from the front lines

[waider]

(Photograph: Kieran Clancy/PicSure)

That's on the road to Shannon as opposed to, say, Mosul.

Comments

[mskala.livejournal.com]

"These tanks are being cranked out, on the spot, at a terrific pace, and a vast number of them are lined up along the edge of the road with keys in the ignition. Anyone who wants can simply climb into one and drive it away for free."

[wisn.livejournal.com]

Did they really think through the preparations for this visit or did they figure the more armaments on display, the better? If the whole point is to protect the American President, deployments this large are going to be in the way rather than help. They're protecting a small number of individuals, not fending off an invasion.

[odaiwai.livejournal.com]

I think that the government wanted to illustrate to GW Bush just how unwelcome he is in Ireland without coming out and actually saying it.