There will never be an end to the Israeli-Palestine conflict. It will continue till the end of time, or until the nukes fly and end the world as we know it. The Middle East likewise will forever be a hotbed of unrest. To think we can make a lasting difference is naive. The sooner we say "fuck it" and give up on the whole region, the better. Actually all we're accomplishing now is to stall the inevitable nuclear war. I'll guarantee you, sooner or later one of these third world countries is going to let the nukes fly and all hell's going to bust loose. Just watch.
When I had horses (to ride, not fuck) I had a German Shepard that enjoyed biting at the horse's hocks. I wasted the fucking dog after he drew blood on a young colt.
I remember when Americans first started getting news media reporting from inside the Soviet Union.
There was one report that I will never forget. It was a 'man on the street' interview, and the news crew was asking several gentlemen some questions when a Russian militiaman came up and demanded the men stop answering questions and also demanded their identification papers.
They laughed at him. They told him to get lost. He continued to make demands of them and one of them just punched him in the face and laughed again and continued answering the reporter's questions.
The reporter asked them why they were not afraid of the militiaman and they said he didn't know who they were and that they would keep it that way. As long as they refused to identify themselves there was nothing he can do.
Today we have made it an arrestable offense to refuse to identify ourselves in the U.S. America is on the wrong path in my opinion.
Which raises the far more prescient question: what the fuck is a "packer"?
Well flash, in your case, considering the fact that you're bi, you would be considered a packer...ya know, 'fudge packer...packin the fudge...tonguein the turd...'.
Thanks Ray, for putting it in perspective. It makes perfect sense that not all personnel need armor. Front line troops getting shot at, yes, cooks, no.
Quit being a stubborn hard ass Mike. Let yourself heal totally as the Dr. says or you may well never be right again. BTW, a good friend of mine was over last night. He did the Pacific
Crest Trail from Mex. to Can. back around 1999, and he JUST finished the Continental Divide Trail. He said the Con. Divide Trail is only marked about 10% of the way. He started in Glacier Natl. Park and headed south. Said he ran into a Grizz in the first 9 miles, thought about whether to proceed or not and said fuckit and went for it...bears be damned. I only mention this because I believe YOU did the AT? Is that right?