# Where's the James Bond-mentality in the wake of all of this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 26, 2001, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-james-bond-mentality-in-the-wake-of-all-of-this/84008 "2001-09-26T23:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-james-bond-mentality-in-the-wake-of-all-of-this/84008/1 "2001-09-26T23:22:45Z")
I am not sure if this belongs here, but its short and sweet. Where is the James Bond type, secret agents that could possibly be of some help. I know this sounds very immature and ludicrus but if terrorists can take a fairly simple idea and make it materialize into complete terror and evil. Why can no Government create the polar opposite, a good opperative? Some one with ‘a license to kill’ and the smarts/know-how/balls/intelligence to go into Afghanistan and start poping terrorists? Please excuse some of the rhetoric, I was just watching ‘Octopussy’ and it got me thinking. ??? ---
**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-james-bond-mentality-in-the-wake-of-all-of-this/84008/2 "2001-09-26T23:27:22Z")
Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of the A-Team 🙂 Arjuna34 ---
**Author:** ![jonfromdenver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@jonfromdenver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonfromdenver)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-james-bond-mentality-in-the-wake-of-all-of-this/84008/3 "2001-09-26T23:46:09Z")
i pity the foo 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-james-bond-mentality-in-the-wake-of-all-of-this/84008/4 "2001-09-26T23:47:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arjuna34 \* > \*\*Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of the A-Team 🙂 > > \*\* Or G.I. Joe for that matter. _Cobra_ was a terrorist organization, remember? I think the answer to your question though is that we’re limited in what we can do by politics. ---
**Author:** ![niwroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/34f0e0/32.png) [@niwroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/niwroc)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-james-bond-mentality-in-the-wake-of-all-of-this/84008/5 "2001-09-27T00:14:50Z")
We need a Thing, from Marvel Comics. He’d fare well in hot, rocky terrain: [http://www.marvel.com/comics/bios/bio\_thing.html](http://www.marvel.com/comics/bios/bio_thing.html) And on the subject of real life operatives, I don’t think they’re supposed to go around revealing themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2001, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-james-bond-mentality-in-the-wake-of-all-of-this/84008/6 "2001-09-27T02:24:08Z")
I think a clean-shaven, heavy-drinking, womanizing bloke like Bond would stand out in Afghanistan. Escpecially in a tux. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2001, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-james-bond-mentality-in-the-wake-of-all-of-this/84008/7 "2001-09-27T03:19:13Z")
I think MPSIMS is a better place for this, so I’ll move it. bibliophage moderator GQ