War
"Vets for Freedom" takes the Hill
July 18, 2007
Thirty representatives of the thousands-strong advocacy group Vets for Freedom, made up of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, took Capitol Hill (specifically, the Russell Senate Office Building) by storm yesterday, meeting with Senators and their representatives and making their case for continued support of General Petraeus and the American effort [...]
A ‘Surge’ in Ignorance: Do Americans even care to know the facts about the war in Iraq?
The war in Iraq is vital to America’s national security, and to the Global War on Terror. It is a fight which we are not currently losing on the ground, and which we will not lose if we simply put petty partisan politics aside and commit to victory, rather than seeking to take the easy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Lost Heroes of the War on Terror
Despite taking place in an age of seemingly limitless information, the Global War on Terror (GWOT) has spawned a paucity of stories of heroic action and courage under fire. Regardless of whether this has been the result of honest, if unfortunate, oversight or a byproduct of the “if [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The true meaning of Heroism, part IV
The true meaning of Heroism, part IV
Editor’s note: Click the links for parts I, II, and III.
“He was shot but he continued to treat 10 wounded patients…
They owe him their lives. The only reason they came home was because of Jason Cunningham.”
Jason Dean Cunningham of Carlsbad, New Mexico joined the US Navy at the age [...]
American soldiers: Winning over Journalists, one Heart, Mind, and Life at a Time
Note: This piece was mentioned here, which may be the reason for this. Either way, whatever the reason, wow. I am completely blown away, and incredibly undeserving. It’s the soldiers who deserve this praise, not me at all.
Operation Iraqi Freedom saw the advent of a practice that revolutionized modern war reporting: the embedding of journalists [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The new ‘Soldiers of Surrender’
Why the case of the British sailors was so appalling
On March 23, while conducting a routine boarding operation and inspection of a merchant vessel in the waters of the coast of Iraq, fifteen British sailors and Royal Marines were approached by two speedboats full of Iranian Revolutionary Guardsmen. The armed British surrendered to the armed [...]
Why we’re going to Iraq
In our writings at RedState, Human Events, Townhall, and elsewhere, the two of us have spent a great deal of time, ink, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Iran takes British sailors hostage
Leverage or aggression? Iran’s latest move against the West is a case of them doing exactly what they said they would.
On Friday, March 23, around 10:30 am Baghdad Time, while conducting a routine merchant ship inspection in the Persian Gulf, fifteen British sailors and Royal Marines – including women – were abducted at gunpoint by [...]
Domestic politics leave President virtually impotent to respond to Iranian acts of war
The rug has been pulled out from under the President’s ability to respond to an aggressive Iran – by his own countrymen.
On Friday, March 23, around 10:30 am Baghdad Time, while conducting a routine merchant ship inspection in the Persian Gulf, fifteen British sailors and Royal Marines – including women – were abducted, at gunpoint, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Iraq War 4th Anniversary
3,200 dead, 26 million freed, and a long ways yet to go
There can be only one concern: victory.
Four years ago today, on the evening of March 20, 2003, operation 1003 Victor – which would come to be known as “Operation Iraqi Freedom” – officially kicked off with a multi-pronged, multi-national strike on, and invasion of, [...]
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