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niyad

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11. incredible, until the jet crashes on your house. fortunately, when the blue angel crashed the other

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Sat Jun 4, 2016, 02:05 PM

Jun 2016

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day, nobody was killed.

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Military: Precision flying teams are worth the risk, cost [View all] niyad Jun 2016 OP

Nice post. I am surprised to be the first reply. PatrickforO Jun 2016 #1

oh, I remember that asshole. glad I wasn't there. niyad Jun 2016 #3

I guess we can't be proud of our country . . . gratuitous Jun 2016 #2

exactly niyad Jun 2016 #4

I'd like to see the data... malthaussen Jun 2016 #5

shhhhhh. we are not supposed to notice things like that! niyad Jun 2016 #6

If they'd just be honest and say "we like them because they're cool..." malthaussen Jun 2016 #7

"It's our No. 1 recruiting tool," said retired Air Force Col. Pete McCaffrey. Iggo Jun 2016 #27

You Said It! ProfessorGAC Jun 2016 #47

Giant waste of money. Vinca Jun 2016 #8

you are absolutely correct. niyad Jun 2016 #9

When the Thunderbirds come to KC leftyladyfrommo Jun 2016 #10

incredible, until the jet crashes on your house. fortunately, when the blue angel crashed the other niyad Jun 2016 #11

Except the pilot, of course. linuxman Jun 2016 #16

sorry, the pilot of the thunderbird did not die. he ejected safely. do not forget that both a blue niyad Jun 2016 #17

Same thing in Seattle, and I am in the minority hating them. LisaM Jun 2016 #29

There was a large turnout too when they came to the Air Force Base I was stationed at NobodyHere Jun 2016 #50

I 'm so surprised that the military doesn't want to cut a program. tabasco Jun 2016 #12

I know, absolutely astonishing, is it not? niyad Jun 2016 #13

There is another reason for them. DVRacer Jun 2016 #14

Their annual budget is 37 million. linuxman Jun 2016 #15

the budget for the t-birds alone is 35 mil. the navy won't say what the angels' budget is. niyad Jun 2016 #18

You can deny it, but the fact remains that they do provide a service linuxman Jun 2016 #19

That's a claim, not data... people don't believe claims by the military any longer seeing they spend uponit7771 Jun 2016 #22

That's one hell of a false dichotomy. linuxman Jun 2016 #25

Look at Welfare 4Q2u2 Jun 2016 #30

You "believe"...? I believe the moon is made of green cheese.... Bigmack Jun 2016 #33

Green Cheese You say 4Q2u2 Jun 2016 #51

and the whole DoD budget is a gigantic, sucking hole that steals from the poor, the sick, the hungry niyad Jun 2016 #23

It doesn't steal a damn thing. linuxman Jun 2016 #26

do try again. the military is the largest part of the budget of this country. but keep on beating niyad Jun 2016 #32

You're 100% dead wrong. linuxman Jun 2016 #36

Here... let me tell you about Social Security.... Bigmack Jun 2016 #37

I admire your ability to stay steadfast in the face of facts. linuxman Jun 2016 #40

Taxes are used... paid in... and benefits paid. Bigmack Jun 2016 #44

SS is paid into. You earn it. WTF is wrong with you? Nt Logical Jun 2016 #39

So are we or are we not spending money from taxes on it? linuxman Jun 2016 #41

Only because Congress steals money from it for the military. Lol, nice try! Logical Jun 2016 #42

It's all tax money. linuxman Jun 2016 #43

Lol, yes, we need macho demos of the war machine. Nt Logical Jun 2016 #38

Not a hawk by any means but I'd cut a F-35 or two before this. forjusticethunders Jun 2016 #20

SF supervisor seeks to bar Blue Angels from flying over city KamaAina Jun 2016 #21

we have those planes around here way too much, and they always worry me. it was niyad Jun 2016 #24

To be fair, you could probably justify live combat exhibitions using that reasoning. yellowcanine Jun 2016 #28

i have no problem with this dembotoz Jun 2016 #31

You guys are missing the most salient point on this issue.... Bigmack Jun 2016 #34

of course, how very silly and short-sighted of us!! niyad Jun 2016 #45

Never mind the pollution, global warming and all. L. Coyote Jun 2016 #35

you make an excellent, and mostly ignored, point. niyad Jun 2016 #46

oh snap melm00se Jun 2016 #48

nowhere in the article, nor in the posts, did anybody say that this country is the only one niyad Jun 2016 #49