It’s complicated, and to even begin to understand it you have to go back in time. But most of us here probably remember this: In 2014 Obama was negotiating his nuclear deal with Iran… Given its goal of embracing Iran, … Continue reading →
This was a nearly-inevitable and certainly predictable result of the gender equality trend: A federal judge has ruled that a men-only draft is unconstitutional, but he stopped short of ordering the Selective Service System to register women for military service. … Continue reading →
I had originally thought Nathan Phillips had been cagey enough to merely use phrases that gave the impression he was a Vietnam vet who actually, you know, went to Vietnam. In other words, phrases such as “Vietnam times vet.” But … Continue reading →
I just found this correction in which the WaPo admits that Nathan Phillips is not a Vietnam veteran. Fancy that. It’s something the right half of the blogosphere suspected almost immediately. I had made a comment or two about it, … Continue reading →
I didn’t see the movie “They Shall Not Grow Old” in its limited 2-day run. In fact, I didn’t know what it was about until a few people recommended it in the recent movie thread here. It’s a documentary with … Continue reading →
Last Thursday I wrote a post on that subject, and today I see this from Lindsay Graham, which makes me think that the speculation in that previous post is probably true: “We’re fighting a war against ISIS. They’re still not … Continue reading →
I suspect that this may be correct; Despite threats that they planned to release ISIS prisoners and abandon their front-line positions against the remaining pockets of ISIS fighters, Kurdish fighters of the YPG and the Syrian Democratic Forces have not … Continue reading →
After the announcement of the Syria and Afghanistan pullout, some Trump-defenders have emerged. One is Rand Paul, who says: I think the burden is really on Mattis and others who want perpetual war to explain why if there is no … Continue reading →
I think this is bad news: Trump tweeting that we are leaving Syria has rocked the world…there has been pushback to Trump regarding this decision. Syria, as we all know, has been a cluster from the get go. But now … Continue reading →
…they certainly didn’t get their money’s worth: U.S. and allied warships and warplanes in the eastern Mediterranean launched a fiery barrage of missiles at multiple military targets in Syria to punish the Russian-backed government in Damascus for its alleged use … Continue reading →
This is terrible: A gunman and three female hostages were found dead at a military veterans home in Northern California on Friday evening, officials said, a grim end to a standoff that lasted nearly eight hours. Shortly before 6 p.m., … Continue reading →
Yesterday and today, on the comments thread to this post I put up last night, there was a great deal of discussion about the reactions of the security guard at Parkland who failed to engage the shooter or even enter … Continue reading →