tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post3600204031353988969..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: From the Swat Valley of PakistanDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45666200443422638362007-10-28T10:09:00.000-04:002007-10-28T10:09:00.000-04:00"Graspin' at straws of rhetorical hope & smoke, I ..."Graspin' at straws of rhetorical hope & smoke, I kinda thought, that line."<BR/><BR/>It's tribal; the severe geographical, logistical, and political limitations make it impossible. There are critical areas where we can't even insert/extract a handful due to altitude, never mind maintain them for more than 72 hrs. That also means no mop-up and little or no confirmation after a strike. Bombing blind. 20K guys in full battle rattle running around? Supported by what? From where? Doing what? For how long? Two in full mufti stick out like sore thumbs given 2 minutes and a second glance standing standing still. Your standard capabilities are vastly diminished to non-existent. And the civil/political end of it? Fuggedaboudit. Might as well suggest re-enacting Desert Storm in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, for all the sense it makes. <BR/><BR/>I don't know what the author was thinking.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89471189554805936302007-10-28T00:18:00.000-04:002007-10-28T00:18:00.000-04:00Are you awake, Rufus? grr,night, bob.Are you awake, Rufus? grr,night, bob.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1612999666918658872007-10-28T00:16:00.000-04:002007-10-28T00:16:00.000-04:00Here it is. Talk about wow!<A HREF="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071027.html" REL="nofollow">Here</A> it is. Talk about wow!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32253904282646487612007-10-28T00:11:00.000-04:002007-10-28T00:11:00.000-04:00dang it that is todays picture the one I wanted wa...dang it that is todays picture the one I wanted was yesterdays, but can't bring it up, sorry...was a beautiful picture of the vastness of it all.....Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61101401484776635322007-10-28T00:06:00.000-04:002007-10-28T00:06:00.000-04:00What Is It All About?<A HREF="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html" REL="nofollow">What Is It All About?</A>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56031996034237379632007-10-27T23:18:00.000-04:002007-10-27T23:18:00.000-04:00Don't see how, but I live a long way away, from th...Don't see how, but I live a long way away, from there.<BR/><BR/>Is it a tribal civil war, as I read it is in Afghanistan, or is it more sectarian, in Pakistan.<BR/><BR/>Ferment a tribal war?<BR/><BR/>A little late in the game to start that, now with Ms Bhutto brings hope of democratization, freedom, liberty and graft in full public view back to Pakistan and thr Tribal Areas. <BR/><BR/>Graspin' at straws of rhetorical hope & smoke, I kinda thought, that line.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32911074240856944152007-10-27T23:11:00.000-04:002007-10-27T23:11:00.000-04:00Wrt Rat's link:"The counter-insurgency tactics tha...Wrt Rat's link:<BR/><BR/>"The counter-insurgency tactics that have al-Qa'ida on the run in Iraq must be adopted in the tribal provinces of Pakistan."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Anyone wanna jump on that one?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Bueller?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Bueller?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25993939455620663342007-10-27T22:22:00.000-04:002007-10-27T22:22:00.000-04:00Followed by the foam endurance test, as we all tak...Followed by the foam endurance test, as we all take careful notes on how long the protective coating lasts.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3953448738544498512007-10-27T22:20:00.000-04:002007-10-27T22:20:00.000-04:00It's a foam spraying rig, fwiw.Maybe it should be ...It's a foam spraying rig, fwiw.<BR/>Maybe it should be tested periodically by covering someone's nude body with it, and then seeing if it could withstand the withering heat of all the leering laser beams from the nasty old men of the EB!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24466122054519129822007-10-27T22:15:00.000-04:002007-10-27T22:15:00.000-04:00Hmmm... If you can get over staring at the bound y...<A HREF="http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/photo/2007-10/33518571.jpg" REL="nofollow"> <STRONG>Hmmm... </STRONG></A><BR/>If you can get over staring at the bound young lady, consider please, if you don't think that method of carrying hoses might be terribly dangerous in some emergency situations.<BR/><BR/>Seems like there should be a better way like a lightweight fiberglass rack, or som such.<BR/>...or is she doing something else?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76779279351482347322007-10-27T22:06:00.000-04:002007-10-27T22:06:00.000-04:00Wrt 'Rat's link, from what Steve @ threatswatch sa...Wrt 'Rat's link, from what Steve @ threatswatch says, all that increased trouble in Afghanistan care of the Wazir Mountain Boys is a mere sideline of theirs to keep us busy and demoralized as possible, while their main line of work is the Paki Insurgency leading to control in Islamabad, including you-know-what.<BR/>---<BR/>Another way of saying what the Aussie link says.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66056648322393333812007-10-27T21:54:00.000-04:002007-10-27T21:54:00.000-04:00Close, but no Cigar, AlBobAl:We gotta spend our ti...Close, but no Cigar, <BR/>AlBobAl:<BR/>We gotta spend our time EXECUTING<BR/>the F...... Jihadis!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25350208002166493522007-10-27T21:44:00.000-04:002007-10-27T21:44:00.000-04:00We have got to check our jock straps tonight, and ...We have got to check our jock straps tonight, and go back to the black board, and set our minds on EXECUTING the plays, or there is nothing left for us, orther than to gamble, in Reno, Nevada, and hope to hook up with a good lookin', and cheap, hooker.