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Russian Navy Deploys Carrier to Med [Weirddave]
Oct 21, 2016 (ANN) In a move sure to be seen as provocation by many western observers, the Russian have redeployed their only carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, to the eastern Mediterranean.
Ordered by the Soviet Union in 1981, the vessel was launched in 1985 and commissioned in 1990 as Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza N.G. Kuznetsov after Soviet Admiral Nikolai Kuznetsov, a legendary sailor who was promoted in 1955 to his post as the first Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Navy. He was demoted less than a year later for political unreliability. His rank was posthumously restored in 1988 when the Soviets realized two things: That naming their carrier Leonid Brezhnev as planned was less than popular and that naming a ship after a discredited admiral was probably not the best idea. In true Soviet fashion they un-discredited the Admiral. 1988 was a turbulent year in the USSR. Although classified by western navies as an aircraft carrier, her official designation in the Russian Navy is "heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser", so three years after her commissioning it was decided to put some planes on board. Her first operational deployment (to the Mediterranean, in order to “acclimate” Russian sailors to the harsh climate there) in the mid 90s was cut short, reportedly by mechanical problems with her evaporators, leading to a severe shortage of water aboard. Russian spokesman Alexov Andrelki vehemently denied the rumors in the press. “Reports of a water situation aboard Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza N.G. Kuznetsov are completely false. As you can see from these photos, Kuznatov is comfortably deployed on top of the water. Look at the photos, there is plenty of water all around the magnificent ship.” After a brief liberty stop in Tartus, Syria (which subsequently suffered a mysterious but unrelated shortage of bottled water), Kuz returned to Russia where she served with distinction in a variety of Russian dry docks. This month's deployment of the vessel to Syria is her first following an extensive 2010 refit. Photos taken by the Royal Navy (see below) of the vessel transiting the English Channel have led to speculation among American military experts as to the exact nature of these upgrades. “Judging from the stack gas, her power plant appears to have been converted to one burning firewood, or possibly peat.”, said one expert on condition of anonymity, “Either of these would be an excellent choice for them as Russia enjoys vast reserves of both in Siberia. It remains to be seen, however, if they will be able to master the technical aspects of this new-to-them technology”. Ace News Network will keep on top of this story for any breaking developments.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:00 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at October 21, 2016 03:01 PM (KUaJL)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at October 21, 2016 03:02 PM (KUaJL)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 21, 2016 03:02 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at October 21, 2016 03:02 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 21, 2016 03:03 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:03 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:04 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at October 21, 2016 03:04 PM (Kucy5)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at October 21, 2016 03:04 PM (KUaJL)
And Dave your well done humorous fake news left out that the Kuznetsov always travels with tugs and auxiliaries that would not normally accompany a ship from a real navy - precisely because it's so prone to break-downs.
But we're getting there! Wonder if the Navy will propose a new class of ocean-going tugs specifically to "support" the LCS when they suffer their engineering casualties?
Posted by: rhomboid at October 21, 2016 03:04 PM (QDnY+)
I wish Russia well in their endeavor to stop obama from continuing his deadly civil wars in Syria, Yemen, and Libya. And now in Iraq.
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:05 PM (WE5/U)
You gotta be kidding me...
Posted by: navybrat at October 21, 2016 03:05 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at October 21, 2016 03:05 PM (Kucy5)
Posted by: Roland [OMITTED] at October 21, 2016 03:05 PM (QM5S2)
Posted by: Pete Seria at October 21, 2016 03:05 PM (/pOl7)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 21, 2016 03:05 PM (so+oy)
Posted by: Insomniac - Irredeemably Deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:06 PM (VKZGb)
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:06 PM (sWbjH)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 21, 2016 03:06 PM (66Sa/)
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:06 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: Russian admiral/sous-chef at October 21, 2016 03:06 PM (h/uSM)
Posted by: Russian admiral/sous-chef at October 21, 2016 03:06 PM (h/uSM)
So you've been to Texas?
Posted by: Insomniac - Irredeemably Deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:07 PM (VKZGb)
Posted by: Roland [OMITTED] at October 21, 2016 03:08 PM (QM5S2)
Posted by: Admiral Sir Barack Obama, Hallowed LEadr of 57 States and Lord of The Corpsmen at October 21, 2016 03:08 PM (/m8T6)
Posted by: Bruce at October 21, 2016 03:08 PM (8ikIW)
Posted by: MasterBlaster at October 21, 2016 03:08 PM (h/uSM)
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:09 PM (sWbjH)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 21, 2016 03:09 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: Ash Carter at October 21, 2016 03:09 PM (/m8T6)
Posted by: Bruce at October 21, 2016 03:10 PM (8ikIW)
Wait, what was our beef with Assad, exactly?
Posted by: Methos at October 21, 2016 03:10 PM (3Liv/)
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:10 PM (WE5/U)
Posted by: Gary Johnson at October 21, 2016 03:10 PM (h/uSM)
Posted by: Ash Carter at October 21, 2016 03:09 PM (/m8T6)
The good news is you get double rations for lunch. The bad news is the Captain wants to go water skiing after lunch.
Posted by: Insomniac - Irredeemably Deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:10 PM (VKZGb)
backwards Caucasians would be a cake walk, particularly considering our
vital national security interests at stake in...
Not to worry. Shillary says we can have nukes up in 4 minutes
Posted by: Bruce at October 21, 2016 03:11 PM (8ikIW)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:11 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:11 PM (sWbjH)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at October 21, 2016 03:11 PM (/D5Lf)
Not a chance the russkis or us will get into it - for very different
reasons. We're already engaged in a proxy war, no advantage in making
it more conventional and direct.
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There never is...right up until someone thinks they can get away with it.
