The bad guys in Afghanistan, fighting in one of the poorest and most remote regions on earth, continue to conduct intensive war against the better armed and equipped US amp; Afghan forces.br /Here’s one, fairly obvious explanation of how they get...
I fear, with the new administration’s people-to-people (or, let’s talk with everyone) approach to things international (like war), we have forgotten a basic definition that I learned many years ago at West Point; the objective of warfare is to...
I was just reading the American Legion Magazine when a comment jumped out and grabbed my attention. Here it is: Our nation is now spending trillions of dollars to make our lives more comfortable and easier; yet it is not spending a single dime on to...
The controversy regarding Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn’t going away and it isn’t political – she may call it that, and the media may think it is. But it’s about national security. The question is whether Pelosi was informed, at a...
To some, today, Monday, 25 May 09, is Memorial Day. To others it will always be the traditional 30 May. What day we remember that others have died so that we may be free is not important; that we remember is very important. I went to the local...
As a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point who is about to attend his 45th reunion (yes, I’m old), I was surprised and delighted to find that a href=”; target=”_blank”Forbes.com/a pronounced West Point as the Best...
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran test-fired a new advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel and southeastern Europe. Anyone think that Israel might feel threatened—and might act against that...
Thanks to the initiative and funding by a local businessman (whose wife is a vet), the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, MI, now has a sign saying “Welcome Home Troops.” It was dedicated on Thursday, 21 May, by Deb...
“The inherent blessing of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of the misery” –Winston Churchillbr /br /Despite our president’s intent, we need to protect the capitalist economic...
“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men [and women] stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” – George Orwellbr /br /Unfortunately, most Americans have never even considered the fact that...