tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post4363470047501618966..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: His Is Bigger Than YoursOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-1921429329911120312017-04-15T02:48:01.569-04:002017-04-15T02:48:01.569-04:00When General Curtis Lemay wanted to bomb Cuba back...When General Curtis Lemay wanted to bomb Cuba back into the Stone Age, John Kennedy rejected his advice, TB. Unfortunately, in Vietnam, LBJ and Nixon followed his advice. It's pretty clear how that worked out.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-71995152515448946242017-04-14T22:48:34.718-04:002017-04-14T22:48:34.718-04:00Blogger The Mound of Sound said...
I read one ana...Blogger The Mound of Sound said...<br /><br />I read one analysis suggesting that Trump may now be deferring to his in-house generals. <br />...........<br /><br />On the used of the big bomb.<br />A general said it was the right weapon at the right time.<br />Im sure Trump will find enough generals that love the smell of napalm in the morning.<br /><br />There was an article in the Washington Post that said; Trump has found the keys to the gun cabinet!!<br /><br />Given the man likes a spectacle ; big shrug..<br /><br />TB<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-25398089167022206712017-04-14T18:07:19.383-04:002017-04-14T18:07:19.383-04:00Trump enjoys being unpredictable, Toby. It pumps u...Trump enjoys being unpredictable, Toby. It pumps up his ego.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-73748070288215912212017-04-14T17:38:00.965-04:002017-04-14T17:38:00.965-04:00Yes, Owen, Trump is the wild card. Yes, Owen, Trump is the wild card. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-26857040421097921922017-04-14T17:06:52.898-04:002017-04-14T17:06:52.898-04:00I talked to my son today, Toby. At the moment, he ...I talked to my son today, Toby. At the moment, he said, they don't seem too perturbed. They're used to wild rhetoric from the North. But he really can't predict how they'll react to Trump.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-12047120326248228452017-04-14T17:05:33.714-04:002017-04-14T17:05:33.714-04:00I hope you're right, Mound. But I read earlier...I hope you're right, Mound. But I read earlier today that the Pentagon has conceded that there may have to be a pre-emptive strike.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-71206784604196747522017-04-14T15:39:06.564-04:002017-04-14T15:39:06.564-04:00I read one analysis suggesting that Trump may now ...<br />I read one analysis suggesting that Trump may now be deferring to his in-house generals. His reversal on NATO and China are said to evidence the switch away from the alt-right cabal, Bannon et al.<br /><br />The MOAB business was a one-off thing. You can't use that weapon except in rare places like the spot it was dropped yesterday. It's all but pointless. At least he didn't go with the FAE (fuel/air explosive) arsenal. That's the really nasty, non-nuclear weaponry. MOAB is the world's biggest firecracker.<br /><br />Could Trump attack North Korea? I'd like to think his generals would lock him in a closet first.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-3529249182421200322017-04-14T14:46:16.800-04:002017-04-14T14:46:16.800-04:00Is there any chance the acronym on the big pencil ...Is there any chance the acronym on the big pencil in your picture have any reference to the Biblical Moab? If so, what? Or is it just a coincidence.<br /><br />Owen, if I remember correctly, your son is in China. What's his take on this? My contact in Seoul reports that South Koreans see Trump as far less stable than Kim which says a lot. In spite of what we see in the Western press, Kim knows the rules; Trump doesn't. There is an iron-clad agreement between South Korea and the US that makes it very clear that the US may not make any military moves against North Korea without the South's consent. The assumption is that Trump can't act unilaterally. The fear is that Trump couldn't care less. Tobynoreply@blogger.com