Posted by: Methos at October 21, 2016 03:12 PM (3Liv/)
Posted by: Lawrenceville Georgia Police at October 21, 2016 03:12 PM (/m8T6)
Too bad Iran won't say "pussy;" then the Media and obama would be all outraged at them.
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:12 PM (WE5/U)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 21, 2016 03:12 PM (Nox3c)
Laugh all you want about what a piece of crap it is,its there.Attack it and it means war.I assume it does have Russia's state of the art surface to air missiles.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at October 21, 2016 03:12 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: Gary Johnson at October 21, 2016 03:12 PM (h/uSM)
Posted by: NavyMom at October 21, 2016 03:13 PM (Y4c10)
Posted by: BignJames at October 21, 2016 03:13 PM (9RGU3)
EMCOMCOM test? Fortunately the rest of the internet remains unaf
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at October 21, 2016 03:13 PM (Kucy5)
Posted by: Stateless Infidel at October 21, 2016 03:13 PM (2L42J)
Posted by: the littl shyning man at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (U6f54)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:11 PM (cPsPa)
nope
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (/D5Lf)
Wait, what was our beef with Assad, exactly?
Posted by: Methos
His Radical Islamic Terror bona fides were suspect.
Posted by: Dirks Strewn at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (kfcYC)
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (sWbjH)
oh yeah, that's gotta be a joy to type out in all official communications. Cyrillic is not any more concise than Roman characters.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (39g3+)
Not one bit.
The carbon emissions are downright wicked.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Ioseph Stalin at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (DpOmP)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (Kucy5)
Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at October 21, 2016 03:15 PM (RD7QR)
What was our beef with Qaddafi?
Our beef with Saddam seems to have been based on poor hygiene in his food trucks.*
* - I'm completely aware of what went on there, but if there was casus belli it was Iraq shooting at our Northern Watch/Southern Watch patrols, not any WMD bullshit.
Posted by: JEM at October 21, 2016 03:15 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: Mortimer, deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:15 PM (zu88C)
The "ski" on the end is to mark it as properly Russian.
Posted by: Vladimir Putin-ski at October 21, 2016 03:15 PM (/m8T6)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (Kucy5)
Which is also the word for "goat."
Posted by: Insomniac - Irredeemably Deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:15 PM (VKZGb)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:15 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Carrier Charles De Gaulle at October 21, 2016 03:15 PM (h/uSM)
Posted by: John Kerry at October 21, 2016 03:16 PM (DpOmP)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:16 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:16 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: yankeefifth
East Coast DNR attacks ongoing today.
Posted by: Trish Regan Fan Club at October 21, 2016 03:16 PM (Mt8T4)
>> uniforms!
How you do you spell "Gender-Neutral Head" in Cyrillic?
Posted by: JEM at October 21, 2016 03:17 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: the littl shyning man at October 21, 2016 03:14 PM (U6f54)
Lindsey? We know who you are, Senator.
Posted by: Mr Macca Bean (Make deplorable adorable again!) at October 21, 2016 03:17 PM (4ng05)
Posted by: Pyrocles, the Deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:17 PM (YYQrJ)
Posted by: yankeefifth
East Coast DNR attacks ongoing today.
Posted by: Trish Regan Fan Club at October 21, 2016 03:16 PM (Mt8T4)
thanks
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:17 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Revenant at October 21, 2016 03:17 PM (3DSAh)
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Can't you see it, i drew it right there on the water with my big stick!
Posted by: Barack Obama at October 21, 2016 03:18 PM (h/uSM)
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-37734096
Posted by: Votermom the deplorable @vm on gab at October 21, 2016 03:18 PM (Om16U)
Wouldn't want that off my coast. Our chief diversity officer would have to take a month to recover from xer stress at facing this carbon-belching white patriarchal monster.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 21, 2016 03:18 PM (NBViM)
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:18 PM (WE5/U)
the AA-10 Alamo air-to-air missiles carried by the Su-33s (a variant of
the Su-27) that keep taking off from this piece of shit, and landing on
it.
President Shit-Fingered-Midas could do quite a bit to "fundamentally transform" things in his last couple of months in office.
Posted by: Pastafarian at October 21, 2016 03:18 PM (OWWiT)
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:18 PM (sWbjH)
Posted by: Methos at October 21, 2016 03:10 PM (3Liv/)
He's blocking a natgas pipeline route which rightly belongs to George Soros and Warren Buffett.
And that freedom and human rights stuff, and pics of kids in battle scarred towns make SE Cupp cry
Posted by: kbdabear at October 21, 2016 03:19 PM (Ya7zs)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:19 PM (39g3+)
I have a cold. I had a cold exactly one year ago. That's weird.
Posted by: Soothsayer
I hope you feel better next year.
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:19 PM (VndSC)
Anyone else have a better resolution?, I only see 2 aircraft and 1 Helo on the flight deck.
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:18 PM (sWbjH)
That technically still makes it an aircraft carrier.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 21, 2016 03:19 PM (jxbfJ)
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:19 PM (WE5/U)
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"Flota" doesn't mean "Fleet" as in the title Fleet Admiral, contrary to what some of the State Department linguists might believe.
Instead, in an old Russian tradition that dates back to Peter The Great, that's a sign of our hopefulness every time we launch a new ship.
Posted by: Vladimir Putin-ski at October 21, 2016 03:19 PM (/m8T6)
Posted by: Jayne Cobb at October 21, 2016 03:20 PM (h/uSM)
Posted by: bluebell at October 21, 2016 03:20 PM (uHcnA)
Posted by: William Eaton at October 21, 2016 03:20 PM (MuTTO)
>> the foreseeable future) leaders hate this country
>> more than they do.
Yeah, pretty bad when we're looking forward to the Russians saving us from our own "leadership".
