I got to the end of the blog at 11:30 PM, my last composition entry for this weekly dialogue and realized I had timed this out of the 15 minute frame. So, I retimed everything from 9:15 PM forward
The weather thing, "Sweater Girl," wasn't suppose to lead to Iran Contra, but, I could not ignore that comment today. What it was suppose to lead to was an accounting of the deaths caused by the storms now crossing the USA due to global warming. You might remember the glibness of Senator Inhofe on the floor of the Senate this past week. I don't know if he was simply attempting to create a diversion to the facts or just obtuse to the reality of the deaths now occurring in the USA.
February 16, 2015
Winter Storm Neptune (click here) thrashed Northeast on Sunday with heavy snow, high winds and dangerously cold temperatures. At least six deaths have been blamed on the storm. Here's the latest:...
I think The Weather Channel does an incredible job with the weather and assisting people to prepare for the worst. I also believe the local forecasters are heores. I don't know what the people of this country would do without them. They are my heroes. They want to be as perfect as they can be to prevent peril and deaths to Americans.
March 2, 2015
0315 gmt
The Weather Channel's Current Temperature Map
There is another storm beginning from the southwest that will proceed to the east coast. Rain and snow will result.
Below is the hemispheric water vapor satellite. It is dense with water vapor. But, the most worrisome evidence is the nearly complete lack of the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone). All that equatorial water vapor is now spread across the planet in an attempt for Earth to cool itself.
March 2, 2015
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UNISYS North and West Hemisphere Water Vapor Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop - thank you)
But, that is boring stuff regardless of the death. These deaths didn't occur because of war or snipers or weapons of mass destruction. I am sure Ronald Reagan is more interesting to the political games in the USA.
Ronald Reagan, without being completely insulting, was an actor turned President. He was never a war president. He achieved his "Reaganomics" through deregulation until it got to prostitution and there he drew the line.
PLEASE RECALL Reagan didn't like unions and unions support the Middle Class. So, Reaganomics was always about Wall Street and not the Middle Class at all.
Reagan's answer to the Middle East was to counter hostage taking with shipment of arms. If that is not ransom don't ask me what is. But, because it wasn't money it is not considered a ransom.
I pass no judgement on families of hostages that have been killed in Syria. They are seeking to change the ransom standings of the USA as willing and not opposing payments. They lost dearly wonderful people that sacrificed in their lives to bring hope to others in the Middle East.
I will say this, however; anytime the USA has paid ransom with weapons it has lead to the next capture of American hostages to be traded for weapons. There is no indication paying ransom of any kind will prove to be a safe strategy to protect the American people. If I were in the same place as the American families I would feel the same as they do. I have no doubt in my mind. But, other than the emotional trauma there is no justification for paying ransom. Doing so would be a bad idea.
The statement today about Reagan being hell bent on war and aggression is the only stance the USA should ever take on any international stage is irresponsible and a lie. In other words the USA should be on a war footing 24/7 for that moment of opportunity to invade yet another country.
It was Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell that stated overwhelming force is the only defense strategy for the USA. It's a Republican thing.
Overwhelming power is very expensive both in treasure and lives of Americans. The USA cannot and will not continue to be the world's police. Just because we have been in the past does not mean that is what we will do in the future.
The USA is on track to pursue peace, break down barriers to that peace and pursue the end to genocide before it begins. Is that realistic? Yes, it is. The USA will always need a strong defense and a readiness, but, no different than any other country or union of countries with large land masses where citizens live. Or try to live under a dense blanket of greenhouse gases.
I believe in peace, the Pope demands peace and there is every indication most civilized people want peace.
Peace won't happen unless we prepare for it and foster it. The way peace is fostered is for the needs of people to be met and encourage economic foot prints across any trade route that matters. It can work. It has worked in times past. Russia has to come to terms with it's own insecurities and return to vibrant economic alliances with more than Post Soviet countries. When that happens peace will take on a greater significance again.
But, for the Republicans and their extremist press stating Reagan had the right idea for America and was feared by all is HOGWASH. The hostages for weapons methodology of Ronald Reagan is not a man feared so much as a country compromised. I think the right wingers in the USA can take that rhetoric out of their political plans because it is nothing but a lie.
