does not always mean surrender. The casualties were actually quite low considering the amount of destruction. Iraqi troops that abandoned their vehicles and hoofed it on the desert were not fired on. There is nothing dishonorable in destroying your enemy’s equipment and as a consequence his ability to make…

Though what happened in OKC and other places were no less tragic they lack the sheer scale of the NYC attacks. Those two buildings were massive even by the NYC skyline standards. The rebuild ( stupidly delayed) after all the legal BS was sorted out was impressive both in size and the relatively short time in terms of…

I guess it’s because Glass should be dead. Really he should be dead around 3-4 times over. The mere fact that he isn’t makes him a figurative one if not in actuality. People back then generally speaking were some real tough SOB’s.

It’s based on a book by the same title. There is no Indian wife or child for that matter and glass is helped by the Pawnee because they share the same enemy ( the hostile Indian tribe) . Obviously The film takes some serious liberties with the story, but one thing is clear. Glass is left for dead but never dies. He…

Not without risking a massive counter attack by NATO and more specifically the U.S.