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[–]piezeppelin 105 points106 points ago

I've lost count of how many loops of this I watched.

[–]mcparker73 65 points66 points ago

I'll be the guy to ask- what is your disability?

[–]KMHEA 47 points48 points ago

I think its just a GoT reference. Joffrey is Tyrion's nephew after all

[–]HoboKenChicken 39 points40 points ago

Yeah, it was a Game of Thrones reference.

IRL I neither have a disability, nor smack up chillins.

[–]daconman 91 points92 points ago

Hey..hey everyone! This guy's a big fat phony!

[–]hobbit1123 37 points38 points ago

[–]Bit_Chewy 33 points34 points ago

[–]everyonegetsastar 21 points22 points ago

Nightmares in a gif.

[–]oblivinite 7 points8 points ago

it's actually a jpg

[–]Volun 2 points3 points ago

What is this sorcery?

[–]anEnglishman 3 points4 points ago

Its not actually a jpg, you can just rename the file extension when you upload it so its disguised nicely as a jpg when its actually a gif.

[–]DwarfJesus 6 points7 points ago

Was expecting a .jpg

Thanks for the heart attack.

[–]SanchoDeLaRuse 15 points16 points ago

Yeah, you gotta wait till they hit puberty before you smack them up!

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[–]SanchoDeLaRuse 11 points12 points ago

This man appreciates sportsmanship.

[–]YouPickMyName 11 points12 points ago

The kids probably appreciate it less.

[–]Almustafa 4 points5 points ago

Not with Joffery you don't.

[–]CleverPunName 7 points8 points ago

Thanks for being honest. Many people can never bring themselves to do that.

[–]ShinInuko 10 points11 points ago

It does, however, sum up how I feel when some college twat makes a snide remark of me deserving much worse than my fucked up leg for joining the army and deploying to Iraq. So, although it may not be a reaction you've actually had, you've summed up mine perfectly. Bravo.

[–]masterchiefwayne -2 points-1 points ago

no ones blaming you for fabricating evidence, but do you think it was a legitimate war?

[–]ShinInuko 16 points17 points ago

I've always been a bit iffy about OIF, although that's the campaign I fought in, rather than OEF (the one that I feel is completely legitimate).

However, evidence I can remember off the top of my head supporting the legitimacy of OIF is thus: Saddam staged it to look like he was in possession of WMD's, due to the increased tensions between Iraq and Iran. Since he didn't want to get into war with Iran, he faked having WMD's as a deterrent, admitting that it was a gamble as he didn't know whether this would provoke the west. Well, his Arch Nemesis' son got elected, and we know what happened there. I beleive Saddam admits all of this in the interview shown on 60 minutes about 6 years ago, a few months before his execution. Unless I'm mistaken, this is the video. Of course, on top of that he was as cruel a dictator as Stalin, so one could argue that the greater good was served in bringing him to justice, though I abstain from giving an opinion there.

I will, however, state that our war against the Al Qaeda is completely legit. Back during the Russian-Afghan War, our Special Forces trained and armed the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen (in order to fight the Russians, since anything we could do to weaken the USSR gave us an advantage in the Cold War), which included Mujahideens that would eventually turn into rogue cells (AKA terrorist groups), like Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda. We trained this dog to kill, it got rabid, and it's our job to put it down.

As far as other terrorist organizations or a War on Terrorism in general, it's complete bullshit. It's not our job to single-handedly try to clean up the world. If it's not an international effort, then we should only concentrate on cleaning up our own messes.

Corollary: I am merely expressing my views as an American Citizen with first hand experience of the conflict, my views do not represent those of the Army, Department of Defense, US Gov't, et cetera. Additionally, I am writing my final research paper for my composition class on why this war is justified due to the fact that it's us cleaning up the shady shit we did under the Truman Doctrine during the Cold War, so if I come across any contradictory evidence in my research, I will update this post to reflect the more accurate account.

EDIT:

TL;DR

OIF: Saddam admitted to making it look like he had nukes to dissuade war with Iran, thinking US wouldn't give two shits. Then Bush was elected.

OEF: The US Special Forces ended up empowering groups like the Al Qaeda during the russian-Afghan War. Our pets went rogue, it's our responsibility to clean up our mess and put down the monsters we made.

EDIT 2: proofreading

[–]y0ur_Liver 1 point2 points ago

More points for you, sir..

[–]ProbablyNotLying 0 points1 point ago

Regardless about how you feel towards the initial campaign to topple the Taliban and dismantle Al-Qaida, I think the current war in Afghanistan is pretty hard to defend. I've seen a number of interviews with Taliban fighters, Taliban-aligned local guerrillas, and ex-Taliban members. They almost all said that the reasons they were fighting were that (1) the Taliban were the only ones who payed them and provided for them, (2) the Taliban forced them into it, or (3) they were opposing foreign occupation. Most of them didn't even know why NATO troops were in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the ANA is composed mostly of outcasts from their villages with nowhere else to go.

