WORLD WAR THREE PREVENTED..in 1983

This guy is a more deserving recipient of the Peace Prize than Obama is.

got dat right Shep..

These things were not unusual in the 1980's. I remember a time in 1984 when all of the RAF Strike Commands airbases went to full alert. We all just thought it was another excercise. The Harriers deployed into bushes, Tornadoes with proper bombs on them etc. We knew it was a bit more when we got live ammo and new 'noddy' suits (NBC suits) as well as the latest version of respirators (gas mask)...GAS GAS GAS!

Ah those happy years of 'mutually assured destruction'. Now we have no idea who are enemies are.

Amen brother.

I think Obama would agree with you.

The Russians and Americans both kept their dogs under control, now it's packs of wild dogs running loose and no one to bring them to heel.

He did give a nice speech along those lines when he accepted it. Humble, patriotic, appreciative, spoke about the good deeds of many others. I find the man to be full of good intentions, however much I disagree with him on PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING.


Also, this Russian dude has my thanks. Many of them. I might not have been born if the world were a nuclear wasteland.

My initial reaction to Obama winning the Nobel was that it was premature. But now that I've thought about it some more, I'm glad he was given the award. There are two reasons: 1. The Nobel is more about how the rest of the world views Obama, not how we do in Canada and the USA. People elsewhere around the globe see Obama as HOPE, hope on the heels of evil.

2. Carrot-on-a-stick: this award creates TREMENDOUS incentive for Obama to do the right things with his presidency. Maybe he'll look on this as incentive to end the two (at least) wars America is currently fighting. Maybe he'll embrace the award and attempt to live up to the Nobel's principles. Maybe it'll make him say "I want to be remembered as a Nobel Peace Prize Winner, not a War President."

But on topic, Mr. Petrov. We owe you one (or 20).

Obama sends another 13000 troops to Afghanistan though...

I was on Church Fenton airbase (as a civvy fixing a computer)during a 1980's crisis. Base locked down, massive activity, etc. Could not get off the base for 3 days.

Was given a billet and access to the officers mess.

Friday, September 25, 2009
Afghanistan: "500,000 TROOPS?!"
"500,000 TROOPS?!"
by Mac McKinney

"From the Huffington Post:* "Embedded in General Stanley McChrystal's classified assessment of the war in Afghanistan is his conclusion that a successful counterinsurgency strategy will require 500,000 troops over five years. This bombshell was dropped by NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Wednesday: The numbers are really pretty horrifying. What they say, embedded in this report by McChrystal, is they would need 500,000 troops - boots on the ground - and five years to do the job. No one expects that the Afghan Army could step up to that."

This is the potential scenario yawning before us as the cogs and wheels of the Pentagon war machine groan on laboriously, mindlessly trying to replicate the past horror of not only Iraq, but of Vietnam. Who will stop the Black Hole this time from devouring everyone and everything in sight?"

so, is divinecaroline a reputable website?

So far as this article is concerned, yes. I've heard this same story a few times now and it is well documented.