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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Dotting the "I"s

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If China is going to push Japan on ownership of small islands, you have to expect that Japan is going to establish control rather than allow...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Well Worth the Money

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I really do think it is wrong to cut off aid to Egypt because of the coup. One, can we spare a little nuance to understand that getting ri...

New Incentives

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Is democracy pushing Prime Minister Maliki to reach out to Sunni Arabs willing to work within the system? That would be nice (tip to Inst...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Not Looking So Bad After All

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Our conduct of the Second Battle of Fallujah in fall 2004 is looking better and better. Syrian troops continue to employ lots of non-preci...

The Greatly Convenient Satan

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So when does Iran attack the UAE? Strategypage addresses Iran's role in Syria and the sanctions that are biting into Iran. Syria...

Setting Limits

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A recent explosion at a Latakia ammunition storage facility was apparently an Israeli attack that targeted newly arrived Russian anti-ship m...

The Companies You Keep

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I noted the Army reorganization . Strategypage comments on the changes. My questions still aren't answered. The Army's brigades wi...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Half Right

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The idea that we are preparing to fight China without civilian oversight is ridiculous. To equate it with China's actions is even more r...

Bombing Is as Bombing Does

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If we are truly "double-tapping" with drone strikes to kill "first responders" who are civilian rescue personnel rather...

Terminology Questions

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One of the things I've wondered about our Army's new brigade structure is whether they will also be triangular in regard to the com...

It Shouldn't Just Be the QRF at War

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Establishing quick reaction forces in an arc of crisis in case a new Benghazi-type crisis takes place is great, but it doesn't get to th...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

PSA

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While it is surely acceptable to have sex on a couch, one generally assumes you are not alone. I only say this because there is some confu...

The First Clue

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A final report on American reconstruction efforts is out. The first clue that the report is worthless is the bipartisan agreement on it. O...
Friday, July 12, 2013

No Good War Goes Unpunished

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I haven't been pressing the panic button over our prospects for victory in Afghanistan after we leave. I don't have high objectives ...

Counting Chickens

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Jihadis in Syria struck an open blow against non-jihadi rebels by killing a Free Syria Army commander. It isn't unusual for rebels to ...

Eleven Years

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The Dignified Rant is eleven years old today. Eight more years and it can drink in Canada. UPDATE: Many thanks to Instapundit for the s...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

It's a Funny War

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It is against international norms for us to keep jihadis from killing themselves. Meanwhile, jihadis slaughter children as part of their hol...

Fun With Maps

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Mad Minerva a while back noted the origins of the boundaries that plague the Arab world today . Which is fine. But both the Arab League a...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Face Plant

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Hey! Let's get the hopes of rebels in Syria raised by promising weapons that haven't been cleared by Congress yet! After 4-1/2 yea...

The Midas Touch

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So our president in 2009 gave a speech in Cairo reaching out to the Islamic world. President Obama believed President Bush had alienated too...