RSS- Fauci is a dog torturer. May God curse him and turn his face from him.
- Biden told little kids that “one of his jobs” is to not answer press questions.
- “Ken Cuccinelli predicts Glenn Youngkin win, Republican sweep of Virginia election”
- Holiday for me
- Breakfast at “The Loveless Café” in Nashville, Tennessee
- Ariane launch today
- Alec Baldwin’s Negligent Discharge – Actor May Face Involuntary Manslaughter Charges
- Ziegler is a lying son of a bitch
- “Zogby Poll: Nearly 30% Skipping Meals Because of High Prices.”
- Anti-gun Activist Actor Uses Gun to Kills Co-worker. “It’s Not My Fault” He Says as Hollywood Rushes to His Defense.
Category Archives: The Military Art
Would the US go to war with China over Taiwan?
“Every time dozens of mainland fighter jets and bombers fly into Taiwan’s air defence zone, Taipei scrambles its own aircraft. It is not hard to imagine a scenario whereby a misunderstood signal or action could lead to a deadly incident. … Continue reading
13,566 total views, 8 views today
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, China, The Military Art
60 Comments
“Inside every —— there is an American trying to get out …”
I wrote the other day about the responsible job that I thought Austin, Milley and McCkenzie did in their testimony before Congress. I stand by that judgment but would like to expand my thought in that post. Several times during … Continue reading
25,219 total views, 4 views today
Posted in Afghanistan, Borg Wars, government, History, Iraq, Middle East, Religion, The Military Art
44 Comments
Counterinsurgency – a much failed strategy? (Originally published on SST in 2013. Re-published on the occasion of our 2021 defeat)
Some time ago (2009) I was asked to encapsulate my views on the afghan policy situation. The resulting summary is quoted below. Since policy has clearly gone in a different direction I feel free to state my view for the … Continue reading
16,758 total views
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Policy, The Military Art
47 Comments
Not surprisingly the generals fought back to defend themselves.
“Top military officials wrapped up the second day of testimony on Capitol Hill over Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal. In Wednesday’s House Armed Services Committee hearing, Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin continued to contradict Biden’s … Continue reading
9,416 total views, 3 views today
Posted in Afghanistan, As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, government, History, Policy, Politics, The Military Art
23 Comments
Redoubts 9 and 10 – Where the US was born.
(Reposted) Without the service of the French Regulars, Cornwallis would never have surrendered. Anthony Wayne’s Continentals and these men captured these two strong redoubts in night bayonet attacks. There are a whole lot of these fellows buried out in the … Continue reading
12,106 total views, 7 views today
Posted in France, Politics, The Military Art, Whatever
104 Comments
Sorry, but bad s–t happens in war situations.
“Head of the United States Central Command Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. announced Friday that it is unlikely any ISIS-K members were killed in a Kabul drone strike on August 29, which led to multiple civilian casualties. “We now assess that it … Continue reading
7,066 total views
Posted in Intelligence, The Military Art
18 Comments
Just toss them out the door?
“The US Army is looking to quickly develop and deploy new “mini-drones” able to launch from helicopters to find enemy targets, operate under enemy fire, and send instant target coordinates and key surveillance details. It is referred to as the … Continue reading
4,599 total views
Posted in The Military Art, weapons
12 Comments
Deterrent Balance 7
“Operation Deterrent Balance 7 is the most recent in a series of large-scale missile and drone attacks by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia. Operation Deterrent Balance 1 targeted the Shaybah super-giant oil field in southeast Saudi Arabia on August 17 of … Continue reading
3,885 total views
Posted in Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, The Military Art, weapons, Yemen
12 Comments
The Hazara and the Liwa Fatemiyoun – TTG
This article leads to a PBS FRONTLINE documentary by Najibullah Quraishi that was released on 20 July. It highlights two threats to Taliban rule not emanating from the Panjshir Valley. The Hazara, like the Tajiks of the Panjshir Valley just … Continue reading
8,913 total views
Posted in Afghanistan, The Military Art, TTG
35 Comments
The “Lion Cub”
“The only son of legendary rebel commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, nicknamed the “Lion of Panjshir” for repelling both the Soviets and the Taliban before his assassination by al-Qaeda in 2001, Massoud junior now represents the last hope that Afghanistan will not fall … Continue reading
6,970 total views, 9 views today
Posted in Afghanistan, The Military Art
6 Comments