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Skipper

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  1. I could definitely buy a rogue military actor or faction doing this intentionally. I don't know if I would say that is more likely than gross negligence but it also would not surprise me if that were determined to be the case. But that isn't what some are arguing that drew my reaction. Brisket stated, declaratively, Israel is "purposefully pursuing a campaign of genocide, and the attack on WCK was knowing and intentional, in furtherance of that goal." I read that as implying proper chain of command.
  2. I'll add this quote from a Senior US counterterrorism official per the WSJ article linked above sums up what I think the most likely explanation is. I.e., Gross Negligence “The team either ignored their own protocols or, over the course of the war, prewar protocols had been dropped nearly entirely,” said the former official, referring to the military’s rules of engagement that define how and when force can be used.
  3. So the position of Brisket, Wildcat and others is that it is more likely than not that someone high up the chain of command, as a military decision/strategy, decided to intentionally pre-clear a path for a Jose Andres aid convoy with the goal of luring them in to then take them out on the basis that it would likely result in a reduction of future aid in furtherance of the goal of complete genocide of the Palestinian people. And that with that any potential backlash from the West was either miscalculated or deemed an acceptable consequence. If that's where you guys are at, we'll just agree to disagree.
  4. That's a stretch. I know you are prone to emotional posting lately, and I expect if from many in this thread that primarily spend their time elsewhere, but the absolute most idiotic thing the IDF could do to accomplish any fucking goal (including genocide if that is your position) is target a fucking Jose Andres caravan. I didn't watch any news last night but it was all over the news this AM as I expected. Biden issued his strongest statement yet. Again, I think it will be a turning point as it relates to mainstream western position on this war including future assistance Israel clearly needs from the West. So given the above, all ramifications clearly foreseeable from anyone involved in military strategy, I won't be convinced this was "ordered" from the highest level of the IDF absent clear evidence. Again, gross negligence, a flawed (perhaps intentionally) combat operations process that shows a blatant disregard for collateral damage, sure. But a definitive statement it was "knowing and intentional attack on the WCK" is a stretch. Maybe for most the line between gross negligence/intentional disregard for civilian casualties vs. intentional attack on WCK doesn't matter but if we're all going to spend time discussing this then I think there is a distinction.
  5. We were a wild card team in 2019. Were definitely the underdog in that Blues series but almost pulled it off. That was a good 2 round run with great games. I was at that 2016 game 7 beatdown. It was my birthday and I drug my wife (who was pregnant with our first). I had a lot more fun pregame than she did. And then nobody had fun once the game started LOL. Should be a good one tonight but HATE the late starts. I guess better get ready for it with playoffs around the corner. Either fortunately or unfortunately I have enough work to do that I'm just staying downtown until gametime.
  6. Agreed. Why I noted I feel like this may be eventually looked at as a turning point a page or 2 back. Back to the strike itself and some of the subsequent posts, I don't think anyone is debating whether the decision to pull the trigger on this convoy was intentional. I thought that was pretty damn clear based on initial reporting. The debate was whether the IDF pulled the trigger with the actual knowledge it was a f'n Jose Andres aid convoy. I still find that highly doubtful. But I also think it's clear this would then fall into the category of gross negligence. Which in and of itself is unacceptable and, to your point, pretty much removes any rational observer from continuing to give Israel the benefit of the doubt with other non-military targets.
  7. If their actual goal is a complete genocide of the inhabitants of the entire region, this would still be an idiotic decision in furtherance of that goal. Because of the barbaric nature of the October attack, Israel and their methods were going to get the benefit of the doubt from a majority of the West. I mean pretty much anyone that was old enough to be emotionally impacted from 9/11 will probably always carry some level of bias when it comes to conflicts with Islamic terrorists. And collateral damage can be explained at some level when you have terrorists hiding among civilians. But the lack of civilian aid was already a growing narrative and now the high profile nature of this attack is going to make a lot of people that might have given the IDF the benefit of the doubt question WTF is going on. The reality is a very small percentage of Americans pay as much attention to this conflict as those that read this thread. But everyone that watches the news tonight will know about and remember this.
  8. Occam's razor says it is unintentional because it would be an absolutely idiotic military strategy otherwise considering the need for western support. The PR hit from this incident will likely be worse than a wayward bomb hitting a school and killing 100 elementary kids. It's going to be a massive news story. Everyone knows Jose Andres. Voters on both sides of the aisle go to his restaurants. There are probably large donors on both sides of the aisle that donate to this specific aid organization. Hell, Andres could probably request and obtain a sit down with Biden this week over this incident if he wants. It's a high profile concrete example of what Israel critics have been saying about the way they are conducting this war that can't be easily explained away. I'm not going to be surprised at all if we look back at this months from now and see this as a turning point in this conflict.
