tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post4310890827400649262..comments2024-03-29T03:31:54.220-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: Clubbing SEALSMichael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-13635237501280015932009-11-30T11:49:25.382-07:002009-11-30T11:49:25.382-07:00There is more to a Service Academy education than ...There is more to a Service Academy education than just engineering classes. By golly, they even teach english, poli sci, business management, psychology, physical education, and yeah, even appreciation of art and music classes.<br /><br />I have only had the pleasure of visiting one other civilian school where engineering was taught. It was Berkley (rolls eyes) . An engineering school does NOTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-16622218500258913682009-11-29T17:23:27.093-07:002009-11-29T17:23:27.093-07:00I'm ready to buy the "Free the NavSpecWar...I'm ready to buy the "Free the NavSpecWarGru Three" shirt. I need a 2XL, thank yo very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-73139181145266198882009-11-29T13:58:53.091-07:002009-11-29T13:58:53.091-07:00Looks like future islamofascist captures may end u...Looks like future islamofascist captures may end up getting the spotted owl treatment.....S3......as well they should....seeker_twonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-36970669065967812232009-11-29T13:04:07.848-07:002009-11-29T13:04:07.848-07:00You're out on a limb. ALL engineering schools...You're out on a limb. ALL engineering schools are bastions of conservative thought. There's no room for liberal superstitions when your life is on the line.Mike M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-1296229159059283372009-11-29T12:29:58.777-07:002009-11-29T12:29:58.777-07:00@ Rastus... you have no clue what you are talking...@ Rastus... you have no clue what you are talking about dude!<br /><br />Yeah, a nomination by a Senator or Representative is required to go to a Service Academy. Just because a kid gets nominated, it doesn't automatically mean that they are going to West Point, Annapolis, or the Zoo. Admissions to any of the Service Academies is still strictly at the discretion of that Service Academy.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-18431448498096374132009-11-29T12:13:27.112-07:002009-11-29T12:13:27.112-07:00I think this is NOT so much about some terrorist w...I think this is NOT so much about some terrorist with a fat lip, but rather, more about 3 SEALs who conspired to lie about it to cover it up.<br /><br />If they could NOT have manned up and said, "Yeah, I punched the $(#%*#...so what?" and taken their punishment then like men, then maybe they shouldn't be SEALs.<br /><br />If one guy had manned up and fallen on his sword, the other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-70520182961586162542009-11-29T02:27:16.025-07:002009-11-29T02:27:16.025-07:00SNAFU- seems to fit pretty well yet. the mushroom...SNAFU- seems to fit pretty well yet. the mushroomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-25070300559628350142009-11-28T07:33:37.715-07:002009-11-28T07:33:37.715-07:00Indrid - When I served we had another name for the...Indrid - When I served we had another name for the award of which you speak: The Green Weenie. In this case I would amend the <i>Weenie</i> to <i>Cactus</i>.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-31035326511856817692009-11-28T04:19:16.918-07:002009-11-28T04:19:16.918-07:00One analysis I read (sorry, no link, HD catastroph...One analysis I read (sorry, no link, HD catastrophic failure - I lost everything on the HD) indicated this was payback for the Maersk Alabama incident where the USN Captain overrode instructions and gave the green light to the SEALS to whack the 3 terrorists on the lifeboat to save the Alabama's Captain.<br /><br />Apparently someone in the chain of command (top maybe?) decided it was time toGeoff aka Pathfindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-44905377110246443302009-11-28T00:36:34.889-07:002009-11-28T00:36:34.889-07:00These guys should be awarded a new medal, the &quo...These guys should be awarded a new medal, the "Purple Fist."Indrid Coldhttp://afictive.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-90315006780729590352009-11-27T19:36:07.924-07:002009-11-27T19:36:07.924-07:00Unfortunately, the liberal congressman and senator...Unfortunately, the liberal congressman and senators get to nominate or put young people in the military schools. Some of the liberal fascist ideology has got to sift through. That is likely what is a reason for much of the PC in the DoD today.<br /><br />Persecuting the SEALs is a travesty of national will, courage and valor. <br /><br />We can only hope the DoD recognizes the domestic enemiesRastusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-36215564425247578602009-11-27T16:52:25.152-07:002009-11-27T16:52:25.152-07:00I bet we won't hear about any more high value ...I bet we won't hear about any more high value targets taken alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-88893505837428704212009-11-27T16:52:07.145-07:002009-11-27T16:52:07.145-07:00guess the ass kisser's in the Navy heirarchy a...guess the ass kisser's in the Navy heirarchy are now more interested in pleasing their liberal masters in congress (funding) and the executive branch (promotions) than they are in the good of the service...figures, many of them got to flag rank by kissing ass over the course of their careers anyway...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-35960521183904474942009-11-27T16:13:56.355-07:002009-11-27T16:13:56.355-07:00Maybe, Eric ...
