In late February of 1991, my reserve infantry battalion invaded Kuwait as part of a 1st Marine Division task force during Operation Desert Storm. Our mission was to liberate that country from the clutches of Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army.
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Hey Lizzie … Your Daddy Is Still A War Criminal And You’re Don Quixote
Lizzie Cheney … who was overwhelmingly FIRED by the voters of Wyoming … is promoting a new NeverTrump ad. Lizzie, your Daddy is still a war criminal who LIED, repeatedly to instigate a completely unnecessary war in Iraq that caused inestimable human suffering.
Mr. Biden, This is a Test – Iranian Backed Shia Militia Group Fires Missiles at a US Base
Iran is expecting a lot from its President, Biden. The Iran Deal. Reparations for the pain and suffering they endured under Trump, Oh, and a free hand to allow proxies to launch missiles at US bases in the region. I xxpect Mr. Biden to lay down on all counts.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander General Siamand Mashhadani is Dead After US Defensive Strike
Your President has done it again. What is being called a proportional strike (in response to a deadly attack by Iranian proxies in Iraq) has ended the life of Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander General Siamand Mashhadani.
Joe’s Bidens Brother James Tied to (what looks like) Money Laundering
Joe’s niece, Alan Biden, voted in New Hampshire (circa 2014 – when she lived in New York). It seems like small potatoes compared to the rest of her family. Joe and Hunter have that Ukraine thing. And Joe’s brother James, well, he may have been laundering money through Health Care Investments.
While Dems Complain About Trump’s Travel Ban al Qaida Leader Arrested in … Arizona
The Democrat’s love-hate relationship with travel bans is popcorn worthy. Loved it under Obama, hate it under Trump. While Pelosi’s California bans travel inside the US. Well, here’s a story for you anti-travel ban folks. A wanted al Qaida fugitive was just arrested in Arizona.
Iranian Backed Militia Rocket Attack Hits Cafeteria Inside Baghdad Green Zone
Rocket attacks on US positions in Iraq are not uncommon. Hitting anything is. Reports claim three rockets hit the US Embassy Compound in Baghdad including a cafeteria at dinner time.
Ilhan Omar Giggles During Report on US Deaths in the Middle East
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has attracted controversy throughout her short career in DC. Ties to terrorist funding organizations. Antisemitism. Allahu Ackbar! Campaign finance issues. Some people did something. An affair with a married white devil. Endorsing old white Bernie Sanders. And now this.
Iran Rockets Miss Everything Except (allegedly) a Passenger Plane (so Dems Could Blame Trump?)
Iran had an earthquake yesterday. They launched a bunch of missiles. And the only thing that got hit (allegedly) was a Ukrainian Passenger plane leaving Tehran.
Iran Launches Missles at Targets in Iraq
That didn’t take long. “From senior US military source in Iraq: “Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short-range ballistic missiles. All over the country.”
Is Shiite Islam The Religion of Peace?
The President’s decision to carry out an airstrike in Iraq, the result of which was the deaths of Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s Quds Forces, and Kataib Hezbollah leader Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes was long overdue.
Iraq: Donald Trump Calls Sending Marines to protect the US Embassy the Anti-Benghazi
Iran stretched its muscles into Iraq recently which lead to violence around the US Embassy. A deliberate effort to harm Americans and push us out of the country. Donald Trump has labeled his response “the Anti-Benghazi.”
It’s a Global Tea Party! Tax Revolts Worldwide
It’s a Global Tea Party! Tax Revolts Worldwide Chile: Government raised subway fares – riots ensue. Iran: religious dictators triple the price of gas – now mullahs have riots on their bloody hands as well as a crashing economy.
Links for International News of the Day
We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. China China detains former U.S. Air Force pilot flying for FedEx. Wall Street Journal. U.S. New Jersey man charged with helping Hezbollah plot terror attacks on U.S. … Read more
Links for International News of the Day
We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. U.S. Democratic debate highlights: Healthcare, gun control and party unity take center stage. Reuters. Biden maintains grip on 2020 Democratic race after third debate. Reuters. Biden attacks … Read more
America’s Declining Influence in the Middle East
Our guest is Avi Melamed, an internationally acclaimed Middle East expert, a former Senior official on Arab Affairs and Intelligence, and the author of “Inside the Middle East. Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth.”
President Obama’s Failing Foreign Policy
Claims that President Obama’s foreign policy is successful can only be explained by pure partisanship or by criteria putting the interests of others ahead of those of our country and our citizens.
We credit President Obama for killing Osama and other al Qaeda leaders. Obama outlawed enhanced interrogations that led to Osama. The attack was delayed almost a year after Osama’s location was known. Obama prepared to blame someone else if the raid failed. Obama’s quick crowing about Osama’s death destroyed the value of the intelligence that the raid gathered. But, Osama is dead. Congratulations.
“It took us 109 minutes to figure out how to defeat these murderous savages.”
Bill Whittle of PJ Media again. And spot-on as usual. The thing is, Whittle’s video is “overtly” about the Islamofascist terrorists of Al Qaida…and about how every strategic move made by the Bush Administration in answer to the 9/11 attacks worked brilliantly. So the video below made me think also about those who have had … Read more
Letter to the Editor – Professor Leo Sandy is wrong on all counts
His two Letter are after the jump – here is my Letter discussing his “points”:
Leo Sandy may be “amused by writers who chide me for violating bad laws” but I’m reduced to guffaws at his latest letters attempts to not only re-write history but also declare what are enforceable laws and facts. For an Education Professor, he proves his need for his own remedial tutoring.
While he does not care for the fact that the U.S. is yet still a sovereign nation, this remains a non-negotiable fact. I remind him that although we participate in the UN and some UN treaties, we have not as of yet ceded that sovereignty (a fact that must raise his one-world angst often). Thus, the U.S. does not need permission from the UN in advancing its own interests (which stray far, thankfully, from Dr. Leo’s).
Email Doodlings – The wars may be ending, but will this wrong headed perception?
Obama has unilaterally ended the Iraq war (hmmm, didn’t he rail against that “Cowboy Unilateralist” Bush for making decisions on his own?) and is on his way in doing the same in Afghanistan. And while I had some words about it here, this is not the thrust of this post. Instead, it is this:
Neo-cons have no problem sacrificing their own children to the war machine. That sounds harsh, but it’s the truth
It brought back a memory of something very similar – it ignited my ire by effective saying the same thing:
Finally, if you believe in this mission, whatever it really is, are you willing to die or send your children to die for it?
This time, it started off with a discussion back aways about Sarah Palin getting into the Primary race but quickly morphed from that to this and I never expected to hear that from a non-Liberal friend. In essence, the far Left and the far Right / Libertarian movement have met and in a very ugly fashion in accusing parents of willingly sending their kids to die for an ideology. This is wrong at several different levels and to be clear, made my blood pressure rise – so I started to answer: