Far East Cynic

And so it begins………

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 official.

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 official.

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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A good question!

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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Reading lists…….

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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Fallows calls it right.

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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Meanwhile, back in the present…….

We are starting to get ready to go back to Korea…. 🙁 Here is the USFK inbriefing: Work harder! Not smarter! Subscribe in a reader

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No amplification required………

I’m going to promote Air Force Blues again. Any web site that makes this advertisment has to have something going for it: Screw your buddies!You can have a buddy, or enemy, immortalized in an Air Force Blues comic. Hey folks, here’s a new way to spend your money! For a

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Death of common sense……..

Getting slowly but surely dug out from a long trip and dealing with weighty personal issues has to be a physically and mentally exhausting activity. So I’ve taken a while to comment on something that Phibian has commented extremely well on the last month of so. The United States Navy-following

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Game shows……..

Featuring fighter pilots: I know a few who could qualify-H/T to Air Force Blues! Subscribe in a reader

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