John Pleisse

So a blase' approach and a strong policy should be avoided? Iran should have the bomb? Again, if you look at raw numbers, it is violence. When you observe its psychological affect, financial affect, political affect and religious affect, it serves it's intended purpose. There's reason ISIS is a propaganda machine. Mr. GPS is a bright guy, I like watching him, but he is an intellectual liberal, who uses analytical data to arrive at answers that suit his agenda. We've been through this....you know, the total dumb-assed chart posted about 30 pages back, comparing the statistical data of a terrorist attack to a heart attack. Dumb, moronic, drool........fabulous in forgone conclusion. Are people terrorized by the prospect of a heart attack enough, to get on a treadmill????

Oh boy...... Andy.....these are so round about, I couldn't even plead ignorance. I'll let your answer stand and just look at it every day to enjoy it.

Last call....other than stopping international misbehaviors, name me one benefit of a strong, sovereign, nuclear armed Iran, just one. You guys bash us all day long........just one benefit.

Sure... I can do a selfie of my armpit if you'd like. Maybe snap a quick photo of a Florida cesspool if you'd like. Looks great. Plan your next vacation there. You might have to check your smart phone in a locker at the airport. Again, you gauge their worth by them not being a problem.......a pitifully low bar.

One more time....name me a single benefit of a strong Tehran, other then them not being threat to us, themselves or anyone else. One benefit.

Oh yes I can.......Because criminal behavior stirs the pot, doesn't mean they have power. They wouldn't be seeking the bomb, if they had power. One month of a Saudi oil flood has devalued Iranian currency and choked their coffers more than a year of the P5+1 sanctions. That doesn't strike me as a powerful nation, but instead, a vulnerable bully of a religious theocracy. Name me one benefit of a strong Tehran. They don't have enough oil. So that's out. Could it be that you dislike the very country that affords you your wonderful life, so much, that you feel a strong Iran is fair and just? They have spent decades funding terrorist activities in every corner of the world. If they were such a player as you say, they'd crawl out of the gutter and move policies that help their cause. But they don't. They are criminal and usurp the obligation of world law abiding behavior. They are a notch above North Korea...and guess what buddy...they ain't changing. At some point along the line, somebody didn't teach you anything, because like so many of our citizens who are anti-American, you'll believe anything.

Oh we will....we'll also give them intermediate missiles in our next Republican Presidency.

Don't forget Iraq, being it's more or less an Iranian client state, thanks to some great foresight from Dick and Donald. There should be a cartoon called that. Donald says something dumb, and Dick drops to the ground and grabs his chest... Oh......and now, since the withdrawal???? Has it ever occurred to you that our entire interest in the region is oil. That's all. Clearly you did not read my last two posts. Every Christian station in the country is always blabbing about Israel this, Israel that. Keeps Daver supporting his tax money going to the middle east. This is liberal psycho-babble, anti Christian, left wing mockery that would never be considered against Islam. Just wait until the tower tolls for morning prayers in Council Bluffs. I'll buy you a rug for Hanuuuuuuuuuh....wait, I mean the Hajj. And like it or not, Iran has become a major regional player, and we will strike a deal with them, come hell or high water and there is nothing Saudis and Isrealis can do about that. No they haven't and any deal will be empty, not unlike the China Climate deal. You remember Jimmy Carter and Camp David, right? Yeah..how did that liberal wet dream work out? Iran has used this deal to flush themselves with cash, so they can go cause trouble in Yemen and other places. They will not abide by any kind of nuclear regulation. They just completed a new ICBM base. They have no reason or gumption to abide by any accord. You know we're doing something right for our interests in the region when both Saudis and Isrealis see eye to eye and are against us. But they did for decades which proves my point. They both hate Obama, won't deal with him and see his policy failures for what they are.

Lazy 8's you begin at Va and at the top, you are hanging to the prop a little, but it's not harsh and within full range of the gov. Jetdriven is right about the steep spiral, obviously. I do Commercial maneuvers all the time in my 201...never any issues, as will you if you get the license. You would never be deficient at PP skills, right, because that's what your license requires, right? I think 172RG's are Bo-Bo dolls.......just Everlast punching bags at a thousand member gym.

The Saudis are now surrounded by Iran (Yemen, ISIS, UAE Islands and Oman now in the mix).....they are about to renew our mutual friendship. They will likely manipulate crude prices to affect our political process in 2016. Funny how the world, geo-polical process works. I don't think the Saudi's will have Hillary Clinton's interests in mind. Pucker-up, gas prices will be going up in six months on a steady hike to $5.00 in 2016. A little "time-out" to flush Iran with cash, help the Chinese and make the democratic party look like screw-ups.

