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Living in the Bizzaro Post Osama Bin Laden World: Another Denny Crane Moment for Padre Steve
Note to readers: Another of my Denny Crane moments which seem to be coming more likely, must be the Mad Cow “Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out … Continue reading →
Filed under faith, Foreign Policy, History, iraq,afghanistan, middle east, Military, national security, philosophy, Politics
Tagged as 9-11 2001, 9-11 attacks, abortion, abu ghraib, adolf hitler, afghanistan war, arab spring, arab world, bin laden killed, bizzaro world, blackwater, christian reaction to bin laden death, christmas time in hell, cost of iraq afghanistan wars, death penalty, halliburton, iraq war, kelly's heroes, kill team, navy seals, nazi germany, osama bin laden, political spin, president barak obama, president bill clinton, president george w bush, reactions to bin laden killing, saddam hussein, south park, twin towers
The Disdain of American Business for Military Personnel and their Benefits
“What are you going to trade off — a rich entitlements program, or boots and bullets for the troops?” Richard Spencer Defense Business Review Board (quoted in the Navy Times 2 May 2011 print and internet edition) The Federal Government … Continue reading →
Filed under Foreign Policy, History, leadership, Military, national security, Politics
Tagged as afghanistan, banking industy, barney greenwald, big business, blackwater, bosnia, combat wounded, defense business review board, defense contractors, defense department budget, entitlement programs, federal debt, federal deficit, federal government, gettysburg film, halliburton, iraq, john buford, kbr, kosovo.somalia, medical retirement, medicare, military pensions, military retirement, miltary deployments, navy times, paul ryan, richard spencer, smedley butler, social security, taxpayer bail outs, the caine mutiny, tricare, veterans administration, wall street, widows pensions
Memorial Day Weekend 2010: We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers
On May 27th 2010 the US Military experienced the loss of its 1000th KIA in Afghanistan. The young man killed was Corporal Jacob C Leicht of Kerrville Texas. Corporal Leicht was assigned to 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine … Continue reading →
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Fort Hood Memorial and Veteran’s Day…The War Comes Home via a Traitor to His Oath
Soldiers rendering Honors to Fallen Comrades at Fort Hood (MSNBC Photo) The killings of 13 Americans and wounding of 30 others by Major Nidal Malik Hasan has left a bitter taste in many American’s mouth. It was an act of … Continue reading →
Filed under Military, Politics, traumatic national events
Tagged as afghanistan, alzheimer's disease, blackwater, ft hood killings, ft hood memorial service, general casey, halliburton, hasan's terrorist connections, hippocratic oath, home grown terrorists, iraq, major malik nidal hasan, obama ft hood speech, offciers oath of office, president bush, president obama, self radicalized moslem, talk radio hosts, us army, veteran's day, vietnam, vietnam war, world war ii veterans
