Defining Victory: I think it's helpful to be able to articulate a vision for victory. That said, it is possible to be wrong about this...

Another "Been in Iraq Too Long" List: You've probably seen the famous one , but this list is even better. "You kick asid...

Yule Gifts: As always, I'll repost a link to Sgt. Rob's 'Gifts for Deployed Soldiers.' The Gerber Applegate-Fairbairn rema...

Bet nobody involved had a clean pair of pants after this. (Watch it all the way through). Anti-tank Missile Accident

Friday Links: More on the surfer who solved the world . There's a useful analogy to an earlier point in physics. As the article notes,...

Thanksgiving: I wish one and all a Happy Thanksgiving. I am most thankful for a warm and friendly home, where my mother is baking pumpkin gi...

Feel Free to ... err...Pile On® Pile On® offers some appropriate post-prandial exercise for Turkey Day over at The Institute: This is a foo...

Molto bene! Your Inner European is Italian! Passionate and colorful. You show the world what culture really is. Who's Your Inner Europea...

Wednesday Links: Cap'n Smith is talking about N. Iraq . I don't get out that way, so if you're interested, see what he has to s...

Love is: ...forever strange. A remarkable article from the New York Times tells us about 'love in the time of dementia.' Former J...

Next It'll Be Text Diplomacy: State Dept. Tries Blog Diplomacy , reports the Washington Post : By Walter Pincus The State Department, de...

Military Matters: EagleSpeak has a great post : The last warship from World War II came home Tuesday to the United States. Of more contempor...

Cf. From The American business magazine, on 'the China model,' this week: The CPC is replacing old-style communist values with nat...

Every Surfer Thinks He Knows the Secret of Everything: This one , though, actually might have a read on it. I don't know enough mathema...

Some Items: First of all, it's time for one of our periodic discussions among the various co-bloggers. We do this occasionally for vari...

For bthun. Been there, done that. Twice now. This learned opinion notwithstanding , may I offer a few words that have restored my perspectiv...

Against the Death of the West: A famed author pronounces the final decline; but his reviewer points out that the fact of that very man's...

Iran Nukes Forbidden? I'd love to see a fuller explanation of the reasons behind this ruling , which is on IRNA here . Ayatollah Kashan...

From the AP: Breaking news from before any of us were born (to include the Wandering Jew , if he reads this weblog) - Loyalty a Factor in He...

Happy Veteran's Day: As every year, the Birthday is followed by Veteran's Day . All the best to all of you who have served in unifo...