04-13-2017, 07:50 PM
(04-13-2017, 09:06 AM)guohua Wrote: I had to disagree with you 1984justarrived.
Russian Gate had nothing to do with this Presidential Election.
My husband says, like Ninurta said, the KGB was good, be we were better.
Mr. G. says that their control on the individual agent was too tight, the man or woman had no wiggle room.
My Husband on the other hand could disappear if need be, break contact with everyone and re-surface when he felt safe and make a report of his reason for his action.
They couldn't do that.
The Bombing was an important show of force for Trump, Not so much Stria as it was for Putin.
They learned that Trump is Not All Talk Like Obama.
Yes you're dealing with a Witch Hunt and The Truth was out and they've already made it perfectly clear, Trump did nothing wrong.
"Ivan" in the Soviet Military had the same hobbles and constraints as "Boris" in the KGB. They were very, very good at what they did, but authority was way too centralized and top-down, to the point that there was no initiative possible in local units - they had to wait for orders from on high, with the result that they missed a lot of opportunities to do what they did well, and in some cases got damn near annihilated waiting on orders.
There's a lot to be said for being able to hit-n-git at will, without having to wait for permission.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’