Monthly Archives: March 2011

Is the new crisis in Libya starting?

Yesterday I wrote in Absent of direct national interests: Did we get forced to own another war? Throw in the fact that there are early signs of civil unrest — imagine that, a revolution spiraling into anarchy! — between different … Continue reading

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Religion vs Atheism in the military

Oh there’s always time for a good religious-atheist-no establishment-free exercise debate. Peter Berger discuss all of that very well, and then some, from an article he read in The Christian Century. The second story does not deal with chaplains directly, … Continue reading

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Walter Mead discusses strategic lessons from the Punic Wars and the modern era

Walter Russel Mead | Strategic Lessons From Hannibal’s War In the last post I wrote about how Rome had a grand strategy that was bigger and deeper than tactical questions like where you put your cavalry and your Balearic slingers … Continue reading

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Caption of the day: A perfect gift for dad

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Absent of direct national interests: Did we get forced to own another war?

US “action” in Libya — I do mean action because the Obama administration is careful not to say mission — doesn’t at this point seem coherent. Was the US military’s participation in the Libyan air strikes in defense of national … Continue reading

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I love Liberal “fan” mail

I do get mail from time to time, which is the awesome part about running a blog. While almost all are positive there are some that are just ridiculous. So was the case this morning. I received an email from … Continue reading

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Peaceful no more: Leftists leaders ask Nobel Committee to strip Obama of Peace Prize

The gripe is legit, I suppose. That is if you consider Nobel Peace Prize of any symbolic value. How can an individual, who was awarded the Nobel, but has “fired more cruise missiles than all other Nobel Peace prize winners … Continue reading

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Did President Obama violate the War Powers Resolution?

Based on the President’s last two plus years of governance and prior, it is extremely safe to assume that Mr. Obama, as politics goes, views the world through the lens of social justice and egalitarianism. Furthermore, as far as a policy mechanism … Continue reading

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Questions liberals should ask Obama over Libya

John Hawkins as a very good piece up over at Town Hall. John basically holds a mirror up in their face to make them see their hypocrisy. Secondly, it’s a good follow-up to my own, “Liberals have you ever considered … Continue reading

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A new blog we like: ‘Global American Discourse’

Well I’ll be danged if I haven’t found a Neo-Con, Western Imperialist after my own heart. I present to you Global American Discourse, a site for: Pro Anglo-American hawk and liberal imperialist blog. Advocacy for a world led by top … Continue reading

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Just what we need now. Photos from the so-called Stryker ‘Kill Team’ have been released

Photos taken in Afghanistan show US soldiers — judging from the patch they are apart of the 2nd ID — celebrating their kills by posing for photos with the bodies of dead Afghans. While repugnant to most sane people in … Continue reading

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Bloggers keep your readers in mind

Though we are bloggers, we are still writers. Admittedly, some are more talented than others. But blogging is still writing, it’s just a short form type of journalism as Mike put it to me. The temptation is there to push … Continue reading

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The West’s Dark Ages weren’t so dark after all?

Interesting interview I came across over at the Daily Caller. Author, historian, James Hannam is the author of “The Genesis of Science: How the Christian Middle Ages Launched the Scientific Revolution” explains the forgotten and overlooked wisdom, philosophy, and science … Continue reading

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We dropped some bombs, now what?

We’ve been raining down the ordinances combined with French and British assets and no doubt the combines forces have done a superb job. The very latest is that Gadaffi’s air defense assets have been destroyed and allied air power has … Continue reading

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