tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3644483632492643884..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: With Friends Like These...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35635653960214766692016-08-29T23:06:19.691-07:002016-08-29T23:06:19.691-07:00Dave/
We used to think McNamera's ROEs were t...Dave/<br /><br />We used to think McNamera's ROEs were the worst, but from what I've read Obama is in a dead heat with dear ole Bob for across-the-board ROE asininity.. virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50101613979627223402016-08-26T14:15:23.465-07:002016-08-26T14:15:23.465-07:00Radar and laser and infrared, oh my. We had a grea...Radar and laser and infrared, oh my. We had a grease pencil for laying down sterno and a depressible reticle. I think the reticle was depressed, too, like most of us who couldn't get the job done without accommodating McNamara's ROE.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3177348895839992772016-08-26T14:12:14.099-07:002016-08-26T14:12:14.099-07:00You don't want to be rude!
Blasting them out o...You don't want to be rude!<br />Blasting them out of the water (or air, for that matter) and telling them to f""k off, has been unpopular since 1965. With my known exception of Col. Olds. I am sure there are many more military guys who have operated in the same ballsy (can I say that?) way, I just don't know about the new "peacekeepers".Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51831631096254280472016-08-26T12:46:37.176-07:002016-08-26T12:46:37.176-07:00It's time to start sinking them... They know w...It's time to start sinking them... They know what the standoff is...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74426070288574128662016-08-26T07:44:17.187-07:002016-08-26T07:44:17.187-07:00The one thought that kept coming to mind is that s...The one thought that kept coming to mind is that seems so much more efficient than the ol' 5"/38 twins on the Gearing Class.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-940390864446730512016-08-26T06:44:31.741-07:002016-08-26T06:44:31.741-07:00Why kudos to the CO for firing warning shots? Des...Why kudos to the CO for firing warning shots? Destroy the vessel, sure, but warning shots? Pretty low standard for a warship IMO.Ron Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84747765293671200742016-08-26T05:59:53.739-07:002016-08-26T05:59:53.739-07:00Not only are they setting us up, but when they pul...Not only are they setting us up, but when they pull the trigger they'll hoist us on our own ROE and pre-planned maneuvers. We'll lose hulls and sailors and pay out even more money.<br /><br />Encyclopaedia Galactica, Fourth Edition, Betelgeuse Press 2380: United States of America, Earth/Sol, 1776-2017: WTF? SMH. Face-palm.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89333042013497224502016-08-26T01:19:50.019-07:002016-08-26T01:19:50.019-07:00Ah, for a twin Bofors on either side of the ship! ...Ah, for a twin Bofors on either side of the ship! BONK!BONK!BONK!BONK! Problem solved.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42796357694289959752016-08-26T00:42:21.819-07:002016-08-26T00:42:21.819-07:00I'm with Murphy's Law, shoot the sweet old...I'm with Murphy's Law, shoot the sweet old boys. Then go and blow up their base.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18242862638020525142016-08-25T20:43:56.561-07:002016-08-25T20:43:56.561-07:00Fortunately, nobody is getting complacent, but the...Fortunately, nobody is getting complacent, but they are probing us. I'm sure that having one of our ships actually fire on them tends to get the rest of the Fifth Fleet fired up! The Squall CO is probably walking funny today, because of the big brass ones.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-833899191920649742016-08-25T18:26:54.019-07:002016-08-25T18:26:54.019-07:00Hell, elect ME and I'll not only order those I...Hell, elect ME and I'll not only order those Iranian gunboats sunk, but I'll have them raised again just so our Air Force can fly over Tehran and drop their shattered hulls squarely on the royal palace.<br /><br />And not only that, I'll make them pay for it. Wonder what a producing oil platform or two would sell for? <br /><br />Better yet--I'd have my SEALs capture the Iranian off-shore platforms and GIFT THEM to Israel.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29752036329415795962016-08-25T18:12:14.623-07:002016-08-25T18:12:14.623-07:00Joe for President!Joe for President!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71470158392636776472016-08-25T17:32:19.595-07:002016-08-25T17:32:19.595-07:00No need for sarcasm font, I got it. Could we just...No need for sarcasm font, I got it. Could we just blast the m-fer's out of the water and tell them to fu*k off? Or would that hurt feelings?<br /><br />Why can't we send them a diplomatic message that says, "Next time we sink your boats, please stop." and then follow through?joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34251927568624755392016-08-25T17:08:20.930-07:002016-08-25T17:08:20.930-07:00Sort of a rhetorical question there Tuna, they'...Sort of a rhetorical question there Tuna, they're acting like arse holes because, well, they're arse holes.<br /><br />This could go sideways in a hurry if we allow ourselves to be conditioned by this behavior. We have to treat every incident as a potential threat and not allow ourselves to become complacent.<br /><br />This is not good.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com