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Call out the cavalry

Posted on January 25, 2008 | Comments Off on Call out the cavalry

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Actually, it was the infantry that tamed the West, but that’s another story. The horse soldiers certainly did their share. Hence this reenactment group at Fort Hood where the cav’s rides these days don’t have four legs or require nose bags.

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Austin advises Iraq

Posted on July 5, 2007 | Comments Off on Austin advises Iraq

“’They (the Iraqis) have their own system and we are working within that system with Austin leveraging their experience and processes. There are things inherent in government concepts that just work,’ he said, explaining that there are models in place within the realm of civics that are essential to the running of any government."

I’m not sure I’d call Austin’s a city government that works, much less a model, considering its perpetual problems: the police periodically shooting minorities to death, the uneven, pot-holed roads that never seem to be repaired, the two months it took us to get a replacement garbage can, despite repeated pleas, and the interminable council meetings due to all the protests of this or that. Doesn’t Iraq have enough problems already?

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Excalibur

Posted on May 26, 2007 | Comments Off on Excalibur

The US Army’s XM982 Excalibur precision-guided, extended-range 155mm artillery shell, demonstrated in this part-video, part-animation movie. It was recently used in combat for the first time, in Baghdad, by the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division. Surprise death from above.

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