Category Archives: Defense

Tangos down

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So, we finally let our fine US Military do what it was capable of doing since the first moment four Somali tribesmen armed with AKs set out in a motor launch with an American citizen as a hostage from a ship they had raided:

They took the bastards out. Continue reading

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The Clinton Doctrine

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Clinton Plans to Restore Diplomacy to U.S. Foreign Policy –FoxNews

Hilary Clinton has threatened the future security of the United States by declaring that her tenure as Secretary of State will include a forcible return to the notion that the best way to secure peace is by talking.

The last time a Clinton pursued that strategy, bin Laden was able to flee Sudan for Afghanistan, al Qaeda was able to bomb African embassies, the USS Cole, and plan 9-11, and India, North Korea, and Pakistan was able to build nuclear weapons right under our noses without us knowing about it. […] Continue reading

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George W Bush’s legacy

Worldview Item of the Day Call President Bush what you will, but I will call him one of the most compassionate presidents that has ever lived. Since Lincoln, what president has cared this much for the military members he has … Continue reading

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Six days to go

Six days to go until we elect the man who will have to deal with the inevitable crises of the next four years.

Senator Joe Biden was not off the mark when he pointed out that world will test the next president. The world’s intent to challenge the United States is already clearly evident. These tests will not even be manufactured, as Biden suggested, except for, perhaps, the test caused by the consequences of retreating from Iraq before that country is ready to care for itself without our help. Instead, these tests will be the natural extension of the forces at play in the world as it already is. […] Continue reading

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20:45 What McCain has to do to win

It is difficult for some people to hear, but John McCain is dangerously behind. Some people, not just me, say McCain has already lost. I am not willing to say that just yet (I did not say that before either), but McCain needs to do something powerful tonight and in the next several days to win. […] Continue reading

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