quasi Report This Comment
Date: January 12, 2012 02:57AM

The Iranian government is a joke but a dangerous joke just the same. My son just finished a 6 month deployment to the Al Dhafra airbase in Abu Dhabi which is just 130 miles as the crow flies across the Persion Gulf from Iran and 190 miles from the Strait of Hormuz which is too close for my comfort to those crazy bastards. He just left there today on his way back to the U.S. ....... where he'll have to deal with a different bunch of crazy bastards over here but I'll sleep better at night.

pro_junior Report This Comment
Date: January 12, 2012 04:05AM

hey right on quasi glad your son has left that shit hole

quasi Report This Comment
Date: January 12, 2012 10:36AM

Thanks p_j. He hated the place but at least he was far away from where the real trouble has been. As I write this he is in Spain, hoping to do a bit of sightseeing during a long layover. He was supposed to go to Scotland but was diverted due to wind and fog. I think Spain will be much better than Scotland this time of year. From there he's going to California before finally getting back to Tacoma, WA.

Mrkim Report This Comment
Date: January 12, 2012 12:08PM

I recently did some work on a Marines Eclipse who had just gotten back from 2 tours in Afganistan. It was quite interesting to get his views on what's goin on over there 1st hand.

Glad to hear your boy's makin it back this way Ok quasi, as I'm sure you are too. BTW, please tell him thanks for his service

quasi Report This Comment
Date: January 12, 2012 02:27PM

Thanks, Kim, I'll tell him. Turns out he's not allowed to leave the base during his long layover today so he's having a visit with the Heinekins instead. He's not a happy camper'bout that.

Since he's been deployed he's developed a political conciousness and, like most U.S. military personnel, he's a big supporter of Ron Paul. It's kind of funny, the kid joined up 3 years ago with hopes of seeing the world and now wants to shut down foreign military installations.



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Mrkim Report This Comment
Date: January 12, 2012 02:40PM

Yep, my young Marine friend, like most of the rest of the uber-conservative military members also is a Ron Paul supporter.

It continues to amaze me how Ron Pauls political policies are denoted as "radical" in the media. If a return to Constitutional policies by a prez is a radical idea it's damned well one I too support

If the "let's completely overlook Ron Pauls support and achievements" campaign succeeds in keeping him from gettin the nomination I will vote in absolute protest for the nominee ... with a clothespin on my nose when I head to the poll in November

Hp Report This Comment
Date: January 13, 2012 10:06AM

Just an aside Quasi, Spain is better than Scotland any time of the year.
Cant wait for them to get independence from us, then we can stop propping them up with our taxes.

Glad to hear your boy is safe oh and there better lagers than Heineken, but after the gulf anything will do.

quasi Report This Comment
Date: January 13, 2012 10:20AM

Thanks, Hp.