But in reality, a CM is a career ...Maybe, Eric ...<br /><br />But in reality, a CM is a career ender, win or lose. For a SEAL, a Captain's mast is also a career ender, so they didn't have any good options.<br /><br />If the retards at the top go through with this, the best they can do is wreck the careers of everyone who thought that enthusiastically following the Retard in Chief's PC edicts was a good notion.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-91429366613049473462009-11-27T16:07:40.678-07:002009-11-27T16:07:40.678-07:00To quote Col. Cooper: "It is annoying to hea...To quote Col. Cooper: "It is annoying to hear of people who regard a court-martial as a punishment in itself. A court-martial is a means of determining guilt or innocence, and a "full and honorable acquittal" by a court is the equivalent of a commendation. Soldiers have frequently requested courts-martial in order to clear the record in their direction. To say that a man will be Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448573800625757326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-19000965768490907412009-11-27T13:58:42.508-07:002009-11-27T13:58:42.508-07:00As a retired newspaper reporter who holds the Firs...As a retired newspaper reporter who holds the First Amendment second only to the Second, I hope to hell this didn't come about because of some God damned embedded a$$hole reporter interested more in his or her notoriety than in common sense and human decency. <br /><br />We've already had too many of those kinds of "exclusives" coming out of the Middle East. There ought to be aMathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-72237495222663529102009-11-27T11:56:47.834-07:002009-11-27T11:56:47.834-07:00I remember Jeff Cooper writing about the differenc...I remember Jeff Cooper writing about the differences between warfare and police actions. I can't locate it but it was in the late 1990's I believe. Sadly the bureaucrats have confused the two. So now we worry ourselves to death about bombing the enemy. We take casualties because it's the "right thing" to do. We don't fire back because someone might get hurt. We give the nj_larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-91718847786167760962009-11-27T11:42:23.336-07:002009-11-27T11:42:23.336-07:00If you can stomach the read about how this kind of...If you can stomach the read about how this kind of BS got all but one of a SEAL team killed, read Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell. Since they are even being tried sends a very bad message, and if they are convicted, will send an even worse message.<br /><br />-BidahUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309418329955283847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-42392523821196136762009-11-27T11:01:20.671-07:002009-11-27T11:01:20.671-07:00Our real enemies are no longer in Afghanistan.
The...Our real enemies are no longer in Afghanistan.<br />They are in DC<br />Thomas BoganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-84623494772673972062009-11-27T10:40:11.495-07:002009-11-27T10:40:11.495-07:00Though I am sorry that this is even happening I am...Though I am sorry that this is even happening I am glad the SEALs turned down the Captains Mast and demanded a Courts Martial. MAYBE if we expose this PC BS enough we can kill it.<br /><br />These men and women put their lives on the line to carry out their mission and ensure our safety. They should ALL be honored not persecuted and prosecuted by the MSM and this administration.Hazcathttp://www.shippingfreight.comnoreply@blogger.com