You bet your butt. Nobody is going to be idealistic anymore. You are aware that Repub's are just going to come out and just say it, right? Now if Saudi Arabia can choke oil laden, Iran in one month and instantly affect their wealth and currency, what do you think they or the Iranians can do to us? What does it cost to fill up a 500 gallon heating oil tank in Canada at $5.00 a gallon in the dead of winter? No wait, I can do the math.

So Iran gave us Algebra and really nice rugs, but they also have a 700 year history of behaving like animals. Obama made a White House comment recently that some how got out. I can't remember or quote him accurately, but he basically said in a rather pro Islamic and romantic way, that "they can be great". This is deeply disconcerting.

Hey Man...these committed libs speak your language. Obama....cramming for his final exam with a 59.5% average: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/24/world/middleeast/for-king-salman-new-saudi-ruler-a-region-in-upheaval.html?_r=0

Well then speak the language. And quickly buy a diesel Passat and an extra Prius for the garage. You know I don't think you are dumb....misguided, a bit lost...but not dumb. I wouldn't mess with you if you were dumb. As my father always said, "son, I wouldn't give you shit, if I didn't love you".

Bo, If you think our subversive efforts in 2009 had nothing to do with us, you are mistaken. Obama had a "moment in time" ( a phrase he loved to use with Obamacare) and he had the wherewithal to not use it. Now look. These people are now 270 million, they influence an entire region, have meddled in far more than we have and in short order, they'll have the bomb.

Andy...this is where you have deep conflicts with arrogance and fabulous ignorance, all tied together with unbridled impulse control. It has nothing to do with our "moral superiority" or even our "virtue". It has everything to do with our interests.

Not sure. Choke Iran...that simple. Funny how they suddenly have the cash flow to do no good in the region, since the sanctions were lifted. I would start by negotiating a large Airbase/Missile base in central Iraq (100 year lease arrangement). Tell the Iranians all deals pertaining to the nuclear agreement are off unless they straighten up. Start being more Israel-centric. Make sure Egypt is on board. You remember in the first months of the Obama presidency, we had the chance to take Iran out? They were among the first of the Arab Spring. 100,000's of college kids ready to storm the palace and we did nothing. This is an utter catastrophe.

Just announced!! Guess who will forgo his life long dream to visit Taj Mahal and actually do his job? POTUS will be visiting the Abdala's in Saudi Arabia Tuesday.... Whew.... I was worried. I think he is finally realizing our Iran and Middle East policies are fast becoming a disaster before our eyes. Then there's this little dity that snuck by everyone. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/368710/has-iran-gained-foothold-arabian-peninsula-daniel-pipes So, let's do the math. Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, now Yemen and add UAE and Oman. We've got a problem.

As much as I preach this to my kids, I doubt it is correct in this case. And I would add.....the talent pool of great, type specific talent shrinks every day. They may know this, but we need to, ourselves.

If you aren't sweating, you're out of position.

Yes...this is why the administration looked "really on top" of things yesterday........please. Why on earth would you want a strong Iran? They have our interests in mind?

Sorry...they once did. I should have pulled an "Andy an have done a rote Google search first to provide Angola...Australia...blah.blah...blah.

Iran policy. 2009, Obama goes to Saudi Arabia in capitulation and disgrace. The King (rest his soul), literally hates him and completely distrusts him. Proof of our Iran policy failures? The Saudi king drops crude prices for only one purpose, to choke Iran, because the Obama coalition had sanctions lifted. Meanwhile, just in, the Department of State and the administration are completely blindsided by the fall of Yemen to Iranian Shia, while supposedly negotiating in a good faith nuclear deal with us. Saudi Arabia becoming surrounded. Jen Psaki and Marie Braf (The Sisters of Tri-Delt) have no answer for the American people, while the President conducts an interview with this PYT: http://www.breitbart.com/video/2015/01/22/obama-laughs-at-glozell-green-saying-castro-puts-the-dic-in-dictatorship/ Andy, I only enumerate the connection of these dots, because they are overt policy failures. The Saudi King and his son? They don't like Hilary either. Where do you think gas prices will be in 2016? Paybacks are hell and strong military is important.

Oh...but we are now.....and have been for nearly 7 years. The results have been quite predictable.

We are an all volunteer force. Perhaps if you had lived in France, Israel or Sweden, you would have enjoyed your two years of compulsory military service and be in a better position to assert your view of military in society and world order. .