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September 23, 2007Iranians and the United States
September 23, 2007http://texasfred.net/archives/558/trackback/
What I have been wondering for all these years is why the Iranian people put up with the Mullahs? I have constantly heard that up-wards of seventy percent of the people there not only do not like their government, but actually hate it. Most also are well aware that the people of America thought that the Shaw was abominable, and did not truly support our governments propping him up for all those years.
One would think then, that we would be natural allies. But no. They, the people of Iran, are going to allow their nation to be dragged into a war that they cannot possibly win. The destruction will be tremendous with incredible loss of life. I can see it coming, and whichever President it is that pulls the trigger will have learned quite well that Americans will not put up with prolonged war any longer. What that means, is that the war will be short, intense, and to hell with any nation rebuilding. There will not be enough left, so it will be a thing of starting over from the beginning.
Mean while..?
September 16, 2007http://texasfred.net/archives/537/trackback/
Stories such as the one linked to above are a serious example of just what the mainstream media excel at doing. Trivializing the deaths of American troops, by an American is disgusting, to say the least.
J.D. Long summed it up pretty well, and the statements below are cross posted, and credited to him.
1.) You’re exactly right, Fred – relegating the ultimate sacrifice of four of America’s Finest to a “Meanwhile” paragraph is insulting, demeaning, and dehumanizing — and he needs to be fired for his callous tratment of human life. He also owes their families apologies.
2.) As an English Major, the whole paragraph is full of comma faults, run-on sentences, and grammatical errors. Here’s just a few:
In eastern Diyala province, meanwhile (Poor Construction, awkward phrasing), a bomb exploded near a U.S. military vehicle on Friday (The word “on” is uneccesary), killing four American soldiers in (”in” what? – incomplete sentence), the U.S. command said (The “U.S.Command” doesn’t “say” anything — it’s not a person — mismatched pronouns). They were the first American deaths reported in Iraq since Monday.
3.) And then these are the first deaths this week — and we’re not making a big deal about this????
4.) Finally, the article downplays the fact that this Sheik’s death has turned the Sunnis against al-Aqaeda!!! This is something to rejoice about!
Instead, it reads like a dreary little war dispatch that minimizes human life and misses the point entirely — with bad grammar thrown in as a sideshow.
Yeesh!
~~JD~~
Frankly, I stole this one!
September 12, 2007
A teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it.
The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories.
“Tony, do you have a story to share?” the teacher asked.
“Yes ma’am. My daddy told a story about his sister, my Aunt Nancy.
She was a pilot in Desert Storm and her helicopter got hit.
She had to crash land in enemy territory and all she had was a flask of whiskey, a pistol and a survival knife.
She drank the whiskey on the way down so it wouldn’t break in the crash and then she landed right in the middle of twenty enemy troops.
She shot fifteen of them with the pistol but she ran out of bullets, so she killed four more with the knife, but then the blade broke, so she killed the last Iraqi with her bare hands.”
“Good Heavens” said the horrified teacher. “What kind of moral did your daddy tell you from this horrible story?”
Tony said, “Remember son, never f**k with Aunt Nancy when she’s drinking.”
Stolen from non other than Texas Fred! 🙂
Now, about all the categories this was entered into..? THINK ABOUT IT!
OORAH !
August 31, 2007Guard reservist honored with Silver Star
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Tiedeman, who has served as a platoon leader, was decorated Saturday in Millington, Tenn., at the 230th National Guard Armory.
On April 4, 2005, Tiedeman saved the life of Sgt. Robert Betterton during a wicked firefight about 25 miles east of Baghdad.
Tiedeman and Betterton were with a group of 24 U.S. soldiers and about 200 Iraqi soldiers whom they were training, searching for a weapons cache south of Balad Ruz.
Shot eight times, Betterton was pinned down by machine-gun fire in an irrigation ditch with rockets and hand grenades exploding around him.
Platoon leader Tiedeman, using his handgun to provide cover, rushed to the ditch and jumped in next to Betterton.
Tiedeman stuck with Betterton, insuring the wounded sergeant’s position was not overrun, and pulled him to safety when a break arose.
Two U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi soldiers were killed in the firefight. Seventeen insurgents were killed.
Betterton, of Memphis, received a Bronze Star with Valor at the same ceremony. Tiedeman pinned the medal on Betterton.
Tiedeman lives in Colorado with his wife, Angie, and two sons.
