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fucking momo
Can one man remember the location of all the cities in the 57 states?
Hater.
We had Frickin Aircraft Carriers go into all of those ports.
HOW DEEP DO THEY NEED TO BE???
indonesia and hawaii are on the gulf coast too you nazi clowns. now leave me alone to golf. – baracky
“HOW DEEP DO THEY NEED TO BE??”
deep enough so that “leading from behind” can’t be found
– Apparently some heavy hitter donors are tied somehow to the dredging companies soooooo.
– Wonder if bumblefucks parents were in Hawaii when Germany bombed Pearl Harbor…..
– The problem can be traced to his spelling of “The Golf”.
They’re probably anticipating ships like this Emma Maersk, with others currently under construction.
CMA CGM Marco Polo, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea. Take a GoogleEarth zoom trip to Geoje-do island on the south eastern flank of S. Korea and you can see six or more ships of similar size being built there.
Asians man they build them some shit
I bet they’re not even scared of pipelines
Yep, S. Korea, it’s the new embodiment of the former American can-do spirit.
i wish my 401k had a “S. Korea” etf
but nope
I do have the option of pimco though so I can always invest in the ironclad safety of US Treasury bills
but I dunno
it just feels greedy
Also while you visit there via GoogEarth, check out the aqua-culture in the estuaries to the north-west of Geoje-do and elsewheres in the southern bays there: it’s astounding in the extent.
Next Stop, Vladivostok: Russia Bets Big On Trans-Siberian Railway
aqua-culture is the future!
except for in Asia
it’s old hat there
Russia, it still seems to me, embodies more of a “can-drink spirit” spirit. They haven’t quite got the hang of the other one yet.
drinking and gay-bashing and fucking Obama up the ass is all Russia is good for really
except for they have natural gas and also my understanding is they have congenial hookers
used to be you could adopt darling orphan babies from them
but Obama fucked that up
I’m sure the Chinese will appreciate all that effort.
In Japan they are building too.
Do you reckon the Japanese are setting up for vstol F-35 versions geoffb?
Could be but they say they have not put in any of the facilities that fixed wing aircraft would use, only helicopters.
Of course with the increasing abilities of drones they could be setting up for that type of force.
The F-35 is such a disappointment. I watched a documentary on the program a long time ago depicting the competition between the two teams who put forth their designs and was excited about the prospects of the aircraft. Now, it’s just another very expensive airplane that did not live up to its promise.
That being said, I hope they get it working properly, and I hope we sell them to Israel and Japan as well as the U.K. and our other real allies (the mideast “allies” can pound sand), if they want them. Also, I’m glad Japan is taking steps to defend itself against China, as it’s looking more and more like the U.S. won’t be helping them.
my understanding is the ship turns into a giant robot what you do NOT want to fuck with
By the way, one more president like Obama and there will likely be another war.
The Izumo does not have …
….Any problem making the required mods if it suits their goals. The Chinks and Russkis know this and won’t goad them.
I looked around a little and it doesn’t seem the Japanese are on the buyers list. They do appear to have a 5th gen fighter of their own under development, but it doesn’t seem to have a naval version.
What makes you think another war won’t happen before 2017?
everyone so goddamn broke there’s not gonna be a war
maybe a coupon war
or a food stamp war
or a war on childhood obesitah
but not the kind where people get combat pay and what have you
not enough whorenanke dollars in the world no more
America is tapering you see
I trust the Japanese will make a very good plane that works well. As for lacking a naval version, I would guess that they are not interested in projecting force too far from their nation.
For now, anyway.
and for crying out loud does anyone really want to see what failmerica would do as an encore to iraq and afghanistan
the very idea is more cringeworthy than an anthony weiner press conference
I think the more aggressive countries will wait to see who the next president will likely be before doing anything rash. Plus, starting a war would encourage us to elect a hawk, and while our capacity for destruction is diminished, it is still formidable given a leader who is willing to use it.
I like how they call it a destroyer with it being larger than the USS Wasp and not much smaller than the size of our WWII Essex class carriers.
What makes you think we’d start it? Other nations can’t act? Everything happens as a consequence of what America does or doesn’t do? Other nations don’t have interests of their own?
What you call tapering, others call provacative weakness.
Iraq and Afghanistan were not wars in a traditional sense, in that we were nation-building at the same time. That was a mistake.
An actual war would look quite different, more like the first Iraq war, except this time we had better not stop until it’s finished.
That being said, I have zero interest in being in a war. The problem is, weak presidents encourage such things.
why would anyone waste resources attacking failmerica here or abroad while she’s so busy ass-fucking herself into oblivion
I think you’re overlooking the fact that the middle east is starting to look like the Balkans did a hundred years ago.
I’m surprised they didn’t name it the Yamoto.