Posted by: JEM at October 21, 2016 03:20 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: Soona at October 21, 2016 03:20 PM (Fmupd)
Posted by: Your New Green Navy at October 21, 2016 03:20 PM (Ya7zs)
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:20 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: Bigbys other phone at October 21, 2016 03:21 PM (ANs86)
Who seized an opportunusski
Because Barry's a wimp
They set out a ship
And grabbed TFG by the pusski
Posted by: Insomniac - Irredeemably Deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:21 PM (VKZGb)
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.
Posted by: Admiral Josh Painter at October 21, 2016 03:21 PM (zu88C)
Posted by: JEM at October 21, 2016 03:17 PM (TppKb)
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Amabo
Posted by: Vladimir Putin-ski at October 21, 2016 03:22 PM (/m8T6)
But Boatski McBoatfaceski came in second.
Third was Brad
Posted by: Bruce at October 21, 2016 03:22 PM (8ikIW)
It better have a few more than 2.
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:22 PM (sWbjH)
Posted by: Some Russian at October 21, 2016 03:22 PM (X7E8f)
Brits use them a lot too, its a mini carrier design to get extra lift from a short runway.
They're sailing a carrier right down the middle of the English Channel. This is a poke in the eye over western weakness, not showing off technology.
Yeah, that's not exactly the short way around for Russia. Its a deliberate waving of the wang, the kind they never dared before.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:22 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: Mr Macca Bean (Make deplorable adorable again!) at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (4ng05)
Posted by: R. DUKE at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (ONH2e)
Its a aircraft carrier alright, my question is how many aircraft is it carrying?
It better have a few more than 2.
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2.5. With upgrade to 2.6 soon!
Posted by: Some Russian at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (X7E8f)
Posted by: Quintus Arrius at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (IqV8l)
I read a few days ago, 8 warships they let loose.
Again, not to mention the huge strategic assault planned on Mosul.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (qCMvj)
Posted by: Draki at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (fHt7t)
Posted by: Methos at October 21, 2016 03:10 PM (3Liv/)
He wanted to charge transit fees to the gulf arab states for the pipeline they wanted. The qutaris and saudies, said No. Assad should have let them build it it for free.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (d76uN)
something of a risk for the sovs because there is probably a risk that something breaks down and has to be towed home.
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:23 PM (cPsPa)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/
2016/oct/21/ddos-attack-dyn-internet-denial-service
Posted by: Trish Regan Fan Club at October 21, 2016 03:24 PM (Mt8T4)
Posted by: tu3031 at October 21, 2016 03:24 PM (qJhUV)
Posted by: Mortimer, deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:24 PM (zu88C)
The real western weakness was surrendering the mantle of leadership in Syria and allowing Russia to create its own no fly zone there.
Posted by: Revenant at October 21, 2016 03:25 PM (3DSAh)
I usually can't get to the comments page.
Won't load, except once in a while.
When I reload the site, sometimes it does, no problem.
Other times, it redirects me to those " lucky winner" bullshit sites.
AoS is the only site doing all this.
Oh, and I went to pick up book at Library.
Tried AoS there. No luck, same problems.
So not restricted to my stuff.
Weird thing.
Posted by: tubal at October 21, 2016 03:25 PM (d6TTt)
Yeah, pretty bad when we're looking forward to the Russians saving us from our own "leadership".
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On one side you've got Russia supporting a run of the mill Arabic dictator. On the other hand you've got Obama supporting ISIS and murdering Russian pilots.
Somehow Barky has us in a morally inferior position to Russia.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 21, 2016 03:25 PM (X7E8f)
Posted by: Soona at October 21, 2016 03:20 PM (Fmupd)
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I think I saw a report yesterday that Russia had ten ships in the English Channel - is that correct? I suppose I could look myself.
Posted by: bluebell at October 21, 2016 03:25 PM (uHcnA)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 03:25 PM (7H/2n)
Posted by: washrivergal at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (sWbjH)
Russian military spent a lot of time fortifying the base at the while at the same time they were rocketing Aleppo and Homs and then pulled back imen and materiel nto the newly refurbished base.
Reset. Leading fom behind. Watch Putin in Libya now.
Posted by: 13times at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (WHVu+)
I think the Royal Navy is shadowing them.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (mgbwf)
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Actually, I'm not sure anymore. But I looked pretty cool with the red lines didn't I?
Posted by: Barack Obama at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (X7E8f)
The ski jump allows lower stresses on the pilots. It's not a great design, but it has its purpose.
And you can use it for skate board tricks.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Quintus Arrius
Good news : extra ration of glog today
Bad news : after lunch, I am going waterskiing
Posted by: Captain Claudius at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: washrivergal at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (CFc5L)
I'm sure the Russian sailors' oral hygiene is abysmal.
Posted by: Insomniac - Irredeemably Deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM (VKZGb)
Posted by: Russian admiral/sous-chef at October 21, 2016 03:06 PM (h/uSM)
So you've been to Texas?
Posted by: Insomniac - Irredeemably Deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:07 PM (VKZGb)
I hope the Russian stuff is better than that crap i wasted 8 bucks on here at the State Fair.
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM (Q6/bf)
I'm pretty sure Nelson would like to broadside that tub.
Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM (Iy8pe)
Posted by: Mortimer, deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:24 PM (zu88C)
more likely have a sub sail by inverted so he can wag his junk at the russians.
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Revenant at October 21, 2016 03:25 PM (3DSAh)
Ummm....question for ya. How can you assume a "mantle of leadership" when every action taken by the U.S. in Syria does not meet any legal justification?
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM (d76uN)
Posted by: Bigbys other phone at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM (ANs86)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM (NBViM)
Posted by: Billy Occam at October 21, 2016 03:28 PM (/542q)
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He probably called Ms Syria fat or something. That's the kind of thing we get outraged over nowadays.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at October 21, 2016 03:28 PM (KUaJL)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (mgbwf)
yeah but with one or two ships, not ten. suppose they could fire up their aircraft carrier, if it had aircraft.
