Via Jay G, we get a story once again proving that preparation changes disaster into adventure….
“Scouts were stranded, but prepared“
Shelter, food, etc. (water OBVIOUSLY wasn’t an issue) and common sense made what could have been a catastrophe or a tragedy into an adventure.
A lesson for the rest of us If we are smart enough to learn it….
While I’d like to congratulate Mr. Obama on “getting” Osama Bin Laden….(and, of course, Kudos to the CIA and NSA for developing the intelligence which led to the compound where Seal Team Six did the necessary evil…all for the better good…) I have to make this observation:
Were I a cynic (and those who read me here know that I am NEVER cynical) I’d have to say that the media coverage of Mr. Obama since the deal went down is a bit……staged.
I mean, really. One wonders how long the takedown was delayed in order that the press people could have all the groundwork laid….(birth certificate notwithstanding)…..The photos of Mr. Obama “leading” his team of armchair quarterbacks Foreign Intelligence Specialists and advisors……The contemplative look on his face in many of the photos….The serious demeanor shown on others. Who in the hell takes the time to pose for photos during such an operation?
It is almost as if this whole thing was staged in order to make this man look more hawkish….more serious….more….well, presidential looking.
Look: one expects things to be spun in the best light afterwards. Everyone wants to look good for others. Likely, leaders such as he must work harder at it than the rest of us. But unless you are as observant as a squirrel in a peanut factory, you have to be wondering how much work went into the planning beforehand. Not the planning of the operation (which one would hope the Obama team had the intelligence to leave to the professionals), but the planning as to how to present it to the news media and “talk” shows for dissemination to the rest of us.
One might even wonder if the whole Birth certificate release timing might (just perhaps) have been subject to the timeframe necessitated by the OBL operation.
All I can say is that it is a good thing that I am not cynical about such things. Else I’d have to wonder how much preparation went into the spin and planning of how it would be presented to the public.
And I’d hate to think that an operation of such magnitude would be overtaken by politics…..’cause then I’d have even less respect for him.
What he said.
I was gonna post something like this, but why bother? He says it better than I would have.
Damned straight.
The one thing he fails to point out is that no matter what, Mr OBL will not be either encouraging others, not planning attacks on, any additional targets in the “West”.
There is zero chance of recidivism in a dead criminal.
Yeah, sure.
It would appear that the Navy Seals did the job. OBL is toast. Congrats to them. Someday I’d like to hear the details about how that happened.
Then again, a part of me finds the announcement oddly timed. Coincidence? I mean, why now? And the fact that the body was quickly disposed of at sea? Draw your own conclusions.
Sadly, I am forced to take everything that comes from this administration with a grain of salt. I always figured that he was dead much earlier, and the fact was hidden to prevent his becoming a martyr. Sadly, the first thing that came to mind was “Wag the Dog”.
Who knows?
In the meantime:
Make sure to pay particular attention to your personal security in the near future.
And remember, while we in the US play checkers, they in the middle east play chess.
Their response, while it may be swift, it as likely to be planned out and executed over a longer timeframe.
Check yer six, and don’t live in condition White.
Totally screwed.
THis will just scramble our economy.
(Now don’t get me wrong. I have seen this coming for a long time, and you really can’t blame China, especially what with QE and QEII)
But this is going to hit us hard, when we cannot afford the hit.
Let us say thank you to all those who helped with this monetary policy and our debt.
Stared rapturously into their televisions as the fairytale wedding of the century happened…
All those fantasies: Wedding, prince- princess, horses and carriages, adoring crowds…. all happened at once…
I would bet that many got up early and will be overcome and unable to go to work today.
I forgot it was happening until I tried to find news on the TV…Which was, BTW, unavailable due to wedding coverage.
Get a grip here, ladies…Christ on rollerskates….
I wish the new couple well. But they are not my royalty.