Because of idiot tripe like this here, which is related to the Iraq War. Quote, emphasis mine: (H/T Think Progress) Even though the benefits outweighed the costs, that does not mean we simply leave Iraq once we depose the Husseins. The legal system in such situations might still require a benefiting party to compensate a …
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If this one does not make you misty eyed, nothing ever will. Via AlterNet: (Update: Original found here) I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the 4,488 soldiers and Marines who died in Iraq. I …
Over the past 10 years, there have been few days when the war in Iraq was absent from my thoughts. People often ask me whether I have regrets. It seems absurdly presumptuous to answer the question. I could have set myself on fire in protest on the White House lawn and the war would have …
It appears so: For the last four years, Pamela Geller of AtlasShrugs.com and the American Freedom Defense Initiative have held events at CPAC featuring guests she invites to discuss the influence of Islamism on America. But this year, the American Conservative Union (ACU) has no room for Geller or her message. In 2009, she brought …
This is what happens when you invade sovereign nations based upon bad intelligence and do not bother to verify said intelligence. BAGHDAD – Car bombs struck two outdoor markets and a group of taxi vans in Shiite areas across Iraq on Friday, killing at least 36 people and wounding nearly 100 in the bloodiest day in more than two …
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I did kind of suspect this. The Nation reports: The My Lai massacre, in which US soldiers gunned down hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, shocked America and helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War. Now, a new book by Nick Turse, an Investigative Fund Fellow at The Nation Institute, has revealed that My Lai …
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I have mixed feelings about this one: “Soldiers with minority religious beliefs and atheists often feel like second-class citizens when Christianity is seemingly officially endorsed by their own base,” American Atheists president David Silverman told Fox News. “We are very happy the Pentagon and the Army decided to do the right thing.” A military spokesman …
Boy do I ever feel sorry for the terrorists! WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is lifting the military’s official ban on women in combat, which will open up hundreds of thousands of additional front-line jobs to them, senior defense officials said Wednesday. The groundbreaking decision overturns a 1994 Pentagon rule that restricts women …
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I don’t know what role this might play in this stability of that Country, but it is news: BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has had a stroke and his medical team in Baghdad is still trying to stabilize his condition, a spokesman for the prime minister said Tuesday. Talabani, a rare unifying figure who is …
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Sounds vaguely familiar…. (CNN) — Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced his resignation Monday, saying he will quit politics in January to spend more time with his family. His resignation comes at a highly delicate time for Israel, which is observing a fragile cease-fire in Gaza with the militant Palestinian group Hamas after an eight-day …
This guy does have a point. I wonder how long it will be, before they, who are referenced in the article; start banging the war drums for Iran? Just a thought. Oh, and by the way; I am still not ready to make nice with the Neoconservatives.
Via IDF on twitter
This comes via Bill Quick, it is related to this here: IDFSpokesperson, Facebook #PillarOfDefense IDFblog, Facebook Some idiot at TechCrunch is not pleased. Wonder if they would feel the same way if Palestine were doing it? Even better, wonder if they would feel the same way, if Obama were doing it. It is to wonder. Update: Yes, I know what …
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This could be big and this could be nothing. Looks like Israel sent the leader of Hamas military wing to see his 7 virgins. Via NYT: GAZA — Israel on Wednesday launched one of the most ferocious assaults on Gaza since its invasion four years ago, hitting at least 20 targets in aerial attacks that …
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This comes via BuzzFeed: Something needs to be done about this.