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47. One of the great 'fog of war' scenes is in Stendhal's "Charterhouse of Parma'

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 06:30 AM

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The novel's protagonist, Fabrizio, is a non-combatant, but is somehow wandering around in the middle of the Battle of Waterloo, trying unsuccessfully to figure out what the heck is going on. To me, the Battle of Waterloo doesn't seem very similar to the bombing of an outboard motorboat. Although, if I remember the scene correctly, Fabrizio was drunk part of the time, which may be the connection with Hegseth.

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Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

Circling back to kill civilians floating in the water is MURDER, not fog of war. Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #1

There is no F...king War. Not even a Congressional Resolution, but less a Congressional Declaration of War. hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #2

Exactly. There is NO WAR. We are looking at MURDER. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #12

Right?! What war? yardwork 15 hrs ago #20

Killing men just fishing on their boat is called murder. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #21

Kelly was right. This is all a big game to them. ananda 17 hrs ago #3

I missed the part where we declared war on Venezuela. Ray Bruns 17 hrs ago #4

More like the fog of too much booze.nt moniss 17 hrs ago #5

Lol, beat me to it! Blumancru 12 hrs ago #29

Drunk on Power 2na fisherman 9 hrs ago #43

Gee. If Robert McNamara could go stock free by writing a book about "Fog of War" erronis 17 hrs ago #6

Not defending Robert McNamara, but this is no comparison ... FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #24

There was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution of August 1964 RazorbackExpat 10 hrs ago #35

Just heard a replay of Pete's "fog of war" blather. He doesn't even know what allegorical oracle 12 hrs ago #25

You are right. From Pete's perspective, the fog is after the 4th or 5th shot of whiskey. erronis 12 hrs ago #28

What a fucking joke. chowder66 16 hrs ago #7

Total fucking bullshit. He's a fucking liar and murderer. LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #8

Since when have we been at war? Did Congress declare war and I missed it?? Rhiannon12866 16 hrs ago #9

A leader in his position... Mike Nelson 16 hrs ago #10

You would need the other side returning fire for it to be a fog of war. Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #11

The "fog of war"? Inf**kingcredible! patphil 16 hrs ago #13

"fog of war" my old soldier ass AverageOldGuy 16 hrs ago #14

You need to change your moniker. COL Mustard 9 hrs ago #41

"Fog of war" is how women describe the feeling after Hegseth has been near their drinks Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #15

Kegsbreath lying again sakabatou 16 hrs ago #16

So Bradley will be giving a classified briefing on Thursday, Native 16 hrs ago #17

Is that what they're calling drunken stupor now? Buddyzbuddy 15 hrs ago #18

Just exactly how much chaos and uncertainty (fog) is there when no one is shooting back at you? LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #19

Fog of cosplaying. If he can't HANDLE a fisherman boat, what about a fleet of destroyers? WEAK!!! nt Exp 12 hrs ago #22

"Fog of War"? sheshe2 12 hrs ago #23

He's full of shit Warpy 12 hrs ago #26

Hegseth is trying to throw Admiral Bradley under the bus. TomSlick 12 hrs ago #27

Fog of murder. Harker 12 hrs ago #30

Us folks that aren't handsome lethal warriors, call it being shit faced. Swede 11 hrs ago #31

Speaking of that, I just spotted this story - BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #32

That raccoon was framed. He was just the wingman. nt eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #33

Oh my God, that's hilarious!!!! COL Mustard 9 hrs ago #40

Does he mean 'the fog of BEER'? I think he means the fog of beer.. Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #34

The murderous jerk has gone to "the fog of war" defense. Lame. This ain't Vietnam dude. BradBo 10 hrs ago #36

'Fog of War' Aussie105 9 hrs ago #37

Paging Admiral Bradley...your bus is waiting.... COL Mustard 9 hrs ago #38

More like enigmania 9 hrs ago #39

Hegseth loves terms like "fog of war", it makes him feel manly BlueWaveNeverEnd 9 hrs ago #42

The only fog is between his ears. Sneederbunk 8 hrs ago #44

What war? Was anybody shooting back? DFW 2 hrs ago #45

Is everyone on Trump's team role playing? Aussie105 1 hr ago #46

One of the great 'fog of war' scenes is in Stendhal's "Charterhouse of Parma' dedl67 1 hr ago #47

Winners call it war. Losers are called terrorists. The law calls it murder or war crime JT45242 1 hr ago #48