Fire Power O’Plenty

June 24, 2006


The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups steam in formation during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) in preparation for Valiant Shield 2006 on Sunday, June 18, 2006, in the Pacific Ocean. The PHOTOEX featured 14 ships as well as 17 aircraft from Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corp including a B2 bomber. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area beginning June 19-23, the exercise involves 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups, more than 300 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Jarod Hodge)

June 24, 2006 | Filed Under Randomness

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12 Responses to “Fire Power O’Plenty”

  1. Gary G on June 26th, 2006 10:37 am

    A sight like this brings a tear to my eye. Anyone who complains about the defense budget needs to see this picture. I’m going to e-mail it to a few liberals I know. It’s awesome!

  2. gw on June 26th, 2006 2:01 pm

    What a great picture, simply breath taking. I believe EVERYONE needs to see this.

  3. TheChubbyConservative on June 26th, 2006 4:32 pm

    There should be a caption that reads, “coming to a backwards, commie nation near you”

  4. only the truth on June 30th, 2006 10:09 pm

    all of your comments disturbe me!

  5. gw on July 3rd, 2006 8:52 am

    Explain why it disturbs you, its a great picture and
    I think what others has said is fair.

  6. smokey on July 13th, 2006 11:00 am

    I agree, the photo is awesome, GO USA! makes us look so bad, so tough. Who wants some!

    that being said, i think this photo would make Jesus puke all over this site. That photo and what is in it, powerful as it is, has one objective: Destroy and kill on a massive scale. It’s about as anti-christian as you can get. But i’m not christian so it’s definitely awesome.

    USA, USA, USA!

  7. Lis on July 13th, 2006 12:17 pm

    Welcome to Meaninglis.com Smokey. Thanks for commenting and I look forward to what you have to say in the future.

    I don’t think Jesus would “puke” on this site for this photo… He’d have a bunch of other reasons to “puke” on this site though :)

    I think it’s best to be clear that the USA is not a “Christian” nation. Its majority may be some form of “Christians” but the US is not close to being a religious nation. Our foreign policy would be much better off if we weren’t recognized as such.

    Kingdoms will come and fall as stated in the Bible. Jesus’ purpose was never linked to a governmental, political, or military one. Although I do agree with smokey that sometimes people like to think His purpose was all encompassing.

    Btw… I’ll work through your “Gay Ford” post when I have a second. I want to give it the attention it deserves.

  8. smokey on July 13th, 2006 2:12 pm

    HI Lis, i’m a little hurt you didn’t remember me, i posted back in June on the gay issue. actually, it was a pretty long post. but thanks again for the welcome.

    Now, to say that this country isn’t Christian, sure, in the sense that we are open to all religions, but come on lis, be honest. i watch c-span all the time, and in both houses, they pray before they start, and it’s always a priest. Take a look at the presidents that we’ve had, how many of them were christians. take a look at our current president, who has claimed he has gotten advice about this war from God, and peopel nod their head in approval, and we all know he’s very open about what religion he is. I mean, he even referred to the Middle east adventure as a Crusade, before he was told that that word carries some bad memories.

    take a look at the leadership of the GOP, who currently are in control of just about all of governemnt, and tell me they aren’t extememly open about their religion and which religion that is. if this wasn’t a christian nation Lis, then why are we even contemplating the 10 commandments being put in or around government buildings.

    If this isn’t a christian nation, then why are we even discussing gay marriage, or abortion, or stem cell research on a national scale. why does the GOP bring it up every election year? Because a lot of voting americans are christian, christian americans are very well organized, because of their deeply held roots in this country, and the GOP knows this, and use it to their advantage.

    say what you want, but we are very, very christian.

    thanks for responding to my post.

  9. gw on July 13th, 2006 2:40 pm

    Hi Smokey, if we’re a Christian nation why are we taking God out of the Pledge of Alligence, can’t have the 10 commandments in our courts, can’t have Bible verses and mention God in speeches? What is happening to One Nation Under God? Why can’t we say CHRISTMAS anymore??

    That picture above that Lis posted shows that you don’t
    mess with the United States. There are men in the
    US Army & Navy that believe in this country and will die for it. Koodos to them.

  10. J-Dub on July 13th, 2006 3:19 pm

    It is true we are a nation built on Judeo-Christian principles. All western nations are for that matter. But there is a fundamental difference between a theocracy like Iran (or Afghanistan used to be) and a free society that is built on basic Judeo-Christian principles.

    I don’t think anyone of any intelligence, however, could ever downplay the role of religion in politics historically…Religion significantly affects politics in EVERY SINGLE COUNTRY ON THIS PLANET.

  11. smokey on July 13th, 2006 3:22 pm

    gw, who says we can’t say christmas anymore? if you actually believe that, then there’s really no point for me to engage with you in discussion. But i’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.

    and, as a christian, you should know that bush uses religious phrases in his speech all the time.

    now, back to the pledge.

    In 1954, Congress after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, ‘under God,’ to the Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer.

    the pledge was written by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister.

    the original saying, didn’t have “under god” in it. so, you comment, that they took it out is incorrect, they inserted it, almost 60 years later, because we are a christian nation

    the ten commandments, well there are plenty of court houses that display them.

    i can see you didn’t bother addressing the presidents? or the other social issues. wonder why?

    if we aren’t christian, then why is christmas and easter two of the biggest holidays in this country, and which happen to be the two biggest days in christianity.

    gw, i’m not ragging on christianity. don’t get so defensive. we can’t have a discussion, if you are not wiling to extract yourself from your deeply held beliefs, which may or may not be true.

  12. Gary G on July 14th, 2006 10:10 am

    More liberal, Bush-hating blather! What do you have against the Ten Commandments? Who cares if the pledge didn’t have “Under god” in it to begin with. It does now and obviously people thought it was important enough to put it in. As far as Christmas, you need to read John Gibson’s book on the subject. There’s no doubt about the War On Christmas. Just an example, this Christmas I put a hand-made Nativity scene in my yard - on MY property. About every other day when I left for work I found the shepherds and wise men were knocked over. I have an idea who was doing it and believe me, they do NOT support the troops if you know what I mean.

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