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My personal belief is that there's no going back. We'll help their logistics, establishing military and civil training/schools, navy, air force, etc. We'll secure ourselves. But we're outta there. There's nothing more we can do and the ball's in their court to find the paths to...

If that's the scene for guys it's far too contrived. Reminds me of when I was a kid with the whole glitter thang. That guy might get beat-up in my old neighborhood. Thanks.:usflag:

Quite the difference between $1.4B implied in the title of the thread and this- "About $50 million is set aside for a 'comprehensive communications strategy' to counter extremist views and strengthen Pakistani institutions and moderate voices, the report to Congress said." I resent the...

"On the side-note: People like S2 do visit and spend time on this "Whatever" Thread" I'm friends with DBC and it's her thread so I'll drop by to see what's going on but that was probably my first post here. The thread is more for young folk but the topic is interesting and I've a life-long...

Solid advice. Girls want to meet guys. If you don't approach, you can't win. What can come from saying, "Hi!", can be amazing. If that's all you've got though, you're dead meat. One caveat, both guys were good looking in their own ways. If you aren't physically attractive to women, you'd...

"...the Interior Ministry has yet to issue the no-objection certificate." What is that? I'm assuming some sort of seal of approval for use? $1800 per day x 540 plus days? And the lives lost that might have been saved? Good God Almighty! Lord have mercy on the men responsible because...

English songs? Who better to this day than the Beatles? Utterly brilliant. Totally classy. Hey Bulldog from 1966. Think about it... Paperback Writer- Rain- If there was a band with better composers, two better vocalists than Lennon & McCartney and a bass player of...

"Junoon's 9/11 dedication to Americans" Good band. No doubt they've done well in Pakistan. Thanks.:usflag:

Following the thread to Neil Young, here's one late in his life with all the verve and energy of a young Crazy Horse. Maybe one of my favoritie three artists, he just assaults his guitar ol' black and squeezes every note with no quarter asked or given- Jeypore, The Allman Brothers...

Central Park doing the Neil Young standard Cortez the Killer. Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers and Government Mule really stretches out on a great version of this epic- Thanks.:usflag:

Allman Brothers from last March doing Little Wing, an old Hendrix song, with Eric Clapton-a song he'd covered on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album on which Duane Allman had performed with him. This is a great version- Thanks.:usflag:

"here is another one that does not fit:" That's the point. Composing to "fit" is contrived. The good ones don't worry about it and simply offer from their souls. The rest takes care of itself. Allman Brothers live at the Beacon Theatre in March 2003 doing my favorite song-

"haha S-2 getting pissy ? damn i must have pushed a nerve eh..." Hardly "pissy". Just recognizing semi-literacy when it's on my screen. Reading closely isn't your forte. Typically isn't with most children and more than a few adults. "And before 2003 ? what were you doing sir ?"...

"...What the states was doing in iraq..." What were we doing in 2002 in Iraq? War didn't start till 2003. You really are so busy hating that you don't comprehend very well, do you? "Indeed i wonder about it too, raise one of your hands S-2 and try clapping :)" Easy. Bring me your...

"Notification of blue on blue will come later during a review of what went wrong." Concur. Same as with a live fire training accident. Thanks.:usflag:

"I can call you a moron that wouldnt make you one now will it ?:)" No it wouldn't but I've been called worse by better. "S-2 i would like to ask you which did more damage, an unjustified war or a "jihadi" that got created as a result of it." As to Iraq, had you read the article you'd...

"Frustrated Strivers" is a repo of my thread in the nat'l affairs section under "Anatomy of a Jihadist". Any chance of a merge? Thanks, Steve

It is a global war but only America recognizes these expenses incurred by others and is willing to re-imburse them. We too have expenses incurred in our own defense but no nation shall be rising forth to offer reimbursement of such to us. Still, what Americans have sacrificed in blood and...

Some here will pedantically focus on the use of the term "jihad" to distract from the larger and more important message offered by the killing of Umar Kundi. That is a shame when the story reaches far deeper into a society where Kundi's education placed him among the elite of his country yet...

Frustrated Strivers In Pakistan Turn To Jihad - NYT Feb. 27, 2010 This is the story of Umar Kundi, a young man recently shot to death two weeks ago after growing to become one of Pakistan's most accomplished militants. He had seemingly succeeded, making it to medical school in Faisalabad...