Posted by Chris Coats to findingDulcinea A recent study found that National Guard and Reserve troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to develop drinking problems after returning home. Citing an inadequate level of preparation and training to deal with combat stress, the study found that a large number of soldiers developed “binge […]
Is Georgia a Distraction for Russia while the US attacks Iran?
There are a few things coming to light which seems to be painting a rather dim picture of events yet to come. The news this week was a Georgian attack on Russian soldiers in South Ossetia. South Ossetia is a break away territory from Georgia and requires foreign peacekeepers to protect them from Georgia. […]
Aafia faces charges of assaulting US troops
A Pakistani woman accused of grabbing a US soldier’s rifle and trying to shoot an Army captain while in custody in Afghanistan will face a US judge in New York on Tuesday on attempted murder charges. Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington Husain Haqqani sought consular access to Aafia Siddiqui, a US-trained neuroscientist suspected of links to […]
Who Really Won the Vietnam War?
WHO WON, WHO LOST ? THE VIETNAM WAR A DISCUSSION !?! 0/ INTRODUCTION A couple of Micro and Macro points seem to be starting a discussion about who won, who lost, the Vietnam war. It began, for me, with news of the planned re-opening ! of a GI COFFEE-HOUSE in Killeen, near […]
The Art of Asymmetric Warfare
A US military officer quoted in the excellent report by the International Crisis Group into Taliban propaganda operations released a few days ago says, "unfortunately, we tend to view information operations as supplementing kinetic [fighting] operations. For the Taliban, however, information objectives tend to drive kinetic operations … virtually every kinetic operation they undertake is […]
Iraq to IGMFU – A McCain Meltdown?
7 22 08 Iraq to IGMFU – A McCain Meltdown? By Mary Lyon Is John McCain in a meltdown? Can this campaign be saved? Can the dots remain unconnected? I don’t know about the first two other than just observing from the sidelines. But the third one I can take a crack at. I’ll try […]
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