A drug cartel just defeated it in battle.
The situation south of the border is more serious than Washington seems to act.
Category Archives: War Commentary
Sergei Brin
An open letter from Dennis Prager to him, on freedom of speech.
Our Moral Betters In The NBA
But I’m dubious about this: “The thing is, LeBron, we’ve come to expect more of you. You’re obviously an intelligent person, a compassionate person and a socially conscious person. At this point in your life and career, it’s part of your brand.”
I don’t have much experience with Mr. James, hating the sport that he plays as I do, but it is not at all obvious to me that he’s an intelligent person. I don’t think he’s getting the big bucks for his brain.
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Yes, Mr. James, all you had to say was that “America is a free country.” But you’re a dumb ass.
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Treacher: Why should I care what he thinks about China, or anything?
The War In The Middle East
…remains undeclared.
We haven’t declared war on anyone in almost eight decades, but we’ve been in almost continual fights, and lost thousands of troops. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be a voting issue for Congress. As Stephen Green says, the main two terrible things we did after 911, were the authorization of military force, and the Patriot Act. And it seems that Westphalia is dead.
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An interesting take on what’s going on in Syria.
It will be ironic if the Kurds finally end up with a homeland after all this.
Space
You’re in the Army now.
“We Are In A Permanent Coup”
Says Matt Taibbi.
I’ve never seen anything like it in my lifetime.
More Basketball Idiocy
For the first time in my life, I regret that I’m not a fan of the sport, so that I could boycott these vile leftist morons.
Rank Structure For The Space Force
The Syrian Withdrawal
The place is a mess, and it does complicate China’s life for them to have to deal with it. My only concern is for the Kurds. But maybe they can cut a deal with Assad. And it is worth noting that Erdogan will be limited in his military ambitions by the need for maintenance of his NATO equipment.
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The fate of the Kurds.
They really deserve their own country, but that never seems to be in the cards. Ignoring the Marxist PKK, they’re the only real allies, other than Israel, in the region.
“Gun-Free” Zones
People in charge of them should be made personally liable.
Makes sense to me. If you’re going to deprive someone of their right to self defense, it should be your responsibility to make it actually safe, not just put up a sign.