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:28 PM (cPsPa)
I wish Russia well in their endeavor to stop obama from continuing his deadly civil wars in Syria, Yemen, and Libya. And now in Iraq.
Posted by: Soothsayer
Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Central African Republic...
The "Pan Sahel Initiative" ect.
U.S. special operations teams are now deployed to 23 African countries "seven days a week, 24/7," according to Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc, chief of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa. "1,400 SOF operators and supporters integrated with our partner nation..." yada yada "is Bob Hope doing his Christmas Show here?"
With zero attention from anybody, especially the Republican controlled congress -- until another barracks gets car bombed.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Surellin at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (PWL0Y)
Posted by: Soona
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So, within range of shore artillery? Not something you see every day.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (7H/2n)
!0 is correct, plus a sub and 3 support vehicles.
The Daily Mail has some good coverage, plus a Norwegian video.
I'm not that impressed. The engineers on the Russian CV are in for hard time ahead, looking at that smoke.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 21, 2016 03:26 PM (mgbwf
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The Royal Navy that has four active duty surface ships?
Posted by: MTF at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (/m8T6)
>> to Russia.
Once again we come back to "what would Obama be doing differently if he WERE an agent of a hostile foreign power?"
Posted by: JEM at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: Petrov at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (AGJqR)
That can only mean one thing. He was insufficiently supportive of transgenders in the military. It's shameful that we are only now catching up to where they were decades ago.
Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (mBYZv)
Unlike Italy in 1945 though the opposition is clearly worse then the dictator.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (X7E8f)
My money says "dung burner".
It does lay down one hell of a smokescreen, though.
Posted by: cool breeze at October 21, 2016 03:29 PM (StZrq)
Posted by: SGT Stumpy at October 21, 2016 03:30 PM (P4k+S)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at October 21, 2016 03:30 PM (Kucy5)
>> ships?
The ones whose power plants shut down because their cooling systems can't handle Persian Gulf water temperatures?
Posted by: JEM at October 21, 2016 03:30 PM (TppKb)
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He probably called Ms Syria fat or something. That's the kind of thing we get outraged over nowadays.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously
It couldn't be killing Muslims. That's all the rage, lately.
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:30 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM
Ahem. "Junk"?
Submariners do it deeper.
Posted by: EB Green at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (X5jRy)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:28 PM (cPsPa)>>>
We would be happy to fly our planes off it.
Posted by: Local RC plane club at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (tf9Ne)
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Actually the real difference is will.
Had you given the US Army the same latitude in Iraq that the Russian Army had in Chechnya the post-Saddam part of the war wouldn't have ever even started....
Posted by: 18-1 at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (X7E8f)
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (sWbjH)
Posted by: Mortimer
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Holy Hell, I didn't know that we have flying carriers!
Damned impressive.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (7H/2n)
Also some Iraqis complaining that American jets letting ISIS escape to Syria, and when our generals say ISIS leaders spotted escaping it kind of gives that credibility. SPOTTED, not KILLED.
Some eyewitnesses say that ISIS is sparse on the east end of Mosul and heavy on the west end, which to my very amateur eye says they're planning a heavily covered retreat.
Today, Shiite militias moved to the west side of Mosul to cut the retreat since Iran doesn't want to let them retreat to Syria where they become "moderate rebels" and fight against Iranian and Hezbollah fighters there.
Oh, and somebody forgot to guard the rear since ISIS is attacking Kirkuk now.
Instant Clusterfuck; Just add elitist/neocon strategerie
Posted by: Your New Green Navy at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (Ya7zs)
The thing is, this isn't the result of our lack of military action in Syria, its basically America being so feckless, incompetent, and foolish in its foreign policy, so deliberately belly-turning and cringing, so willing to bow and apologize, so lacking in firm resolve and response, and so unwilling to use any resources to establish strength that thugs and monsters around the globe are stepping out of their caves, confident the dragon is asleep.
President Obama's foreign policy -- along with Hillary Clinton, while in state -- is one of weakness and inability, of public humiliation and incompetence. Without that resolve and strength shown in the past by greater presidents, Russia sees nothing to lose and is thumbing its nose at the west. What are they going to do? Europe could combine its entire armed forces and be too small to fight Russia, and America won't fight.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (39g3+)
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Thanks for confirming. Even with all the smoke, I don't trust the Russians. Old Cold Warrior here.
Posted by: bluebell at October 21, 2016 03:32 PM (uHcnA)
when every action taken by the U.S. in Syria does not meet any legal
justification?
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM (d76uN)
--You make up a legal justification. The legality of international actions is window dressing to disguise the realpolitik. Nations that really want to do something, do that thing, legal niceties be damned.In theory, the US would be helping rebel groups that are fighting Assad and ISIS. I'm sure a theory can be concocted as to how supporting them is material to the fight against ISIS.
Posted by: Revenant at October 21, 2016 03:32 PM (3DSAh)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:27 PM
I wave my junk by you, roundeyes
Posted by: Admiral Chin at October 21, 2016 03:32 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 21, 2016 03:32 PM (66Sa/)
Posted by: Mortimer, deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:32 PM (zu88C)
Posted by: Mortimer
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Holy Hell, I didn't know that we have flying carriers!
Damned impressive.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (7H/2n)
Mort, tell the truth. Are you Hillary and did you accidentally give up another classified secret about our flying carriers?
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at October 21, 2016 03:32 PM (KUaJL)
***
Assad is a client of Iran - so in the first part of his regime, Obama was supportive of him.
