glacierdog

Alright, so my question is, how can we more effectively root out terrorists? A man by man wild goose chase is hardly effective. Where else would have been a better starting point than Iraq? Much criticism, but I'm not hearing a better course of action. Perhaps the cash spent on the war could have been used to improve homeland security, but the fact is there is no foolproof way to defend against an act of terrorism. It's hard enough to keep track of large groups of people. How can we expect to predict when one man will walk into a shopping mall with 30 sticks of homemade dynamite strapped to him? The idea is to deal with the larger groups that have funding and motivation to cause damage on a large scale. I can't think of a better way to go about this. Any thoughts, gents?

Well, I don't think it really matters. I have little doubt that Bush will be re-elected. He's changing the face of international politics, and though I'm no expert, I'm also no fool, and it feels good to me.

Hey Caveman, good to see ya. Sisu told me you got banned. Did the gods of CC reverse their verdict?

Hey, thanks for the support guys. I didn't know they replaced Garner. First of all, who was he? I hate to be so ignorant to the facts, but I've really been pretty cut off here. What happened there? I've heard a bit about the democratic candidates for the next election...Al Sharpton? Is that correct? And what's his name, the guy who was implicated in the murder of his secretary? Is this for real? Can anyone sum up the general post war stance of the various parties for me? I'd like to be able to come back with at least a vague idea of what the nation is thinking. Much obliged, Fence Sitter. I don't drink alcohol, but I'll toss down something else cold. I tell you, it's gonna be a while before I touch anything HOT again. ha ha.

So what's being said there? I occasionally catch a glimpse of CNN playing on some officers TV, but other than that I'm cut off.

3 years shy of existence.

Ha ha, I actually saw one of these at a gun show a few years back.

Hey sisu, did you get my email? I wrote a while ago, haven't heard back from ya. Still in the desert, looks like I'll be back in time for some climbing this summer. I've got a semi confirmed date, but who knows how many times that will change, right? Muffy, you might want to hold off on that bread! Mail is taking almost a month to get here. Thanks though! I can't send PM's from this computer now, so this is public. Oh well, here's to military intel.

It's easy to be immature here because it's mostly anonymous. Come on, who among you has never wanted to tell some one to suck the farts out of your ass? It's okay here. That's what the internet is for! That and the unchecked distribution of porn. Take what you want from it.

Ya, I'd much rather not post my exact location on an internet chat board. We have enough problems over here. I'm an avionics tech, so computers are part of my job. I'm just lucky enough to have internet access as well. Don't worry though, DFA, I'm not too comfortable. I'm sleeping in a tent on a cot in 115 degree weather, waking up to camel spiders the size of dinner plates crawling up my leg. Tax dollars. Shit. Maybe you were just throwing your wit around again, but you fuckin do this and tell me how your sense of humor holds out. Good to hear from ya muffy! Hope all is well with you.

Love you too, DFA. Eat a dick.

HAR HAR! I love that one.

I'm in the desert now. It's fuckin hot. And flat. But let the good times roll!

Hey Scott, I'm en route. I'm laid over in Baltimore. I'll drop you an email once I'm set up over there.

I'm off, ladies and gents. Soon, and somewhere. Unless I get standown orders again. Wish me luck. Scott, I'll call you tonight if you happend to read this before then.

Ya, I guess. I'm just ancy. There's no one here. I'm trained, ready, and I'm not doing anything. War is upon us, and I'm filling space in a ghost town. I'm not a war dog, but dammit, I'm in the military. I could be doing something useful.

Sorry, I'm not there. I got standdown orders the day, nay, 14 hours before I was supposed to leave. So I'm still gathering dust up at whidbey island.

no sweat. So does any one know which unit that was?

Does this thread have a purpose? Anyone know what unit it was where the guy threw a grenade into his own command tent? I have a friend in the 101st, and I think it might have been his unit.

Shit. I guess I'm a fucker then. I hear a lot of anti war talk, but I don't hear any viable alternate solutions. If you have a genuine idea, I'll hash it out with you sans name calling. I think I've shown that in the past. But if you are just flat out complaining. Then hell ya, I'll call you a whiner. Come on DFA, you may disagree with me, but you can tell the difference between intelligent discussion and bitching.

does that make you an anti-anti-crybaby, baby?

Yep.

People like to complain. I like to remind them that they are living the good life, and that the good life doesn't come easy or cheap.

Thanks, much appreciated. I'll probably need it.

Hi muffy! Sorry, been pretty busy these days. It doesn't look like I'm leaving in May now. For the moment. Sheesh. So much for scheduling.