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John Hawkins at Right Wing News has the right-of-center blog temperature check for August up. I was out of step on two questions, and put in a "none of the above" for another. You can amuse yourself by trying to guess where I was off the reservation.
ISG Keith - on soldier-daddies. Take a tissue.
CAPT H will appreciate this one... even if they are Ozzie Leos. MajMike will like it. So will Neffi. Heck, so did I.
-the Armorer
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More erosion from Democrats of "Cut and Run"...
Democratic Lawmakers See Progress During Visits To Iraq. "Rep. Brian Baird of Washington saw enough progress on the ground that he will no longer vote for binding withdrawal timelines. Baird, a House whip, also contended that Congress’ debate over the war has destabilized Iraq by sending wary Iraqi politicians back to their sectarian bases, 'and if we withdraw, it could have a potentially catastrophic effect on the region.' Rep. Jerry McNerney of California suggested that his trip to Iraq made him more flexible in his search for a bipartisan accord on the war, and Rep. Tim Mahoney of Florida said the troop increase 'has really made a difference and really has gotten al-Qaida on their heels.'" (Keith Chrostowski, "The Buzz: Not All Democrats Support A Quick Drawdown," Kansas City Star, 8/22/07)
One hopes Nancy Boyda is at least listening, though Uncle Pavian of West Neanderthal Drive is probably sceptical. -the Armorer
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]]> *A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires.Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute.
*Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is*
The UAVs (oops, can't call 'em UAVs anymore - they're now Unmanned Aerial Systems... some Colonel got his Legion of Merit for that change...), er, um UAS's we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now.
I call the post that because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to. It's also an open trackback, so if someone has a post they're proud of, but it really isn't either Castle kind of stuff, or topical to a particular post, I've basically given blanket permission to use that post for that purpose. Another term of art that might be appropriate is "Free Fire Zone"
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