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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Abort! Abort! Abort!

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I spend some effort in maintaining the Santa thing. Gift tags and notes for both my home and my Ex's so we both have that Santa continui...

Echelon Above Reality

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I've mentioned before that I have grave doubts about trusting the judgment of PhDs on their area of expertise. Not that I doubt their kn...

Past Performance Sure Does Look Like the Way to Bet

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Given all the deadlines we've set for Iran to do this or that regarding their nuclear weapons programs, it should be no surprise that Ah...

Goodbye Flipper McGee

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A big part of my college years went up in flames recently. Source: http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-firefighters-battling-blaze-at...

Thank You, Lithuania

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Thanks for your help, Lithuania : The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ran a secret prison in Lithuania where al Qaeda suspects may ...

Putting Their Money Where Their Mouth Isn't

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For all the talk that comes out of Moscow about the evil American-led NATO plot to wreck or destroy Russia, when it comes to deploying their...

I Keep My Eyes Wide Open All the Time

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Because I paint the line. Source: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/05/30/u-n-s-global-warming300000-deaths-a-year-report-kofi-implies-cl...

Laugh at the Clown! Laugh!

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Hugo Chavez is basically why God gave us JDAMs, as far as I'm concerned. He is attempting to advance from his supporting role as a chart...

Nice Little Continent Ya Got There

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North Korea remains an out-sourced research lab for Iran's nuclear missile project. I'd say our estimates of when Iran might pose a ...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Hearts, Minds, or Balls?

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This author cautions against thinking two myths of the Iraq surge mean we will win in Afghanistan: The proposition that a troop surge in ...

I'm Out!

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I know I vowed not to mock global warming for the rest of the year . I know that. Gore knows, I've passed up plenty of articles, I'l...

Surf, Sand, and Fun!

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Martin Fletcher thinks Somalia's sorry state is the fault of Georgw W. Bush , who supported an Ethiopian military effort three years ago...

Crossing the Rubicon

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Iranians in significant numbers seem to have decided that mere recounts are not enough to address their grievances with the mullah regime: ...

We'll Be His Enemy, No Matter What

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Raul Castro isn't feeling the hope and change , it seems: Raul Castro gave the strongest signal yet his government's would-be hon...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Peace Prize Through Superior Firepower

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Yemen has been busy fighting Iranian-backed tribes sheltering jihadi types. The Saudis have been heavily involved at sea and in the air alon...

Proxy Rant

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I swore not to rant about climate change for the remainder of the calendar year. But I didn't promise not to link to a lovely rant .

Just Cause and Correct Assumptions

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Twenty years ago we toppled a anti-American dictator with a lightning strike that went right for the heart of the regime. We fairly quickly ...

The Battle for Majnoon?

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Ah. I think we may have a motive for Iran's occupation of an Iraqi oil field yesterday. I'd guess the Iranians were trying to stop ...

Seeing Victory

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An NBC/WSJ poll shows that Americans have a good view of our achievements in Iraq: 57% say the Iraq war has been successful, versus 40% w...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

An Awakening Regional Giant

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The new Iraqi military is not going to be as good as a Western army, but it is already showing signs of being better than it was before we ...