But then ISIS led a revolt against Assad, and Obama switched sides, and when Obama says you have to go .... you have to go. Except he didn't.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 21, 2016 03:33 PM (X7E8f)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 21, 2016 03:33 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 03:33 PM (TWEt2)
>> Iraq that the Russian Army had in Chechnya the
>> post-Saddam part of the war wouldn't have ever
>> even started....
On one hand, yes, Bush 43 let the modern military's lawfare tendencies run riot.
On the other, lack thereof didn't really help the Soviets in Afghanistan...
Posted by: JEM at October 21, 2016 03:33 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: Mortimer
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Holy Hell, I didn't know that we have flying carriers!
Damned impressive.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Inverted. Doubly impressive !
Posted by: rickb223 at October 21, 2016 03:33 PM (I1MCJ)
He made a joke about Michelle wearing red eye-liner.
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:34 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: josephistan at October 21, 2016 03:34 PM (7HtZB)
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Dammit it just slipped out. I meant to say "frying terriers" , a JEF snacktime favorite.
Posted by: Mortimer, deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:35 PM (zu88C)
Per the googles: "As of August 2016, there are 77 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy. 19 of the commissioned vessels are major surface combatants (six guided missile destroyers and 13 frigates) and 11 are nuclear-powered submarines (four ballistic missile submarines and seven fleet submarines)"
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 21, 2016 03:35 PM (mgbwf)
Still a beast. The Kirovs are far nastier, in my estimation, and certainly outclass the zumwalts. Sigh...there was a time when we were a nation of sailors and riflemen. Now, pajama boys and Twitter addicts....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 21, 2016 03:35 PM (NBViM)
Posted by: Cicero -- Profoundly Deplorable But Pretty Dependable at October 21, 2016 03:35 PM (8ZskC)
***
I remember when Obama said he was going to *finally* bomb ISIS's fuel convoys.
It turns out what he actually did was told them when we would bomb them, let the people driving the trucks leave, and would then do a cursory bombing.
Before of course letting ISIS steal more fuel trucks in Iraq.
Brilliant!
Posted by: 18-1 at October 21, 2016 03:35 PM (X7E8f)
Damned impressive.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Area 51.
Posted by: Roy at October 21, 2016 03:35 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:36 PM (cPsPa)
Assad supported AQ insurgents ferry materiel down the Euphrates ratline to Fallujah.
Posted by: 13times at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (WHVu+)
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He probably called Ms Syria fat or something. That's the kind of thing we get outraged over nowadays.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at October 21, 2016 03:28 PM (KUaJL)
............
How could he tell if she's fat under that burka? Unless of course, if he grabbed her pussy.
Posted by: wth at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (HgMAr)
Posted by: cool breeze at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (StZrq)
--Was talking about gear, not 'will'; different Ball of Wax, as the old folks used to say. But in re That, being subtle was never a Russian Thing
Posted by: Billy Occam at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (/542q)
Posted by: alexthechick - at least four feet too short at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: Basic Underwater Demolition /Seals at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (JmjOe)
"That goddanm Clinton bitch. This is supposed to be secret!"
Posted by: Nick Fury at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (Iy8pe)
Posted by: Mortimer, deplorable at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (zu88C)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:37 PM (39g3+)
Sorry. I accidentally added beans to my carrot chili.
Posted by: Abdul McAbdullyface at October 21, 2016 03:38 PM (X5jRy)
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My understanding is before Carter and Reagan started selling Masood weapons that Afghanistan was losing the war.
PS: Carter also sold weapons to the Afghan Resistance
PPS: The US sold weapons to the predecessor of the Northern Alliance, not the Taliban
PPPS: Masood and co lost control of the country because Clinton stopped giving them support, and Pakistan supported the Taliban.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 21, 2016 03:38 PM (X7E8f)
Posted by: mallfly Cloggenstein of Rodham, VT at October 21, 2016 03:38 PM (TWEt2)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'the hobo jerky was too salty' at October 21, 2016 03:38 PM (OUobZ)
Posted by: Hillary! at October 21, 2016 03:38 PM (qJhUV)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:40 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Hillary! at October 21, 2016 03:38 PM (qJhUV)
"... and I want my fucking button back! **I loved that goddamned button. Fuckers."
Posted by: Mr Macca Bean (Make deplorable adorable again!) at October 21, 2016 03:40 PM (4ng05)
Posted by: Bruce at October 21, 2016 03:40 PM (8ikIW)
???
Is it ok for me to wish that who ever does that, meet the same fate, that the Nuremburg defendants did when they made up the "just following orders" defense.
There is not one single valid reason for the United States or any other uninvited nation to have anything to do with Syria.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at October 21, 2016 03:41 PM (d76uN)
Posted by: fixerupper at October 21, 2016 03:42 PM (JmjOe)
Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at October 21, 2016 03:42 PM (+FSld)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 21, 2016 03:42 PM (NBViM)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:43 PM (39g3+)
I was underwhelmed.
Posted by: fixerupper at October 21, 2016 03:42 PM (JmjOe)
july 5th?
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:43 PM (cPsPa)
The history of the ship I recounted in the OP is more or less accurate. In a tongue in cheek fashion, of course.
Posted by: Weirddave at October 21, 2016 03:43 PM (LxBcy)
>>
5 And a flotilla of tugs in case the peat is wet.
Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist
For some reason this sounds subtly sexual.
Posted by: Sphynx at October 21, 2016 03:43 PM (OZmbA)
Posted by: Qoheleth at October 21, 2016 03:43 PM (iIzG7)
Posted by: josephistan at October 21, 2016 03:43 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 03:44 PM (TWEt2)
Yeah, I really would love to be friends with the Russians, I want to be allies and help them be strong and prosperous, but Russians gotta Russia and leftist gotta left.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:44 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Vlad aka Jethro at October 21, 2016 03:44 PM (8J/Te)
Posted by: Bruce at October 21, 2016 03:44 PM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at October 21, 2016 03:44 PM (sh70B)
Posted by: Hillary! at October 21, 2016 03:44 PM (kTF2Z)
This stunt, the Filipino Prez joining up with China and Russia.
