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Hindsight and all that
One of the modern favorite past times of a whole lot of people who know nothing more about war than what they see on TV or read on the internet is to believe the so-called definitive accounts of so-called journalists … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Current Operations, History, Iraq, Military, Nations, Osama bin Laden, People, Politics, United States, Updates, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged 9-11, Action, Blame, claims, Consequences, experience, hacks, History, Iraq, Military, politicians, success
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Attention everyone!
The United States is preparing to withdraw its forces from Iraq in as little as 16 months from January 20, 2009. Please make sure that al Qaeda in Iraq, and the Sunni and Shia militias know so that they can effectively prepare for said departure. While we’re at blabbing our military plans to our enemies, let’s leak and publish units, locations, and timeframes for that withdrawal. […] Continue reading
Posted in Current Operations, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Government, Intelligence, Iraq, Journalism, Media, Military, Nations, News, Quid Facis, Security, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Intelligence, liberty, Media, Military, Plans, responsibility
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Now I am sure we have forgotten
When Pat Buchanan dares to write a column on RealClearPolitics suggesting that abandoning Afghanistan might be part of the solution for winning the broader war brought to our shores on 9-11, then I am sure that our nation has forgotten the lessons we should have learned in permanence on that terrible day. […] Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nations, News, Society, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged 9-11, Afghanistan, Consequences, Quitting
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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
Posted in Afghanistan, China, Current Operations, Defense, Elections, Foreign Policy, Future Military, Government, Iran, Iraq, Military, Nations, North Korea, Pakistan, Politics, Security, Syria, United States, Voting, World Watch
Tagged Elections, Nations, Tests
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Why McCain? Because national security is still the issue.
Regardless of who wins the White House on 4 November, regardless of whom we inaugurate 20 January 2009, that person will still inherit a nation at war. Even though the news and the campaigns largely choose to ignore the fact that more than 200,000 members of our all-volunteer fighting force are in harm’s way, we will still inaugurate a wartime president. Whether the winner of the election believes in the notion of winning or withdrawing, he will still be forced to deal with the harsh realities of deployments and fighting and dying because we are a nation at war. […] Continue reading
Posted in al Qaeda, Defense, Elections, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Nations, Politics, Russia, Security, United States, World Watch
Tagged McCain, National Security, Voting, War
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