Comments on: Republicans are weakening the “civilian led” US military https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/ Wed, 14 Dec 2016 02:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466742 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 02:25:50 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466742 ^ Dóh! Italics fail. Presume you can all see where – the word “them”” in the last line of the first paragraph. Sorry y’all & would really appreciate having that fixed and edited accordingly if possible Greg Laden.

Really wish we could at least preview and better yet edit comments here (with say a 5 minute window to fix such simple things.)

]]> By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466741 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 02:21:21 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466741 @8. Ron : I think the Democratic Party does care about the law, the Constitution, freedom, security, and the people of the United States – especially that last one seeing as they are also in that category of people themselves. As such they’ll want to be free and secure and follow the laws because it is them who are directly affected.

But, okay, even if this wasn’t the case, even if I grant you your premise; how would that make what the Republicans are doing here as noted in the Opening Post (OP) okay and acceptable?

Looks to me like you are making a blatant “two wrongs make a right argument” here – was that really your intention?

Also your linked cite that notes the US Democratic party’s strategic / tactical political mistake in “curtailing the power of the filibuster” also notes the author criticised Republicans for advocating the same course of action previously and notes that the consequences of this mistake are being inflicted by Republicans. So again, seems like the Repubs are as bad at least and arguably worse than the Dems in this situation and appears a little odd for you to use it solely to single out the US Democratic party.

]]> By: Wow https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466740 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:55:54 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466740 Tu quoque merely starts of my admitting the charge against yourself. Not a good place to start off complaining about some shibboleth “other” group.

For example, you don’t get to cry off about what you’ve done.

Yet you have.

Continuously.

You also really REALLY need to work out what thread you’re posting to before typing away.

]]> By: ron https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466739 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:13:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466739 (*snort*) Because Dems care about “the law, the Constitution, freedom, security, or the people of the United States. ” ?(*Chortle*)

Dems never change the rules to favor themselves, yeah?
http://tinyurl.com/he6t9az

Ornithological clicks are few. Let’s get back to political hypocrisy!

]]> By: Wow https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466738 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:15:57 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466738 “Personally, I am no more worried than I was at the prospect of a Clinton presidency.”

So you don’t mind the actions we’re going to have to take to combat AGW, then? Funny, you keep whining on about how they’ll be bad like you’re REALLY worried about it.

Maybe you’re just a moron. In my opinion, calling you this is not an insult, except possibly to another moron.

]]> By: RickA https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466737 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 03:03:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466737 Doug:

Maybe the scientists will move the doomsday clock towards midnight?

Personally, I am no more worried than I was at the prospect of a Clinton presidency.

]]> By: Doug Alder https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466736 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:41:13 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466736 I haven’t been this afraid for the survival of humanity since I was a 13 year old teenager during the Cuban Missile Crises and hearing jets flying over (in Canada near a commercial airfield) and wondering if those were actually ICBMs. And that’s not even taking into account today global climate change and DTJ’s attitudes towards that.

]]> By: zach https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466735 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:54:39 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466735 My big problem is that this Mattis far too often says the old “we need to keep fighting the war so the deaths weren’t in vain.” Same nonsense that has led to more Americans dying in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam among others.

]]> By: t marvell https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466734 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:27:03 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466734 What scares me is the possibility of a complete military takeover. Trump is known as a sore loser. His reputation is of someone who hates to lose. If he becomes unpopular (e.g., if the economy goes South) and it appears that he has little chance at a second term, there is the possibility that he will use his military connections to take over the government illegally.

]]> By: Wow https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/12/07/republicans-are-weakening-the-civilian-led-us-military/#comment-466733 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 01:01:06 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23426#comment-466733 “Trump’s current pick for this position is too fresh out of the military to legally take this roll.”

So he has to take the bagel?

(role)

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