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Yes, that's what I'm saying. The good news is very easy to see, but it is not what you see CNN spending their time on. They prefer to show you a 20 minute report on how screwed up Fallujah is, or bring you the dramatic scenes of dead American soldiers. You won't see these stories you pointed out in the headlines, although as you pointed out, it is very easy to find if you go looking for it. You make my point very well, thank-you. First things first....Amnesty International an unbiased source??!!....give me a break! Yes, I see the news on TV, internet, and newspapers, and yes I consider their point of view when I determine for myself how reliably they portray the situation. And, no, I don't think the conservative news sources are any better than the liberal ones. But, most of what I really believe comes first hand from Iraq, from people I know and trust. I hear at least weekly, reports from the source, without the media spin. That said, I am very confident in repeating that the vast majority of the Iraqis support what's going on. I think the majority realize we are trying to set the conditions for success for them in the future and they appreciate it. Are there exceptions? Sure there are. Do soldiers standing a checkpoints still cringe as each vehicle passes? Yep, wouldn't you? Anyway, I am extremely confident in my sources as I know them personally. It also helps having been there and seen it and know for sure, but, hell, what is that worth in the big picture? Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Again, dwelling on only the negative aspects. Yes, troops dying is bad news. Nobody wants to see soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines perish. Some would even have us leave now and have it be all for nothing, although I don't think this is your position. However, you dwell on only the bad "news" that shows up in the quite liberal media. Keep in mind, that "all's well at such and such place" is not newsworthy, and hence does not make news. Even contractors providing over a hundred thousand people in Baghdad with running, potable water, that was not available to these residences prior to now, merely makes a passing comment on the news. Or the fact that we cleaned hundreds of mines from the ports. Or that we've delivered millions of pounds of relief supplies. Yes, there are Fallujahs, but they are the exception and not the rule. But that is what is newsworthy. The news is overwhelmingly good as far as Iraq is concerned. The vast majority of the Iraqi people support what's going on. We're making structural improvements daily. We're setting the conditions for success once Iraq stands on its own. It takes a while. If you believe that you're getting the whole picture from the news, you're fooling yourself. You're getting what will raise their ratings for the most part. Oh, and don't think that news agencies don't have an interest in influencing the election. They do. Keep that in mind when making assessments, or better yet, take a trip over there and see for yourself. Edited to say: I should at least give credit for you pointing out some recent "good news" in your original post. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Here we go again.........BEER!!!!! [BEER] Congrats man. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Um...It's Dave Mustaine.....but we knew what you meant. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Uuummm.........BEER!!!! [BEER] Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

St Louis is da man! That game winner was a gem! But I just gotta say.......GO AVS!!!! Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

My excuse??!! I'm in Korea!! God this sucks!! Blues, Nathan Edited to say: Oh by the way, it's almost 1:00 am here. Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Blues from the same part of the world Bro. By the way, I saw the post on The Bonfire, lmao!! Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

too late!!! lol.... my lips are sealed! Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Nice, Is that a single coil pickup and a humbucker? I'm not sure that option is available or has been for quite some time from Gibson. I wasn't even real familiar with that model and from 76...very cool. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Hey, first things first: The "peas" refers to the pea gravel that many DZs use to mark a landing target, usually a 10m (or so) circle, but there are variations. Landing in the peas refers to landing on target. Funnel. A funnel occurs when one or more skydivers find themselves in an unstable body position and end up in a skydivers burble. The resulting loss of stability for the other skydivers usually causes the formation to break up. (The collapse of the formation and skydivers getting sucked into the burble, kinda like a "funnel") Finally heres a link to the glossary page on this site. It will explain a lot of the terms for you. clicky Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Ok, here you go, my Javelin. It's a crappy pic, but it's all I've got right now. This happened to be a stock rig about the time I was going to order and I decided I liked it as much as anything I could come up with. Got an Odyssey on the way that is almost all tie-dye. I will post pics when it comes in, probably around the first of June. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Hey, not everybody gets to "skydive" from an F-14. He should consider himself lucky! That ticket would cost like $80,000 at WFFC!!! Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Yeah, but my poor fingers can bend the 9s easier...lol Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

I want what she's having!! Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

That's my plan. Got em ready to go, but I'll play these strings til their dead first. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad he finally did it! I've always liked Phil Mickelson and thought the press were giving him an awful hard time. Maybe he'll play better now without all those monkeys on his back! Not that he didn't play well with them. I hope the Phil/Tiger rivalry heats up. It will make things interesting. I like em both. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Hey, VanillaSkyGirl and VanillaSky11 didn't pick "Vanilla Sky"......WTF??!! For me, 1. Full Metal Jacket (yeah, I'll pick it) 2. The Unforgiven 3. Dances with Wolves 4. MIB 5. The Patriot I've got quite a few more, but I'll leave it at that. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Yeah, yeah. How dare I do that to you? Ok here goes: Mahogany/Alder Body with Flame Maple top Vintage Sunburst color Rosewood fingerboard on mahogany set neck (body and neck binding) Pearl trapezoid inlays Chrome machine heads 2 Gibson Humbucker pickups 22 fret, 24.75 in scale nut width-1.68 Nice low and smooth action (not sure what manufacturer specs are, but I like it right where it's at) .10 gibson strings (I'll play around with these and find what I really like, but the stock strings are not baaaad!) 3 place treble/rhythmn switch Volume/tone control (obviously) This going to the Marshall MG30 DFX (30 watt) amp through a Digitech RP300 multi-effects processor. I've just started playing around with it and really haven't pushed it through all the effects yet, just playing it mostly clean, but I'm sure it'll be awesome no matter what I do to it. I did run through Led Zep's Black Dog when I first got her home. And I'm always looking to jam. Anyway, there you have it.

Hey, here's a pic of my new Les Paul I got today! It's awesome, I can hardly put the thing down. Yeah, the picture sucks, the webcam is all I got, sorry. It's the Sunburst color and it's awesome! Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

PMs sent Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Hey, you still on here? And if so, still planning on going to Hawaii? When? Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

Jump 13, on a 4 way, with no idea how to track?? Wow!! Anyway, back to the topic. I wouldn't intentionally pack a mal, for the above reasons.....plus.....I don't want to damage my main canopy doing it, i.e., line burn, blown cell, whatever I may cause. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

I can definitely relate...been there, done that. The video and briefing/debriefing jumps will help sort it out. Don't worry, you'll get there. As Angela pointed out it is tremendously helpful to have a more experienced "coach" to help you out. Keep working on it. I think we all start there. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

I own/operate a small Firearms and Accessories retail business that I run from my home. Did it just as a hobby not trying to make the big bucks. I also have rental properties. Those are a little more of a money making project and a much bigger PITA. Still, it helps. Blues, Nathan Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.