My wife e-mailed this to me and I find it so true:

   
   
>              Subject:  Rattlesnake Logic
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>              RATTLESNAKE LOGIC

>             As long as we insist on maintaining a
>             "moral high ground" we will NEVER win the war
>             on terrorism! We're in a conflict in which we
>             absolutely INSIST in playing by the rules
>             against a maniacal group who have NO rules!
>             
>
>             Rattlesnake Logic....
>             After the Boston bombing the news media spent
>             days and weeks trying to determine why
>             these men did what they did. They want to
>             know what America did(!) to make these
>             brothers so angry with us. They want to know
>             why these men were not arrested before they
>             did something so terrible. The media is in a
>             tizzy about this new era of homegrown
>             radicals and about why and how they can live
>             among us and still hate us.
>
>             A friend of mine from Texas explained it all
>             to me: "Here in west Texas , I have
>             rattlesnakes on my place, living among us. I
>             have killed a rattlesnake on the front porch.
>             I have killed a rattlesnake on the back
>             porch. I have killed rattlesnakes in the
>             barn, in the shop and on the driveway. In
>             fact, I kill every rattlesnake I encounter.
>
>             I kill rattlesnakes because I know a
>             rattlesnake will bite me and inject me with
>             poison. I don't stop to wonder WHY a
>             rattlesnake will bite me; I know it WILL bite
>             me because it's a rattlesnake and that's what
>             rattlesnakes do. I don't try to reason with a
>             rattlesnake or have a "meaningful dialogue"
>             with it...I just kill it. I don't try to get to
>             know the rattlesnake better so I can find a
>             way to live with the rattlesnakes and
>             convince them not to bite me. I just kill
>             them. I don't quiz a rattlesnake to see if I
>             can find out where the other snakes are,
>             because (a) it won't tell me and (b) I
>             already know they live on my place. So, I
>             just kill the rattlesnake and move on to the
>             next one.
>
>             I don't look for ways I might be able to
>             change the rattlesnake to a non-poisonous rat
>             snake...I just kill it. Oh, and on occasion,
>             I accidentally kill a rat snake because I
>             thought it was a rattlesnake at the time.
>             Also, I know for every rattlesnake I kill,
>             two more are lurking out there in the brush.
>             In my lifetime I will never be able to rid my
>             place of rattlesnakes.
>
>             Do I fear them? Not really. Do I respect what
>             they can do to me and my family? Yes!! And
>             because of that respect, I give them the fair
>             justice they deserve....I kill them... As a
>             country, we should start giving more thought
>             to the fact that these jihadists are telling
>             the world their goal is to kill Americans and
>             destroy our way of life. They have
>             just posted two graphic videos on the
>             internet showing them beheading Americans.
>             They are serious. They are exactly like
>             rattlesnakes. It is high time for us to start
>             acting accordingly!
>
>             I love this country. It's the government I'm
>             afraid of!
>             Look who's new in the White House!
>
>             Arif Alikhan, Assistant Secretary for Policy
>             Development for the U.S. Department of
>             Homeland Security
>
>             Mohammed Elibiary, Homeland Security Adviser
>
>             Rashad Hussain, Special Envoy to the
>             Organization of the Islamic Conference(OIC)
>
>             Salam al-Marayati, Obama Adviser and founder
>             of the Muslim Public Affairs Council and is
>             its current executive director
>
>             Imam Mohamed Magid, Obama's Sharia Czar from
>             the Islamic Society of North America Eboo
>             Patel, Advisory Council on Faith-Based
>             Neighborhood Partnerships
>
>             This is flat-out scary!  The foxes are now officially living in the
>             hen house...
>
>             Now ask me why I am very concerned!
>
>             Do you feel OK with this?
>
>             IF YOU ARE NOT CONCERNED, JUST DELETE THIS.

You cannot win a war by tying our servicemen's hands. The Rules of engagement we saddle our troops with increases our own casualties.
War is a bad thing but if you are forced to fight one there should be no rules or at least very few.

Quote from: redbeard on March 19, 2015, 01:40:44 PM
You cannot win a war by tying our servicemen's hands. The Rules of engagement we saddle our troops with increases our own casualties.
War is a bad thing but if you are forced to fight one there should be no rules or at least very few.

I am so looking forward to a conservative president who will fund and support out military to do what they do best. PROTECT AMERICA AND ITS CITIZENS!

You can't "win a war" when you have complete imbeciles in the administration who say things like:

"Well lets get terrorists jobs and more education and then they wont be terrorists"

That and the completely irresponsible media who portray these maniacs as some kind of dashing romantic figures. Take this Tsarneav punk....they had his pix all over these teens  magazines causing 12 to 16 year old air heads to swoon.

The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.

I'd declare bounties on their heads and any citizen could shoot them or otherwise kill them on sight.

Quote from: redbeard on March 19, 2015, 01:40:44 PM
You cannot win a war by tying our servicemen's hands. The Rules of engagement we saddle our troops with increases our own casualties.
War is a bad thing but if you are forced to fight one there should be no rules or at least very few.

RedBeard when the United States fights a war, as far as our military is concerned, well at least in my day that is, the only rule was this.

Win the war.

That's it.

Quote from: daidalos on March 19, 2015, 08:03:56 PM
RedBeard when the United States fights a war, as far as our military is concerned, well at least in my day that is, the only rule was this.

Win the war.

That's it.

