tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post4408976163644158206..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: Indifference, Belligerence and BrillianceAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-40590148638034570362013-11-26T13:12:37.294-05:002013-11-26T13:12:37.294-05:00"On the upside, I think a nuclear Iran would ...<i>"On the upside, I think a nuclear Iran would be something the world could live with. Iran is happy to send deluded fools to their deaths, but as with Al Queda, even the most radical elements of the leadership are in no rush to collect their 72 virgins."</i><br /><br />First, we don´t know that for sure, Anthony. The most radical elements are not calling the shots today.<br /><br />Second, history´s monsters never believed they would die. Like Hitler invading Russia, they expect to get away with it. And they often do. Hitler is the exception. Most monsters die peacefully in their beds after murdering millions. <br /><br />Third, you don´t know which regime Iran will have in 10 or 20 years. Instability is our constant fear in Pakistan and that fear will double with every failed state that acquires nukes - and Iran will not be the last one either. Once the dam breaks, it´s gone forever. <br /><br />Of course Iran can be stopped without an invasion or occupation. Destroy their means of producing and exporting oil - can be done in a few days - and you not only destroy their economy utterly but you put pressure on countries who give them cover who are net oil importers, like China.<br /><br />The problem is, we are not ruthless enough even for that and the best time to do it was years ago. <br /><br />Prohibiting a nuclear Iran would be worth the cost. There is no reason why any country in the second most dysfunctional region on Earth should have nukes. If this regime was rational, they wouldn´t run a proxy war against Israel and the US. They wouldn´t try to destabilize their Sunni neighbors. Never mind what they are doing to their own minorities. <br /><br />Some will say, we could live with the Soviet Union. But the Soviet Union and its proxies killed tens of thousands of Americans and millions of others under the cover of MAD. Let us be honest: this time, we had a choice.El Gordonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-86677834221080283822013-11-26T09:49:35.082-05:002013-11-26T09:49:35.082-05:00Wasn't a system of inspectors set up to monito...Wasn't a system of inspectors set up to monitor the activities of Iraq after Gulf I including the production and stockpiling of Sarin gas which despite the protestation of the left in 2004 on he was doing. Every 500th shell was a gas bomb. Telling me he was not hiding "much" sarin gas when he was supposed to not have any does not mean he might as well had none.<br /><br />Did we not have multiple issues with Iraq not allowing the inspectors in, not allowing the inspectors to go where they wanted and overall playing a game of shells looking for the poison gas pellet pea.<br /><br />Was not this fraudulent activity the reason we had to continually bomb the country during the "truce" as no fly zones were violated and the refusal to play by the UN accords the reason we had to eventually go back to a ground war.<br /><br />Now we are going to play a game of three card monte with Iran looking for the red haired plutonium bombshell queen.<br /><br />How does this not lead back to war? or do we just assume a Republican will be in office when the bombs finally fly so the "right" people will take the blame for Obama's end game.<br /><br />Oh well, maybe Jerusalem will look prettier if irradiated to the point that it glows in the dark, from a distance anyways.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-87656562122114610622013-11-25T23:42:57.280-05:002013-11-25T23:42:57.280-05:00Rustbelt, Nobody tops the Hanson Brothers! LOL! :)...Rustbelt, Nobody tops the Hanson Brothers! LOL! :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-64320786706242159652013-11-25T23:42:21.490-05:002013-11-25T23:42:21.490-05:00Eric, I like to think we lead the world in goons. ...Eric, I like to think we lead the world in goons. :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-41479187806005751772013-11-25T23:41:49.598-05:002013-11-25T23:41:49.598-05:00Bev, I'll go metric when they pry the cup meas...Bev, I'll go metric when they pry the cup measure from my cold dead hands. :DAndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-71655911880166516622013-11-25T23:26:27.615-05:002013-11-25T23:26:27.615-05:00Bev, I believe it was best put this way...
"...Bev, I believe it was best put this way...<br /><br />"Americans will never convert to the metric system because Americans are stubborn [expletive deleted], and I'm damn proud to be one of them!"<br /><br />-Dee Snider ("Twisted Sister"), VH1's "I Love the 70's"Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-24212030845705778572013-11-25T23:14:28.184-05:002013-11-25T23:14:28.184-05:00Whatever. We have Seann William Scott as the very ...Whatever. We have Seann William Scott as the very underappreciated GOON!!!EricPhttp://www.threedonia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-39584519571837246982013-11-25T23:14:17.073-05:002013-11-25T23:14:17.073-05:00Speaking of the Metric system, what is up with tha...Speaking of the Metric system, what is up with that?? When I was in "school", "they" said we would be converting to "It" any day now. That was about 40 years ago. What is up with that? I blame Canada...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-7716242897425147922013-11-25T23:04:44.920-05:002013-11-25T23:04:44.920-05:00Well, them, yeah. And these guys...Well, them, yeah. And <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RMqfMKdRtU" rel="nofollow">these guys...</a>Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-14330403631280890732013-11-25T22:57:46.318-05:002013-11-25T22:57:46.318-05:00You mean like the Hanson Brothers? LINKYou mean like the Hanson Brothers? <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/295196950546039426/" rel="nofollow">LINK</a>AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-42812942543301537582013-11-25T22:53:39.767-05:002013-11-25T22:53:39.767-05:00On invading Canada...