Heckuva a job, Barry!
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 21, 2016 03:44 PM (4ErVI)
Posted by: Hillary! at October 21, 2016 03:38 PM (qJhUV)
*points wildly*
SEE SEE HOW I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE CHILDREN AND HOW THEY'RE AWFUL AND ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU!
*points wildly moar*
Posted by: alexthechick - at least four feet too short at October 21, 2016 03:45 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at October 21, 2016 03:45 PM (Iy8pe)
That ship isn't under steam. Look closely. It's under smog.
Posted by: Qoheleth at October 21, 2016 03:45 PM (iIzG7)
Posted by: talgus at October 21, 2016 03:46 PM (fJQAI)
You think the Turks would stop the Russkies?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 21, 2016 03:46 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: tu3031 at October 21, 2016 03:46 PM (qJhUV)
Posted by: Captain America at October 21, 2016 03:46 PM (3Liv/)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 03:47 PM (TWEt2)
Russia is not surrounded by oceans, other peoples dirt and Muslims but not oceans.
Posted by: DaveA at October 21, 2016 03:47 PM (8J/Te)
Sorry. I accidentally added beans to my carrot chili.
You have to use tofu in your carrot chili if you're going to go Full Cochran.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (Ya7zs)
Is it ok for me to wish that who ever does that, meet the same fate,
that the Nuremburg defendants did when they made up the "just following
orders" defense.
There is not one single valid reason for the United States or any other uninvited nation to have anything to do with Syria.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at October 21, 2016 03:41 PM (d76uN)
--You can wish for whatever you like. The world of international relations is a Hobbsian one, modern conventions notwithstanding.
Posted by: Revenant at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (3DSAh)
Posted by: Abdul McAbdullyface
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LOL
A serious crossing of the Meme Beams
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (7H/2n)
he should sail it up and down the east coast since nothing would piss obama off more than to have that hulk spewing greenhouse gasses all over his donors and raising the sea level obama has just lowered.
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: tu3031 at October 21, 2016 03:46 PM
In the lockbox?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (bzd8I)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (TWEt2)
"yes. Yes, it Vas us comrade. Yes, we are that good. Da."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (Q6/bf)
This stunt, the Filipino Prez joining up with China and Russia.
Heckuva a job, Barry!
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis
DAVAO, Philippines: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he was not severing ties with his country's long-time ally the United States, but merely pursuing a more independent foreign policy by strengthening relations with China.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (IqV8l)
You have to use tofu in your carrot chili if you're going to go Full Cochran.
Turkey tofu.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (I1MCJ)
Gorbachev: America, I'm not worried. I am protected by Mikhail's Navy!
Posted by: Qoheleth at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (iIzG7)
I wonder if the Russians would rent it out for an earth day party.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (tf9Ne)
Since Bill Clinton was impeached, is he still allowed in the White House?
(this is not a serious question -- but I want it to become a meme for the LIV's benefit so they think about it and be reminded Bill Clinton was impeached for being a Workplace Sexual Predator)
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (WE5/U)
Posted by: washrivergal at October 21, 2016 03:50 PM (CFc5L)
153 We just have one of our carriers do an inverted flyby and give them the finger. Posted by: Mortimer ---------- Holy Hell, I didn't know that we have flying carriers! Damned impressive.
WEll Of COURSE! I saw newsreel footage of it the last time I went to the movies. Funny though, one of the maintenance guys had this weird American flag suit on and carried this disc thingie...
Posted by: Put that kid back where it came from or So Help Me at October 21, 2016 03:50 PM (HPNqc)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:50 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 03:50 PM (TWEt2)
Posted by: josephistan at October 21, 2016 03:43 PM (7HtZB)
Eh, it wasn't that bad.
Posted by: ZombieChurchill at October 21, 2016 03:50 PM (h6BP/)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 21, 2016 03:50 PM (NBViM)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 21, 2016 03:50 PM (y3aQB)
They believe that being more like Canada is better standing - the nice guys everyone likes but nobody fears or cares what they do or say.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:51 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Country Singer (gab @BertG) at October 21, 2016 03:51 PM (GUBah)
Posted by: tu3031
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We spent on Solyndra, and Sensitivity Training Courses.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 03:51 PM (7H/2n)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at October 21, 2016 03:51 PM (d76uN)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (Q6/bf)
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I admire your dedication. You've eaten your way through that whole fair, haven't you.
Posted by: bluebell at October 21, 2016 03:51 PM (uHcnA)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at October 21, 2016 03:51 PM (iONHu)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:52 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Roland [OMITTED] at October 21, 2016 03:52 PM (QM5S2)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 03:52 PM (TWEt2)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (Q6/bf)
Go on . . . .
Posted by: alexthechick - at least four feet too short at October 21, 2016 03:52 PM (mf5HN)
It balanced the budget, and then the GOP took over the government and spent like madmen, followed by Democrats, who spent even harder.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:52 PM (39g3+)
On the other hand, carriers themselves might be obsolete in the way wars are fought in the 21st century, much like battleships were at the dawn of WW II.
Or maybe he figured he didn't see the point in waving your dick off a coastline 10,000 miles away.
Posted by: kbdabear at October 21, 2016 03:53 PM (Ya7zs)
Posted by: Country Singer (gab @BertG) at October 21, 2016 03:53 PM (GUBah)
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:53 PM (WE5/U)
well you have to remember, these are the people who like to spend their spare time doling out free blowjobs on the weekend, so "standing" is a relative term
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 03:53 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Vlad 'Drago' Putin at October 21, 2016 03:53 PM (ZKlDy)
You have to use tofu in your carrot chili if you're going to go Full Cochran.
