Military

It Is About Time Iran Was Punished At The Nation State Level: If You Don’t Know Why, Shut Up, Sit Up, Listen Up And Learn

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The bottom Line Up Front is that Iran effed around for nearly 45 years before the US finally had enough of their worldwide terrorism sponsorship, saber rattling, murder of Americans and meddling in the gulf, and it is about time that they got punched in the mouth-hard-and repeatedly-which began in earnest with last year’s strikes on their nuclear missile development activities.

The Destruction of the Military Pension: When ‘Obama Reform’ Meant Saving Money, Not Soldiers

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Somewhere between speeches about “supporting the troops” and glossy recruiting commercials, the United States quietly decided that a guaranteed military pension was a little too generous. Not immoral. Not unfair. Just… expensive. And so, without much noise or public debate, the traditional 50% military retirement pension was downgraded, rebranded, and sold as “modernization.” Enter the …

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Tim Walz’ story: Weasel, Politician or? When Does Political Talk Cross The Line? Part 2

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The Jury is In And I think We Have The Answer To The Question: Full Throated, 100% Crap Weasel Back in August 2024 there was a little-ahem-imbroglio ongoing with the somewhat effervescent dancing Queen Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, who had been anointed-there was no vote-as Harris’ running mate for Vice President. There was a …

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Opinion: Why Tariffs Are Not the Way to Effect Regime Change in Iran

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As part of his strategy for isolating the radical mullah-ruled government of Iran in the world community, President Trump has announced plans to issue a 25% tariff against all countries that continue to do business with the current Iranian regime. This is a counterproductive approach for three reasons. First, and most immediately, this kind of …

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The Art of Making Problems Disappear Before The General Notices

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I was a general’s aide-de-camp, which meant my actual job was not assisting, but intercepting stupidity before it reached flag rank. My boss lived in a world where things simply worked. Vehicles appeared complete. Schedules ran. Equipment existed. That didn’t happen by magic — it happened because several people quietly absorbed chaos so he never had to.

Civil Unrest – The Constitution, the Military, and the Limits of Domestic Power

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In recent remarks, the idea of using American cities as “training grounds” for active-duty military forces was floated. While I firmly back the President’s resolve to secure this nation, we must also be clear-eyed: there are limits that every officer—whether O-1 or O-10—must know. Crossing them is not just a political issue, but a constitutional one.

Where There is Overt Resistance, There is Probably Covert Resistance as Well

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It’s another day ending in a “Y”, so another military commander has been relieved of duty. Today’s example of TDS fueled corruption of military standards is provided by Colonel Sheyla Baez Ramirez, the Garrison Commander at Fort McCoy WI. She apparently thought it would be cute to disrespect her civilian leadership, by omitting their photographs on the chain of command board.