Another HOMERUN by Dr. Sowell, the great! How I wish this man was 40 years younger and had ten kids just like him . . . but perhaps he has even more by the number of people he’s educated.
An extremely insightful and typically excellent editorial by a Master.
Dr Sowell Is SO TRUE.
The “good war” is getting political.
Very succinctly put (as usual) by Dr. Sowell.
Or when the day comes where soldiers say to an enemy: "There is Washington and the criminals within. You cannot touch those outside, but feel free to destroy all within that city."
Tellin’ it like it ease.
Dr. Sowell should contact McChrystal and encourage him to write that book.
Tellin’ it like it IS, I meant...
This is the crux of the matter.
Thomas Sowell has enunciated the important points.I posit Goat Boy intends our defeat:
Rules of engagement require the soldier must fill out a form in triplicate and wait for a reply from the Ministry of Aid and Comfort.
President GaGa prances on stage in Talaqueda Nights, "Yoo hoo, militants! We're leaving! Hang in there!"
Our people are dying at the highest rate of the nine-year campaign.
Poppy production explodes, causing even Russia and China alarm; it is a 35 billion a year import to the United States.
Iowa is poised for its greatest foreign deployment since World War II.
Rolling Stone? GaGa Goat Boy won't get out of his golf cart to give McChrystal a hearing, or the troops--but he will jump at the chance to fire McChrsytal and assure the enemy we're leaving.
And Sowell briefly alludes to Iran. Recall that negotiating with Iran was Obama's main deal; along with his 52-second disarmament youtube.
Rat Boy has more and better centrifuges. Iran is moving arms to Syria, Lebanon, Bek'ka, having murdered its dissidents with Goat Boy's blessing.
We are to leave Iraq and be assured Iran will be working with the Shi'ia majority in the oil-rich southern provinces to take it.
It's much larger than a general: it's the gook in the wire in the Oval Office.
Sowell is great.
"What is far more important than all these individuals put together are the lives of the tens of thousands of Americans fighting in Afghanistan. What is even more important is the national security of this country."
NY POST.com: "PORT AUTHORITY COPS ON LOOKOUT FOR TERROR ATTACK" by Philip Messing (Posted June 23, 2010, 10:31 pm) (SNIPPET: "The chilling warning was read at roll call for four police commands -- cops assigned to the Holland and Lincoln Tunnel; the George Washington Bridge; and also the Staten Island command, which incorporates the Bayonne and Goethals Bridge and the Outerbridge Crossing, a source said. The message, which was read by police brass, noted that as 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, "there is a threat to all crossings, as of this point, being treated as credible, that some type of tanker will explode causing us to respond." "At some point during the response, a second explosion [will occur] causing injury to all first responders to this incident," the message noted.") (Posted June 23, 2010, 10:31 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "ILYAS KASHMIRI - PAKISTAN'S FRANKENSTEIN" (SNIPPET: "Top Al Qaeda commander Ilyas Kashmiri poses a major threat to U.S. interests both at home and abroad. Described by intelligence agencies "as the most effective, dangerous and successful guerrilla leader in the world," Kashmiri heads Al Qaeda's military operations wing. He figures prominently in two recent high-profile terrorism indictments issued in Chicago. But Kashmiri remains free in South Asia and in control of a renowned Al Qaeda terror cell called the 313 Brigade, in large part due to support from rogue elements tied to the Pakistani military and intelligence services.") (June 22, 2010) (Read More...)
Blogs.ABC NEWS.com - Political Punch: "OBAMA PROMISES TO KEEP WORKING UNTIL 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' SIGNED INTO LAW" -from Sunlen Miller (SNIPPET: "Celebrating LGBT pride month at the White House this evening, President Obama declared that the nation has never been closer to ending the "discriminatory policy" of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and promised to keep working until the bill is signed into law.") [Note: LGBT is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered.] (June 22, 2010, 8:37 pm) (Read More...)
CNN.com: "POLICE CHIEF: CARTELS THREATEN U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ARIZONA" by Nick Valencia (SNIPPET: "...cartels are making direct death threats to U.S. law enforcement officials in Nogales, Arizona, the police chief there told CNN Monday.") (June 21, 2010, 7:01 pm EDT) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "Gates, Mullen Urge Senate to Ratify Arms Reduction Treaty" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "The United States is better off with the new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia than it is without it, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also urged the committee to ratify the agreement, saying the treaty has the full support of uniformed leaders. Gates and Mullen testified alongside Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Energy Secretary Steven Chu.") (June 17, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com - INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY - IBD Editorials: "MISSING DEFENSE" (SNIPPET: "National Security: There seems to be only one thing White House arms negotiators want more than a reduction in U.S. nuclear weapons -- a reduction in U.S. missile defenses to protect us from such weapons. The Washington Times' Bill Gertz reports that U.S. diplomats are secretly negotiating with Russia to link nuclear arms reduction to limits on our anti-missile defenses.") (Posted June 18, 2010, 07:04 pm ET) (Read More...)
DAVID LIMBAUGH.com - Column: "PLEASE READ 'THE GRAND JIHAD'" by David Limbaugh (SNIPPET: "This is not another book on the dangers of Islamic terrorism, but a wake-up call to Americans who might be missing the overarching goal behind that "tactic," a goal shared by the hard left in this country: the destruction of "the freedom culture" on which America was built.") (June 17, 2010) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "PLASTIC BAGS TO BE PUT OVER BIRMINGHAM 'TERROR CAMERAS'" (SNIPPET: "A surveillance operation in parts of Birmingham with large Muslim populations has been halted after it was revealed the move was linked to counter terrorism. Some out of 218 cameras, mainly in the Washwood Heath and Sparkbrook districts, will be covered with bags.") (Page last updated June 17, 2010, 19:38 UK) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS): Geneva - "MUSLIM STATES WANT UN TO TAKE TOUGH ACTION AGAINST 'ISLAMOPHOBIA' IN THE WEST" (SNIPPET: "And Pakistan, speaking for the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), said the council's special investigator into religious freedom should look into such racism "especially in Western societies". Acting for the OIC, Pakistan has tabled a resolution at the council instructing its special investigator on religious freedom "to work closely with mass media organisations to ensure that they create and promote an atmosphere of respect and tolerance for religious and cultural diversity".") (June 16, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "MALAYSIAN COMPLICITY IN TALIBAN TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "http://124.217.252.55/~alemarah/" SNIPPET: "That IP address (124.217.252.55) is provided to the Afghan Taliban by Malaysian company piradius.net. Piradius.net has been central to the online activities of al-Qaida and its affiliated organizations for many years.") (June 15, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "Afghanistan Timeline Not a Withdrawal Date, Officials Say" by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden (SNIPPET: "Petraeus added that his agreement with Obama's policy was based on projections of conditions in July 2011. "We're doing all that is humanly possible to achieve those conditions," he said.") (June 16, 2010) (Read More...)
History teaches us that any war will be lost when the @sshats in DC start trying to run the show.
I have a friend leaving for his FOURTH tour over there; how I LOATHE 0bama! I’m certain that we Vets all feel that way. Jerk.
Slam dunk! Thank you Mr. Sowell.
Sowell was doing well until he praised MacArthur. Many historians would disagree with the conventional wisdom on display here.
Dr Sowell, as usual, cuts through all the fog and BS being reported in the media (even Fox on this one) and gives us the big picture. Yes it’s wrong for the military to show contempt for civilian leadership, but the question remains does the regime’s actions deserve contempt?
Do we need more generals like this or do we need political generals who know how to cultivate Washington politicians, in order to advance their own careers?
Obama's made his call - we need more political butt kissers...