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I was talking "hypothetically", Terminator. Of course if defening myself from serious bodilby injury makes me "rambo" then guilty as charged. Sometimes talking it out, deescalating is like the train that has left the station.

If I was on my back and the suspect was pummeling my head I would have drawn my Smith&Wesson 5906 and fired a contact shot agaiinst his kidneys. In my days this was part of the use of deadly force training continuum in my old agency. I don't know what they teach now.

When the suspect was on top of the officer and pummeling his head the use of deadly force would have been justified. The tourist is lucky he is still alive to face charges. There comes a tipping point between restraint, desescalation and utltimately the use of force and even deadly force becomes necessary.

"Big ocean, lot of fish". Slowly and catiously move on and find another. Many years ago my department's vice unit got a tip from an anonymous source that some female flight attendants were rotating in and out of high end hotels in downtown Los Angeles hotels and were practicing the worlds oldest profession. We tried to set up a sting operation but got zip. The operation was tight and all potential clients were screened. The tip was the starting fee was $500 an hour. This was the mid 1990's. This profession, side gig or freelance occurs just about everywhere. The FA's were from Asia based airlines. That is from East Asia and not SE Asia.

I thought it was one of main rules of the sea to render assistance to the survivors of ships in distress or damaged (like a torpedo just hit it). The Sri Lanka's did rescue many of the Iraninan sailors and it's not like Sri Lanka has a large navy or even a coast guard.

If we the US do this on the open seas then will China try it next? Just imagine an American Naval ship or aircraft flies over the Taiwan straits and China fires at it. China could say "we were just responding to a threat to our homeland. "what is good for the goose is also good for the gander".

Who or what did this Iranian ship pose an imminet threat to while in the Indian Ocean? Last time I checked a declaration of war against Iran has not been made yet. Based upon my undestanding about the laws of war once war is declared any ship, aircraft, vehicles or personnel with the military of the enemey is fair game. I am defending Iran but laws are laws.

The latest news for all of LOS has not been good: 1) Start of low season 2) Smoke season 3) Airline disruptions due to the US-Israel-War war. Tough times could be ahead for all of LOS.

Do that as well but was told at IMM at the next 90 day report "where is the form"? Best way might be to keep the actual 90 day report form in a seperate place and only bring it out at the nex 90 day report.

Just checked AQI on March 6 2026 and it 138. It is has started.

True but I tried the paper clip method and two things happened: 1) The form slipped and almost lost lit 2) The sharp end of the paper clip almost tore the passport page.

In my old passport 90 Day report receipt and the old TM-30 notification stamp page were stapled and then restapled over the years. I had many staples holes in that passport. Now the only document stapled in my new passport is the 90 Day report receipt.

NEO stands for Noncombant Evacuation Operations. NEO is a combined State and Defense Department operation to evacuate US Citizens from danger. In this instance missles and drones falling down on several middle east countries. When I was in Kuwait many years ago the Embassy conducted NEO exercise. It was the classic definition of a FUBAR. Just looking at some videos posted by Americans in KWI it looks like litte has changed. The lesson is no matter where you are in the world have a Bug Out bag packed just in case. This includes a safe place like the Land of Smiles. A bug out bag should be a backpack that contains a change of clotihing, some valubale personal items that can be carried onto an aircraft, your passport and some cash. Based upon my experience the US Dollar ($100 dollar will be accepted by many) or Euros. In the end when it comes to the US State Department and you need to evacuate "you just might be on your own".

Well you are probably right. The 3 F-15's shot down in Kuwait cost over $300 Mil alone. I just don't know if the majority of Iranians will see the US as liberators? Certainly Israel will never be seen in that light. What is the endgame is Iran? What was the endgame in Iraq? The endgame in A-stan was suppose to be the capture or killing of Bin Laden. Bin Laden was killed in 2011 but the US pulled out in 2021. By 2011 the US and it's allies had spent almost a decade in A-stan and was in midst of "nation buidling". Will Iran become the latest version of "nation building"? I hope not. My perspective is entirely based upon two deployments in A-stan, I in Iraq and also some time in Kuwait as well. All 3 places have been losers for the US. Is Iran #4?