A graduate of Aurora’s Hinkley High School, Community College of Aurora and Metropolitan State College of Denver, Tiedeman served in Marine Corps from 1986 to 1990. He joined the Army Reserve in 2000.
Staff writer Kieran Nicholson can be reached at 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
Source: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6751112
Even the Denver Post had to acknowlege this!
Since things appear so quiet…
August 15, 2007
The blogs appear to be very quiet today so I suppose that something needs to be done to stir things up a bit. The blogosphere thrives on controversy, or at least so it appears. A few well chosen key words might just spice things up! 🙂
- The Drug War: Making thugs into millionaires!
- Gun Control: Hitting the intended target each time, every time!
- Politics: Warfare by another name, and just as deadly in the long run.
- Education: Never assume that letters following a name have the least bit to do with intelligence. ( Unknown Professor at UCSD circa 1969)
- The Democrat Party: A Communist plot!
That should get things going today! Enjoy!
On target no adjustment needed
August 5, 2007Once again, The Patriot Post nails an issue to the wall.
THE FOUNDATION
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” —John Adams
PATRIOT PERSPECTIVE
OIF: Good news is bad for surrender monkeys
In our democratic republic, we charge our elected representatives with the conduct of vigorous debate about issues both foreign and domestic. In doing so, we expect them to uphold their oaths to protect and defend our Constitution.
However, politicians often posture and pretend in order to line up constituencies that perpetuate their tenure in office, regardless of constitutional constraints.
Such political posturing is a disingenuous breach of trust at best. When this deceit extends to matters of national security, especially when we are at war and continue to face formidable threats from Jihadi terrorists, it is downright traitorous.
The Democrat Party was, in a bygone era, populated by statesmen. Until JFK (that’s J.F. Kennedy not J.F. Kerry), Democrat leaders, understood the projection of force to protect America’s security and vital interests abroad.
Now, this once-proud political party is infested with hypocritical, nescient, duplicitous, reprehensible, half-witted, asinine, obsequious, meretricious, pusillanimous, indolent, imbecilic, pompous, retromingent, ignominious, ungrateful, sycophantic prevaricators (did I leave anything out?), who flippantly exploit Operation Iraqi Freedom as political fodder for their next campaign.
Truth be told, most Democrats know that the fate of the entire Middle East (and, by extension, much of the free world) depends on the establishment of a stable government in Iraq. They know that Fourth Generation Warfare in the Second Nuclear Age leaves us no choice but to confront Jihadistan on the Iraqi front. After all, if not Iraq now, then where and when?
They also know that much of what is reported in the American media reflects not only the propaganda machines of the Left, but also that of our Jihadi adversaries. This is because these cutthroats understand that our mainstream media is friendly terrain for undermining American will.
Unfortunately, petty party politics prevail, with little regard for the inconvenient truth that Leftist defeatism merely emboldens our enemy and further endangers our troops in Iraq.
Now, however, there is a confluence of analysis from the warfront in Iraq that OIF has turned a corner. Clearly, such news will have significant consequences for those Leftists who have staked their political fortunes on America’s failure, surrender and retreat from Iraq.
In the New York Times this week, two noted and vocal critics of OIF, Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, analysts with the Left-leaning Brookings Institution, published an op-ed entitled “A War We Just Might Win.”
Having just returned from a fact-finding tour of Iraq, their op-ed notes, “After the furnace-like heat, the first thing you notice when you land in Baghdad is the morale of our troops. Today, morale is high. The soldiers and Marines… feel now they have the numbers needed to make a real difference.”
On the politics of Iraq, O’Hanlon and Pollack write, “Viewed from Iraq… the political debate in Washington is surreal. The Bush administration has over four years lost essentially all credibility. Yet now the administration’s critics, in part as a result, seem unaware of the significant changes taking place.”
Their analysis continues: “Here is the most important thing Americans need to understand: We are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms. As two analysts who have harshly criticized the Bush administration’s miserable handling of Iraq, we were surprised by the gains we saw and the potential to produce not necessarily ‘victory’ but a sustainable stability that both we and the Iraqis could live with.”
Also this week, retired Army General Jack Keane testified before the House Armed Services Committee, telling them in no uncertain words, “Your actions here in the Congress appear to be in direct conflict with the realities on the ground where the trends are up and progress is being made. We are on the offensive and we have the momentum.”
That news was so distressing to Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-KS) that she walked out of the committee hearings during General Keane’s testimony, lamenting later that there was “only so much [she could tolerate] after so much of the frustration of having to listen to what we listened to.” She continued, “Those kinds of [encouraging] comments will in fact show up in the media and further divide this country instead of saying, ‘Here’s the reality of the problem’.”
