Posts Tagged ‘military’

THE FEW, THE PROUD…

June 12, 2008

The puppy-throwers.

FLASH! AMERICANS STILL DEEPLY DIVIDED ON WAR!

March 29, 2008

WAR SUPPORTERS, OPPONENTS CLASH IN COMMENTS SECTION
The war is won. Terrorists watch American TV. We’re in it for oil. Supporting the troops  means questioning your government. Terrorists gain strength every time you compain about Iraq. This, and much, much more (52 comments, most of them quite thoughtful) in the comments section to our post of [...]

FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH

October 29, 2007

Today’s Reality Check
This weekend, General Patreaus announced that Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been disrupted to such an extent that it “no longer operates in large numbers in any neighborhood of the capital.” Which is wonderful news.
…And totally meaningless, if you live in Diyala. Today someone rode a bicycle–almost certainly manufactured in Iran!–into a [...]

YOU DIDN’T REALLY NEED THAT HEALTH INSURANCE, DID YOU?

October 22, 2007

Across the country, we are running out of water. Water. Today in California, we find that we are running out of firefighters. And around the world, to differing degrees, we are running out of oil. According to The Guardian we hit peak oil in 2006 and output will continue to fall [...]

FREE MARKET COMES TO IRAQ

October 20, 2007

So we aren’t that effective when it comes to nation-building. But who is? And “keeping peace” around the globe didn’t turn out to be such a great idea. But don’t forget about American Ingenuity, the efficient, barrier-blasting power that emerges–as dependably as any force in physics–when you pair unfettered minds with a [...]

 

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