Stand by to repel boarders.
A Capability Worth Having
This is making the rounds, and it’s worth watching. Having seen a det of six Harriers operate off that same ship for six months, I can tell you it is a potent capability to have. I am not at all wedded to the F-35B, but need something that can do what this thing does.
Strait-Up Loons
And I-raaaaan, Iran so far a-waaaaay…* Jim Lacey at NRO breaks down the loons in Iran, and what they’re driving at in the Strait of Hormuz. I have always thought that the real damage they could do would come from proxies and sleeper cells. Don’t discount it. I’d also like to hear from some of [...]
Interesting Perspective
Colonel (Retired) Pat Lang who publishes Sic Semper Tyrannis and who is a retired Army Special Forces and Intelligences office, he is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. This article, which was published on Foreign Affairs about four years ago resonates even today. I will comment more later on this tendency.
Twenty-nine Palms South?
I believe Our President has now officially announced this, along with the Aussie PM. I say it’s a good thing, and a solid move. What say you? And speaking of the Pacific Rim, did anyone see this piece of perfidy, appearing on the 236th birthday of our beloved Corps? There is much to abominate in [...]
Europe in 2018?
I enjoy a good geo-political strategic what-if, especially when it has the scent of plausibility. Here’s one for you. Stranger things have happened; real wars have been launched for less. What say you?
“Flying Proudly”
Well, there you have it. Here’s the punch line (wait for it! wait for it!): “A sudden lurch toward extremism will alarm many in the West who supported the ousting of Colonel Gaddafi.” As you know, I’m no sort of pacifist or even an isolationist, but for the life of me I can’t understand why [...]
“Zacchaeus” Tells the Commandant What He Ought To Do
Over at SWJ, correspondent Zacchaeus ponders the hills around Khe Sanh and dreams of a greater, smaller Corps. Or, what he conceives would be one. Interesting, but there are a lot of holes in that argument.
Two Items of Interest
Here are a couple of items of general interest, having to with budgetary and legislative issues: – Just to stir the pot, more on military retirement reform. – And a gent named John sent this in about the perils of the shrinking defense budget. Rough seas ahead, I believe.
“Utterly Disconnected from Any Strategic Considerations”
More on the debt “deal,” national security, and defense: “But the details matter. As they have emerged over the last days or so, they are worrisome, especially as they pertain to defense. The White House claims that $350 billion will be cut from defense in the first round. Republicans dispute this. What no one disagrees [...]
