Archive for 'Iraq'
Finally a good comparison
I’m frankly sick of the he said, she said arguments about who ran up the deficit, Barry or Bush. I thought it was Barry. Now I know it:
“Once this latest round of stimulus (in the form of expanded unemployment benefits) has gone out the door, we will have spent more trying to stimulate the economy [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2010 under Afghanistan, Iraq, Obamalot, The War.
Tags: federal deficit, stiumulus vs war spending, unemployment
Comments: none
Soldier-Citizen candidates
“…other than a shared furor at out-of-control spending, government takeovers and corruption, the [more than twenty Iraq and Afghanistan veteran] soldier-citizen candidates are an odd bunch. Some are officers; others are enlisted men. A surprising number were wounded in combat.
“The vast majority are running as Republicans and seem to have little if any money. They [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2010 under Afghanistan, Iraq, The War, Troops.
Tags: soldier-citizen candidates, Victor Davis Hanson
Comments: none
Quang Pham out of the race
“My friend has now witnessed first-hand how the game is played. Neither party monopolizes greed, corruption or cynicism. Both exist to entrench their players into safe seats at the taxpayer trough.
“America is no longer a democracy. It’s a corporacracy. Businesses, banks, unions and other special interests call the tune, and the White [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2010 under Iraq, Library, Scribbles, Troops, Viet Nam.
Tags: A Sense of Duty, Quang Pham
Comments: none
Save our Seals
That’s the sign me and Mr. B. kept seeing in a yard on Balcones Drive as I took him to and from basketball practices and games at WAYA (West Austin Youth Association). I figured it was just another hysterical Greenie. We have lots of them in Austin. We finally figured out it referred to this. [...]
Posted: April 22nd, 2010 under Iraq, Mr. Boy, Texana.
Tags: Iraq abuse case, Navy SEALs, WAYA
Comments: 3
Operation eBook Drop
Working to format my Indie books Leaving The Alamo and Knoxville 1863 for this program to provide free ebooks to active military, particularly those in Afghan and Iraq. It’s even “adopted” a light aircraft carrier, the Bonhomme Richard. Formatting (or, rather, deleting the old formatting) is a pain, so it’s moving slowly.
Posted: April 9th, 2010 under Afghanistan, Iraq, Library, The War, Troops.
Tags: ebooks, Knoxville 1863, Leaving the Alamo, Operation eBook Drop, USS Bonhomme Richard
Comments: none
Service monkeys
I figured this had to be a joke. But apparently it is not. Monkeys for the disabled.
Posted: March 25th, 2010 under Afghanistan, Iraq, Scribbles.
Tags: disabled veterans, service moneys
Comments: 2
Army drops bayonet training
I think this has happened before. I’ll look it up when I have more time. They drop it as irrelevant to “modern” warfare. Then they bring it back as relevant to teaching aggression–for those who need to learn it. So, the next story likely will be the comeback of bayonet training.
Posted: March 18th, 2010 under Afghanistan, Iraq, Obamalot, The War, Troops.
Tags: Basic Training, bayonet, school of the bayonet, U.S. Army
Comments: 2
Portrait of the American and Israeli soldier
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Texana, The War, Troops.
Tags: honor, portrait of the American and Israeli soldier
Comments: 2
Kill ‘em for Jesus
I should start a chuckle of the week and make this the first one. Snicker. The Jihadis will, well, whatever. Only downside I see is our new Iraq, Afghan and other Muslim allies ain’t going to appreciate it. Storm warning ahead: sales of M-4s to plummet.
Via The Fat Guy.
Posted: January 20th, 2010 under Afghanistan, Iraq, The War, Troops.
Tags: Jesus gunsight, Trijicon's ACOG gun sight
Comments: 3
Video games go to war
Mr. B.’s big item for his and Mrs. Charm’s secular Christmas celebration was Guitar Hero. When he’s older he may find the Afghanistan and Iraq campaigns more enlightening. Fortunately there’ll be more available than the usual anti-American, anti-war movies that Hollyweird churns out:
Video "game makers aren’t afraid to put players in situations where U.S. soldiers [...]
Posted: December 25th, 2009 under Afghanistan, Iraq, Library, Mr. Boy, Mrs. Charm, Rancho Roly Poly, Scribbles, The War, Troops.
Tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, video games
Comments: none





