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The War that Cannot Be Won: Afghanistan 2012
“There is no single piece of land in Afghanistan that has not been occupied by a Soviet soldier . . . no single military problem that has arisen and not been solved, and yet there is still no result.” Sergei … Continue reading →
Filed under iraq,afghanistan, middle east, Military, national security, Politics
Tagged as afghanistan supply routes, afghanistan war, al qaeda, barry mccafferty, heart mutiny 1979, iran, Kazakhstan, koran burning, Kyrgyzstan, murder of us advisors, nato, pakistan, president obama, russia, sergei akhromeyev, soviet general staff, soviet-afghan war, strategic choices in afhghanistan, Tajikistan, taliban, us military, Uzbekistan
The Question is When, Where and How?…not If…. The Inevitability of War with Iran
“War is the unfolding of miscalculations.” Barbara W. Tuchman I do not think that there is a sane person in the world that sees any benefit of a war between the United States, Israel and the West and Iran. But … Continue reading →
Revisiting the Gift of Religious Liberty: The Danger posed by Fanatics
“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading →
Filed under christian life, faith, History, philosophy, Politics, Religion
Tagged as atheism, bill of rights, communism, eric hoffer, fanaticism, fanatics, fascism, founding fathers, french revolution, google search, iran, israel, james madison, naziism, occupy wall street, political extremists, religious liberty, religious wars, right and left wing extremism, right wing hatred, saudi arabia, tea party movement, thomas jefferson, threats to religious liberty, virginia statute on religious liberty 1779
Padre Steve’s World Top 12 of 2011: A Big Thank you to my Readers
Well my friends it is time for my annual look at what were the most popular articles on Padre Steve’s World. This year I went over 3 million views since the site began in February 2009 and over a million … Continue reading →
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
Tagged as afghanistan war, alpha inventions, Baseball, book and bible burning, cheru jackson, christian bale, civil rights movement, counterinsurgency, D-Day, david wilkerson, french indochina, I Miss the Music of the 70’s and 80’s, iran, jackie robinson, Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King they Changed America, martin luther king jr, mel brooks films, mel brooks music, Memorable Recruiting Slogans and the All Volunteer Force., military recruiting, music of the 1970s and 1980s, nazi germany, ncaa basketball, northern arabian gulf, Omaha beach, padre steve's world, persian gulf, Revisionist" History and the Rape of Nanking 1937, soviet-afghan war, stalingrad, star trek, The Anniversary of Disaster: Stalingrad 67 Years Later, the battle of the bulge, The Flowers of War, the holocaust, The Ideological War: How Hitler's Racial Theories Influenced German Operations in Poland and Russia, The Unexplained and Tragic Death of David Wilkerson, top 10 lists, vietnam war, Wacht am Rhein: The Battle of the Bulge, Why don’t we just call it the Gulf of Whatever we want to call it? Padre Steve Says the Iranians Whine too Much, Why Johnny Can’t Read Maps: NCAA Tournament Geography for Dummies and a Solution
Tension in the Gulf: Don’t Miscalculate; Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
“War is the unfolding of miscalculations.” Barbara Tuchman Iran’s navy chief Habibollah Sayyari briefs media on the naval exercise The greatest danger in the current war of words between Iran and the United States is the danger that the Iranians … Continue reading →
Filed under Foreign Policy, History, middle east, national security, US Navy
Tagged as arabian sea, barbara tuchman, gulf of oman, gulf states, iran, iran nuclear program, iranian navy, iranian revolutionary guard, iraq, kilo class submarine, northern arabian gulf, oil markets, oil supply, persian gulf, Strait of Hormuz, the tanker war, theodore roosevelt, US Navy, uss john c stennis cvn-74
Padre Steve’s Year in Review and Predictions for 2012: The Best Jibber-Jabber on the Web
Once again it is that time of the year when I look back at the events of the last 12 months and say “that was some year.” And what a year it was. So many things happened at home and … Continue reading →
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Tagged as 2011 year in review, 2012 predictions, afghanistan war, arab spring, bahrain protests, bangkok flooding, barak obama, bastrop fires, bcs, boston red sox, chicago cubs, congress, congressional approval ratings, egypt, egyptian revolution, end of the world, euro, euro zone, european economic crisis, european union, frank mccourt, fukishima earthquake, fukishima nuclear plant meltdown, fukishima tsunami, greek economic crisis, hurricane irene, iran, iraq, iraq war, israel, jibber-jabber, joe paterno, joplin missouri tornado, killing of osama bin laden, kim jong il, los angeles dodgers, muammar gaddafi, muammar ghadaffi, navy seals, nba strike and lockout, nil strike and lockout, occupy wall street, pakistan, penn state football sexual assault scandal, pujols, republican party, ryan braun, saudi arabia, st louis cardinals, syria, syrian protests, tea party movement, terry francona, texas wildfires, thailand floods, theo epstein, tunisia, world series, yemen
