Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category

A Worthy Cause

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Our old friend Dave Budge sends word of one of his latest efforts, Welcome Home Montana, an "organization that is engaged in developing an extended support system for Vets returning home from active duty." It's a Good Thing™ they're doing over there, so if you have some way to get involved, ...

A Stupid Question

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Really, as you know, it's the only kind I ask, but I thought it worth "throwing out there." On more than one site, I have read the proposition that if we withdraw from Iraq, then suddenly, all will be sunshine and roses and peace will reign throughout the region. My question is ...

Cynicism 101

Friday, December 29th, 2006

What's the over/under on some moonbat saying that Saddam's necktie party was a ploy by the Bush Administration to deflect attention from Gerald Ford, a critic of the action in Iraq? I give it 15 minutes.

Sympathy for the Devil

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Hey, you know, in all the excitement to get Saddam Hussein hanged, let's not forget that he was a devoted family man. Oh yeah, and he killed a whole bunch of people, too, but the thing to remember here is that he loved his children. </sarc> [UPDATE:]  Well, being a good family man, looks ...

Wager

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

What's the over/under on this showing up on You Tube?

Laws of Physics and Foreign Policy

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

I think I've made it clear that I'm not too comfortable with the war in Iraq. I think it's a diversion from the real goal of routing out the Islamic terrorist network. And, I think I may have mentioned that the war in Iraq may only inflame Islamic extremism. So, does ...

Ping?

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

Pong. Sorry, old nerd joke there. An old IRC joke, at any rate. Anyway, I'm still around, more or less. Been busy, and nursing my semi-annual blog burnout. (Or maybe it's up to quarterly now.) I've got some stuff in my "Draft Folder" that I doubt I'll ever get around ...

Ground Truth

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

Sometimes, there nothing better than hearing from the guys who have boots on the ground. This is the side of the story that you don't often hear.

The Evils of Democracy. . .

Saturday, January 29th, 2005

. . . in pictures.

Welcome to Montana

Wednesday, June 9th, 2004

This picture came to me via email. It's our homestate troops over in the sandbox. Click for bigger version.

The Other Side of the Story

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

A little over a week ago, the Guess-at-It carried this piece about Pfc. Chance Phelps, of Dubois, WY. Thanks to Blackfive, we see another side of Chance's journey home through the eyes of his Marine escort. (Other Gazette articles about Pfc. Phelps: here, here, and here.)

Thoughts on Iraq

Monday, April 12th, 2004

Here's just $.02 for you to chew on in re Iraq. At this point, it's immaterial to debate why we're there. It won't change the fact that we're there. There are those who argue that because they seem to think that it's an illegal war, the U.S. should just immediately pull ...

My $.02

Sunday, December 14th, 2003

From Lemmy and the boys, I give you The Ace of Spades. That's all I have to say about that.