Category Archives: The War

Houston, we have a problem

Posted on June 6, 2007 | Comments Off on Houston, we have a problem

Military historian Victor Davis Hanson disquietingly concludes of Iraq that "…the narrative of the war is still the IED, not the purple finger," and makes another, so-far futile, call for more presidential persuasion on the fight for "…nothing less than the future of the Middle East." You know, the place where the oil comes from.

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The ticking time bomb – revised

Posted on June 5, 2007 | Comments Off on The ticking time bomb – revised

Once upon a time, Vietnam veterans were ticking bombs just waiting for the time to go off. Now it’s Iraq veterans turn. The problem here, I rather think, is journalism’s. Too many anti-warriors and too few reserve, guard or veteran soldiers in the newsroom.

Via Best of the Web Today 

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Blown tire on the Buffalo

Posted on June 5, 2007 | Comments Off on Blown tire on the Buffalo

One of better milblogs in Iraq that hasn’t shut down, courtesy of Teflon Don:

"The last time we recovered the beast was just after we started working in Falluja– EOD had set up a controlled detonation of an IED, and assured the BUFFALO crew that they were far enough away to be clear of the blast. Long story short, they weren’t, and we had to tow it back and replace three tires before heading back out to restart the mission. Ironically, the one time the BUFFALO was seriously damaged by an IED, we managed to clank all the way home before the shrapnel rattling in the cylinders destroyed the engine."

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Where’s the fence?

Posted on June 4, 2007 | Comments Off on Where’s the fence?

Yeah, George, where’s the fence? Imaginative use of Web 2.0 for a political campaign, here.

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The roller coaster

Posted on June 3, 2007 | Comments Off on The roller coaster

Good stuff from America’s Team.

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Cue the halo

Posted on June 3, 2007 | Comments Off on Cue the halo

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A fitting reprise, now that Mother Sheehan has "retired" from her arduous campaigning. Casey can rest easy now. 

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‘Innocents’ no more

Posted on June 2, 2007 | Comments Off on ‘Innocents’ no more

Israeli historian Michael Oren recommends five books, the oldest published in 1787, the latest in 1993, to understand the American-Arab encounter, from romance such as "The Sheik of Araby," to the Arabists who still are powerful in the State Department, until "9/11, the day the fantasy died."

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