The Last Troops Leave as Sunnis Quit Iraqi Parliament
The final contingent of American Soldiers except those assigned to the US Embassy. The last US military installation in Iraq, Camp Adder near Nasiriya during the cover of night to avoid traffic jams and for their security. As the 500 … Continue reading →
Filed under History, iraq,afghanistan, middle east, Military
Tagged as camp adder, camp virginia, iran, iraq war, iraq withdraw, iraqi army, iraqi government, iraqiya party, kuwait, nouri al maliki, saudi arabia, shia moslem, stb 3rd bde 1st cavalry div, sunni moslem, us air force, us army, US Marine Corps, US Navy
Casing the Colors in Iraq
Today the colors were cased in a ceremony at the US Airbase co-located at the Baghdad International Airport. It really is hard to believe that this excursion in Mesopotamia is over. The ceremony marked the formal end to the US … Continue reading →
Filed under iraq,afghanistan, PTSD, Tour in Iraq
Tagged as 1st iraqi division, 7th iraqi division, afghanistan, al anbar province, al qaeda, al taqaddum, baghdad, baghdad international airport, camp fallujah, casing the colors, closed military bases, end of iraq war, fort indiantown gap, fort wolters texas, george air force base, ghost towns, iran, iran-iraq war, iraq casualties, iraq cost, iraq surge, iraq war, operation iraqi freedom, Otto von bismarck, pakistan, preventive war, saddam hussein, syrian border, uday and qusay hussein, us military, was iraq worth it?
The Navy is the Future of National Security
USS HUE CITY CG 66 in the Arabian Gulf 2002. “I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm’s way.” John Paul Jones “Without a decisive naval force … Continue reading →
Filed under History, Military, national security, Navy Ships, US Navy
Tagged as 9-11 2001, arleigh burke class ddg, arsenal ship, bab-el-mendeb, barbary pirates, braunschweig class corvette, Cape Horn, china, dd-1000 zumwalt class, dd-21, ddx destroyer, De Zeven Provincien class frigate, defense budget cuts, destroyer escorts, franklin delano roosevelt, freedom class lcs, George Patton, george washington, global war on terrorism, horn of africa, independance class lcs, iran, littoral combat ships, littorals, maritime choke points, national security strategy, nimitz class carriers, panama canal, people's republic of china navy, percentage of world trade carried on ships, pirates, president john f kennedy, sachsen class frigate, san antonio class lpd-17, sea lanes, shipbuilding, South China Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, suez canal, Taiwan Straits, the littorals, theodore roosevelt, ticonderoga class cg, tomahawk cruise missile, US Marine Corps, us merchant marine, US Navy, uss enterprise cvn-65, virginia class ssn, wasp class lhd, woodrow wilson, world commerce
The Gift of Religious Liberty and the Real Dangers to It
“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading →
Filed under faith, History, laws and legislation, philosophy, Politics, Religion
Tagged as 11 attacks, abolition movement, american indians treatment of, anabaptists, anti abortion protests, anti-abortion, baptists, bill of rights, branch davidians, catholic bishops and sexual abuse cover ups, catholic church, catholic martyrs of england, child labor laws, chinese immigrants to california, clergy sexual abuse, david barton, david koresh, early english baptists, earth religions, english reformation, enthusiasts, episcopalians, established state religious, first amendment, france, fred phelps, freedom of worship, freedom of worship rockwell painting, fundamentalist moslems, gay marriage, huguenots, indonesia, iran, islamic terrorists, james madison, jews, king james, king james bible, kosovo, laws against religious assembly, metropoitan community church, mosque at twin towers site, native american religions, orthodox church, ottoman empire, presbyertians, prohibition, prosecution of jews, protestantism, religion in public square, religious freedom, religious liberty, religious persecution, religious right, religious symbols, rhode island colony, saudi arabia, slavery, slaves counted as 3/5th a human being, sudan, transcontinental railroad, treatment of native religions in european colonies, twin towers, virginia baptists, virginia statute on religious liberty 1779, wahabi islam, wallbuilders, westboro baptist church, wicca, william penn, workers rights, world trade center
