Unless they have absolutely lost their minds, nothing can happen while there’s a carrier inside the Persian Gulf. The carrier has to be withdrawn south of the Straits of Hormuz so that it has the room and water depth to maneuver. A carrier only serves as a target inside the Gulf, and there are anti-ship missiles all along the Iranian coast.
]]>Jim, my family has been tied to the military since the French and Indian War. My Dad was retired military. I live surrounded by the US’s and possibly the world’s largest Air Force base. There are a lot of very good ethical people in the military who are very worried about what has been going on. All they need is an opportunity to express their frustration, and some leaders to show them how.
The Judge Advocate Generals, the military’s legal arm, have been expressing opposition to many of the things that have happened since the beginning. This garbage is corrosive, and the professional military knows it. The one thing the military never wants to occur is a break with the civilian leadership, that is the ultimate disaster.
You are going to see a lot of good people resign if Bush orders an attack on Iran.
]]>I bought this issue of the WSJ from the newsstand just for the article on Couch.
Reading about him may be the most uplifting event of the year for me. Despite the insanities (and inanities) of Bushco, there are still many, many, honorable men and women from our armed forces. LTC Couch has earned our undying gratitude and respect.
To paraphrase:
Greater love hath no one for their nation than those who continue to serve it faithfully despite having G. W. Bush as their Commander in Chief.
Thank you for the link to the text of the story. I was debating typing large chunks in by hand for a post at Nitpicker.
This one needs to be spread far and wide.
]]>And they are arrogant enough to think that this will spare them when their backs are against that brick wall. And no, we won’t give them so much as a cigarette.
Why in the fuck haven’t any of these animals been called before the Hague yet??!?!!?!?
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