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61828930831209293532007-10-27T20:55:00.000-04:002007-10-27T20:55:00.000-04:00Satellite Vulnerability and Adaptation Broader les...<A HREF="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21297199&postID=3600204031353988969" REL="nofollow"> <STRONG>Satellite Vulnerability and Adaptation</STRONG> </A><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Broader lessons</STRONG><BR/>At a more general level, the solutions to satellite system vulnerability, dispersion among a greater number of platforms and the addition of a prompt regeneration capability, are principles that the U.S. Defense Department (along with American society) could use to good effect. For example, is it wise to have so much of the U.S. Navy’s striking power concentrated in just eleven aircraft carriers, as enormously capable as they are? What about the U.S. Air Force’s 21 B-2 bombers? Or the vulnerability of field command posts arrayed in a hierarchical structure?<BR/><BR/>A war often causes an adversary to imitate the most effective characteristics of his opponent. Al Qaeda and various other insurgent groups have extended their longevity through dispersion, a cellular structure, and creating ways to regenerate their capabilities. So too should the West observe, learn, and adapt.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5688586349137263982007-10-27T19:52:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:52:00.000-04:00The is a divergence of opinions in the USA and acr...The is a divergence of opinions in the USA and across the anglosphere, is there not?<BR/><BR/>AlGore did get the majority of the popular vote in 2000, no dispute there.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73971884616247458332007-10-27T19:47:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:47:00.000-04:00Whoa: Those comments after the Giuliani story were...Whoa: Those comments after the Giuliani story were scary!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29634031782510897302007-10-27T19:37:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:37:00.000-04:00That is a great link, thanks Doug:This is why I li...That is a great link, thanks Doug:<BR/>This is why I like Rudy:<BR/><I>“And I see, when the Democrats are talking about torture, they’re not just talking about even this definition of waterboarding, which again, if you look at the liberal media and you look at the way they describe it, you could say it was torture and you shouldn’t do it. But they talk about sleep deprivation. I mean, on that theory, I’m getting tortured running for president of the United States. That’s plain silly. That’s silly.’’</I><BR/><BR/>Not because of the dig at Democrats although it is the political season but because of his common sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70864810031934801002007-10-27T19:22:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:22:00.000-04:00Idaho scored, then let the Wolfpack march right do...Idaho scored, then let the Wolfpack march right down the field. Game over. Nevada 37, Idaho 21--maybe there will be good gambling in Reno tonight. Best we can hope for.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2198472329858590802007-10-27T19:15:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:15:00.000-04:00First glance I thot you meant your hourglass of li...First glance I thot you meant your hourglass of life, re: wasting it on the Vandals.<BR/>No such luck.<BR/>Go Warriors!<BR/>(or whatever new PC name UH has now)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13107444728883561092007-10-27T19:13:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:13:00.000-04:00Giuliani on Torture (1 of the dozen new posts by W...<A HREF="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/in-his-own-words-giuliani-on-torture/" REL="nofollow"> <STRONG>Giuliani on Torture</STRONG> </A><BR/>(1 of the dozen new posts by Wretch in two days. I'll pass on that model.)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80655724179818151812007-10-27T19:09:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:09:00.000-04:002;25 to go. Nevada Wolfpack 31, Vandals 14. Idaho...2;25 to go. Nevada Wolfpack 31, Vandals 14. Idaho on the Nevada 2 yard line. Why do I put myself through this, year after year. Not enough sand left in the hour glass, even with all possible breaks.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90260505596606603702007-10-27T19:08:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:08:00.000-04:00Iraq Hampers U.S. Bid to Widen Sunni Police Role ...<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/world/middleeast/28sunnis.html?hp" REL="nofollow"><STRONG>Iraq Hampers U.S. Bid to Widen Sunni Police Role</STRONG> </A><BR/> <BR/>Efforts to recruit Sunni policemen have been met with halfhearted support and outright resistance from the Shiite-dominated national government. <BR/>---<BR/>GOTTA say it:<BR/>The original Army was <BR/>ALREADY INTEGRATED!<BR/>Hail to the Chief Decider!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69573028150418368492007-10-27T18:44:00.000-04:002007-10-27T18:44:00.000-04:00Pakistan ain't nuthin.bin and Z hidin in Caves.Imp...Pakistan ain't nuthin.<BR/>bin and Z hidin in Caves.<BR/>Impotent.<BR/>Our allies firmly in control.<BR/>Back to the LONG STRUGGLE!<BR/>Back to IRAQ!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20085767193746545732007-10-27T17:13:00.000-04:002007-10-27T17:13:00.000-04:00We got al-Badawi cohort with a Predator drone whil...We got al-Badawi cohort with a Predator drone while he was driving in the desert. al-Badawi should also be a "dead man walking." Maybe he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-78954252081202318842007-10-27T16:59:00.000-04:002007-10-27T16:59:00.000-04:00Fazlullah, Jamal al-Badawi, Doc Z, even Osama, him...Fazlullah, Jamal al-Badawi, Doc Z, even Osama, himself.<BR/><BR/>It is either a war, or it's not.<BR/>We are certainly behaving as if it were not. Have been for quite a while.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com