JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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USAFdude
numbskull -
And the Taliban were aiding and abetting AQ, so that's where we went. Yep. Uh-huh.
DickMorris -
"Cut and run" is no longer an applicable catchphrase for Republican propaganda. Do try to keep up.
As for President Obama, we in the US military are thankful to have President Obama's excellent leadership; just ask any of us.
Posted in: Obama orders 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan
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USAFdude
Such gratitude from our "friends", the "liberated" Iraqis. I say blockade that sh*thole and let them all kill themselves. That way, no more good American/allied lives need be wasted.
Posted in: Iraqi shoe-thrower finds out what it was like
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USAFdude
In other words, President Obama is correcting the mistakes of his bumbling predecessor. Excellent! Out of Iraq, into Afghanistan - IF you want the USA to emerge victorious.
Posted in: Afghan officials fear talk of exit strategy
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USAFdude
This isn't news. We already knew this, just like with the recent article that says bush was "hell bent" on invading Iraq. Is there a reason for rehashing all of this?
Posted in: Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp'
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USAFdude
As usual, Sarge tries, but fails, to confuse the issue.
Also, the headline is misleading; it should read george w. bush was 'hell bent' on Iraq invasion. Good Americans knew better.
Posted in: UK diplomat: U.S. was 'hell bent' on Iraq invasion
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USAFdude
Yes. This is precisely my take on it. Here's why:
The Iraqis needed to grow up on their own and take down Saddam on their own terms. "Freedom" and "liberation" only mean something to those who are willing to fight and give their lives for it; bush wrongfully denied the Iraqis that choice and threw away American lives for Iraqi lives.
The Iraqis still hate Americans. They still see us as invaders and occupiers. Some "gratitude".
The Iraqis still seem to want to kill each other; not much difference between that attitude and Saddam killing them - dead is dead either way.
So yes, we should have let the Iraqis "suffer" under Saddam until they grew big enough balls to take him down and join the ranks of those countries, including the USA, who fought for freedom.
Posted in: UK diplomat: U.S. was 'hell bent' on Iraq invasion
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USAFdude
Thanks, Madverts!
Posted in: Americans give thanks, see parades, feast in space
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USAFdude
victim - Glad you could join us! Too bad you couldn't stay on topic, but what else is new?
Posted in: Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event
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USAFdude
Heh, point taken, Madverts.
Posted in: White House braces for tough sell on Afghan policy
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USAFdude
timorborder -
Quite possibly the most idiotic statement I've ever read on JT. Right decisions are based on careful planning and consideration of the facts; wrong decisions get more troops killed and weakens morale for more than "indecision".
What on earth did they teach you at Duntroon?
Posted in: White House braces for tough sell on Afghan policy
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USAFdude
kokorocloud - I'm not implying that my decision is right for anyone other than myself. I'm saying the choice is the patient's, and only the patient's.
Posted in: Man in coma heard everything for 23 years
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USAFdude
...which is precisely what I'd want my family to do, as opposed to letting me "live" half my life the way this poor man did.
Posted in: Man in coma heard everything for 23 years
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USAFdude
Not of her, per se, but rather of the Anti-Americanism she foments.
Posted in: Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
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USAFdude
Dick, The reduction in force started on bush's watch. It's one of the main reasons we troops voted Democrat this time, and next.
Posted in: Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
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USAFdude
Sarge, According to the facts. http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/11/17/sarah-palin-going-rogue-to-the-white-house-polls-say-no/
Your response is a cop-out.
Posted in: Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
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USAFdude
yabits -
An excellent point, but unfortunately, it only underscores the confusion within the ranks of the right-wing. Consider, if you will, the above point alongside the conservatives' constant whining about "big government"; on the one hand, they want a "take charge" type of leader, yet on the other hand, they don't want government "interference".
My question to the Republicans: What do you expect of our government leaders, if not to govern?!
Posted in: Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
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USAFdude
BlueTiger -
It's not Palin per se that the media is keeping its eye on; rather, it's those who continue to support her despite all of the proven facts regarding her complete unsuitability for any public office. Think back to the 2008 election, folks; it wasn't Democrats calling Obama "Dear Leader" or "Messiah" - it was the Republicans, trying to distort the hopes we as Americans felt when Obama was elected. Bottom line: We Democrats never saw Obama as more than a President, whereas the Republicans tried (in vain) to paint us as blind followers through their shameless propaganda.
Palin's weaknesses, by contrast, are a matter of record, brought to light by the media (thank Christ). Yet, some people still support her, not because she's worth a damn, but simply because she's NOT Obama. Thankfully, the number of her supporters is dwindling; Americans still distrust the Republican Party overall far more than they do the Democrats. But, Palin's supporters represent a lunatic fringe element that, no matter how large, needs to be kept in check before they can initiate violent action against the duly-elected President of the United States of America, Barack Hussein Obama.
The very "blind faith" of which the Republicans wrongfully accused the Democrats is now visible and demonstrable in the Republicans' attitude towards Palin. Palin supporters rally around her not due to facts, intelligent discourse, or reasoning, but rather due to emotion, unsupported "belief", racism, and hatred. Kind of reminds me of another group we see in the news who just "know" they're right and everyone else is wrong - what was their name, again? Oh, wait, now I remember...
Al-Qaeda.
Posted in: Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
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USAFdude
Taka, I stand corrected. Thank you!
Posted in: Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
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USAFdude
Sarge -
I'll be he's more worried that Palin's anti-patriotic rants will outrage good Americans.
Posted in: Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event
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USAFdude
According to me, Sarge. Come let me show you proof.
Posted in: Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event