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Obama’s Gitmo
Yet another Bush-era War on Terror policy that Obama pretended to abhor before adopting himself: Instead of sending suspected terrorists to Guantanamo Bay or secret CIA “black” sites for interrogation,...
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Alas, this is no surprise
The Obama administration is illegally using DOD communication systems for political communications.
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From the “horrifying, but predictable” file
What? Channeling military assistance to Islamist rebels in Syria hasn’t worked out well? Who could have predicted that such a thing might happen? Oh, that’s right, everyone.
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National security vs. female empowerment
Could there be any doubt which consideration would prevail? More than half of female Marines in boot camp can’t do three pull-ups, the minimum standard that was supposed to take effect with the new...
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Iraq crumbles
Fox News reports: Violence in Iraq soared in 2013 to levels not seen in years, U.N. officials reported this week, stoking concerns that the country is descending into the kind of sectarian bloodshed...
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What could go wrong?
This is just brilliant: The Pentagon waived laws prohibiting Chinese-made parts on U.S. weapons repeatedly for Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter program in order to keep it on track, Reuters reports. Chief...
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Why we fight
BBC reports: A young Afghan girl has been detained wearing a suicide vest in southern Afghanistan, officials say. She was held on Sunday night in Helmand province, as she tried to carry out an attack...
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The price of weakness
Russia invades Ukraine, President Obama wags his finger. Satisfied that Obama will do nothing (if he had had any doubt at all), Putin is now preparing to escalate his invasion: Russian President...
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Iron Beam
Years ago, liberals made an ideological commitment to the idea that missile defense was impossible. It’s easy to understand how: Reagan was for it, and liberals were against everything he was for. Why...
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Ukraine update
The Russian Navy Some people having no connection to Russia whatsoever has sunk an old Russian warship to block the exit from Ukraine’s naval base in Crimea.
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Commander-in-chief
After Obama ignored ISIS when American intervention could have been decisive, and continued to ignore ISIS as they unleashed a reign of terror across northern Iraq, the ISIS’s horrifying genocide...
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Never mind
Just a few weeks ago, President Obama was proclaiming his success in destroying Syria’s chemical weapons: Today we mark an important achievement in our ongoing effort to counter the spread of weapons...
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Oh, only 180
The official motto of the Obama administration is don’t do stupid [expletive]. I wished it was more than a motto. We’re seeing the fruits of Obama’s Guantanamo policy: Senior Defense and intelligence...
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NYT: Bush covered up WMD finds
Old and busted: “There were no WMDs in Iraq. Bush lied!” New hotness: “There were lots of WMDs in Iraq. Bush lied!” Yes, in a story so bizarre I can scarcely believe I’m seeing it, the New York Times...
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Dithering kills
Fox News reports: As early as May, the Obama administration had strong and specific information about the location of American James Foley and other hostages held in Syria, a source close to the...
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More on the Iraqi WMDs
The NYT reports: The United States recovered thousands of old chemical weapons in Iraq from 2004 to 2009 and destroyed almost all of them in secret and via open-air detonation, according to a written...
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I guess the Middle East is all quiet now
With everything going on in the Middle East right now, the Navy is pulling out of the Persian Gulf: The U.S. Navy will not have an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf this fall for the first time in...
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What?!
We invaded Syria with 60 people. Six-zero. The outcome was the one you might predict when you invade with 60 people. I haven’t the words to describe this administration. Feckless seems so inadequate.
View ArticleA brief history of recent US involvement in Iraq
We are just short of the 11th anniversary of President Bush announcing the surge. Iraq long ago faded from the headlines, but it’s been an eventful year, culminating last month with Iraq reclaiming its...
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