That country has an obscenely high unemployment rate and atrocious literacy rate. The locals are largely fighting specifically because we have soldiers there and they feel they have no other choices. So why the fuck are we focusing so much effort on the military side of things, which only feeds into itself, rather than trying to build up infrastructure, education, and improve economic matters so things actually get better?

[–]ShinInuko 1 point2 points ago

Well, perhaps you should read Army Times rather than "Anti war slant weekly." A good portion of the money we spend in theatre isn't on ammunition or maintenance, much of our current mission IS creating infrastructure.

Your original point, however, is perfectly valid. that's one of the main reasons our focus isn't on "killing all people associated with the Taliban/Al Qaeda," it's about cutting off enough heads of the hydra until the organization falls apart. I appreciate the thoughtful response as opposed to the usual slander and irrationality I deal with.

I wish I was able to provide you with a more detailed and thought out response, but I'm pretty mentally exhausted from finishing a major paper and insomnia. I'll try to provide much better sources for our humanitarian efforts tomorrow.

[–]ProbablyNotLying 1 point2 points ago

Sorry, but "Army Times" doesn't sound like a particularly unbiased source. I know the war in Afghanistan is extremely complicated. Military, economic, political, and social problems are intermixed and it's damn hard to take care of everything. Still, I think there's not nearly enough focus on empowering the Afghan people themselves to deal with their own shit. We need to be less focused on "winning" and more focused on leaving Afghanistan to the Afghans. Clearly whatever we're doing there now isn't cutting it, because the fight against the Taliban is still raging on while the Afghan people are still facing a shitty situation and the ANA is a goddamn mess.

[–]ShinInuko 2 points3 points ago

Beleive it or not, the army times is pretty fact based when it comes to the war, or the army in general. It's pointed out how our rules of engagement give the enemy a huge advantage (can't shoot at anyone unless they shoot at us first), and detailed accounts of what's going where. In fact, because of it's amount of accurate detail, it's very hard to get outside of a military post, and in Iraq, leaving a copy unsecured was considered a violation of OPSEC.

However, you're completely right. It is a very complicated situation. Not only is there the question of tryingto leave the country in a much better state for the Afghan people, the fight against the enemy, and so forth, there's also the question of why SHOULD we focus on helping the Afghan people, instead of focusing on routing the rogue cells? Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be able to build it into a prosperous nation, especially if we could secure trade rights that would empower us economically, but we'd need to focus on our own recession first.

As far as the Taliban are concerned, that was a a terrible mistake we've left festering for decades, and especially after poking the hornets nest so much, it's really a complex question on whether we would be better served by leaving now, or trying to just eradicate the cell completely.

I'm not going to pretend to have the answer, because I sure as hell don't. I'm no general, politician, or economist. I'm just a vet with a messed up leg and back with a decent knowledge of history. However, again, thanks for the thought provoking reply.

[–]masterchiefwayne -2 points-1 points ago

thanks for being honest and rational. i know its hard to go to war, and even harder to not think youre the greatest thing to happen to america. ive heard people come home and glorify slaughtering 'sandniggers' and calling bush the greatest president ever.

i totally agree on OEF, when the government works with terrorists you have to go. not because we armed them or trained them but they were/are a legitimate threat. the fact that we were already involved in a legit war makes me even more pissed that bush fabricated evidence and scared the entire country into thinking he knew what he was doing. like you said he came into office with a grudge so it should have been expected.

when you say terrorism isnt our responsibility, are you saying we shouldnt be declaring war, or we shouldnt be doing anything? as much as i hate knowingly/intentionally killing civillians, drone strikes are an absolute necessity IMO.

[–]ShinInuko 2 points3 points ago

Thing is, like I said, unless there's an international movement or we were brought into it (such as with 9/11), or perhaps it's another of our little cold war puppets going rogue, we should not interfere because it could be viewed as America being irrationally aggressive. However, if we are working with the UN, and the UN is assisting, then it's not an act of aggression from America, it's an act of aggression from the international community, which makes us look far, far better.

Of course I believe in bringing to justice any organization that would intentionally enact wholesale slaughter against innocent people, but there's a lot involved in international politics, and we don't want to be viewed as a superpower that's starting to go rogue, much like the west viewed the USSR, and with all the proxy wars we fought throughout the cold war, I'm pretty sure any aggressive act America makes looks a lot more suspicious than one made by France, for instance.

TL;DR: I do beleive in fighting terrorism wherever it rears its ugly head, but if America acts without UN support, it makes America look aggressive, and possibly imperialistic like Cold War USSR (and to a lesser extent, America).

[–]ArgonGryphon 0 points1 point ago

I would if they acted like Joffrey.

[–]TwistTurtle 16 points17 points ago

Heh, his t-shirt looks like it says "I look bitter in purée".

