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  • Wanat- Looking back and forward

    There is a renewed focus on the Battle of Wanat which happened last July. One thing is certain, it was a tragedy and 9 good men died. What is not certain is what blame the leadership of the unit bears for those deaths. Commanders are ultimately responsible...

  • UN weighs in on Predator drone strikes

    And shockingly decides they violate international law. I am sure there is a law somewhere that they do violate, and shockingly I don't give a rat's ass. I can't say for sure that we have signed any treaty or agreement that requires us to proffer...

  • Thomas P. Barnett on Afghanistan

    Thomas P. Barnett, the author of The Pentagon's New Map, has weighed in on Afghanistan. You might have expected a strategic piece, but instead Barnett is thinking politically. I think often we believe that strategists who talk about the politics are...

  • Off (and on) the Horn of Africa

    Although the operations get a lot less press than Iraq or Afghanistan, operations in and around Africa continue to be important. Obviously piracy receives periodic bursts of media attention; more important but less likely to penetrate the American mediaspace...

  • Get Ready to Remove The BAN

    The Colorado National Guard this past weekend held a Change of Command ceremony with a historic twist- it appointed COL Dana Capozella as its first female commander of Army troops; she will soon be promoted to Brigadier General. What is far more interesting...

  • Pakistan tears back at Taliban

    After a week of vicious attacks by the Taliban in Pakistan, it looks like payback is a medevac. The Pakistani military has moved in force into the South Waziristan area where both the Taliban and al Qaeda have been hanging out. Military spokesman Maj...
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