California Tech Guy

The first casualty in Trump's war is Reality.

It's been used for years as a combat euphemism.

Dear Leader demands sacrifice.

Unlimited submarine warfare. All ships, even civilian ones, became targets of opportunity. That is the closest I can think of.

Home by Christmas!

The closest precedent would be Germany in WW1, but that was very much a different world. You have to look post WW2.

The level of dishonesty is just comical.

This is a profound question question.

Once power shifts, there needs to be an investigation and appropriate accountability. This was a terrible, costly thing for the US to do, did not advance any conceivable war aims.

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Pius XI

March 5, 1926: Pope Pius XI issues an encyclical denouncing beliefs in white superiority and insisting the peoples of East Asia and Africa “can easily compete” with Westerners mentally. His encyclical, “On Affairs of the Church,” calls for recruiting more native missionaries.

Of course not. In every modern war, someone has the brilliant idea of bombing to break spirits, but what happens instead is resolve and unification.

No, he is reserving her for The World Bank.

Ah, memories of the semesters of Hebrew I took, would translate while eating the salad bar at a certain hang out restaurant.

Add to that it was unarmed.

Yes but what about the potatoes and tartar sauce? Good luck in your campaign!

Richard Shindell's cover on Vuelta is worth a listen also.

We were waist deep in the big muddy and the big fool kept yelling "Push on!"

This is so shady. There is a long tradition of naval vessels respecting each other's movements. A vessel not in the combat theater, and not otherwise a threat, should not be subjected to sudden attack.

He seems a little worried about not carrying such a safe state.

I still long for Mister Donut.

Good luck to you!

Trump will probably just give him a cushy ambassador job somewhere.

The history is that even a fairly complete victory by one side leads to lingering hatred, and the Middle East has a very very long memory.

We are all just prisoners here of our own device.

Actually surprised how capable these air defenses are, although they've had many years to gather intel, test, and buy.

I actually remember quite a bit from courses that I failed. For the vast majority of them, I went to lectures but completely ignored the discussion section.

A relative of mine was named Exanna Belsora. Her husband called her Exie. Your name suggestion reminded me.

Of course it features crypto! What would economic rebuilding be without it.

Truly he has a dizzying intellect.