  9. This. They didn't intentionally target a Jose Andres aid convoy. Anyone in a decision making capacity realizes what a massive PR hit this is. This will be mainstream news all over the US tonight. If you want to say gross negligence by being way too loose with precision weapons and not having procedures in place to prevent this, I agree, but I bet heads are rolling within the IDF as they realize the ramifications of this kind of negative publicity when they were already starting to lose the PR battle in the West
  10. Yeah, this is going to probably hurt their cause more than anything they have done to date. Going to get a ton of negative publicity. They fucked this up royally.
  11. For sure. Always thought they should post a spotter with a radar gun on the Northpark overpass (where the idiotic protestors post up from time to time) then have a partner sitting off the access road around Walnut to drive in and make the stop. I rarely drive it super late anymore but even coming back from a Stars or Mavs game odds are you will have someone pass you going 90+.
  12. This. I drive it almost daily from downtown to Walnut or Royal. I see folks doing extreme speeds and/or racing multiple times per month. I don't think I've ever seen a cop pull someone over for speeding or otherwise. Hell, some jackass got a bit to close to comfort to clipping me while trying to pass someone going 90+ this AM as I was about to exit downtown. Back in my younger days, I would frequently work in the office past midnight and drive home. The number of drunks speeding and/or swerving was always unnerving. Have never understood why cops just seem to ignore this stretch.
  13. 88 wins with a strong close to the season to make the playoffs and a team that absolutely nobody wants to play.
  14. App hasn't been too bad for me this year. Way better than expected considering I had heard a lot of people have had issues. I've needed to reset a couple of times and did have some freezing one game but overall has worked well. I strongly prefer it to what I did last year (cancelling YTTV and going with FUBO). I thought Fubo was god awful but stuck through it through end of Rangers season. I don't know WTF I'm going to do for the rangers this year. I'll probably end up just paying for both at some point.
  15. Agreed on this 100% although I would probably want to avoid Colorado of all the teams. But Nashville has been on fire lately and we all know the Knights will end up magically get all of their LTIR players back completely healthy for the playoffs. Maybe all things consider you prefer LA? Back to the division, I'm not surprised that Winnipeg has fallen off (1 point in last 4 games). They are wrapping up a brutal stretch just like we went through in February. It started with a back-to-back 3/8-9 and they don't get more than 1 day of rest between games until after 4/1. I haven't watched any of their games but seems like it is definitely catching up to them.
  16. Agreed. It blew Rodney Scott's out of the water. Was fantastic. Maybe not worth it on a 1 or 2 day trip but would make time for it on a longer trip.
  17. That Margaritaville used to have an open air streetside craps table that was fun to play but haven't seen it post COVID I don't think. So yeah, good riddance.
  18. It would. It would clearly be an SPE account where the bank has control and even then likely several layers before it hit any "Trumpco" account. This isn't some mom and pop operation. And the banks lawyers aren't morons.
  19. We were big fans of Market Pavillion hotel for our trip last year.
  20. Was really referring to Mack's posting trying to draw everyone into a debate completely unrelated to news.
  21. Did I make my over to the Cloak Room? No? Just checking.
  22. Glad the Devils returned the favor by beating Jets as well. Jets are in the middle of the type of stretch we played through in February (including now a back-to-back Sat/Sun). Hoping they run out of gas. Although unfortunately who knows if the Avs will ever lose a damn game again. They have won 7 straight and now have 5 in a row at home.
  23. We can score with anyone. 2nd line has played like our best line. Duchene has been a great pick up and Seguin/Duchene mesh well. Otter has been inconsistent this season at best and flat out shitty at times. Our defense is still shitty overall but hopeful Tanev acquisition will solidify things down the stretch/playoffs. Incredibly tight race in the division with Jets and Avs. Winning division probably more important this year than most (although outside chance that could land you a first round matchup with a magically healthy Knights if they keep fucking around). We probably go as far as Otter can take us in the playoffs. If we could guarantee elite goaltending it would be hard to pick against us against anyone. Probably 10-12 teams that think they have a legit shot at lifting the cup. Playoffs should be great.
  24. You're just going to have to trust me on this one. Agent was some mid to late 20's jackass. Ended up communicating with the Buyer directly and it was clear Agent had never relayed my clear expectations when I agreed to a reduced listing price. The Agent just thought he could get the deal done. I mean we went from crystal clear understanding of an "as is" expectation from my side and don't bother me with repair request unless you find something major to a laundry list of every single thing possibly noted in the inspection report. It was just horrible deal management by that clown that pissed everyone off in the process and pretty much killed any chance of a deal. I believe they ended up firing him after that.
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