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Veteran’s Day 2010
I need to talk to my brothers and sisters in arms–those who have served, who are serving, and who will yet serve–for a second. I don’t mind if the rest of you listen in, but this post is addressed to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Entities, Faith, History, Holidays, Military, Nations, Philosophy, Quid Facis, Society, United States, Veteran's Day, West, the, World Watch
Tagged Citizens, Defense, History, knowledge, protection, Society, Veteran's Day, Veterans
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The “Endless” war ends
In case you missed it, on 18 August 2010, the last American combat brigade left Iraq, signaling the end to the endless war in Iraq, or at least the official end to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Granted, this withdrawal represents a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Operations, History, Iraq, Military, Nations, News, World Watch
Tagged 2010, Effort, Iraq, success
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Ex post facto moral judgements
My friend Chris linked to a interesting article over on Facebook about a sober anniversary that comes around every August 6: the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The author makes the point that, without that bomb and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military, News, Philosophy, Society, World Watch
Tagged Action, atomic weapons, Consequences, Hiroshima, History, learning, Nagasaki, Results, War, Weapons, World War II
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Non-state actors
The recent release of over 80,000* classified documents by the website WikiLeaks represents what is very likely the largest and most damaging public disclosure of protected information to the public in the history of espionage. The potential damage caused by … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Current Operations, Groups, Military, Nations, News, Politics, Predictions, Society, Taliban, United States, World Watch
Tagged disclosures, Governments, Julian Assange, non-state actors, secrets, Threats, WikiLeaks
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McChrystal’s Box
The Obama administration faces a crisis that has tested governments time and again: a general commanding a theater of operations who is not afraid to speak his mind or carve out his own direction. General Stanley McChrystal made his willingness … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Culture, Current Operations, Defense, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Military, Nations, News, Politics, United States, World Watch
Tagged administration, Afghanistan, chain of command, commander-in-chief, generational military, hereditary military, McChrystal, Military, Obama
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