[econjack]

The scary thing: Look at the people in the balcony, starting with Putin in the middle. Unlike the politically correct US, this war room is filled with military people who have experience fighting wars, not a bunch of politicians with jelly for spines. From Vietnam onward, this Republic has let politicians set the rules of engagement and we have lost ever since. Wake up, people! ISIS wants to kill you and your loved ones and you have elected a leader who agrees with them...twice!!

[Psalm 144]

“From Vietnam onward, this Republic has let politicians set the rules of engagement and we have lost ever since.”

Since Korea, actually. Even the tactical and operational brilliance in once crushing, and later zeroing out Iraq was completely lost at the strategic level by politicians.

I think the closest we have had to victories are the Cuban missile crisis and successfully tamping down the Yom Kippur war, which wasn’t really our war although it was headed that way. But then I don’t think we want problems resolved and the troops sent home to friends, family and happier employment. Eisenhower warned about the vested economic interests for some in maintaining a war footing. And since then, although some conflicts were resolved, WE are not the ones to shut them down. Like dishonest lawyers keeping cases open to continue to bill on them, our politicians seem to never reach an end to their wars. They remain open, unless someone else closes the book on them.

[PIF]

Looks a bit like NSA’s Deep Space Command room, but bigger ...

[DungeonMaster]

Wait!!! I don’t see any females or blacks or Asians of trannys!!

[Timber Rattler]

Compare with Obama's war room...

[TYVets]

It has got to take a ton of Carbon Credits for that war room.

On the other hand, 0bama's golf cart not so many.

[Skooz]

Troubling lack of diverthity in that photo.