U.S. to Change Role in 2013

Defense Sec Panetta today announced the U.S. will end its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2012 and transition to a training role only.  If the current administration stays in place it will be followed very shortly by a complete withdrawal and within a year the Taliban will be back in power. 

Something that has been public knowledge for some time and has been extensively written about by myself and others is an intelligence estimate was leaked stating that the Taliban and Al Qaeda is still supported by all levels of the Pakistani government.  Well no kidding so we prop up the Pakistani government so they can fund the very people that want to kill us...

Chew on that one a bit.

2 minute Fire fight

Infidels

In Clash of Civilizations a Muslim military officer says "the West has all kinds of great stuff we can use, weapons, technology, computers, but it is your culture we do not want."  Apparently this was brought up again after the Gulf War.  East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet (Kipling).  One should read a lot of Kipling he delves a great deal into Britain's imperialism and writes at length about Afghanistan.

The sooner we learn that most of the Arab/Muslim world views us as infidels no matter what we have done for them the better off both sides will be.

A big thanks to the Daily Caller for that article.

Personal information

I have been diagnosed with a liver and blood disease called Porphyria. Normally it is a genetic disease but it is also be caused by other things such as sickness or trauma.  The good news is that it is controllable.  The bad news is there is no cure.  It is controlled with diet, medication, and blood withdrawl. 

95% of the time I am going to be just fine.  The other 5% is at times going to suck but oh well what can one do.  I am calling the doc in the morning to see if I can get blood drawn at the clinic instead of the ER it is cheaper there.

AC130 footage

I have a special place in my heart for AC130 Gunships.  I was out cruising the Marine Corps Website and came across this little gem of video footage.  Let me tell you for the Marines to be hosting AC130 footage on their site is pretty cool.  I could not get the video on my site so here is the link thingy

Good for St Louis

Good to see "fly over country" honoring its vets like it always has.  Sadly New York, Washington, DC, or LA has not had a parade to honor the victors of Iraq. 

Oh wait BHO never agreed that we won there and has since flitted the victory away by pulling out too soon.

Crowds in St. Louis cheer on Iraq War veterans

By Jim Salter - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jan 28, 2012 13:46:25 EST

ST. LOUIS — Looking around at the tens of thousands of people waving American flags and cheering, Army Maj. Rich Radford was moved that so many braved a cold January wind Saturday in St. Louis to honor people like him: Iraq War veterans.

Photos from Reuters

A Vietnam Vet giving the current generation a parade he never got.

Zombie Rules

My Kids gave me this for Christmas and I have it hanging up in my shop.