Three Years Too Long; Our Voices Too Silent

It was this date, three years ago, that our war against Iraq entered a new and deadly phase. By launching missiles at a smattering of targets, we hoped to bring the war to an end, even as it began.
Of course, that gambit failed. Saddam mocked us from a hidden bunker, deep within the bowels of [...]

Four More Dead in Iraq

Not that anybody seems to care anymore, but in the midst of all the carnage and destruction that signals an expanding civil war in Iraq, we lost four more soldiers yesterday. That brings the total of dead soldiers in this war to 2,284. Think about it–we’ve lost more soldiers in this war than we lost [...]

State of the Union Preview

So, it’s a couple of hours before the President delivers his sixth State of the Union Address, and the White House Communications Office has released some excerpts from the speech. Most notable excerpt: an admission that this country is addicted to oil. I’ve long believed that the only way we, as a country, will be [...]

The Mighty Pen

It’s been said that the pen is mightier than the sword. While I don’t know how true that is, here’s a chance to do something truly worthwhile. Courtesy of the mighty Atrios:As many of you know, I am currently in the apolitical position of Army public affairs specialist in Afghanistan. I only recently arrived, after [...]

Toy Hammer

You know, I admire a lot of what Ralph Peters has done and written about. Frankly, I think the man’s brilliant–his article, “Seven Signs of Non-Competitive States” is a classic. And I like the novels he’s written–Red Army because it allowed for the possibility that the USSR could win a conventional WWIII in Europe, and [...]