Pier-less
"I think sometimes there’s an expectation of the US military -- because they’re so good -- that everything they touch is just going to turn to gold in an instant."
So said national security spokesman John Kirby in remarks to reporters mid-week.
I'm not sure where John's getting his information, but in fact, many in the international community have the opposite expectation of the US military. That is, they assume everything the US military touches is just going to turn to sh--t -- in an ins
Normandy was a LONG time ago…
Yes, the correct term is “sh_t show” – which seems to apply to the entire military industrial complex. Oh, the stories I have heard…..
Since reasoning hasn’t worked. maybe if we “docked” Israel $100 in military support for each $1 we spend on this bizarre pier, they might better recognize that being an ally is a two-way street. Instead, Israel seems much more interested in tilting our elections to the far right. Should that effort culminate in the reinstallaton of their self-proclained best American friend (Trump). perhaps the consolation is that he will make them pay for that pier, since he’s so good at extra-territorial ultimatums.