We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:01:22 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. You're advertising here, we should get an ad at your place... What? No one had anything to say today? Great. Guess that means I get to lead off with my own. Soldiers' Angels Kansas City had a very successful mission on Sunday. We held a Poker Run and BBQ to raise money for First Response Back Packs for our wounded troops. I will have video and a... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:23:41 -0600 Welcome, CL2! *Do* read responsibly! 8^ D http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60764 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60764 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:10:26 -0600 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4861746.html]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60763 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60763 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:08:58 -0600 I have finally given the CLU2 permission to roam here at Argghhh! It was a decision I arrived at for several reasons: The writing, the generally well behaved demeanor of the Denizens and the fact that real heroes are not AlGore milking a steer while he steps in its carbon uh...print. He will soon be 15 and did come here whenever there were weapons posts, but what tilted for me was John's analysis of the gun purchase. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60761 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60761 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:26:44 -0600 Hey my mom said I could read the site! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60760 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60760 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:11:16 -0600 Trudy(SHHTBO)says that anyone who watched the proposed debate format and laughed is a deeply disturbed individual. In the interest of full disclosure, she said it while rolling on the floor and holding her sides as I added a mock translation of the conversations. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60758 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60758 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:33:03 -0600 Sorry, but I'm actually a tad busy on my end. Lots of headshed activity that precludes blogging or being on 'puter much. What're you guys gonna do if I actually do take a vacation? Proll'y enjoy the blissful silence from my little corner of The Castle.:) On the massacre thing. I'm of two minds. What do people expect? that was a hopeless situation. 450 lightly armed Blue Helmets with a complicated chain of command and ROE filled with MOther May I?s that can only be answered by someone sleeping in Turtle Bay(and can't possibly have his sleep interrupted dontchaknow) vs a 1000+ militia with little qualms about doing anything? What is it about 'chance of sucess' aspect of Just War Theory people were yammering about in last years Israeli-Hezbo war? That was a no-win. THey did the best they could it seems to me. Sure, they did help the massacring mob---but in so doing they saved a large number of women and children. It's called triage. It isn't the mega-happy ending but that was impossible to begin with(the ROE). On the other hand. I'd rather we told most of the JWT yammerheads to STFU and let the Blue Helmets play hard and mean when necessary without a bunch of bs ROE(that's why the Marines are part of Barnett's SysAdmin force). In this instance I'd rather be talking about 450 posthumous heroes, but in the end they made a tough choice that produced some real positive results. I can't argue with that. Particularly when they have such Byzantine ROE. Poor wastards. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60757 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60757 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:43:36 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60739 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/hi_fires_june_4.html#comment-60739 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:51:35 -0600