While the initial invasion of Afghanistan went remarkably smoothly (only about 2,000 US Special Forces troops were used), this was largely because much of the actual fighting was accomplished by the Afghans themselves (of the ‘Northern Alliance’) with US air cover/interdiction and close coordination/communication via the US SF troops.
First, my best wishes for a recovery to the injured IRS workers. Condolences, if necessary, to the family of the missing worker.My comments are not a justification or an excuse for Joseph Stack’s actions. It is an attempt at understanding because his suicide note is complex. His last paragraphs on going out and attacking the [...]
Up until the past year, we have been essentially doing nothing but a ‘holding’ program in Afghanistan while the focus was on Iraq. This essentially was a combination of the old ‘fire-base’ concept from Vietnam (which didn’t work there either!), and very small-scale ‘search and destroy’ missions by special forces backed up by enormous airpower.
Fox news analyst (wink), Sarah Palin, has decided again to push her podium-preaching of how and when it is appropriate for anyone to use the word “retarded” To make matters worse, her critique on the first amendment has been directed towards Seth MacFarlane and his cartoon, “The Family Guy”. Before I continue, a personal note to Mrs. [...]
Just to be clear…. I do not view myself as a liberal, nor a conservative, nor a libertarian, and most certainly, not any sort of tea party fool. I am an Independent, but that label covers far too much ground to be suitably descriptive of anyone. Probably the best descriptor for me is ‘American Fundamentalist,’ [...]
Dana Perino cashed in on her stint as White House press secretary in the Bush administration in the usual way: by signing on with a Washington PR firm (resulting in the occasional disclosure problem). She also got a common perk for ex-employees of Republican administrations — she joined the Republican administration in exile at Fox News. If Perino [...]
On January 15 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new limits to curb sewage and fertilizer pollution in Florida. These new limits represent a historic first step toward cleaning up Florida’s waters. All you have to do is look at the green slime covering lakes, rivers, and shorelines during our warm months to know [...]
Rachel Tabachnick has written an excellent overview article at the Talk to Action website called “Biblical Capitalism—The Sacralizing of Political and Economic Issues.” In my article, “Tea Party Nation’s Convention: The Merging of God, Guns, and Wall Street,” I cited several Talk to Action articles. Tabachnick’s comprehensive article examines the historical development of the “Religious [...]
The Southern Poverty Law Center published an article on February 8, 2010, detailing the efforts of a progressive human rights group, Responsible for Equality and Liberty (REAL) headed by Jeffrey Imm, to prevent Jared Taylor’s American Renaissance from holding its biannual conference. American Renaissance’s parent organization is the New Century Foundation, which was making the booking [...]
Even with the most advanced technology, spills and accidents can and do happen. With Florida now poised to build America’s 1st high speed train, there’s NO reason to put our beaches, marine ecosystem, $62 billion tourism economy and way of life at risk!