Of course, reality in the alternate universe of the Left dictates that down is up, in is out, left is right, black is white, falsehood is truth, pride is humility, red is blue and, particularly in the case of Iraq, good news is bad.
Adding insult to injury, more bad news for Demos: Marine General Jim Jones conducted a congressionally mandated study of Iraq’s security forces and returned with a favorable report.
This report, combined with the continuing decline of American and Iraqi casualties, has Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Harry Reid very concerned that their “defeat and retreat” political folly may backfire.
Asked about the political implications should commanding Gen. David Petraeus report significant progress during his scheduled congressional testimony in September, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) replied, “Well, that would be a real big problem for us, no question about that.”
Good news out of Iraq is “a real big problem”? Guess that depends upon whose side you’re on.
Myself, Texas Fred, and others have been saying pretty much the same thing about the Democrat’s for ages. We may not agree all the time about the war, but the theme is there.
Legion official lauds attempt to shine light on problems
July 24, 2007In keeping with Texas Fred’s current theme having to do with the shoddy, at best, treatment of our Veterans I decided to post this story from the Rocky Mountain News.
A former national commander of the American Legion who is based in Colorado said Monday that he is generally supportive of the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, although he added he does not know the details of it.”The fact that it’s bringing attention (to the issues) to the public – that’s admirable,” Tom Bock said by phone Monday from the headquarters of the Colorado American Legion.
“The general public needs to know there are shortcomings inside a good system,” Bock said.
Bock, who served as the national commander for the American Legion from 2005-2006, said delays in processing benefits for soldiers have been a problem for years.
“The claims processing is way behind,” he said, adding that there are currently 400,000 disability claims nationwide that still need to be processed.
Bock said veterans with mental health issues are a major concern, because the numbers have grown, running as high as 30 percent to 35 percent of returning soldiers.
“It is critical that we take care of our soldiers at this time when they come home,” he said. “The VA needs to start more mental health centers.
However, he said he does not know if a lawsuit is the way to get the VA to make changes. Instead, he said the American Legion has concentrated on getting the VA properly funded.
“I don’t know if the VA alone can fix it,” he said. “What services you have depends on what you can provide the dollars for. When it comes to expanding coverage and taking better care (of soldiers), that’s where Congress needs to step up.”
He said that one problem is that while a great deal of publicity and debate has taken place over whether the war on terrorism should be fought, little attention has been paid to what happens to soldiers when they return home.
“We have to remember that these are our sons and daughters and grandsons and granddaughters,” he said. “They’re protecting our freedoms and we need to stand up for that – both when they’re gone and when they come back home.”
John Doe, and civic responsibility
July 23, 2007In Washington, a House-Senate conference committee on a homeland security bill is considering whether to include a measure to protect, from lawsuit, Americans who report suspicious behavior. The so-called “John Doe” measure comes in response to a lawsuit by six imams who were booted from a plane that was about to fly from Minneapolis late last year because they were acting very suspiciously, refusing to sit in their assigned seats, asking for metal seat belt extenders, and speaking loudly and disparagingly about the United States. The imams plan to sue not only the airline but the passengers who reported their behavior — a step that, if successful, could have a chilling effect on whether other Americans come forward to report such behavior or whether they decide that doing so isn’t worth the legal fees. Without this protection, Americans would have no reason to follow the motto of law enforcement agencies: “If you see something, say something.”
Separately, the “John Doe” legislation passed both the House and Senate by overwhelming margins. But key Democrats are trying to drop it from the homeland security bill, which would kill it. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson isn’t enthused about it, and Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy spoke against it on the Senate floor. The conference committee is meeting and will make a final decision on this vital legislation in the coming days.
If you agree Americans should be encouraged to report suspicious behavior, if you agree they should not be intimidated by the threat of a lawsuit that could bankrupt them, now is the time to act. Call or e-mail your own Senator and your House member. You can find their contact information at http://www.congress.org – just enter your zip code. Tell them to insist that the conference committee include “John Doe” protection in this bill. And after calling or e-mailing your own Senator and House member, contact Congressman Thompson and Senator Leahy. Also contact House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin.
Don’t leave Americans who do the right thing by reporting suspicious behavior out in the cold. Don’t let Americans be intimidated into keeping quiet. In the war on terror, there’s too much at stake for all of us.
SOURCE: Vigilant Freedom
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