This is very sad for us and his family.. RIP Andrew.
Hi, I'd say the fledgling democracy is more like an out of control blow torch (comparatively speaking) and the proof of that is that citizens all across the Islamic landscape are overthrowing their dictators one after the next as they have been empowered by our example set in Iraq and Afghanistan to do so. This is both good and bad, good in the sense that we want democracy in the M.E. and bad because we might just get what we wished for.. Heh, thanks for your thoughts it was a good read..
Just a couple things to think about.. Iran is now surrounded by a free Iraq and a free Afghanistan (more free than before anyway) and Arab dictatorships are crumbling as a result. Iran and Syria could still dissolve from within and indeed it seems that Assad's days are numbered.
So the only time we should go to war is after the carnage has already occured? After a country has been invaded and crushed and its citizens murdered? C'mon, you're better than that.. The true test of whether this war was worth it or not will come if and when we see free Iraqi citizens snapping pictures of the Grand Canyon and the Statue of Liberty and Niagra Falls et. al. and not before then.. Even the Japanese didn't start doing that until 20 or 30 years after WWII..
She might not be ready or interested.
Not so fast,.. Aside from the legal implications, the question of capability also arises. Ideally you want a vehicle that can defend itself during extraction in hostile environments, but hardware is heavy and every bit you add decreases the lift for other equipment such as medical/life support gear, how many wounded the ship can take off with etc.. It's not a cut and dry situation that absolutely needs to change so far as I know, but in general yes, I think the ships should pack heat if and when they can.
In my best JFK voice (JFK as the judge): Theafoah, I heaby sentince you to steak and lobsta in the state penn with the goodfellas foah foahteen yeahs, sentince to be placed into affect immediately, coht dismissed..
There's still a lot of ground to cover in sci-fi before succumbing to remakes.. What about the Foundation trilogy? A.E. Van Vogt anyone? I can think of dozens of classics that would warrant making before the skullduggery of another hapless remake..
Even funnier was the guitarist in the next float playing with mittens on.
No we don't need to laugh or be rocked.. We need rifles at dawn for a number of people but laugh? Nope, afraid not, not in the mood.
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