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Posted in Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Tributes, war on Jul 18th, 2010
Refusing to leave her fallen comrades, PFC Monica Brown distinguished herself by acts of conspicuous gallantry and courage under fire, becoming the second woman since WWII to earn the Silver Star, one of the nation’s highest awards for valor. See SGT Brown in this clip.
Posted in Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Tributes, war on Jul 17th, 2010
Cpl. Pat Tillman WASHINGTON — Pat Tillman died while leading a team of Army Rangers up a remote southeastern Afghan hill to knock out enemy fire that had pinned down other American soldiers, the Army said Friday. The Army released details of the former Arizona Cardinals football player’s death as it announced that he was [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Tributes, war on Jul 16th, 2010
Staff SgtMatthew Blaskowski – Chosen Company, 2/503rd PIR. On 3 May 2005, elements of 3rd Platoon, 1st Platoon and the Company Headquarters were called forward into the Arghandab River Valley to the village of Bulac Kalay to assist fellow Rock Paratroopers under attack by enemy forces. The ensuing 6 hour fight left 17 enemies killed [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Tributes, war on Jul 15th, 2010
I believe the War in Afghanistan has produced great valor. I was reading about the attack on the police headquarters today and I noticed that it never mentioned who lost. The U. S. military has won many battles because of the valor of the American serviceperson. This series is in their honor. All quotes are [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Michael Steele, National GOP, War ON TERROR on Jul 4th, 2010
There is a dust up over minor remarks by National Republican Committee Chairman Michael Steele in which he called the War in Afghanistan a war of Obama’s choosing (refering to the surge and refocus from Iraq). He noted correctly that over the centuries not foreign power has conquered the land through a land war. The [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on Jun 29th, 2010
General Petraeus said that the application of the rules of engagement has put our troops and coalition allies in difficult positions. I wonder will the commenters who criticized my post on the rules of engagement have the same view of the General’s view which happens to match mine. The rules of engagement must be designed [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on Jun 10th, 2010
They sent a suicide bomber into a wedding party killing 40 including children. They hung a 7 year old boy for spying. They put AIDS infected needles and razors around bombs so the people decommissioning them may get infected if they are successful. Those are just the stories from the last two days. Some people [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Military, Tributes on May 30th, 2010
Here is the inspiring story of American casualty # 1000 in the Afghan war. The 1,000th American serviceman killed in Afghanistan had already fallen once to a hidden explosive, driving his Humvee over a bomb in Iraq in 2007. The blast punched the dashboard radio into his face and broke his leg in two places. [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Americanism on May 27th, 2010
The International Red Cross is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, impartial humanitarian organization. They were established to bring humanitarian aid to all nations. There is some controversy about the fact that they taught first aid to the Taliban terrorists recently. First Aid training is not some secret that changes the war. It is available to everyone. The [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on May 23rd, 2010
In the last few days, We lost our 1000th American in Afghanistan. I do not need to say how much I regret the loss of a single life let alone 1000. It is not just Americans. 2500 civilians have gotten caught in the cross fire of war just this past year. They were people who [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on Mar 30th, 2010
If it were a movie, we could call it The Grinch General who stole Pizza Hut.I guess life away isn’t hard enough, but the Afghan theater will be losing some of the few luxuries that make mitigate its harshness. Too bad the regime in Washington will not invest in logistical support in the front. This may be [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Stuff on Feb 15th, 2010
Who should choose what a civilian is? Should it be the enemy or normal standards? Should enemy combatants be able to fire from bunkers until they run out of ammo then toss their weapons away and walk out to another weapons cash and be considered unarmed civilians until they are seen holding a weapon. That [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Antiwar Left, Looney Left on Jan 17th, 2010
The ACLU is filing FOIA requests to know the legal basis for the drone strikes on terrorists. Did they look at the use of force resolution passed by Congress in September 2001? The Answer is so simple even the loony left should get it. We are at war, stupid.
Posted in Afghanistan on Dec 7th, 2009
By Charles Krauthammer WASHINGTON — We shall fight in the air, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, we shall fight in the hills — for 18 months. Then we start packing for home. We shall never surrender — unless the war gets too expensive, in which case, we [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Obama on Dec 2nd, 2009
By Barack Obama United States Military Academy at West Point Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan – the nature of our commitment there, the scope of [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Obama on Dec 1st, 2009
Saint Paul asked that question 1950 years ago and it is still relevant. Is the administration looking to win victory or placate critics? Is the ruling regime looking for a way to get home or a way to protect home? If the security of the world is at stake, why do we need to rush [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Comment Rescue, National Security on Nov 30th, 2009
Comment Rescue –David Anderson Afghanistan is a very complicated country. It is a feudal federal republic. We cannot act as if Karzai is the only power. We have to do what we did in Iraq, which is work with the tribal leaders and the central government. It is about our national security and the peace [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Looney Left on Nov 29th, 2009
Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and know not that your are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: Revelation 3:17 I believe that “progressives” or new left (loony left as I prefer) is well described by that classic quote. Even the few steps of [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on Nov 5th, 2009
One of the most important operatives in the field in Afghanistan was compromised by the New York Times based upon administration sources. I do not hear a peep from the Valerie Plame crowd who were outraged about the leak of a name of an agent who hadn’t been active in the field for years. I [...]
Posted in Afghanistan on Nov 2nd, 2009
This week he is legit. A non-election beats a corrupt election, I guess. Good, now back to work.
Posted in Afghanistan on Oct 20th, 2009
You got a runoff. Iran can do what it wants and we don’t care, but we will sacrifice our own security and that of the western world if Afghanistan does not shape up. Why we did not say something to them when we saw this coming 6 months ago is puzzling. It is almost like [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Armed Forces on Oct 15th, 2009
The public is ready to support the troops in a quest for victory. All we need is a little leadership to show the public that is the plan. Defeating the Taliban is in the best interests of millions of innocents who would be plunged back into civil war and oppression and just as importantly is [...]
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