I'm not sure that's...On invading Canada...<br /><br />I'm not sure that's a good idea. Everyone who's watched the NHL for any period of time knows that when a fight starts, (and the European players put up their gloves to surrender), the Canadians start swinging left and right with little care for whose teeth are about- sorry, aboot- to get knocked out.<br /><br />There are just some people who go all-out Mr. Hyde when forced to not use the metric system.Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-78726071712903853752013-11-25T22:47:25.401-05:002013-11-25T22:47:25.401-05:00Apparently. Though I know some people who would di...Apparently. Though I know some people who would dispute that. :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-10837670140746952902013-11-25T22:39:14.335-05:002013-11-25T22:39:14.335-05:00You can join "Block Watch" to stop flash...You can join "Block Watch" to stop flashers.<br /><br />You are just too far away from the mind of a 13 year old... Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-30389336197782683292013-11-25T22:36:47.545-05:002013-11-25T22:36:47.545-05:00Kit, Hmm. I don't get it.Kit, Hmm. I don't get it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-58433004600055683392013-11-25T22:36:08.851-05:002013-11-25T22:36:08.851-05:00Rustbelt, Wow. And here I thought mailboxes were ...Rustbelt, Wow. And here I thought mailboxes were nonviolent. Clearly, there are some bad apples in their midsts.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-89219088861892221962013-11-25T22:34:38.376-05:002013-11-25T22:34:38.376-05:00The fact that in Canada they call "Neighborho...The fact that in Canada they call "Neighborhood Watch" a "Block Watch" just makes it funnier. :D Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-25382526621581519242013-11-25T22:34:18.682-05:002013-11-25T22:34:18.682-05:00Andrew said, "Any thoughts on mailboxes?"...Andrew said, "Any thoughts on mailboxes?"<br /><br />A mailbox bit my hand once.<br /><br />There will be a reckoning...Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-72190586022391093172013-11-25T22:32:51.190-05:002013-11-25T22:32:51.190-05:00Kit, LOL! Actually, I don't know why I'm ...Kit, LOL! Actually, I don't know why I'm laughing, there probably is a newletter out there somewhere.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-15987977440030039172013-11-25T22:31:16.966-05:002013-11-25T22:31:16.966-05:00I believe we were talking about something related ...I believe we were talking about something related to... er... um. Huh, this distraction stuff really does work! :DAndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-66420706245777684332013-11-25T22:30:12.621-05:002013-11-25T22:30:12.621-05:00No, I don't get a newsletter. :/ I read it in ...No, I don't get a newsletter. :/ I read it in a statement from the Vancouver Police.<br /><a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/985036/vancouver-police-say-incidents-of-men-masturbating-in-public-and-exposing-themselves-on-the-rise/" rel="nofollow">LINK</a>Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-32460689107746194592013-11-25T22:26:13.133-05:002013-11-25T22:26:13.133-05:00Andrew, I think it's Degrassi. That was a good...Andrew, I think it's Degrassi. That was a good show. What were we talking about?tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-54384208706979030982013-11-25T22:25:38.088-05:002013-11-25T22:25:38.088-05:00Kit, How do you know when they're doing it? Y...Kit, How do you know when they're doing it? You don't get a newsletter do you? ;-P<br />AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-3216764056780021672013-11-25T22:24:47.651-05:002013-11-25T22:24:47.651-05:00tryanmax, Obamacare itself is a distraction... and...tryanmax, Obamacare itself is a distraction... and not just from Obamacare.<br /><br />By the way, it is Benghazi or Beengassi?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-44198707260615082622013-11-25T22:22:06.115-05:002013-11-25T22:22:06.115-05:00Bev and tryanmax, I would have laughed about the &...Bev and tryanmax, I would have laughed about the "superior" Canadian healthcare system... but then Obama had to go and ruin it for us. First to worst in one stinking President. :(AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-64301261929342619292013-11-25T22:21:09.126-05:002013-11-25T22:21:09.126-05:00re Public Masturbation in Vancouver. Most of them ...re Public Masturbation in Vancouver. Most of them are doing it between 5pm and 7am. Right now its 720 Vancouver time and its <i>46 degrees Fahrenheit</i>.<br /><br />Those must be some pretty tough perverts. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.com