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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

This Will Work Out Just Swell

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Trying to win points with China by refusing to sell them newer model F-16s (which is an old plane, by the way, although it is still good) wo...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

If It Is 3,000

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So I've speculated about leaving 25,000 or even 10,000 troops in Iraq after this year to deter Iran, deter Iraqi factions from resorting...

Even When They Are Smart

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This is good news about our foreign policy , after too many years of hoping that we could do enough to "flip" Assad (I too long ho...

The Bright Side

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I never had much opinion on the issue of gays serving openly in the military. I didn't think that it was parallel to integrating African...

An Uncanny Ability

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I like Netflix. I was very disappointed that they raised their prices so much and decided that I had to reverse course on the ever escalatin...

A Sleeping Giant

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Stratfor reflects on our domestic political struggles leading up to our 2012 elections, reflecting why I am tempted to address domestic fin...

The Song Remains the Same

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Useful inadequate idiots .
Monday, September 19, 2011

Despicable Them

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So we had some words for Iran : U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu accused Iran of nuclear "denial, deceit and evasion" on Monday...

The Obvious Problem

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It seems like only yesterday that my idea that China could try to invade Taiwan --and was trying to build that capability--was derided as ju...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

My Newest Wolverine

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Lamb went to her first University of Michigan football game on Saturday. I gave up my ticket so my Ex could take Lamb and Mister (and they u...

From Dissent to Revolt

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Failure to heed demands for reform are making any concessions Assad offers to make now too little, too late : Syria’s uprising has becom...

Letting Responsibility Die

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Sometimes the desire to play "gotcha!" for political gain is just depressing. This qualifies : CNN host Wolf Blitzer asked Paul...

Beware of Chinese Bearing Gifts to Greeks

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China's charm offensive in Europe (backed by their cash reserves) isn't part of some Chinese financial "responsibility to prot...
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Counting the Brigades

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Strategypage notes the good news that Army dwell time will go up : Starting next month, most U.S. Army troops going overseas to a combat ...

Definitely Confused

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Ah, with rumors swirling that the Obama administration will deny Taiwan their request for 66 late-model F-16s, the confusion begins with a d...
Friday, September 16, 2011

Making a Soldier

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This is something a little different. I've long wanted to write a book about my basic training experience. Not that it is Stripes terri...

A Rising Tide

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Well, I really need to make time to read the DOD's 2011 report on Chinese military power . I think I'll update this post as I go alo...

Becoming Confused

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When I was on active duty for training many years ago, one drill sergeant loved the expression, "Do not become confused, ..." when...

China for Every Day

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When you have reasonably enlightened rulers reflecting "substantive democracy," who needs mere "procedural democracy?" ...

Still Stabilizing

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In 1999, NATO bombed Serbia in support of ethnic Albanian rebels facing ethnic cleansing by Serb forces, and sent in a large ground force to...