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New MilTech in Response to Current Threat EnvironmentVegi TalesBuffalo roams the battlefield to protect soldiers from mines
...what has been referred to as a "Humvee on steroids," the Buffalo is a 24-ton mine-protective, countermine/IED vehicle with a long grappling arm that faces down bombs, removes them and withstands terrific blasts without harm to its passengers.
Now THAT'S a REAL S.U.V.! Hoooo-rah!Yankee ingenuity at work again! (Or should I say Confederate ingenuity, since the manufacturer is in SC?) These new vehicles are capable of coping with mines, and with roadside IED's. Like in any other war that lasts long enough, changed enemy tactics lead to technological innovation and/or changed equipment and weapoons.
I continue to argue that it is beneath the dignity of a political party to make someone's eating habits a political issue. I disassociate myself from any attack on Elesha Peterson Carr based on the fact that she is a...Not Out of the Woods Yet
New Orleans isn't out of the woods yet, but things are looking slightly better (or less disastrous), as Katrina is now "only" a Category 4 storm. (You know things are rough when you're optimistically saying that a hurricane is now...How To Win Iraq
Professor Blanchard discussed a few days back a column by David Brooks of the NY Times in which Brooks argues in favor Andrew Krepinevich's Iraq strategy. Brooks suggests that Krepinevich makes a devastating critique of the Bush team's Iraq game...Local Ellsworth Reaction
The American News has a story on local reaction to the resurrection of Ellsworth. Yours truly, wearing my political science hat, is quoted saying much the same thing as I have said here. Thune received more grief than he deserved...Red State
Redstate.org has picked up on the Ellsworth/Thune story. Look for the SDP mention. My own considered opinion is that Thune's position is akin to the football quarterback. The football team's quarterback tends to get too much credit when the team...A brief reaction
I agree with the sentiments expressed by the delegation that this was a team victory, not a partisan or personal one. I would disassociate myself from any attempt to score short-term political points off of this. That said, we at...Summer Hiatus Over (I Hope)
Well look who the cat dragged in....
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