I am not sure what kind of a deal was cut with Iran before Reagan's election, but, if the activities after his presidency is any indication, it was way outside the boundaries of simple politics.
The weather thing, "Sweater Girl," wasn't suppose to lead to Iran Contra, but, I could not ignore that comment today. What it was suppose to lead to was an accounting of the deaths caused by the storms now crossing the USA due to global warming. You might remember the glibness of Senator Inhofe on the floor of the Senate this past week. I don't know if he was simply attempting to create a diversion to the facts or just obtuse to the reality of the deaths now occurring in the USA.
February 16, 2015
Winter Storm Neptune (click here) thrashed Northeast on Sunday with heavy snow, high winds and dangerously cold temperatures. At least six deaths have been blamed on the storm. Here's the latest:...
I think The Weather Channel does an incredible job with the weather and assisting people to prepare for the worst. I also believe the local forecasters are heores. I don't know what the people of this country would do without them. They are my heroes. They want to be as perfect as they can be to prevent peril and deaths to Americans.
0315 gmt
The Weather Channel's Current Temperature Map
There is another storm beginning from the southwest that will proceed to the east coast. Rain and snow will result.
Below is the hemispheric water vapor satellite. It is dense with water vapor. But, the most worrisome evidence is the nearly complete lack of the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone). All that equatorial water vapor is now spread across the planet in an attempt for Earth to cool itself.
0330
UNISYS North and West Hemisphere Water Vapor Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop - thank you)
But, that is boring stuff regardless of the death. These deaths didn't occur because of war or snipers or weapons of mass destruction. I am sure Ronald Reagan is more interesting to the political games in the USA.
Ronald Reagan, without being completely insulting, was an actor turned President. He was never a war president. He achieved his "Reaganomics" through deregulation until it got to prostitution and there he drew the line.
PLEASE RECALL Reagan didn't like unions and unions support the Middle Class. So, Reaganomics was always about Wall Street and not the Middle Class at all.
Reagan's answer to the Middle East was to counter hostage taking with shipment of arms. If that is not ransom don't ask me what is. But, because it wasn't money it is not considered a ransom.
I pass no judgement on families of hostages that have been killed in Syria. They are seeking to change the ransom standings of the USA as willing and not opposing payments. They lost dearly wonderful people that sacrificed in their lives to bring hope to others in the Middle East.
I will say this, however; anytime the USA has paid ransom with weapons it has lead to the next capture of American hostages to be traded for weapons. There is no indication paying ransom of any kind will prove to be a safe strategy to protect the American people. If I were in the same place as the American families I would feel the same as they do. I have no doubt in my mind. But, other than the emotional trauma there is no justification for paying ransom. Doing so would be a bad idea.
The statement today about Reagan being hell bent on war and aggression is the only stance the USA should ever take on any international stage is irresponsible and a lie. In other words the USA should be on a war footing 24/7 for that moment of opportunity to invade yet another country.
It was Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell that stated overwhelming force is the only defense strategy for the USA. It's a Republican thing.
Overwhelming power is very expensive both in treasure and lives of Americans. The USA cannot and will not continue to be the world's police. Just because we have been in the past does not mean that is what we will do in the future.
The USA is on track to pursue peace, break down barriers to that peace and pursue the end to genocide before it begins. Is that realistic? Yes, it is. The USA will always need a strong defense and a readiness, but, no different than any other country or union of countries with large land masses where citizens live. Or try to live under a dense blanket of greenhouse gases.
I believe in peace, the Pope demands peace and there is every indication most civilized people want peace.
Peace won't happen unless we prepare for it and foster it. The way peace is fostered is for the needs of people to be met and encourage economic foot prints across any trade route that matters. It can work. It has worked in times past. Russia has to come to terms with it's own insecurities and return to vibrant economic alliances with more than Post Soviet countries. When that happens peace will take on a greater significance again.
But, for the Republicans and their extremist press stating Reagan had the right idea for America and was feared by all is HOGWASH. The hostages for weapons methodology of Ronald Reagan is not a man feared so much as a country compromised. I think the right wingers in the USA can take that rhetoric out of their political plans because it is nothing but a lie.
I am not sure what kind of a deal was cut with Iran before Reagan's election, but, if the activities after his presidency is any indication, it was way outside the boundaries of simple politics.
