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Afghanistan

I got this from one of my West Point classmates. It’s very insightful. Understanding Afghanistan In 1976 I went to Abu Dhabi in the UAE to set up and run a small construction company. I had a local Arab (a Bedouin) partner, as was required by...

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A letter from the VA Secretary to all veterans

An Open Letter to America’s Veterans At the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), we have one of the most noble and inspiring missions in Government. I accepted this job and joined this mission to better serve you—our Veterans—and improve the...

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Winning our Non-War

Earlier this week President Obama and military leaders from over 20 nations met to deal with the ISIS threats in Iraq & Syria. But Turkey, who was saying all the right things decided to throw a wrench in the game. Turkey launched airstrikes...

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The Japanese Zero in WWII

The Japanese Zero and how we learned to fight it… In April 1942 thirty-six Zeros attacking a British naval base at Colombo ,Ceylon (now Sri Lanka ), were met by about sixty Royal Air Force aircraft of mixed types, many of them obsolete. Twenty...

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Racism

Police officers are not quite our military brothers-and-sisters-in-arms, but they are clearly our first-cousins-in-valor. So, when I see our nation’s leaders abuse our cousins I take offense. The following was provided by a friend who is both...

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Our non-combat-effective Army

Here is an email exchange between a currently serving member of the US Army and an old, retired army officer. I wish this were funny. Our Army’s strength is being cut far below anything reasonable; our few remaining soldiers need to be really combat...

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Hamas is only a Terrorist Organization

None of this information is new, but it’s now officially confirmed–by Hamas. They should be universally condemned–but likely won’t. A Hamas manual on “Urban Warfare” found by the Israeli Defense Forces makes it...

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Why Americans Should Care

I totally agree with and support the main points of this: Six Reasons Why Americans Should Care About The War Between Hamas and Israel By Brooke Goldstein Breitbart July 22, 2014 1. Because of 9/11 Hamas & al-Qaeda are of the same ilk. Brothers...

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The End of WWII

Declassified Plans to Invade Japan WWII Any history buff should read this. It is most informative, enlightening, and very interesting as well. Here is some interesting history of why the A-Bomb was dropped on Japan. Deep in the recesses of the...

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