Category Archives: War on Terror
TSA T&A, or . . . Fly Grope Airlines, We Feel Your Pain!
Once again, the Obama Administration is surprised that Americans are complaining when they should be saying thank you. They once again believe that this is a failing of adequately explaining their policy’s advantages. They are partly right. People are not … Continue reading
Position Wanted, Have Nuke, Not Willing to Travel
About the time I graduated from high school, I met a very likable girl. A friend of mine had a crush on her but I did not know her that well. Most everyone liked her. She was interested in others … Continue reading
Surrender, Mr. President, and bring our troups home
This is an old rant, posted here in support of what I think Mr. Shaw articulated in his post on Empire Building. – Shannon Today it will finally happen. I am about to make you think that I have gone … Continue reading
Continual War or Empire Building?
After reading about President Obama’s strategy for conducting the war in Afghanistan I began wondering why we were even there. After all, George Washington warned us in his Farewell Address to “avoid foreign entanglements”. We have ignored his words. Through … Continue reading
Been There, Got the Turban
I have a theory as to why there is no progress in the middle east, despite President Obama’s commitment to going to the negotiating table with the region’s leaders without precondition. Up till now, I have only known of two … Continue reading
Don’t jump to conclusions
President Obama, in addressing the shootings at Fort Hood cautioned us not to jump to any conclusions. But, given what we do know, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, Shot 54 U.S. soldiers while shouting Allah Akbar; Tried to contact Al Qaeda twenty times via his … Continue reading