With 2 carrier strike groups and many aircraft flying sorties on a daily basis the cost will be staggering. Aircraft carriers are very expensive to operate and most military aircraft can cost over $10,000 per hour at at minimum. If this operation actually goes for 5 weeks the total cost could top $500 million or more and this not counting the depletion of ammuniction, bombs, missles, UAV's and drones. Always remember Russia, North Korea and China are watchiing. In the end fewer military equipment for Ukraine and responding to China and North Korea will be more challenging. I guess the campaign pledge for "no nore foreign wars" was not true. I believe Iran had to be dealt eventually but the cost will be severe. Allgedly Kuwait shot down 3 USAF F-15's in a "friendly fire" incident. I have been to the main US bases in Kuwait (Camp Arifjian and Camp Buehring) many times over the years and I never saw Kuwaiti military personnel on these bases. It just seemed like the US was a tenant in Kuwait that just paid rent for the land to have these basese. Not an enemy, not a friend but soemthing in the middle is what I would describe Kuwait and most of the countries in the Middle East. As a veteran I hope this ends well and the loss of US Military personnel stays small.

Donald Rumsfeld said about Iraq: We will be hailed as saviors who will bring liberation and democracy to Irag. I guess we shall how things work out in Iran.

I will miss him. He looked like an accountant but sang like a rock star. He wrote over 750 songs and lead a great life. "Bad Blood" is the one song that pretty much sums up my dating life. RIP because you contributed to this world.

I flew out of LAX last week and most of the TSA screeners (they operate the X-ray machines) were professional but not friendly. I expected the worst because they were not being paid. As an international flyer for over 30 years I do not expect anyone invloved in aviation security to have "soft" skills.

Just saw the movie "Song Song Blue". It's about a Neil Diamond tribute band in the 1990's. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are the stars. Kate Hudson got an Oscar nomination and never realized she was now a middle aged woman who was brilliant as a middle aged female singer. It was a nostalgic and enjoyable. "Sweet Caroline" has been ringing in my head for days. This type of ringning I actually enjoy.

The suspects might have prevented a Domestic Violence homicide? Don't know much about Thai laws but the American posed an immenent threat to the female relative. There is no plausible defense for cold blooded murder but circumstances in this case are extenuating. Since the victim and suspects are foreigners how much of the Thai justice system will get involved in this case?

Yes. Last time I voted in Los Angeles County I presented my drivers license to the poll worker and she said "put that away". She then said what is your name and your address. I could have said my neighors name and address because he is also a registered voter but I gave my true name and address. To me this was baffling. But this is Caflironia after all. As far as I know nothing has changed in CA.

It's already happening. Older men in rural S. Korea have few options. Many with the money have gone to Vietnam and imported a wife. Of course the Vietnamese woman had no idea what they getting into. The new bride from Vietnam upon arrival learned she had to take care of the husband's ageing parents. Of course the new bride can't speak Korean or even cook Korean food. Why is there outrage when the Vietnamese government has been aware of "found a wife holidays" from middle aged Korean men have been going on for years.

I never said I was offended. I said it was inappropriate for the Presidnet of the United States to post something like this. My best friend is married to a black woman and she is offended but she understands that there will always be this kind of behavior. She said there is nothing she can do about it but to move on. Yes I have no idea what it is to be black but I know what it was like to grow up in America as an Asian man I have had my share of racisim, prejudice and hate directed at me. "where do you really come from?" Do you understand English? These "questions" were directed at me when I was a uniformed police officer in LA.

Yes it is a video and if Joe Nobody had posted it then it would be not be an issue. But POTUS posted it on his Truth Social account. That is the problem. Not the person but the position the person holds and the posted it. Do you understand now? In my past line of work (both miltary and police work) if a commanding officer or chief of police had posted something like this he would be gone rather quickly. A private citizen who does not a public position of trust posts stuff like this most us would not care.

So that makes it ok? Got it. Don't forget the NFL where almost 80% are black. Most of the rappers and hip and hop recording artists are black as well. Lastly the actor who has proabably made the most movies in the last decade is Samuel L. Jackson( you know Nick Fury of Avengers fame). To be accurate Barack Obaama's father was from Kenya and his mother was a white woman from Kansas. Kamala's father is from Jamaica and her mother was from India.