QuoteShades of Vietnam: Spike in U.S. troop deaths tied to stricter rules of engagement

A connection between the sharp increase in American deaths and restrictive rules of engagement is difficult to confirm. More deaths surely stemmed from ramped-up counterterrorism raids and the Taliban's response with more homemade bombs, the No. 1 killer of NATO forces in Afghanistan.

But it is clear that the rules of engagement, which restrain troops from firing in order to spare civilian casualties, cut back on airstrikes and artillery strikes — the types of support that protect troops during raids and ambushes.

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"It is no accident nor a coincidence that from January 2009 to August of 2010, coinciding with the Obama/McChrystal radical change of the [rules of engagement], casualties more than doubled," Mr. Simmons said. "The carnage will certainly continue as the already fragile and ineffective [rules] have been further weakened by the Obama administration as if they were playground rules."

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/5/increase-in-battlefield-deaths-linked-to-new-rules/#ixzz3UtR29e9r

Once you arrive at the conclusion the Obama is a Muslim plant, all his actions make a horrible kind of sense. So you ask yourself,  why don't the Political parties or the media ever even suggest the obvious.

Quote from: mdgiles on March 20, 2015, 09:47:24 AM
Once you arrive at the conclusion the Obama is a Muslim plant, all his actions make a horrible kind of sense. So you ask yourself,  why don't the Political parties or the media ever even suggest the obvious.

Brian Williams was one media liar too many as it was, and now you expect the others to tell the truth, that they were in Obama's tank the entire time, if it meant keeping Hillary out of office?

That's about as likely as the media getting behind any effort to make Al Sharpton pay back taxes and various other damages from his race-baiting. It's also about as likely as the news media admitting their "wear coverage" is done at the serving-bar in some Green Zone hideout, rather than actually report firsthand. Al-ja-Reuters with their Insiders Guide to Future Muslim Atrocities does that one, not our lamestream arselickers.

Quote from: mdgiles on March 20, 2015, 09:47:24 AM
Once you arrive at the conclusion the Obama is a Muslim plant, all his actions make a horrible kind of sense. So you ask yourself,  why don't the Political parties or the media ever even suggest the obvious.

You and I often disagree, but I have to admit, when you are right, you are right!

In fact, I think I'll make this my new sig line!

Quote from: mdgiles on March 20, 2015, 09:47:24 AM
Once you arrive at the conclusion the Obama is a Muslim plant, all his actions make a horrible kind of sense. So you ask yourself,  why don't the Political parties or the media ever even suggest the obvious.

Now the question is what kind of a Muslim?  My guess would be Black Panther.

Quote from: supsalemgr on March 19, 2015, 01:45:57 PM
I am so looking forward to a conservative president who will fund and support out military to do what they do best. PROTECT AMERICA AND ITS CITIZENS!

Me too SSMGR and without linking to your original (long) post here, I think it's great that you posted this.   

Quote from: Darth Fife on March 23, 2015, 08:01:45 AM
You and I often disagree, but I have to admit, when you are right, you are right!

In fact, I think I'll make this my new sig line!

I'll go a step further and identify him as a Shia Muslim by the countries he has supported and the ones he has destabilized! 

Quote from: redbeard on March 23, 2015, 01:12:20 PM
I'll go a step further and identify him as a Shia Muslim by the countries he has supported and the ones he has destabilized! 

There is a strong case to be made for that, but I don't think that is really the point.

In the movie, The Great Escape there is a scene where Big X is detailing his plans for the  escape and the senior POW officer asks if that is a wise thing to do. He points out that until now, the Germans have left the prisoners in the hands of the Luftwaffe and if they cause too much trouble, the prison camps might be turned over to the S.S. or the Gestapo.

To which Big X replies...

Look, sir, you talk about the High Command and the Luftwaffe, and then you talk about the Gestapo and the SS. To me, they're the same! We're fighting the bloody lot! There's only one way to put it, sir: they are the common enemies of everyone who believes in freedom.

Quote from: mdgiles on March 20, 2015, 09:47:24 AM
Once you arrive at the conclusion the Obama is a Muslim plant, all his actions make a horrible kind of sense. So you ask yourself,  why don't the Political parties or the media ever even suggest the obvious.

I've seen Megan Kelly ask that question of various politicians.  I think it was Huckabee who said that Obama says he is a Christian and he takes him at his word.  Same with Rev. Graham (Can't think of his first name.)  Everyone is afraid to say the obvious.  Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim.  He was born a Muslim, raised as a Muslim, schooled as a Muslim and every act he has committed as President which concerns the Middle East and Muslims is to the detriment of the US and favors Islam and the Islamic countries.  There is a lot of other evidence which I have gone into numerous times and won't again, but there is no doubt in my mind.  The President of the United States is a Muslim and quite likely foreign born.  Now they can come and get me if they want to.   That is my belief.

Quote from: Charliemyboy on March 24, 2015, 12:25:52 PM
I've seen Megan Kelly ask that question of various politicians.  I think it was Huckabee who said that Obama says he is a Christian and he takes him at his word.  Same with Rev. Graham (Can't think of his first name.)  Everyone is afraid to say the obvious.  Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim.  He was born a Muslim, raised as a Muslim, schooled as a Muslim and every act he has committed as President which concerns the Middle East and Muslims is to the detriment of the US and favors Islam and the Islamic countries.  There is a lot of other evidence which I have gone into numerous times and won't again, but there is no doubt in my mind.  The President of the United States is a Muslim and quite likely foreign born.  Now they can come and get me if they want to.   That is my belief.

I think many people also believe he is a Muslim. However, there is no proof regardless that his actions would indicate he is. Until there is proof, no one is going to go there.