Turkey tofu.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 21, 2016 03:49 PM (I1MCJ)
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Have a heart, you guys. The poor guy isn't even here to defend himself.
Posted by: bluebell at October 21, 2016 03:53 PM (uHcnA)
The world is a dark and ugly and dirty place, and the sooner we remember that, the better.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 21, 2016 03:54 PM (NBViM)
Yes, he was impeached for the perjury, not the infidelity.
And I have to say that a man is honor bound to lie about infidelity.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 21, 2016 03:54 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: Sir Mix-a-lot at October 21, 2016 03:54 PM (mBYZv)
Posted by: Soothsayer
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Someone should put up posters around 1600 Pennsylvania, warning that a sexual predator is moving into the neighborhood.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 03:55 PM (7H/2n)
I believe he was impeached for lying about it,
Yes, he was impeached for perjury. The republicans pussed out. And then R's in the Senate really pussed out and nixed the whole thing.
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:55 PM (WE5/U)
Once he's been unfaithful to his wife, he has no honor left to defend.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 03:55 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Hillary! at October 21, 2016 03:55 PM (qJhUV)
Department of Homeland Security launches urgent investigation as massive ongoing series of cyber attacks takes down sites including Amazon, Spotify, Reddit and Twitter
Github, SoundCloud and PayPal also reported to be down
Some of Amazon's cloud services also believed to have been hit
Outage appeared to be primarily affecting web users on the US East Coast
Second wave of attacks began around 1PM ET
Department of Homeland Security 'investigating all potential causes'
The ongoing interruption of its network resulting from a DDoS attack
DDoS attacks are a primitive form of hacking using botnets - networks of computers that hackers bring under their control
ANONYMOUS claim to fame
Posted by: Evilpens at October 21, 2016 03:55 PM (y3aQB)
Someone should put up posters around 1600 Pennsylvania, warning that a sexual predator is moving into the neighborhood.
Genius!
Budweiser ought to make a tv commercial about you, Mister Republican Snark Creator.
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 03:56 PM (WE5/U)
Interesting ...
Nice little heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser you have there ...
Hate to see a stray "defective Iranian torpedo" hit it ...
Posted by: RNR at October 21, 2016 03:56 PM (OuJcq)
I've been doing Pilates.
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at October 21, 2016 03:57 PM (i3c+H)
On the other hand, Gore probably would have also blown the surplus if he'd won and we'd probably still be negotiating with the Taliban about arresting bin Laden.
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 03:57 PM (TWEt2)
Posted by: Deplorable Old Blue at October 21, 2016 03:57 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 21, 2016 03:57 PM (y3aQB)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine
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But, but... we have Dancing With the Stars!
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 03:57 PM (7H/2n)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at October 21, 2016 03:58 PM (mBYZv)
And then when they scream RIGGED Trump-Elect can say, didn't you all just spend the last 3 weeks insisting the election can't be rigged?
oh the lolzlzlz that would give me...
Posted by: #NeverHillary - I Love Trish Regan Sexually at October 21, 2016 03:58 PM (6RZuW)
Try this site https://tinyurl.com/afmexlp
Posted by: Evilpens at October 21, 2016 03:59 PM (y3aQB)
http://www.vectis.co.uk/AuctionImages/241/893_l.jpg
Posted by: kbdabear at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (Ya7zs)
Bet those are now worth a small fortune...
Posted by: Tex Lovera at October 21, 2016 04:00 PM (wtvvX)
an update to the Mosul attack over at The Free Beacon
Terrorists Cornered in Kirkuk After Complex Attack
ISIS counterattacks in another district after campaign to take back Mosul begins
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/isis-terrorists-cornered-in-kirkuk-after-complex-attack/
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 21, 2016 04:00 PM (qCMvj)
Isn't that the law, if a serial sex offender moves in they have to alert the neighbors?
You can kill 87 people and move in without warning anyone but sex offenders have to warn everybody. You can steal 800,000 worth of art but never warn anyone a thief is moving in next door.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 04:00 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at October 21, 2016 04:00 PM (Iy8pe)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 21, 2016 04:00 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Ignoramus at October 21, 2016 04:01 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: Sponge at October 21, 2016 04:02 PM (xttKs)
ot
heh.
also over at the free beacon, a video
Biden Rips Into Trump: I Wish 'I Could Take Him Behind the Gym'
and do what Joey?
http://freebeacon.com/
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 21, 2016 04:02 PM (qCMvj)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 04:02 PM (TWEt2)
Posted by: An Observation at October 21, 2016 04:03 PM (TsLsv)
That would true if the omabanite administration had any understanding of their real weaknesses. They don't. It doesn't take a student of history to understand that there is no realpolitik involved here. It is mere wishful thinking.
It doesn't take a student of history to show that the obamanites don't have the upper hand and that any show of fangs by them will be laughed at by the real animals in the yard.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at October 21, 2016 04:03 PM (d76uN)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 04:04 PM (TWEt2)
And yet, men fight and fight and kill and die , as we have since our first ancestors learned to make war. Almost as if there's such a thing as human nature.....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 21, 2016 04:04 PM (GE0i4)
What exactly would it accomplish to shut down twitter on election day? I mean other than frustrate addicted social media types?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 21, 2016 04:04 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Soona at October 21, 2016 04:05 PM (Fmupd)
Posted by: Cristina Aguilera at October 21, 2016 04:05 PM (TsLsv)
Interesting ...
They used to have 2 but sold one to India (Gorshkov), and proceeded to make them pay through the nose to have it refitted in a Russian shipyard.
Posted by: tu3031 at October 21, 2016 04:05 PM (qJhUV)
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Unfortunately we'll never know for sure since they don't have a VP that broadcasts their cyberattacks ahead of time.
