Phib, in one of his repeated themes, bemoans the fact that we did not give ourselves a chance to “succeed” in Afghanistan. “All it required was about another four-five years of patience. Of course, that 4-5 from now is based on an alternative history where we did not announce our retreat in DEC 09 …… Continue reading There was never a chance………..
Category: Too many countries
The chance of precipitation just went up.
Not rain falling, but bombs. Dropped from Israeli planes. The western powers signed an interim agreement with Iran last night. As expected a certain, rather stubborn group of folks is not happy about that one bit: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu characterized the agreement signed with Iran early Sunday morning as a historic mistake. Directly contrasting… Continue reading The chance of precipitation just went up.
And we’re back.
Ireland was really great. I really enjoyed it and have made up my mind that I need to go back. With the exception of the fact that the Union Jack was not in its rightful place flying over the buildings of Dublin-its a great place to visit. As an aside-I have never understood the whole… Continue reading And we’re back.
What a week!
Well, things have slowly returned to normal after dispatching our Israeli guests back to the land of milk and honey-in order to allow them to celebrate Pesach. You know it as Passover. And Holy Week. Nonetheless it was a productive week if at the same time a very frustrating one. Israelis can be very difficult… Continue reading What a week!
Don’t cry for Britain, Argentina.
What is Spanish for, " Suck on this you Latin bastards?" Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum – on a turnout of more than 90% – 1,513 were in favour, while just three votes were against. It follows pressure from Argentina over its claims to the islands, 31 years after the Falklands… Continue reading Don’t cry for Britain, Argentina.
The real Petreaus problem.
"The issue at Tailhook is not that we took a few liberties with our female party guests. We did." Just have to do one more Petraeus post. And its not to condemn him for slicing off what appears to be a fine hunk of tuna. I don't condemn him for that at all. Actually applaud… Continue reading The real Petreaus problem.
Don’t think they are getting the point here.
I want write about the abomination that is the Romney campaign-and the failed dirt digging that is the Liars Club and their reaction to a reasonable statement. John Cole framed it well when he voiced the same sentiment I have: What a crazy position for an American President to take- to actually focus on… Continue reading Don’t think they are getting the point here.
Unrequired hysteria.
I have been watching with considerable interest, the generally unhinged reaction of many prominent mil-blogs and other commentaries about President Obama’s speech last Thursday regarding Israel and the Palestinians. It would be funny, if the consequences were not so serious.
The unintended consequences.
When you make changes in haste-they seldom turn out to be good ones. What I am about to chronicle in this post is an example of a change made by these guys-that is 100% at odds with what they supposedly want from those they inflicted it on. In their haste to show their rotund and… Continue reading The unintended consequences.
The King’s Speech
The S.O. and I went to see this movie this past weekend. Believe it or not we had a hard time getting two seats together-so crowded was the theater. We both loved the movie-even if it did take more than a couple of liberties with history. Me, because I like any movie that talks about… Continue reading The King’s Speech