Would you shake GWB's hand if you were on national tv? (w/ poll)

[JohnOfSheffield]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Harvey
No fucking way. I'd rather take the most dramatic public action possible to show my contempt for that traitor. FUCK HIM!

Well there's a shocker...

He's right though.

Because of GW everyone in charge of Afghanistan has deemed it unwinnable, a surge like that clown Petreus suggest won't work at all, the situation is so very different, everyone but him agrees on that, Karzai is making peace with the Talibans now, laying down weapons for the Talibans.

We need to get rid of both of them, and fast.

We need more troops, we need more people to train the police forces, we need more air supprt still, we need a leader that isn't just twiddling his thumba but rather sets in a force of 100K men on ground and a ready based airforce, someone who does not accept that the Pakistanis are cutting deals with Talibans for safe havens and then calling them our allies.

We need to blast the living daylights out of the mountains and we need Afghanistan to KNOW that there is only one kind of good Talibans.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Harvey
No fucking way. I'd rather take the most dramatic public action possible to show my contempt for that traitor. FUCK HIM!

Well there's a shocker...

He's right though.

Because of GW everyone in charge of Afghanistan has deemed it unwinnable, a surge like that clown Petreus suggest won't work at all, the situation is so very different, everyone but him agrees on that, Karzai is making peace with the Talibans now, laying down weapons for the Talibans.

We need to get rid of both of them, and fast.

We need more troops, we need more people to train the police forces, we need more air supprt still, we need a leader that isn't just twiddling his thumba but rather sets in a force of 100K men on ground and a ready based airforce, someone who does not accept that the Pakistanis are cutting deals with Talibans for safe havens and then calling them our allies.

We need to blast the living daylights out of the mountains and we need Afghanistan to KNOW that there is only one kind of good Talibans.

It's not often I agree with John, but in this he is correct. It's the one war we absolutely had a reason to be in, and the one with the best chance to make an actual positive impact in an area and not just a country.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield

Originally posted by: cubby1223

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: Pepsei
salute the rank, not the man.

Good Nazi attitude you've got there. Feel free to salute all the world's Hitlers...I'll continue to stand for what's right over what's in uniform.

Get a grip.

:roll:

You do realise that he's former military and as an officer, i'd take it as an insult if people saluted my rank, we generally do not do salutes to anyone in my team, we're all grown ups, we know the drill, some hand waving won't help us one fucking bit unless it's done out of respect and never in the battlefield, they are as dependant on me as i am on them.

That is the difference between disciplin and respect and something most military men never learn, PrinceOfWands did and i salute him for that.

You just don't want people saluting you in the open cause it makes you a target of opportunity to any unfriendlies observing.

 

[daniel49]

Originally posted by: SecPro

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: Pepsei
salute the rank, not the man.

Good Nazi attitude you've got there. Feel free to salute all the world's Hitlers...I'll continue to stand for what's right over what's in uniform.

If you were in the service, you understand that the CiC is yours even if you don't like him. I served under Clinton and despite the fact that most servicemen at the time despised him, we all still saluted.

I served under Clinton as well, 92-94, USN, YN3 (got out a couple months short of getting YN2 frocked).

I understand completely, I'm just too good of a person to agree. I don't serve evil, I don't care what frigging uniform they wear.

Edit: Corrected for a fourth time. Ok, done posting when completely drunk.

You're also a certified psycho path. Are the courts letting you see your kid yet?

Yeah I'd shake his hand. Unlike some others I don't think he's evil, just way over matched for the job. In fact he's kind of a sad figure I almost feel sorry for him. Now Cheney is a different story, if he wasn't holding a shotgun in his hand I'd probably curse him to his face.

You almost had it but in the end you're just as big a tool as harvey and the princessofwands.

Somebody above nailed it. You'd all shake his hand without comment or incident.

Posting about PrinceofWands situation with his daughter is stepping over the line and will not be tolerated in the future. Feel free to criticize his opinion but leave his personal life out of it.Anandtech Senior Moderator



First decent moderation I have seen here since mods were voted on.
Pat yourself on the back.
Good job!
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