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I don’t think there is much of anything in the middle east to think of as civilized or humane…… Pretty much all of the leaders, have kowtowed to the isloscum, (as if they ever had a humane thought to start with). (more…)

I’ve only posted here a couple of times before.
I am usually a rather quiet person, although I’ve seem more than my share of things that upset most rational folks.
I’m afraid this ….for brains judge has gone a bit over the edge on the ruling in the case of morales…..(no I did NOT capitalize his name here…That would show too much in the way of respect.)
There are many old sayings that come to mind, and numerous quotes, (as in Pets post).
My feelings are quite simple, direct, and quite justified, under any “Civilized” rule….

If a prospective gang member picks a victim at random, and kills him/her to satisfy an initiation requirement……should we worry about “cruel and unusual punishment”??

If a person(s) use an explosive device to kill/main “innocent” people, women, kids, fathers, sons, daughters, friends……. In a mall to show their political feelings, to, in their minds, prove a point…. . Should we worry about “cruel and unusual punishment”…..?

If a police officer saw a man “stabbing” a 17 year old girl, while attempting (or succeeding) to rape her, and shot the bastard in the groin….would that be “cruel and unusual punishment”???? Or if her FATHER saw it, and did the same, would THAT be a bad thing?????

The Great State of California, as have many others, have decided that the process of “lethal injection” is the most “humane” way to eliminate the perpetrator of a “Capital” crime……

Personally, I think the old fashioned “Firing Squad”, is preferable, for the simple reason that at least one of the “squad” is shooting a BLANK, and no one knows who has it….a way out in your head if you are a member of the squad….

In ANY case, “The Death Penalty” (in any way short of torture>>>> and Sometimes, I would allow even that)…….FITS THE CRIME!!!!!!!!!!

This mis-appointed judge should be REMOVED from the bench and forced to visit the family of the victims of such atrocities, within 24 hrs after they are killed/mutilated by
The people he is worried about, (the perpetrators)….and to be made to do so for at LEAST the next twenty or thirty such crimes committed in his jurisdiction…..
(NOT TO MENTION getting his HONEST thoughts on “What if it was HIS daughter”!!!!!!!!!

In this case…..the Governor is not only right, but should kick this jerk from here to breakfast (yea, I think he could), BEFORE removing him from the bench…………

Just the thoughts of an Honest AMERICAN

John

For those of you who lack knowledge in the areas of firearms,swat responsibilities,and in pure self defense.

In this silly world of ours, many Police force’s have “familiarization” CLASSES to try to help officers tell a lethal weapon from a harmless imitation…..Since the imitations are made to look as “realistic” as possible, this is hard to do under the best of circumstances, let alone when one is “brought to bear”, on you in a “confrontation”!!!
To tell the truth, no cop will shoot a 5 yr old with a gun…. if it’s a 15 yr old, I doubt if I’d even consider that it might be anything in his hand other than a “lethal” weapon, and “Act Accordingly”……. I for one, do not feel like making a mistake like that, and “waking up dead”.

1. A pellet gun is or can be a “lethal” weapon !!!
If in fact the pistol carried by the 15 yr old boy, was a “pellet” gun as defined in the
world of firearms, you must know that the projectile normally fired, is similar in size to a .22 caliber bullet., It is normally “pointed”, and is VERY capable of penetrating the skin, putting out eyes, and if fired at close range, and hitting a “soft area”, it can (and has many times), “KILL”. It IS considered a “Lethal” weapon, at close range by anyone familiar with weapons, and is used daily to kill “varmints”.

2. A SWAT team is a select group of people, chosen because they exhibit “superb”, courage, self control, skill, in circumstances which put “them” and others in extreme danger….in other words, they can be trusted as much as any man around, to THINK, and make a “rational”, judgement call, as to the use of Deadly Force, in the split second, usually available to them to do so…..

3. ANY law enforcement officer (or Military member), knows when he, she takes the job, that they may well put themselves in harms way, to defend “”You”"…..the 1,100 kids, the teachers, the cafeteria workers, etc etc etc…..

4. Be advised…. If any trained person is confronted with a “pellet” gun at close range, and is armed, they will “Shoot”….. They are there to “Protect” us….not commit voluntary suicide.

5. Those of you who think otherwise, lack either knowledge or common sense. A “COP” is in the same position as a GI I do NOT expect any Man or Woman, who is defending my rights, to commit suicide…… That’s why we arm them.

