March 2011 - Argghhh!

Given UnkaBill's recent tussle with his weather-vane, DO NOT let him see the following vintage picture. The same admonition goes to Massa John ...

" 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.

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....

...at least of the Gunners in the family.Three old artillerymen are walking on the ramp. First one says, “Windy, isn’t it?”Second says, “No, it's Thursday!”Third one says, “So am I. Let's go get a beer.” That would be 2LT John T. Donovan, Colonel Timothy H. Donovan, and Major John H. Donovan, Redlegs all....

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....

Presented as a public service of Castle Argghhh!:TDY Travel In keeping with the latest round of military budget cuts, changes will be made to the Joint Military Travel Regulations (JMTR). Effective Monday the following revised procedures apply: Lodging All military personnel performing temporary duty (TDY) are encouraged to stay with relatives and friends while on government business travel. If weather permits, public areas such as parks should be used as temporary lodging sites. Bus terminals, train...

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...

Back up forty-eight hours -- it was Maggie's Birthday!*scrambling to find and hog-tie a sailor to FedEx to Boston*Happy -- *koff* kinda belated -- Birthday, Princessa de la Moata!...