Gay-Bashing America Haters
Radley has posted an interesting entry on Gay-Bashing America Haters. Allow me to weigh with my own perspective. As a Marine no longer on active or reserve duty, I knew many homosexual Marines and...
Tagged: Foreign Policy & Military & War
Is he or ain’t he?
Call me skeptical, but I'm having a little trouble believing that Osama is still alive. Let me get this straight, I'm supposed to believe that he's alive based on an audio recording? It's too...
Will War Bring Prosperity?
Adam Young, writing for the Ludwig von Mises Institute had this to say about the coming war with Iraq: It seems possible that the coming invasion and occupation of Iraq will happen because the...
Veterans Day 2002
Mackubin Thomas Owens of The Claremont Institute on Veterans Day 2002 Today when we think of veterans, we often have in mind the "greatest generation," the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines who fought World...
227th Birthday Message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps
A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS We all know that a powerful convention of teamwork and individual achievement forms the strength of our Corps. We are Marines, first and foremost....
Some Nagging Questions
An inquisitive Sheldon Richman has posed Some Nagging Questions for the Administration: If Saddam Hussein’s program to develop weapons of mass destruction is so secret, how did Mr. Bush get aerial photos of all...
Zinni not toeing that line
Neocons would have us think that all individuals critical of war with Iraq are extreme left neomarxists. Of course, the uncomfortable truth is that several General Officers, including a man I admire, General Anthony...
Stand Down!
This afternoon I joined "Stand Down: the Left-Right Blog Opposing an Invasion of Iraq" mentioned on the blogs of Julian Sanchez, Gene Healy, Radley Balko, Cal Ulmann and others. Thanks to Cal for bringing...
Iraq and Let’s Roll
If you live under a rock and haven't yet read Radley's soul baring post on how he came off the fence regarding war with Iraq, go check it out. It's worth the read. My...
You say military draft, I say slavery…
Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute on Draft Would Cast a Chill Over the Military: The U.S. has the most powerful and effective military on Earth. The soldiers and sailors who use high-tech weapons...