That was a mistake.
food stamp made damn sure of that
but the end result is you idiot americans squandered an obscene (!) amount of money and got a nice but not spectacular number of your own kids dead for a handful of shit
it’s so embarrassing
There’s a looming problem for the Israelis. They have to decide if they’re serious or not serious; if they can’t live with an Iranian nuke force or if they can. Depending which way they decide, the makings of a much wider conflict are already in place.
So you are not an American, electric hamster? That doesn’t surprise me.
they might could determine that they don’t have to make a determination
all the cool kids are doing it
I think Israel will have to act. They keep hoping Obama (PBUH) will change his tune, but that isn’t happening, recent oratory to the contrary.
i’m an american but i have an ironic detachment
it’s a tried and true coping mechanism is my understanding
The Israelis seem to be immune to the temptations toward “be cool” baubles and significantly more focused on distinguishing what’s actually necessary and what’s not — which isn’t to say that they’ll always get it right, but that they’re consciously trying to get it right, on account of not having any guarantees of second chances.
what’s the yiddish word for alacrity
hubba-hubba?
Israel acting will cause other actors to react.
I think chop chop will do the trick
I agree, sdferr.
I thought they would have acted by now. Perhaps the have more leeway than we realize, or are waiting on further intelligence. As you said, they need to get it right the first time.
Israel’s subs.
He meant the gulf of R’lyeh
I thought they would have acted by now. Perhaps the have more leeway than we realize, or are waiting on further intelligence.
I think the Israelis have found (much to their surprise) that Obazm is exerting every effort he can to stop them from acting in their interests, and that because their alliance with and dependence on America is so deep, they can’t help but attempt to appease him. And in the meantime, the American people have no clue Obazm acts in this manner, or how. He isn’t telling, and they aren’t asking.
To give Duh!1 some credit? At least the Chicago Ward Heeler got the cities & states right….
Can one man remember the location of all the cities in the 57 states?
Ahyup.
Speaking of SlowJoe Biden, he sends a fundraising email …
Joe, IF ONLY Paul & Cruz were running the perpetually confuzzled GOP, this little Republic might be sustainable. As is, with the embarrassingly empty-headed GOP as it’s configured today, this little Republic is barreling FORWARD to attend a very large train wreck.
Oh, and asshole, you’re not my ‘friend’.
Cheers!
And the only way a government shut-down happens is if Obama vetoes the continuing resolution that funds everything else. People need to be reminded of that.
On the upside, Barry says Michelle’s program on obesity is making poor kids healthy….
It couldn’t possibly be that Barry’s programs for the economy are so bad that poor families can afford less food then before, thus they’re eating less and losing weight. Either way, its a win, I guess.
why would anyone waste resources attacking failmerica here or abroad while she’s so busy ass-fucking herself into oblivion
It’s like all this talk about Russia, China, and Japan threatening each other, or all the evidence of the Middle East jumping the rest of the way into total war, doesn’t even enter the rodent’s palsied brain meats.
Let me put it in terms that even the most cupcake-addled mind might understand: The bad guys aren’t going to declare war on the United States. They’re going to declare war against their traditional regional rivals, because they don’t fear any interference from the United States. Now, some may say that the U.S. shouldn’t be in the international peacekeeping business in the first place — that it’s an inappropriate and unconstitutional role that Washington has claimed for itself. I have some sympathy for such views, but I can still recognize that hot wars in the Middle East and around the Sea of Japan would be Very Bad Things for the people who live in those regions. Also, they would be Somewhat Bad Things for us.
“I think the Israelis have found (much to their surprise) that Obazm is exerting every effort he can to stop them from acting in their interests…”
I think you’re right, Sdferr, and there’s also been the passive-aggressive leaking of Israeli secrets by this administration: Stuxnet, secret base, and now attacks on Syria (http://tinyurl.com/k7s7qks).
I miss the old days when we were feared and loathed. Not just loathed.
Yup. I hate a badass who throws his weight around because there’s nothing I can do to stop him. I also hate a cowardly weakling who never does anything to stand up for himself.
But I respect the former for what he can do to me, even if I don’t like him.
of course nobody worries about US interference it’s a brokedick food stampocracy led by cowardly whores like obama and john mccain with a well-established track record of cutting and running like a bitch
If you’re not reading Kory Stamper, here’s one reason you should: Editorial Correspondence: More Answers I Cannot Send.
“. . . under the American umbrella. . .”
I’ll confess to having no idea where Jacksonville is because I don’t give two shits about Jacksonville, but Savannah?
Thanks for that link, Dicentra. I needed a good laugh and you and Kory Stamper provided it.
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“But I respect the former for what he can do to me, even if I don’t like him. -”
Cowardly weaklings have a way of blowing up eventually and changing people’s attitudes regarding their capabilities one sucking chest wound at a time.