6. I CERTAINLY don’t advocate the use of “Deadly Force”, if it’s not deemed necessary……I have kids too, and grandkids also…..But it’s seldom that these trained people make a bad call.

7. If you were there, in the same position, under the same circumstances, having that weapon pointed at you, by who the heck ever…..you’d either shoot, or cry, and get shot,wounded, killed…..depending on your level of intelligence.

8. I am sorry the young man was killed…..and sorry for the way the Lt. must feel….but I don’t know a single man I served with in the US ARMY, who would not have done the same…… I would have, because I “Had to”…

I thank each and every member of our Police Departments for their service. Protecting “Us”, for harm, and putting themselves in harms way, many times a day….
God Bless them ALL!

John and I took the afternoon today to do mundane chores,play with the dogs, and other fun stuff but
no building fence. We were talking about the NEWS FLASH from Pakistan about the terrorist activity, young Iranian women being hung for defending themselves and other talk, guaranteed to make you feel well not very warm and fuzzy.

The CIA is believed to have fired missiles from Predator aircraft at Damadola village in the tribal area of Bajaur, near the border with Afghanistan. The US did not comment officially, but American television networks, citing unnamed intelligence sources, initially reported Zawahiri might have been among the dead.

I had commented that there was allot of protesting going on over the bombing in Damadola, the small village near the Afghan border in Pakistan late last night ,and in fact the first blog comment I read stated ” no one cares! No messages, no air time, no apology. Bah!!”

John’s query to me was why didn’t the villagers report the presence of the terrorists in the first place ?
and the location of said scumterrorists , because if they had , it is doubtful that many if any “innocents” would have been killed, because we would have sent in a special ground assault team……which have the ability to be more selective than air launched ordinance(bombs).So we have to assume,that the villeragers were harboring the terrorist scum.

Also consider why ,if there are no known terrorists in these villages then why did the Pakistani government themselves level 3 homes of terrorists?
It is a very very sad reality that innocent are hurt in war, my heartfelt prayers are directed to those families losses.
The CIA, if in fact they did they bombing undeniably had good intelligence, which means they damn well knew there were terrorists in this village, I am sorry innocents died, but more than that I am sorry that the poison of al Qaeda operatives continues to be very much alive.

If we are willing to invest the lives of our Sons and Daughters for the sake of world safety. Then we have to be aware of and willing to pay the costs of that safety. Terrorists cannot function without the permissiveness or the blindeye of the majority of the local populace. John’s life was saved in Vietnam on more than one occasion by being told , don’t go in there,don’t go thru this area or leave now by local friendly merchants or others who believed in freedom.

John and I are pacifists, although we are both quite handy with most weapons, and are both pretty damn good shots, we neither of us hunt any longer, but frankly if it comes to us or scum terrorists.
My money would be on us. Open season on terrorists, we wish. GO CIA!

I’ll probably upset more than a few folks here, although my intentions certainly lean in the opposite direction.
Before reading any further, please take the time to digest the fact that I, with one heck of a lot of other people, spent a bit of time in a very bad place. The Republic of South Vietnam the ((at least theoretical)) “GOOD GUYS” half of Viet Nam. In fact, I was a bit more dedicated (slow??), than most of that era’s “Volunteers”……..”RA”….Regular Army…. and went, by request, to that Pearl of the Orient, three times. I knew guys who went six or eight times…all voluntarily.
Was I just “Dumb”….I still haven’t figured that out….at the time it was “Patriotic”…..and by damned that IS what I ARE, and will always be….. Doesn’t mean I agree with everything, (for SURE), that our Government, Military, or even a LOT of civilians think or mandate. I like to think that I know right from wrong, can see the gray areas, and am in fact a Free thinker. But it can give you a headache trying to figure out if we should have committed our boys to that one too……..(and yes several of the Administrations at that time….just plain SUCKED)….. but the rational of our being there can give you a headache….if you bother to do more than try to criticize others that is.
Now to the “POINT”:

Ever seen a stack, (or a bunch of stacks), of Body Bags????
It sure doesn’t make you feel good.
Ever think about ending up in one…..(SOON)??????, or KNEW you were gonna be in one in the morning????
Well the last thing I thought about was being shipped Home !!!!!!!!!
In fact I never really knew ANYONE, who wanted to be shipped Home.
Why bother???
Why not use the space, AND the money to send some of the following????

