Founders’ Day greetings to the whole VMI family. And Vets’ Day best wishes to all…
10 November 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES! Here’s the video version; great stuff.
United States Air Force; Time for it to Go Away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have never hid my distaste for the United States Air (&**^&**(ing) Force, in fact I have been pretty hard on them a number of times. Back in June of 2009 in a blog at this site entitled “Who is at War and Who is Not”. The gist of that article that an Air Show [...]
Should MG Fuller Have Been Fired?
Mark Thompson over at Battleland’s has written a thought provoking article on the firing of Major General Peter Fuller by General John Allen. I know some in the Army are going to use this as a cause célèbre to denigrate General Allen and the USMC for a perceived balance. They of course will revive the [...]
Stray Voltage
Over at Battleland there is a great article on the subject of “Who Lost Iraq”. It would appear that the neo-conservatives are blaming President Obama for losing Iraq. I find this whole debate extremely silly and a complete waste of ink and paper. It was the Bush administration that agreed to the terms with the [...]
Europe in 2018?
I enjoy a good geo-political strategic what-if, especially when it has the scent of plausibility. Here’s one for you. Stranger things have happened; real wars have been launched for less. What say you?
“Flying Proudly”
Well, there you have it. Here’s the punch line (wait for it! wait for it!): “A sudden lurch toward extremism will alarm many in the West who supported the ousting of Colonel Gaddafi.” As you know, I’m no sort of pacifist or even an isolationist, but for the life of me I can’t understand why [...]
A Grim Day in Afghanistan
It was a grim day for Coalition forces in Afghanistan. According to the Telegraph at least 15 American soldiers and contractors were killed when their Rhino Bus was blown up by a suicide bomber; also at 3 Australian soldiers were killed elsewhere. Are we winning? Can the country be civilized? I have to wonder, the tribes [...]
Yes, I’m Alive
Sorry I’ve been off the net for a while– business travel and getting my house ready to sell, among other things– but I’ll be back up soon. There is much to discuss.
Leaving On a Jet Plan, Won’t Be Back to Iraq No More
The governments of the United States and Iraq failed to reach an agreement on a continued presences of US troops in Iraq post December 31, 2011. Here is a link to the Washington Post story. Comment: Good for the Iraqi government. It is their country, we invaded, we deposed Saddam, we have spend billions of [...]
