Monthly Archives: September 2008

Stand by for a McCain Administration

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

The following is analysis, not advocacy. Barring a poor performance in debate or a sudden disclosure of grossly damaging information, it seems to me that the presidential election outcome is now clear. Obama made a fatal error in not putting … Continue reading →

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Ask the Iraqi government…. Ha’aretz

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"The security aid package the United States has refused to give Israel for the past few months out of concern that Israel would use it to attack nuclear facilities in Iran included a large number of "bunker-buster" bombs, permission to … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 37 Comments

The Big Red One – A Sears Property

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"From Cantigny, France, and the Argonne Forest to North Africa, Normandy, Vietnam’s Iron Triangle and Iraq —and now hauteconcept.com? Foreign battles aren’t new for the 1st Infantry Division, but this firefight is from another world, a clash between the New … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art | 43 Comments

Oil – Down, Down, Down.

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

No comment needed, but….  Seems like this is a predicted Black Swan.  Musta been dumb luck on the "Casenova the Turkey" model. pl

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“Corporate” politics and the Republic

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"Palin’s handlers are being hypocritical: They want to focus on her family life and her identity as a hockey mom when doing so helps them and to push aside any story that mars this perfect picture. Conservatives are always against … Continue reading →

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Is the president a kind of king?

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"Colonel,How about a thread on the role and function of CiC? It’s a central theme in this election yet nothing substantive has been written. It seemed to me self evident that the president was CiC of the Army of the … Continue reading →

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Rick Davis – War against the media.

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"He left the Reagan White House to work with longtime lobbyist Paul Manafort, in founding the lobbying firm Davis, Manafort. In their political work, Davis served as Manafort’s deputy in orchestrating the 1996 Republican National Convention; both would later join … Continue reading →

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SOF or Surge – pick a side

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

Ah, the "Surge."  This is a bumper sticker "tag" that has launched a thousand empty diatribes.  The political "back and forth over which efforts in Iraq have done what have now slopped over into the grubby world of intra-service and … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art | 39 Comments

Cheney in the Caucasus and Ukraine

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"Speaking during a closely watched trip to this US-allied South Caucasus nation, Cheney also assured Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili that the United States was "fully committed" to his country’s efforts to join NATO. "Georgia will be in our alliance," Cheney … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 38 Comments

Tom Brokaw and the emperor.

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"In the War on Terrorism President George W. Bush has used these war powers to justify several controversial acts, such as the NSA electronic surveillance program and enhanced interrogation techniques. The administration, on several occasions, has promoted a legal theory … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 19 Comments