Armchair Admiral Mugs

'M.O.D. find budget replacement for the Fleet Air arm.'

Naval Power of England and France

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

Israel/Palestine Conflict

Driverless cars rage.

'How do you like my fantasy weekend so far?'

'Well, it wasn't my lucky day... first there was that shark and then I bimped into a bunch of beaver!'

'I think they're up to something.'

'I'm not taking that money to buy drugs. I'm taking it to pay bribes if I'm caught with my drugs.'

"To begin with, I would like to express my sincere thanks and deep appreciation for the opportunity to meet with you. While there are still profound differences between us, I think the very fact of my presence here today is a major breakthrough."

"Now there's a weapon of mass destruction."

A military officer sits at his desk with desk trays marked 'Search' and 'Destroy.'

'Well, he's always been a hero to me.'

'But you're an admiral. How can you feel seasick on a waterbed?'

"How can you feel queasy, we're barely out of port."

'So, what do you want to talk about?'

'...It's O.K. hon', it's just the third world.'

'Carry on sailor, just keep swimming around the coast and stick your head up now and again.'

EU

"Ahh, shade."

"We're making the World a safer place for nuclear explosions."

Militant Pacifists

"Uh...I wonder if this is still a good idea."

Actualities - The European Equilibrium

Tank driver wielding a slingshot.

'He runs this firm like a ship.'

"My, it feels good to sit down."

"Today U.S. Defense Industry stocks rose on news Dick Cheney endorsed Donald Trump."

"If we don't comply, they're threatening us with liberation."

Military history

'War!... What's it good for?'

Horatio Nelson

'I could have sworn I put the Waterloo battle plan in here.'

'I found it on Craig's List.'