tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post1852908562264454038..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: More Pondering On The Current Crisis In The Middle Eastmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-70521552006439311142020-01-07T19:24:04.658-06:002020-01-07T19:24:04.658-06:00Right. This is what I've been saying--Congress...Right. This is what I've been saying--Congress doesn't want authority because that would confer responsibility. They only want to use these issues for political purposes.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-39880236280489433492020-01-07T18:57:26.490-06:002020-01-07T18:57:26.490-06:00I love this blog, been reading for over a year. I ...I love this blog, been reading for over a year. I finally felt called to weigh in on a thread. You are all so very smart, so it is intimidating.<br /><br />Since 9/11 all presidents have used drones to kill terrorists and congress wasn’t notified until after in most cases, trust me, they do not want to know. One kill was even a US citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. He was given no due process rights, 1789https://www.blogger.com/profile/10804572429061898055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-37180947069572881182020-01-06T17:45:21.191-06:002020-01-06T17:45:21.191-06:00If the US were to pull out of Iraq, most of the ac...If the US were to pull out of Iraq, most of the actors most hostile to us would find themselves in a real pickle overnight. It's possible that's what the leaked letter was about.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46788070109323639252020-01-06T17:42:41.025-06:002020-01-06T17:42:41.025-06:00I can agree with all of that.I can agree with all of that.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-7213036548039259192020-01-06T17:38:34.024-06:002020-01-06T17:38:34.024-06:00Deep State Fifth Columnists within the SoS have be...Deep State Fifth Columnists within the SoS have been quietly assuring the Iranian Mullahs that Trump has been seriously weakened by the ongoing coup and impeachment initiatives. As a result, Soleimani was tasked with turning up the heat in the ME in hopes of luring Trump into a foreign policy debacle (Bengazi Redux).<br /><br />But Trump has responded as a businessman rather than a politician. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-6030609833622676932020-01-06T17:38:16.946-06:002020-01-06T17:38:16.946-06:00I'm no foreign policy genius and am hesitant t...I'm no foreign policy genius and am hesitant to even weigh in. I agree with the America First policy. I'm certainly not eager to see our boys killed or maimed. On the other hand, we "broke" Iraq, as a previous commenter stated. We removed an effective counterweight to Iran. As pro USA as I am, we don't have clean hands all the time. When I read writers with more Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-50906480888509239272020-01-06T13:14:13.396-06:002020-01-06T13:14:13.396-06:00"return fire on an officer of an enemy fighti..."return fire on an officer of an enemy fighting force"<br /><br />Did the Iraqi demonstrators actually "fire on" the embassy? My understanding is that the Marine guards did not feel compelled to "return fire" at the time. The "return fire" occurred at the Baghdad Airport, which didn't appear to be a "battlefield" at the time of the mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-67637308717935240672020-01-06T12:58:35.382-06:002020-01-06T12:58:35.382-06:00To say “assassination” when we return fire on an o...To say “assassination” when we return fire on an officer of an enemy fighting force who just attacked our embassy, is silly. He wasn’t at home. He wasn’t in a field hospital. He was strutting around on the battlefield of his own creation. Deplorable Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720288972263783908noreply@blogger.com