Endless War category archive
Land of the Free, Home of the Ch**kenshit 0
Elsewhere, Werner Herzog’s Bear looks at America’s long history of chickenshit and Bad Tux marvels at the cowardice of right-wing banty roosters.
Video via Raw Story.
Legacy, Bushie Style 0
Actions have consequences. When that action is war, the consequence is seldom what the mongers of war predicted.
The Blowback Strategy 0
I won’t pretend to understand the logic, if there is any, behind the attacks at Paris, but I am taken aback by the number of persons who do pretend to do so. At Gin and Tacos, Ed takes a stab at it, and, sadly, his theory has a sort of logic to it. I don’t know whether he is correct, but I do think it’s worth a read.
A snippet:
How Stuff Works, “Words Mean What I Want Them To Mean” Dept. 0
Scott Beauchamp tries to make sense of Pentagon speak.
Plane Truths 0
I just visited a newspaper website (no I won’t say which one; it doesn’t matter) to be greeted by a big ad saying “The F35B Is Ready for Deployment!”
“Thank You for Your Service,” Republican Style 0
There is a simple solution for situations such as this one, but you will not see it advanced in Washington, where the Republican Party underfunds government agencies (other than the military) so Republicans can then complain that government agencies (other than the military*) don’t work.
Fund the damned agencies adequately.
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*The military’s performance in accomplishing goals set for it is its own topic.
(Afterthought: The issue there, though, is not so much the military itself as it is policies that place a mystickal magickal macho man faith in the efficacy of building things by blowing them up.)
“Can You Give Me Sanctuary?
I Must Have a Place To Hide,
A Place for Me To Hide”
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Dan Casey considers causes, both proximate and approximate:
Read the rest.
Behind the Syrian Exodus 2
Der Spiegel tries to make sense of what’s happening in Syria and concludes that it’s a mess. Here’s a bit; if you want a better understanding of who the players are and what’s happened so far, follow the link.
“Bombs Away” 0
Jim Wright explodes over warmongers.