1. More troops…..BUT….PLEASE let them fight to “”"”"”WIN”"”"” if you send a young man into a COMBAT zone, then you have already made a decision……so let the Men and Women who are proud to wear our uniform, BE proud, and FIGHT TO WIN!!!! You send ‘em, then by GOD “”SUPPORT”" them !!!! And screw those who think “”WAR”" isn’t BAD !! You send them, while you sit on your ass and tie their hands, if it wasn’t for the “tied hands”, the Iraq joke would have been over LONG ago!!!!! We’d have won in Viet Nam…..right or wrong in being there, we’d have lost 1/10 of the Men we lost !!!!!!!!!! If you send ‘em to fight…..give them the means and the freedom to Kick Ass….Clean Up….and “Come Home”!!! ….And then CHEER…..the “surviving” Patriots…..the ONLY people who give YOU Freedom !!!!!!!!!

2. Good chow, (whenever you can). A GOOD steak,cooked in the rear areas of the Field….not just for the “REMF”s, but for ALL….whenever possible (safely). These “grunts” are just as important as the Pilots, who risk their lives every day….(and eat a lot of steak). The “grunt” knows he’s not a Pilot….but his ass is shot at a whole lot more…..and today He VOLUNTEERED to “”"”SERVE”"”.

3. A nice Cold BEER …. for those who care to imbibe….. and as long as you are not in “their” PUBLIC areas…..screw their customs…… those MEN and WOMEN are there to either Protect the LOCALS, or Kick their collective Asses !!!!!!!!!!!!!! The first should appreciate them AND our customs…. Beer included….and for the other side…… well we’re supposed to be Kicking Ass….. not Kissing it…………

4. LOTS MORE……”"GOOD”" Intelligence…… since the Cold War was declared over….(yep we ARE nuts….) While some of us started having a bit of common sense…e.g. the USSR, and China, a batch of our Presidents, and their followers decided we could save a lot of money if we didn’t try to keep an eye on our prospective enemies, and disbanded several of our MOST Effective, and Reliable, Intelligence communities……….So….we get blindsided with 911….. Good thinking huh?? Same reason we didn’t know squat about Afghanistan, or Iraq……. But we sure did “Pork Belly” with the money………

5. LOTS MORE …. New, or at least Reliable, equipment and PARTS!!!! Now our boys are using a LOT of sub-standard equipment….. replacements ???? Just ask your Local National Guard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are now Rapidly approaching the Fighting Readiness capabilities of the “Girl Scouts”……. Ask a GI how He feels about that???

6. WIN >>> WIN>> WIN>> If you die for a cause, and are buried in a FIELD OF HONOR…. (As in many places in EUROPE)…. It IS as Honorable as being planted in the USA !!!!………….BUT
ONLY IF YOU WIN !!!!!!! Otherwise, your Country has either been defeated at HOME, (as in OCCUPIED), or you have just PISSED your Life away for stupid Politicians, and Chicken S… NUTS who care more about the Bad guy, than you…….. and THEN and only then, can the Bad guys Piss on “YOU” !!!!

7. SO……. Send: LOVE, RESPECT, MEN and WOMEN who FIGHT, EQUIPMENT…..STEAK & BEER… (for when you have the time and safety to enjoy it),……..and more LOVE, and RESPECT !!!!!!!!!!!

Where you are planted means nothing ….. Compared to……….”"”"”"” WHY”"”"”" you are DEAD .

8. I do NOT discount HONOR…… A “Folded piece of cloth…..”"THE”" Folded piece of cloth….. means more to ANY “”GI”" Than Where He or She is “laid to rest”. HONOR Him/Her buy having a “small” group of Uniformed Men and Women, hand deliver that Most Sacred triangular cloth to their Family, in a formal or informal setting, as they wish………….. Remember DAMNIT…… He/She Died for ” OLD GLORY”……for what She Stands for, not some Politician, good or bad, or those not willing to fight for themselves.

9. Those I hold in the HIGHEST Esteem, wear the Uniforms of the Free World….. and Most of all the USA !!!!!!!

10. GOD BLESS our SOLDERS every last one of them………. and may our Fallen Comrades be HONORED by WINNING.…. whatever conflict our Government sent them to…………