Argghhh!

Dennis had trouble with box identification yesterday. So we're going to help him out. This is the 81mm box.

There are two Medals awarded for actions on this day. Both from Vietnam, and both posthumous.Vietnam. Two examples of self-sacrifice for others. The first one just kinda pisses me off. Not at Staff Sergeant Connor, but at the nameless people who made that grenade.*CONNOR, PETER S. Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company F, 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), FMF. Place and date: Quang Nag Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam, 25 February 1966. Entered service...

Romney is releasing his taxes... because he thinks *that's* why he lost in SC? Really? Good god, man, I hope you're paying your advisors in box tops. That's what they're worth. And, of course, such crap does nothing to make me like you any more than I already don't. Stinky stinky stinky. Heh. I want none.of.the.above. The entire presidential slate, from left to right, is like cable TV. 57 channels and nothing's on... only this cable system is all pay channels without HD!

First up - it's a wonderful way to highlight some, um, *issues* with cyber-security, and allows the chattering classes to bloviate ponderously on topics they don't know that much about. I for one, am not stunned by what PFC Manning managed to get access to, as anyone with a modicum of ability with access to the SIPRnet can attest. The goodness from this will probably be quicker tightening of security within the classified networks, by the expanded institution of some simple-to-implement checks...

#freethecadets So, I've read the President's speech (still embargoed until delivery.) Here's the Cliff's Notes: I shall not go on to the end, we shall not fight in Iraq, I shall not fight on the seas and oceans, I shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in our hashtags, I won't defend our interests, whatever the cost may be, I won't fight on the beaches, but will draw red lines, I won't fight on the landing grounds, but will send stern warnings I won't...

...sit around and plan for war. They would be irresponsbile in their duties if they weren't doing that. Of Course the PLA is Planning for a 'Short, Sharp War' Oddly enough - so did Hitler. Or the Soviets, when they went after Finland. And us, in Iraq and Afghanistan. Problem is, that pesky enemy gets a vote. However, in this case, the net long-term risk to China is negligible, if they can force the coup de main without getting their ass handed to them. Because the likelihood of the Japanese...

I remember back in the day, when periodically a commander would come along and declare that naming your gun/tank/APC was unprofessional and unworthy of "real" soldiers. Then there were the ones who were all, "Well, okay, you can name them, but nothing violent or which might offend Ms. Agnes McGillicuddy, of Hamburg, IA, because she writes letters and I get bitched at." Of course, back in that day, most commanders I recall wouldn't have a clue who Cthulhu was... so they would...

I just hope that they didn't put any Metamucil in them drinks... Boq