US Feeding its Addiction to Training Iraqi Military
Political and military leaders in the US are hopelessly addicted to the idea of training an Iraqi military. Never mind that it fails every time a “new” initiative on training is introduced. As soon as...
View ArticleOver $80 Billion Wasted in “Training” Iraqi, Afghan Forces: No Lessons Learned
There simply is no level of duplicity that Iraqi or Afghan military leaders can engage in that will lead to the US re-examining the failed assumption that “training” armed forces in those countries...
View ArticleBrilliant New Iraq Strategy Unveiled: Promote Sunni-Shia Reconciliation
Once again, the brilliant leaders of the US military have shown a complete ignorance of both the centuries-long Sunni-Shia rift in Islam and more recent US failed efforts to deal with it. Think back to...
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New York Times Comes Tantalizingly Close to Admitting “Training” in Iraq...
Never forget the ass-kissing little chickenshit who has been the driving force for most of the failed training of Iraqi troops.In today’s New York Times, Rod Nordland speaks to a number of US troops...
View ArticleDoes the Military Have a New Goal of Hanging Afghanistan Failure on Obama?
On Monday, I could only reply with the Twitter equivalent of uncontrolled laughter when Robert Caruso tweeted a quote from Stanley McChrystal, who was appearing on Morning Joe to hype the paperback...
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Petraeus Plans for The Day After
The title of Petraues’ op-ed is clearly trying to play off this 1983 made for TV movie about Lawrence, Kansas after a nuclear war. On September 26, 2004, the Washington Post disgraced itself by giving...
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The Horrors! West Point 2014 Graduates Must Advance Careers Without Combat...
How can our country mistreat its best and brightest so mercilessly? Oh, the poor class of 2014 at the United States Military Academy! This morning’s New York Times brings us the tragic news that this...
View ArticleThe Petraeus Failure Legacy in Iraq Grows
There are of course many people to blame for the war crime of US invasion of Iraq, but David Petraeus’ role as the falsely constructed hero of Iraq who in reality was the author of some of its most...
View ArticleLatest Catch-22 For US Military: Training Iraqi Troops Too Dangerous Due to...
The abject failure of US efforts to train troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has been one of my most frequent topics. Even though the US mission in Iraq has officially ended and the mission in Afghanistan...
View ArticleFunding Hapless Mission to Train Syrian Rebels Increases Value of Saudi...
The cycle time for the US wiping its collective memory and re-starting a training program for troops aimed against the enemy du jour seems to be getting shorter. While the covert CIA plan to train...
View ArticleShould David Petraeus Be Replaced With a Computer?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX4A-iSoDiU[/youtube] Today’s Washington Post brings an update on the work being done by the Pentagon to develop artificial intelligence to the point that a...
View ArticleOnce Again, US Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against Pakistan
The pattern by now is all too familiar. Once again, the US is ratcheting up its rhetoric against Pakistan. Earlier instances included the “crisis” when the US killed three Pakistani soldiers and...
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Cover-up Specialist Mark Martins Chosen as Gitmo Chief Prosecutor
Brigadier General Mark Martins, CEO of Cover-ups R Us. On Sunday, Carol Rosenberg informed us that there will be a new Chief Prosecutor in charge of military commissions at Guantanamo: The Obama...
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Pakistan Issues New Warning to US; Mullen Accusations Softened
Joint Chiefs Chair Admiral Michael Mullen There are new developments this morning in the latest war of words between the US and Pakistan. Pakistan’s Express Tribune reports that an official familiar...
View ArticleWashington Post Tries to Ram Petraeus Down Our Throats Again
No. In the name of God, Thor, Zeuss, Cthulhu and the Flying Spaghetti Monster, no. There are few people who personify the vapid, amoral fetid swamp of Washington politics and defense policy more than...
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