Drinks the surge kool-aid………. Some people like their truth straight up: Let’s get something straight. The terms “victory” and “defeat” long ago lost any relevance to the situation in Iraq and the so-called war on terror. Read the rest here!
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The next time someone tells you they have a good deal for you…….
Run! In the opposite direction as fast as you can! Here is a little tidbit I came across in my surfing. Remember this picture and these words-the next time one of those briefing teams from the Bureau of Naval Personnel comes around and tries to tell you what a “good
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About Iraq. This post, over at Lex’s place kind of set me off. Quoting from an article in the New York Post which summarizes Saddam’s mindset as related to what he thought the US would do in the lead up to the invasion. Piro, a Lebanese-American and one of the few
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About Iraq. This post, over at Lex’s place kind of set me off. Quoting from an article in the New York Post which summarizes Saddam’s mindset as related to what he thought the US would do in the lead up to the invasion. Piro, a Lebanese-American and one of the few
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It is the end of the year and now its time for the top 10 lists. Here’s one Uncle Jimbo needs to read before he goes off on one his tirades. And every one else should read it too-before they think the war in Iraq is not an issue for the
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It is cold here in Seoul today. The kind of wet, sink to your bone cold that exists in a place where wet snow is frequent. It was sunny today, but it’s clear I did not bring enough of the right type of clothing. I should have packed my long
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It is cold here in Seoul today. The kind of wet, sink to your bone cold that exists in a place where wet snow is frequent. It was sunny today, but its clear I did not bring enough of the right type of clothing. I should have packed my long
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That means “lets go home”, in Japanese. Which is exactly what JMSDF oilers are doing now-because Japan is still at logger heads over renewing the special anti-terrorism law. Accordingly, until the issue can be resolved the ships have been ordered home. Although the leaders are to meet again at the
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Since Congress authorized the use of force in Iraq. I’ve been trying hard to fix in my mind the recent controversies over remarks made by LT. Gen Ricardo Sanchez, as well as the testimony of Gen Petreaus last month . I’ve been very confused about how to encapsulate where the Iraq
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Here in Japan the clock is ticking. The one on the special Anti-Terrorism law, the one that authorizes JMSDF ships to refuel ships supporting operations in Afghanistan. This week the oldest ship in the United States Navy was drawn into the argument. The Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) is vowing
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