“You could almost check the Motocompo on an airplane as overweight baggage”

Having enough free time and access to technology to post dumb questions in a blog comments section.

It’s a bit more complex than that. Saleh got the boot after bombing his own people a few times in 2011. From what I read, a popular decision. The interim government twiddled its thumbs though and basically nothing got done during the peace between 11 and 13ish.. The Houthis got worried that they were going to be…

Wait. Is walking barefoot in hotel rooms a bad thing now?

I was being facetious in response to the oversimplistic tone of the latter half of !!exe!!’s post. Though I wouldn’t consider Germany or Japan to be aberrations, though I would attribute the relative failure of subsequent nation building to failing to follow the methodology used in Germany and Japan. We stayed long…

Ummm....yes they do. I received multiple citations for simply doing my job. Hell, we actually give people a ribbon simply for making it through basic training.

Welcome to the reason that the “war on terror” is a murky, treacherous bitch to navigate.

Just doing their job is the mantra of servicemen and women. That is why a leader needs to look out for them and recommend them for awards/medal, as otherwise they would never go looking for an award. Taking action (in a real-world situation) to save your ship is definitely medal worthy.

I mean, wouldn’t bombing them consistently while giving material support to their declared enemy put us at war? Since when did it only become serious when they start shooting back? Sometimes people will do that.

So much goes back to WW1.

I have a feeling their fellow sailors are going to be buying them a round or ten of drinks when they get to port, though...

The crew may be eligible for the combat action ribbon, but I do not see them getting anything more.

Larry of Arabia has kind of a funny title doesn’t it? ;)

Overkill? Not even... Two Standards and one ESSM to defeat two incoming cruise missiles is pretty damn good.

*sigh*

I know and that is the sad part. This was an act of war and it deserves a little more than being just a blip. Cruise missiles are nothing to laugh at. The US cut diplomatic ties with Russia and now this. The election is a complete distraction to something much more serious going on in the world.

Let’s be thankful this wasn’t worse, and I’m glad our boys are safe.

This is where Andrew is supposed to ask you to send him an email.

I’ve been licking airplane armrests for years and haven’t gotten sick yet.

That post gave me a stiffie.