The trouble with quoting history is that the idea presumes that you might actually have studied it-or worse yet-understand it in context. Neither of the those assumptions is a good bet when it comes to considering the current occupant of the Oval Office. During a speech to the Veterans of
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A fistful of yen…
Will be required to buy this: Code name ShinShin! From Japan Probe: After being repeatedly turned down by the US Congress in its attempts to purchase the F-22, the Japanese government has turned to its own stealth fighter program. As the video shows, they seem to be making significant progress
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To do your duty and buy a Pin Up For Vets calendar again! And why not? It’s for a good cause! Sorry, I’m so late Gina………Where I am now the war may be simulated-but the buffoonery is real! Subscribe in a reader
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Well today was a day that should have been a good day to go golf, do some sight seeing, maybe even go into Seoul. I should have done any of those things. But I did not. Really did not do much of all, except take it easy, watch movies and
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It’s August, I have to go to Korea for Ultimate FutiLity, and I am really depressed. The Korea Folks know what I’m talking about. Because it is that wonderful time of year, when thousands of people converge upon the Korean Peninsula to see for themselves the world of micromanagement-as only
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It’s August, I have to go to Korea for Ultimate FutiLity, and I am really depressed. The Korea Folks know what I’m talking about. Because it is that wonderful time of year, when thousands of people converge upon the Korean Peninsula to see for themselves the world of micromanagement-as only
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Mountain Runner and Tom Barnett ask and answer a really good question: If the surge is working, why are we still losing? Barnett goes to the heart of the question that really bothers me-namely if the surge is going so well, why are we being told that American troops will
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On my back across the pond to the correct side of the International Date Line. United has surpassed my already low expectations by dropping me into SFO 2 hours late. Fortunately I planned for this, having done more than a coupld OJ esque runs to the gate before. So I
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On Gen Petraeus and the upcoming report. Read his article on David Petraeus and the “New Jesus” problem. Subscribe in a reader
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We are starting to get ready to go back to Korea…. š Here is the USFK inbriefing: Work harder! Not smarter! Subscribe in a reader
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