Freaking LBJ all over again...

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Under what command are the French planes operating?

That is a decent question but a better one is 'what is the command structure of this operation?'

Multinational effort this is.

[SnakeBoy]

That is a decent question but a better one is 'what is the command structure of this operation?'

Multinational effort this is.

Well I guess 2 qualifies as multinational. Are you suggesting there will be multiple commands operating independently of each other?

When you said there will be other countries there to help the Syrians bomb the out of something, what countries would those be?

[SnakeBoy]

Well, thats YOUR strawman to wave, idiot.

I'm talking about the President of the United States personally approving every single bomb dropped by F-18's in Syria.

"We have the ISIS commander Muhammed Al izi on GEOSAT headed west out of holeaza in a convoy. We lose SAT coverage in 28 minutes. We have two F-18's inbound there in 15. Call the White House".

"Sorry, the President is on 15 and will call you when he gets back to the clubhouse. Valerie is getting her mani-pedi and isn't to be disturbed. Abort Mission...say again...Abort Mission."

In Fuzzy's world that scenario will go like this...

"We have the ISIS commander Muhammed Al izi on GEOSAT headed west out of holeaza in a convoy. We lose SAT coverage in 28 minutes. We have two F-18's inbound there in 15. Call the White House".

"Sorry, the President is on 15 and will call you when he gets back to the clubhouse. Valerie is getting her mani-pedi and isn't to be disturbed."

"No Problem, we'll call the French"

[ChumpDumper]

just had to throw that in there, didn't you

Well, it's the more recent example -- though Obama's preemptively owning it is noteworthy.

I guess the VP's direct charge of military operations may be more extraordinary given that posts largely ceremonial history.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Well I guess 2 qualifies as multinational. Are you suggesting there will be multiple commands operating independently of each other?

When you said there will be other countries there to help the Syrians bomb the out of something, what countries would those be?

It's not just us and France. It is not clear in the early stages who is and who is not involved.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

In Fuzzy's world that scenario will go like this...

"We have the ISIS commander Muhammed Al izi on GEOSAT headed west out of holeaza in a convoy. We lose SAT coverage in 28 minutes. We have two F-18's inbound there in 15. Call the White House".

"Sorry, the President is on 15 and will call you when he gets back to the clubhouse. Valerie is getting her mani-pedi and isn't to be disturbed."

"No Problem, we'll call the French"

What's the current command structure? Do you know? You don't and instead are being an asshat about uncertainty.