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snaark wrote:The odds on fav was Michelle Flournoy, but apparently the left wing of the dems thought she was too hawkish and because she did consulting work for defence companies.... so they picked a retired general who did consulting work for defence companies instead. Makes perfect sense.
Wiki says most of the Libya thing is on her. Can't be bothered to read up on it. Not a big win either way IMO.snaark wrote: Michelle Flournoy (...) too hawkish
I had to google the politicians.Kurt wrote: Neither of that is surprising. You either get Civilians wanting war who are tied in with the defense industry in some way or Ex-Mil, who above a certain rank after retirement are tied into the defense industry in some way.
First black man to head the US military too. Just saying.Kurt wrote: I found the odd bit being how he was the one who strategized how to handle Iraqis who were upset at the election results. How could anyone not notice that part?
ReptilianKittenEater wrote:Yeah, but he's not Steve Austin. He'd be your defense department.
Kurt wrote:snaark wrote:The odds on fav was Michelle Flournoy, but apparently the left wing of the dems thought she was too hawkish and because she did consulting work for defence companies.... so they picked a retired general who did consulting work for defence companies instead. Makes perfect sense.
Neither of that is surprising. You either get Civilians wanting war who are tied in with the defense industry in some way or Ex-Mil, who above a certain rank after retirement are tied into the defense industry in some way.
el3so wrote:Wiki says most of the Libya thing is on her. Can't be bothered to read up on it. Not a big win either way IMO.snaark wrote: Michelle Flournoy (...) too hawkish
el3so wrote:ReptilianKittenEater wrote:Yeah, but he's not Steve Austin. He'd be your defense department.
We are spit-balling and anything goes, I'll see your Stone Cold and raise you a Randy "Macho Man" Savage.
My mistake. I was pleasantly surprised to read Lee Majors is still alive.ReptilianKittenEater wrote: I was thinking of the original bionic Steve Austin
More of an "enemy of our enemy" kind of thing getting out of hand, pushed by politicians huffing their own hubris.Tarkan wrote: Libya was a clusterfuck of monumental proportions. Assuming, of course, that ISIS isn't just a CIA created and backed organization and it was all by design.
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