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No, They're Only Behaving As If This Were Vietnam All Over AgainTHEY SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC! THEY SUPPORT... oh, f*ck it. Nevermind....Just War
Chad Schuldt's response to my post defending the war in Iraq is up. My instict is to write a detailed response, but I said I would give Chad the last word, and so I will. The best thing would be...Daschle says its all about me
A USATODAY report quotes Tom Daschle as he reflected on the 1995 BRAC process:Fueling Republican resentment: The feeling that political favoritism was allowed to influence decisions during the last round of base closings in 1995, when Democrats were in charge....Science Fictional Wisdom
Assoc. PressFirstly, it should be noted that the Chief is a aficianado of science fiction - particularyly "hard" science fiction, as well as military science fiction. (No warlocks, dwarves or dragons PLEASE! Tolkien is good, but forget the rest.)
I just completed reading THE WATCH ON THE RHINE by John Ringo & Tom Kratman, with the setting of a sort of mass - horde invasion of the planet by some hungry and rapacious aliens who have us on the main menu. There are several books out there in this universe, of which this is the latest.
Without going into all the gory details (and are there EVER gory details that could be gone into) this latest effort is placed in Germany, and the surviving Waffen-SS, after galactic technological rejuvenation are brought back to join the fight. There are lots of interesting developments in this - for example a "Judas Maccabeus" Jewish SS Brigade (phew!) - but this is all just background for the purposes of this post.
The following part of an "Afterword" is the real substance I wanted to pass on (emphasis added):
Right now, Western Civilization, however much many of its members may refuse to admit it, is involved in a world war. No, it has seen no entire cities destroyed; no trenches have drawn their scars across entire continents. It is a world war all the same. Moreover, it is a world war that is putting to the test every notion of individual liberty, freedom of conscience, and rule of law that the West prizes. And should we lose we will see, or our grandchildren will, the erasure of all that is good in Western Civilization.We cannot afford to lose. Yet winning will have its price, too. Just as the invasion John described is ordained to change humanity into something that one of Hitler's Waffen SS would recognize and call home, so too will this war change us. Because side by side with the virtues of Western Civilization are paired vices that may destroy us: a narrow legalistic mindset, an emphasis on form over substance, and an unwillingness to do the ruthless and violent things we must if we are to survive. This list is not exhaustive. Perhaps worse than these things, however, the West has nurtured at its own breast a set of execrable, vile, treacherous and treasonous villains that seem to seek at every opportunity to do all they can to ensure its destruction.Yet there is hope. "Survival cancels out programming."Indeed!
Here's a part of a long story on Ellsworth from Associated Press:When the Pentagon announced that it wanted to shut down Ellsworth Air Force Base, it was an enormous setback for Sen. John Thune. The Republican got elected in part...Target: DLC
Via Eric the Viking, we learn that there's a movement afoot by lib bloggers to actually make the centrist/moderate Democratic Leadership Council "radioactive." Quoth the Kos, nevermore: Two more weeks, folks, before we take them on, head on. No calls...Now The Important News
Pheasant numbers are at a 40 year high. Giddy up!...On This Day In History: Boom
In 74 A.D., Mt. Vesuvius erupted. And if you're interested in catastrophic eruptions I highly recommend Simon Winchester's Krakatoa, a delightful read from my summer reading list....
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