March 2011 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

More things that make ya go, hmmm...

" Time-limited, scope-limited military action ." Isn't that the definition of a drive-by shooting? "But your honor, I was just conducting a "time-limited, scope-limited military action" in defense of my peeps!" Hmmmmm. Mebbe I should be a defense lawyer. Nah.

Published Fri, Mar 25 2011 4:26 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., I think it's funny!, Politics, General Disgust with Everybody, Stupid Politician Tricks, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig..., Obama, libya, drive-by shooting, scope limited, time limited

Looky, Little Johnny Noonan grows up, sells out.

8^ )Rather than sit in the command bunker of a missile silo awaiting his chance to torch a city for peace, John Noonan of Op-For has instead opted to go from the purity of killing cities for freedom to work as a nug for the House Armed Services Committee.Sell-out.Not that having some vets, and younger ones at that, isn't a bad uptick in the diversity bracket...I bet he ends up wishing for the Big Red Button again. A lot less stressful....

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 6:41 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics, Citizenship, Shameless Pandering to Big Bloggers, House Armed Services Committee, John Noonan, HASC, Op-for

Gov Brownback: Office of the Repealer now taking Public Recommendations Online

Press release from the Kansas Governor's office: Topeka – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced today the launching of a new website that allows Kansans to submit their ideas on laws or regulations they believe should be considered for repeal, http://repealer.ks.gov/. “The top priorities of my administration are to grow the state’s economy and get the more than 110,000 unemployed Kansans back to work,” Gov. Brownback said. “With the help of Kansans, the Office...

Published Fri, Mar 18 2011 6:43 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics, brownback, repealer, kansas

I love it when you talk dirty to me...

Obama and the Jargonauts - via the Washington Examiner: White House: Libya fight is not war, it's 'kinetic military action' We (the military) invented this atrocious verbal evasion so we wouldn't have to say "kill people and break things." It sounded stupid then (but the jargonauts *loved* it) and it sounds stupid now. Even more so when it's coming from politicians trying to sound all militant and stuff....

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 6:46 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., General Disgust with Everybody, Pugnacious Stupidity, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig..., libya, jargonauts, kinetic military action

Meanwhile, in one of the other campaigns of the never-ending war...

We find this gypsy caravan looking for trouble... Marines with C Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, scan the hills of the Bahram Chah valley for an insurgent mortar spotter during Operation Rawhide II in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16. Throughout the four-day raid on the key insurgent trafficking hub on the Pakistan border, insurgent spotters attempted to creep over the hill line to call in fire on Marine positions. Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Ross...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 6:30 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Machine Guns, Tanks and AFVs

The initial ROE for Operation Odyssey Dawn...

According to General Carter Ham, commander of AFRICOM in a press briefing, as reported by Josh Rogin in Foreign Policy:"We do not provide close air support for the opposition forces. We protect civilians," Gen. Carter Ham, the top military official in charge of the operation, told reporters in a conference call on Monday. The problem is, there is no official communication with the rebel forces on the ground and there is no good way to distinguish the rebel fighters engaged against the government...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 6:57 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Politics, Pugnacious Stupidity, Aircraft, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig..., Odyssey Dawn, mark steyn, rules of engagement, ROE, arab league, lebanon daily star

The drive to survive...

It was a wintry day at Castle Argghhh! yesterday...The news has just been a drumbeat of awful. Unrest, fighting, and instability in the Middle East, Afghanistan lingers, food prices skyrocket while there is officially little to no inflation (heh). The West spirals down the drain of seemingly intractable debt that no one in power is willing to be adult about - because those of us who put them in power (especially the ones who don't foot the bill) just want to hold their hands over their ears going...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 6:07 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics, Artillery, Media Morons, General Disgust with Everybody, Castle Pr0n, Furry Family Members, Hurricane Katrina

So, whatizit?

Rod actually scored first, a couple of days ago. And now the rest of you have zeroed in on it. It is, indeed, a base Pzkw IV (H) chassis with a one-off experimental hydrostatic transmission. Putatively built to a request from the SS, and found at the factory in Augsburg, Germany, by a US Weapons Technical Intelligence Team, and brought back to the US, to Aberdeen Proving Grounds - more accurately known amongst the military vehicle grognards as "Aberdeen Rusting Grounds." The Ordnance Corps...

Published Sun, Mar 13 2011 3:45 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Pugnacious Stupidity, Tanks and AFVs

Gimme a break...

Woman Tied to 9/11, Fannie Mae on Obama's FBI Shortlist! (breathless wording courtesy Fox)But yep, Jamie Gorelick is back.Really? Is there *no* penalty for failure among the Democrats? Not that the bar is all that high with Republicans, but surely you can find someone suitable for the task who isn't a serial bad decision maker... I didn't realize their bench was so shallow.Here's a thought - put in a professional? Just as a change of pace?H/t, Kevin....

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 5:42 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics, Liberty...and its Detractors, General Disgust with Everybody, Pugnacious Stupidity, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig..., wall of separation, fannie mae, fbi, gorelick

Feh. So we have a new campaign to add to the ribbon bar...

Our military history this decade is beginning to read like the British Empire's military history... except they actually had an empire and made money at it. We're doing it the "progressive" way - having all the wars and losing our shirt doing it. Sigh. Word for the journos who are risking their lives covering the latest fracas - these are howitzers, not tanks. Otobreda Palmaria 155mm howitzers, of which Qaddaffi has, oh, I guess 208, now that he's had one blow it's turret...

Published Sun, Mar 20 2011 3:21 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, GWOT Whatever it is..., Politics, Artillery

My Hat Tips On To Thee Mr. Keith

I am not much of a Country Music fan...

Published Fri, Mar 11 2011 6:14 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

"Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day"

Frankly, I admit to being a bit bemused about this . You guys and gals have always been welcome here. "Nuff said.

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 11:00 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, Bill's Excellent Adventure, Something for the Soul, welcome home vietnam vets;

Ready For Zie Deutschen Zombie Apocalypse

Jörg is at it again. This time ready for whenever zombies storm his Schloß. Though I wouldn't recommend this implement to Massa John or UnkaBill. Boq

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:34 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!

So, whatcha been up to, Bill?

Funny you should ask.*ringing phone*Me: Hello?Female Animal Rescue Volunteer: Bill? [name redacted]. Listen, we've got a dog and she needs some help. Me: As in...?FARV: Well, she's not socialized, and she's never had any training, and you're good with big dogs, and ['nother name redacted] won't go near her because -- well, the people we got her from say...*conversation trails off*Me: *What* did they say, specifically?FARV: They said she hates men.Me: Ahem. I'm a man.FARV...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 8:37 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Postcards from the Edgy, Furry Family Members

A target...

C'mon, who among us of an age don't get a little twitch in the trigger finger when you see something like this... one of the rusting hulks at Aberdeen Rusting Grounds....

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 6:49 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Tanks and AFVs

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