Posted by: Captain America at October 21, 2016 04:05 PM (3Liv/)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 04:07 PM (TWEt2)
Posted by: Hillary at October 21, 2016 04:07 PM (wwOpQ)
Posted by: Cristina Aguilera
You must not have watched the Al Smith dinner.
Posted by: Maria Bartiromo at October 21, 2016 04:07 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 21, 2016 04:07 PM (I1MCJ)
Posted by: mallfly SuPreme at October 21, 2016 04:08 PM (TWEt2)
Posted by: Soothsayer at October 21, 2016 04:08 PM (WE5/U)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With More Je Ne Sais Quoi! at October 21, 2016 04:08 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 21, 2016 04:08 PM (7H/2n)
Posted by: Hillary at October 21, 2016 04:07 PM (wwOpQ)
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LOL! Gawd, what a world.
Posted by: washrivergal at October 21, 2016 04:08 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: Skip at October 21, 2016 04:09 PM (sWbjH)
Ummmmm...high profile pundit? Who made that call?
Posted by: tu3031 at October 21, 2016 04:09 PM (qJhUV)
http://www.vectis.co.uk/AuctionImages/241/893_l.jpg
Posted by: kbdabear at October 21, 2016 03:48 PM (Ya7zs)
Bet those are now worth a small fortune...
Posted by: Tex Lovera at October 21, 2016 04:00 PM (wtvvX)
$120 bucks
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at October 21, 2016 04:09 PM (/D5Lf)
Remember how Garrett Morris on SNL did that skit where he was the translator of a live speech for the hearing impaired, and he just shouted out what the speaker said with greater volume?
I feel like Biden is the "LIV Whisperer/Translator" for this administration, he's there to dumb down each of the administration's Trump criticism so that even the the most moronic (small 'm') Americans can get it.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 21, 2016 04:10 PM (NOIQH)
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Fools! We use green energy.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With More Je Ne Sais Quoi! at October 21, 2016 04:11 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Picric at October 21, 2016 04:18 PM (Fyhp4)
Oh, and guess what areas seem to be affected by teh DDoS? This shouldn't be difficult...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, deplorably down with Eph 6:12-13 at October 21, 2016 04:19 PM (9krrF)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 21, 2016 04:28 PM (y3aQB)
Posted by: Revenant at October 21, 2016 04:29 PM (3DSAh)
Posted by: xnycpeasant at October 21, 2016 04:31 PM (QtQaN)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 21, 2016 04:33 PM (y3aQB)
***
Actually the real difference is will.
Had you given the US Army the same latitude in Iraq that the Russian Army had in Chechnya the post-Saddam part of the war wouldn't have ever even started....
Posted by: 18-1 at October 21, 2016 03:31 PM (X7E8f)
Adolf and Hirohito beg to differ.
Posted by: Avi at October 21, 2016 04:41 PM (ir/G5)
he should sail it up and down the east coast since nothing would piss obama off more than to have that hulk spewing greenhouse gasses all over his donors and raising the sea level obama has just lowered."
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Speaking about donors, I suppose after January Obama will start his own foundation to fleece billionaires and foreign dictators with promises of influence in a future Michelle Obama administration.
If it's working for Clintons why not Obamas?
Besides Clintons are only following the long held Argentinian tradition. Who said Americans have nothing to learn from the Latinos?
Posted by: Decaf at October 21, 2016 04:51 PM (8zHLN)
For some reason this reminds me of Simon and Garfunkle's "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard."
Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at October 21, 2016 05:09 PM (97XyN)
Posted by: Jean at October 21, 2016 05:13 PM (H9+7t)
Posted by: Deplorable lady with a deplorable basket of deplorable cats at October 21, 2016 05:22 PM (aQ3UV)
Posted by: 80's music fan at October 21, 2016 05:34 PM (q29nF)
Posted by: Michael K at October 21, 2016 06:08 PM (O7ZEr)
Probably also why the Japanese are now building "helicopter destroyers".
Posted by: junior at October 21, 2016 06:21 PM (d/pkP)
Posted by: Rick554 at October 21, 2016 06:26 PM (GjAer)
Posted by: Octiparan at October 21, 2016 06:29 PM (7cl3r)
To be waiting for eggbeaters to start flying around and dropping lead based Christmas tree tinsel. Bwahaha! Invisible to radar!
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at October 21, 2016 06:59 PM (FtrY1)
Posted by: lynndh at October 21, 2016 10:13 PM (DaWUf)
Posted by: Smitty27 at October 21, 2016 11:21 PM (g9d8D)
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George Bush Slices Don Rumsfeld Like an F*ckin' Hammer
Democratic Forays into Erotica
New Shows On Gore's DNC/MTV Network
Nicknames for Potatoes, By People Who Really Hate Potatoes
Star Wars Euphemisms for Self-Abuse
Signs You're at an Iraqi "Wedding Party"
Signs Your Clown Has Gone Bad
Signs That You, Geroge Michael, Should Probably Just Give It Up
Signs of Hip-Hop Influence on John Kerry
NYT Headlines Spinning Bush's Jobs Boom
Things People Are More Likely to Say Than "Did You Hear What Al Franken Said Yesterday?"
Signs that Paul Krugman Has Lost His Frickin' Mind
All-Time Best NBA Players, According to Senator Robert Byrd
Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran
Signs That David Letterman Just Doesn't Care Anymore
Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery
Signs Andy Rooney Is Going Senile
Other Judgments Dick Clarke Made About Condi Rice Based on Her Appearance
Collective Names for Groups of People
John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets
Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle
Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy
Changes to Make Christianity More "Inclusive"
Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments
John Edwards Campaign Excuses
John Kerry Pick-Up Lines
Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney
Torments in Dog-Hell
The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)