[–]LuridTeaParty 20 points21 points ago

Huh, I thought it said "I look better in purple"..

wait.. I'm not a clever man.

[–]Jvarvaris 4 points5 points ago

haha the name made the joke there

[–]mr-peabody 0 points1 point ago

what is your disability?

He can't come up with an original title.

[–]classy_stegasaurus 11 points12 points ago

[–]cootstin 19 points20 points ago

I've lost the ability to distinguish r/reactiongifs and r/shittyreactiongifs

[–]Keepsitreal_c93 4 points5 points ago

There should be a reaction gif for that...

[–]cmeloanthony 5 points6 points ago

Will this work?

[–]Ostmeistro 0 points1 point ago

Perfect

[–]altR3V 10 points11 points ago

How? You are simply describing the gif.

[–]coldvault 2 points3 points ago

So I guess I should start watching Game of Thrones then.

[–]Bit_Chewy 2 points3 points ago

Yes. Yes you should.

[–]ArgonGryphon 4 points5 points ago

Read the books first.

[–]lunastella 1 point2 points ago

Way to go!

[–]imbrizzle 1 point2 points ago

[–]WhatTheFhtagn 1 point2 points ago

Reddit needs more Game of Thrones gifs.

[–]thatcalikid 1 point2 points ago

Why must it bother me so much that he flinches before being bitch slap?

[–]croy50 1 point2 points ago

Could watch it all day with this in the background! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqWyiL77ku0)

[–]HowsItBeenBen 1 point2 points ago

that scene is so satisfying I watched it for about 2 minutes. I think it belongs in justice porn.

[–]megabetty 1 point2 points ago

Brohonestly your nephew is a dick.

[–]tubbstosterone 0 points1 point ago

I can watch this forever.

[–]b00ger 0 points1 point ago

Any damn excuse to watch this gif. Thank you, OP. :-)

[–]turnleftdale 0 points1 point ago

Cool bullshit story bro!

[–]JtiksPies 0 points1 point ago

I noticed that in one of the slaps, he moves his head early

[–]faelun 0 points1 point ago

sounds like you aught to keep an eye on your food at any weddings you attend in the near future.....

[–]MrNob 0 points1 point ago

Tyrion Slaps Joffrey For 10 Minutes To Achilles Last Stand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYNeT2nzEgA

[–]awittygamertag 0 points1 point ago

Vertigo?

[–]nuinbot 0 points1 point ago

[–]oduesp 0 points1 point ago

you hit your nephew with fake rubber midget hands?

[–]ellveekay 0 points1 point ago

Oh good, you mean "put you down" in the sense that he insulted you.

Not "put you down" in the sense of "your rabbit has gone to the farm".

[–]GanasbinTagap 0 points1 point ago

The family pet just watches on

[–]defguysezhuh 0 points1 point ago

I'm a Deaf social worker... This is how I am when anyone tries to put me down for my disability!

[–]tshauver 0 points1 point ago

Upvotes for Joffrey slapping. It never gets old.

[–]cgiliberto11 0 points1 point ago

upvoted just b/c its Tyrion slapping the shit outta that kid, Joffrey

[–]Varaug 0 points1 point ago

Fucking Joffrey.

[–]Zay253 0 points1 point ago

& thus, another GOT gif painfully reminds me that I must start watching this show

[–]brojones 0 points1 point ago

Everyone should have seen this by now but if not..

Tyrion Slaps Joffrey For 10 Minutes To Achilles Last Stand!

[–]guesswhostalkin 0 points1 point ago

That slap... It's beautiful...

[–]Iwokeupwithoutapillo 1 point2 points ago

The second one is pretty weak.

[–]VerneAsimov 0 points1 point ago

Watching Joffrey get slapped is like porn.

[–]leonsecure 0 points1 point ago

I really like Tyrion and also Peter Dinklage. But isn't he way too good looking? Tyrion is supposed to be ugly (to the downvoter: according to the books!).

[–]Gruffnut -2 points-1 points ago

Am I the only one who is bothered by the kid flinching before he gets slapped?

[–]BeatBoss -1 points0 points ago

I literally saw this scene 20 seconds ago...amazing timing.

[–]orchardrivington -2 points-1 points ago

r/shittyreactiongifs

[–]martypinkstar -2 points-1 points ago

Your nephew sounds bad and should feel bad.

[–]anonymous123421 0 points1 point ago

oh yes OP should feel so guilty for having parents that had a child that had a son that treats OP like shit.

[–]martypinkstar 0 points1 point ago

No, I was saying that the nephew should feel bad. But, OP should also feel bad, thank you.

[–]Bit_Chewy 0 points1 point ago

parents that had a child children that had a son

FTFY.

[–]turnleftdale -2 points-1 points ago

Oh so you hit children when they make fun of you?

What an evolved human being you are.

[–]khoskamr -2 points-1 points ago

What's with the Klingon behind them?