Far East Cynic

There goes the neighborhood…..

Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour’d upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; Our bruised arms hung up for monuments; Our stern alarums

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Your reward for a job well done……..

Is more punishment. That’s the message Secretary of Defense Gates sent to serving Soldiers in the Army on Wednesday. WASHINGTON – Beginning immediately, all active-duty Army soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan will serve 15-month tours — three months longer than the usual standard, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.It was

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A turn around rantville

WARNING NOTICE-Highly emotional and possibly unhinged rant follows……….. While making my morning sojourn around bloggerville I stumbled across this little tidbit at Pen and Sword. Reporting from London’s Sunday Times: Some of America’s most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against

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