tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post6395773147192969614..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: Extort the Troops!Jeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-19273100930910676402011-10-07T06:32:18.231-04:002011-10-07T06:32:18.231-04:00Charlie,
Sorry I took so long to publish your co...Charlie, <br /><br />Sorry I took so long to publish your comment. I'm still not quite savvy with the new blogger interface. <br /><br />I can't remember when I read All Quiet but it made quite an impact on me. <br /><br />JeffJeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-4644964820384359082011-10-05T13:37:02.699-04:002011-10-05T13:37:02.699-04:00Nunya,
Regarding Bud v. Coors, yeah, one's a...Nunya, <br /><br />Regarding Bud v. Coors, yeah, one's as bad as the other, I finally realized. That's perhaps one of the many reasons I quit drinking altogether. Now, if I have a no-alcohol malt beverage, it's made by Guinness or a German outfit. <br /><br />JJeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-80964987330212318412011-10-05T13:25:53.447-04:002011-10-05T13:25:53.447-04:00Empire,
Yes, the original movie version of "A...Empire,<br />Yes, the original movie version of "All quiet on the Western front" is an excellent movie. I just saw it last week, I believe it was on TCM on the old cable box here in central Louisiana. I read the book many long years ago .<br />The anti-war spirit must be kept alive. Now, if we could just find a way to take the profits out of war.........charlie ehlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584863034307604847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-52895926684269704662011-10-05T13:19:46.319-04:002011-10-05T13:19:46.319-04:00I've known for 35 years that the engines that ...I've known for 35 years that the engines that pull the troop trains into battle were war profiteers. In the neighborhood I grew up in the dickhead w.p.s were more concerned with their golf swings than they were the health or reputation of the country.<br /><br /><br />Not sure whether Coors or Bud is any better. <br />http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/04/25/the_right_wing_network_in_the_states.html<br /><br />any microbrewrys around?nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-47705407579040362632011-10-05T03:12:25.010-04:002011-10-05T03:12:25.010-04:00Well, the money has to get laundered somehow. And ...Well, the money has to get laundered somehow. And those Afghan weddings aren't going to blow themselves up.<br /><br />The War Nerd has an interesting take on military spending as a weapon in the new Cold War:<br /><br /><a href="http://exiledonline.com/war-nerd-china-joins-the-yacht-club/" rel="nofollow">China Joins the Yacht Club</a>jpwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975430453557627368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-79687000369518789782011-10-04T22:05:03.567-04:002011-10-04T22:05:03.567-04:00Ah, sweet home, Skippy!Ah, sweet home, Skippy!Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-27033123749085259112011-10-04T13:56:19.861-04:002011-10-04T13:56:19.861-04:00Forget lady McJob, try telling it to some fat spec...Forget lady McJob, try telling it to some fat specimen of Alabama citizenry who should no better.Skippy-sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115988855323925228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-41621568974872751732011-10-04T12:48:58.021-04:002011-10-04T12:48:58.021-04:00Charlie, there is a famous old movie which shows s...Charlie, there is a famous old movie which shows some super-patriots from the German WWOne perspective.<br /><br />All Quiet on the Western Front<br /><br />The super-patriots all around town are portrayed as having a major influence on the teenagers in Germany. This is a classic and it lives up to its billing. The story is top but the film-making is primitive because it was one of the first-ever "talkies" having film-length dialogue. <br /><br />Be sure to avoid the 1970s remake -- the original is the one to watch. It's also free on youtube etc because the movie is officially public domain now due to its age.Empire and Rebellionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395672126760848375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-15224720572758777632011-10-04T12:36:50.714-04:002011-10-04T12:36:50.714-04:00A few follow on comments if I may.
Odds are that t...A few follow on comments if I may.<br />Odds are that the "biker guy" in line with you has never been in any military. The same goes for Mr. Toby (I'm a country singer) Keith. One could add to the list of non-military, yet "super" patriots John (4F) Wayne of movie fame and even "saint" Ronnie of Raygun. It has struck me as somewhat odd that many of the USA's "super" patriots have never been in any military, yet they sell themselves as more patriotic than those who DO wear the uniform. I first noticed this when I was in the Marines and it was worse after my time in Vietnam.<br />Well, it just shows, once again, that talk is cheap. It is too easy for any 4F or multi deferments types to be "more patriotic" than even the troops in uniform. I must be so against the stereotype of a former Marine as more than a few times some of the "super" patriotic clowns have asked to see my DD214 as they could not believe that I had been in the Marines. It is fun to go against the stereotype. Blows their small, closed minds.<br />I agree with the comment by freeman about the UCMJ and unlawful orders. Even in boot camp we were taught that one.<br />Great article, keep them coming.charlie ehlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584863034307604847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-40280857341439475422011-10-04T12:21:40.418-04:002011-10-04T12:21:40.418-04:00"A 2006 Zogby poll showed that almost 90 perc..."A 2006 Zogby poll showed that almost 90 percent of American troops serving in Iraq thought the war there was retaliation for Saddam Hussein’s role in 9/11. "<br /><br />This is amazing.<br /><br />If the poll was done in 2011 I wonder what the result would be, still so high? Lots of troops support Ron Paul and RP is a major disabuser of war propaganda. It must be weird to have discussions if you are active military -- camps of thought have probably developed and I can't imagine how they would get along, except by agreeing not to talk to each other.Empire and Rebellionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395672126760848375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-53021996260156298642011-10-04T11:36:22.462-04:002011-10-04T11:36:22.462-04:00Too bad the part of the UCMJ re: disobeying unlawf...Too bad the part of the UCMJ re: disobeying unlawful orders doesn't apply to the 4 stars at the top. Or at least it doesn't if the people responsible (whoever they are) don't enforce it.freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934236348538110880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-86402559783317405482011-10-03T22:23:24.629-04:002011-10-03T22:23:24.629-04:00You're right, Charlie, nothing new about war p...You're right, Charlie, nothing new about war profiteering. I bet if I could find something about in Thucydides if I looked hard enough.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-85507086972600276562011-10-03T18:19:10.974-04:002011-10-03T18:19:10.974-04:00In "War is a Racket" old Smedley Butler ...In "War is a Racket" old Smedley Butler points out that even the makers of socks and under wear get big profits from wars. Not that "out of the ordinary" for candy makers to get in on the big bucks of war. Sad, but not that amazing unfortunately.charlie ehlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584863034307604847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-85746855651388388332011-10-03T14:34:59.785-04:002011-10-03T14:34:59.785-04:00Stay safe.
People are finally "taking it to...Stay safe. <br /><br />People are finally "taking it to the streets". <br /><br />We are all going to be a threat to something or other..... before too long.<br /><br />:>)<br /><br />E.Elderladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268520056042293783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-64649179876682445962011-10-03T09:19:11.041-04:002011-10-03T09:19:11.041-04:00Thanks, EL. Maybe that explains the black sedan p...Thanks, EL. Maybe that explains the black sedan parked in front of my house.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-21954686829785733052011-10-03T09:02:17.088-04:002011-10-03T09:02:17.088-04:00Commander, this is an F.Y.I.
http://www.chronicle...Commander, this is an F.Y.I.<br /><br />http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2011/09/30/am-i-a-threat-to-national-security/<br /><br />E.Elderladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268520056042293783noreply@blogger.com