http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War



When I was younger I had an interest in wars. One war that caught my attention was the Vietnam War. One battle that caught my I was Ia Drang which was the first battle directly with uniformed combat troops. Immortalized in the movie We Were Soldiers.

But soon the war began to take on a different tone, moving from rice paddy to rice paddy, village to village. Where one village worked with the US Troops and another didn't. Where one village ended up burned to the ground by US Troops, and one village killed by the Viet Cong. The use of Firebases.

Here are some photos of the firebases in Vietnam. http://www.landscaper.net/lzpics.htm#FSB%20Aries

Turn to Afghanistan. Moving from opium field to opium field, village to village. The use of Fire Bases.

http://www.google.com/images?q=Photos+of+Afghanistan+firebases&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=M
qEoTOa4AYH68AafrIi6Dw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB0QsAQwAA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_support_base

There were some good reasons to be in Afghanistan, just like there were good reasons to be in Vietnam. But the bad reasons always out weigh the good reasons, on bad reason is Civilian Death, on both sides. Would these people be better off left alone? One can argue that Afghanistan is not vietnam because there is no Communist Influence there, some argue that there are only 100 Al Qaeda there. Another large difference is the casualty difference between Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Here's the big difference. Vietnam was about Communism, and Afghanistan is about Terrorism. Wait, doesn't seem that different.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/president-obamas-secret-100-al-qaeda-now-afghanistan/story?id=9227861

Yes this is Whataburger, big in Texas. This must be St.Paddy's day. Odd, because its rare you walk into one of the 24 hour dine in stores and NOT see a law enforcement officer. PD or HP is usually in there for this reason. Because baby huey WANTS A CHEESE BURGER.

>> ^robbersdog49:
What the hell is it with this patty rubbish? It's paddy. You call an Irish guy called Patrick Patty and he'll knock your block off. PADDY FFS


Agreed

Bring it BITCH

In reply to this comment by robbersdog49:
What the hell is it with this patty rubbish? It's paddy. You call an Irish guy called Patrick Patty and he'll knock your block off. PADDY FFS

What the hell is it with this patty rubbish? It's paddy. You call an Irish guy called Patrick Patty and he'll knock your block off. PADDY FFS

hehehe...you said gay lick>> ^Fusionaut:
>> ^rottenseed:
St. Patrick => St. Patty
Padrick => not a name
It's probably just a regional thing>> ^ChaosEngine:
Garrr it's "Paddys" day.
Patty = Homer Simpsons sister-in-law!!


Padraigh is a name though!
In gaelic a 'D' in the middle of a word sounds like a 'T'

>> ^rottenseed:
St. Patrick => St. Patty
Padrick => not a name
It's probably just a regional thing>> ^ChaosEngine:
Garrr it's "Paddys" day.
Patty = Homer Simpsons sister-in-law!!



I know someone called Padrick

>> ^rottenseed:
St. Patrick => St. Patty
Padrick => not a name
It's probably just a regional thing>> ^ChaosEngine:
Garrr it's "Paddys" day.
Patty = Homer Simpsons sister-in-law!!



Padraigh is a name though!

In gaelic a 'D' in the middle of a word sounds like a 'T'

St. Patrick => St. Patty
Padrick => not a name
It's probably just a regional thing>> ^ChaosEngine:
Garrr it's "Paddys" day.
Patty = Homer Simpsons sister-in-law!!

Garrr it's "Paddys" day.

Patty = Homer Simpsons sister-in-law!!

Christ old man, you're driving people out of the church every time you say stupid shit like that. No wonder atheism is the fastest growing 'religion' (belief system?) in the US. You make a long sunday lie-in look awful good, Paddy.

I have know Idea what he was singing about.

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In the merry month of May, From my home I started,
Left the girls of Tuam, Nearly broken hearted,
Saluted father dear, Kissed my darlin' mother,
Drank a pint of beer, My grief and tears to smother,
Then off to reap the corn, And leave where I was born,
I cut a stout blackthorn, To banish ghost and goblin,
In a brand new pair of brogues, I rattled o'er the bogs,
And frightened all the dogs,On the rocky road to Dublin.

One, two, three, four five,
Hunt the hare and turn her
Down the rocky road
And all the ways to Dublin,
Whack-fol-lol-de-ra.

In Mullingar that night, I rested limbs so weary,
Started by daylight, Next mornin' light and airy,
Took a drop of the pure, To keep my heart from sinkin',
That's an Irishman's cure, Whene'er he's on for drinking.
To see the lasses smile, Laughing all the while,
At my curious style, 'Twould set your heart a-bubblin'.
They ax'd if I was hired, The wages I required,
Till I was almost tired, Of the rocky road to Dublin.

In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity,
To be so soon deprived, A view of that fine city.
Then I took a stroll, All among the quality,
My bundle it was stole, In a neat locality;
Something crossed my mind, Then I looked behind;
No bundle could I find, Upon my stick a wobblin'.
Enquirin' for the rogue, They said my Connacht brogue,
Wasn't much in vogue, On the rocky road to Dublin.

From there I got away, My spirits never failin'
Landed on the quay As the ship was sailin';
Captain at me roared, Said that no room had he,
When I jumped aboard, A cabin found for Paddy,
Down among the pigs I played some funny rigs,
Danced some hearty jigs, The water round me bubblin',
When off Holyhead, I wished myself was dead,
Or better far instead, On the rocky road to Dublin.

The boys of Liverpool, When we safely landed,
Called myself a fool; I could no longer stand it;
Blood began to boil, Temper I was losin',
Poor ould Erin's isle They began abusin',
"Hurrah my soul," sez I, My shillelagh I let fly;
Some Galway boys were by, Saw I was a hobble in,
Then with a loud hurray, They joined in the affray.
We quickly cleared the way, For the rocky road to Dublin.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Paddy, Keenan, Uilleann, Pipes, Ireland' to 'Paddy, Keenan, Uilleann, Pipes, Ireland, Irish' - edited by kronosposeidon

There is so much of this going on. People commit these crimes with impunity because the cops don't pursue white collar crimes.

Why didn't they bring the paddy wagon?

The difference is that if you take out insurance against your stock dropping in value, your insurer only has to pay you (not every investor in that company) because only you are paying out the premiums to the insurance company. If the company chooses to insure several people who are invested in the same company, that's a risk they take, and it's calculated.

The analogy with all Mustang drivers doesn't hold because there's no foreseeable circumstance under which all Mustang drivers would suddenly crash at the same time. A better analogy would be if all the passengers in one airplane took out life insurance from a small insurance company, and the ratings agency was watching as that airplane slowly ran out of fuel over the ocean.

>> ^flechette:
I'm not a banker, or really excellent with money, but insuring stocks and bonds, even to other bankers, seems like a downright stupid idea, even before this great explanation. I understand how you can compare a car/driver insurance policy to a stock/business insurance policy, but there's one HUGE difference. When a driver has a wreck, it's a small amount of those cars that were involved. When a business fails (and it's stock) EVERYONE WHO HAD THAT STOCK crashes! It'd be like saying everyone who was driving a Ford Taurus had a wreck all at one time today! How in the world do you expect to cover that!?