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Your expertise on firefights is zero, lil smoky.

You're much more qualified to comment on whether the eagles are overrated or not.
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The Eagles are overrated.

@1: Seen a lot of combat from your computer chair, Lt. Sausage?
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Moon just won my vote.
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So Trump became untruthful after Corker helped get him elected? Or Corker's a fucking idiot too.

And McGinn was right about the tunnel.
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@4: Where did you get your combat and tactical training Sarge?

But seriously, I know you are a just a moron talking out your ass, but I suggest reading "Generation Kill" for a good primer about how a modern battlefield operates. It will give you about a dozen good reasons why something like that could happen without anyone screwing any pooches. I'll give you a big one now: communication equipment is notoriously spotty in combat zones.

As you were, keyboard warrior.
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Good Morning @3 & @7 TG,
You were talking about 'combat' so I thought I'd recommend a film I saw last night on DVD. Viewed "The Bridge" by Bernhard Wicki (1959) in German. It was terrific. One of the finest anti-war films I've ever seen. The combat scenes were extraordinary. The story excellent as well. It's as good as "Paths of Glory" & "All Quiet on the Western Front".

Check it out.
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The NIMBY's didn't win anything. The Shah developers attempted to build an 85 foot building in an area zoned for 40 feet that was later up-zoned to 65 feet. They tried to break the rules and got shot down by the city.
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Neighborhood councils were doing a lot of work around the city until the current elected regime came in with a different agenda. How has that new agenda been working out so far? Is it time for a rational critique yet, or let things continue to decline?
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@7: Sheesh, was it so hard to just admit that you have no idea what you are talking about? Just don't say anything in the future if you know nothing about the topic. Oh, and just for laughs: buying what, exactly? What is your conspiracy theory this time?

@9: All Quiet on the Western Front is one of my favorite movies. That scene where the main character is in the bombed out crater and has to kill the other soldier with a knife and sleep next to the corpse really stuck with me. The noises the dying man made, and the expression on the face of the actor really struck home the senseless slaughter of the war. Amazing acting, amazing direction.
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I hate it when people try to protect and preserve their neighborhoods. Vile, evil cunts. Those of us on Capitol Hill are arms-wide-open when it comes to embracing change.
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Jesus @1 stop doubling down on your previous wild and ridiculous speculation. Such a Trumpy/Republiturd move - be better than them for fucksake or we got nothing.
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Welcoming Wallingford is hosting a Night With Neighbors tonight at the Blue Star. We will be discussing backyard cottages and the upcoming HALA event at Hales Ales on Oct. 26th as well as welcoming density in our neighborhood.

We will NOT be wearing funeral garb.

https://www.facebook.com/events/11099616…
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If civilian oversight of military decisions is such a bad thing how come military dictatorships are so incompetent? There's no bigger clown than an ex-general who starts calling himself president for life.

Anyway, if military commanders get so bent out of shape when civilians question them, maybe they shouldn't send troops on risky, ill-defined missions in random border zones where our diplomatically incompetent President has pissed off everyone on either side of the border. With no air support.

No. Air. Support. Jesus. Enjoy getting second guessed by candy assed civilians, assholes. You did this to yourselves.
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I thought Heidi was pro NIMBYs winning which is why she endorsed Jon Grant for city council...
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@14: What percentage of the complete story should we expect at this time given the variables involved?
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Suit against Murray, fine. But not the city. Tying up city attorneys in this litigation is nothing about justice (in this case) and is overreach.
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I'm glad they killed the building proposal in LQA. The neighborhood is already fucked for traffic half the time, and that particular intersection is another perfect example of Shitty Seattle Street Planning. Adding a large, multi-use building right on that spot would have tangled drivers and buses even more than normal traffic already does, it would have increased the amount of cruising traffic in the neighborhood who drive their cars around interminably seeking free parking on the street (we're fresh out, so take a fucking bus already), and it's an addition to the area no one wanted or asked for. Just like the Chase bank, or the CVS/condos. Or the loss of the old Streamline.

Just leave our god dammed neighborhood alone already until you beef up transit options in and out and through it. Fix traffic first, then build new things.
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@12,
"All Quiet on the Western Front" is a magnificent book too. I've read it twice. I think you'll like "The Bridge".
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That Game One of the World Series offers a reasonable excuse for skipping the mayoral debate is considerably more than small mercy. Go Cary!
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The stranger's beloved Moon is bombing the Mayor debate (possibly because she isn't half as intelligent) right now. Strange the Stranger isn't live tweeting or live blogging or otherwise whoring themselves. Hmmm
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@14: Hilarious. This is like watching my pet rats valiantly try to make sense of a world that is far beyond them.

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