Category Archives: Troops

Habeus corpus petition dismissed

Posted on June 18, 2008 | Comments Off on Habeus corpus petition dismissed

No, the imperial court won’t like it. But, it seems, as Ace says, there were just too many pieces of the corpus missing. Yet it amazes me, and it should you, too, just how much time our guys take in identifying a group of Tangos (and their surrounding environment) before opening up on them with a Hellfire missile followed by thirty millimeter from high in the night sky.

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Why we need to win in Iraq

Posted on June 14, 2008 | Comments Off on Why we need to win in Iraq

Baby Barry and Mac apparently can’t agree on the formats for more than a few "debates," as contrived as the "debates" have been in the past and likely will continue to be. Baby Barry’s got the money and, so far, the polls and so he has no reason to give Mac anything. Can’t blame him for that. As for Mac, well, some of the Seablogger’s pessimism is starting to rub off on me. Mac the moderate better get off it and start explaining why he champions the Iraq campaign and why the rest of us better suck it up, too. There are good arguments, but he needs to make them and not try to duck the whole thing. Starting here, where even the Dem thinktankers agree, would be a good idea.

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Happy 233rd, U.S. Army

Posted on June 14, 2008 | Comments Off on Happy 233rd, U.S. Army

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Most of the details on the Department of the Army seal are self-explanatory. But what is that little red Smurf hat all about? It’s a Phrygian cap or Liberty cap, and thanks to G-d and the Internet, you could look it up and then enjoy some videos. Today is also Flag Day.

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Why Mac missed Woodstock

Posted on June 13, 2008 | Comments Off on Why Mac missed Woodstock

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"Visiting in Inez, Kentucky, Senator [and presumptive Republican nominee for president] John McCain [lower right] was asked…why he missed the Woodstock ‘musical and pharmacalogical’ event in 1969.  The Senator, in his sometimes humorous and understated way, said, ‘I was tied up at the time.’"

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The F-35 Lightning II

Posted on June 12, 2008 | Comments Off on The F-35 Lightning II

Videos of the world’s most expensive warplane show how its Marine version becomes a short-takeoff, vertical landing (like a helicopter) single-engine fighter, Wednesday at Lockheed’s plant up in Fort Worth.

Via Instapundit 

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Nearing the finish line in Iraq

Posted on June 10, 2008 | Comments Off on Nearing the finish line in Iraq

Thanks to Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, and the ISF, Al Q and the Shiite militias are on the run, and even the MSM is noticing.

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Imbalance

Posted on June 1, 2008 | Comments Off on Imbalance

"The U.S. military has more combat aircraft and pilots than infantry squads," Bing West in 2005’s No True Glory.

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