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H&I Fires 11 April, 2008

By Denizens on April 11, 2008 | | Comments (5)

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...

Time to add a new caveat, because from email it's not clear to some folks (mind you, if you don't read this it won't matter...) Being an open post, people (collectively, the Denizens) other than I post in the H&I. They sign their work (most of the time) - keep that in mind when you want to flame someone in email please - if it doesn't say "The Armorer" or "John" then I didn't write it! And honestly - if you don't like something said or posted... leave a comment, and hash it out (within the context of The Rulez which are clearly posted on the comment form, I would add).
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This video should be all over the internet: Iraqi MP - America brought democracy to Iraq against our will. Allah bless America

For those who can't get there, a little taste: "Before America came...we were like slaves, born sons of slaves, born sons of slaves...for 1,400 years. People who never dreamed they could be ministers have become ministers through free elections."

Woman (hostess?) asks him about the "civil war" and the "bloodshed". "Is this the price of democracy and freedom?" (Every good free man knows the answer is "Yes.") He replied, "We were like birds born in cages. The Americans came and broke our cages open...We did not know how to use our wings. How to use our freedoms." (I had to watch it again. I think Bill sent a mini-sandstorm this way and it got in my eyes.)

And, someday, the free people of Iraq will remember that they shed their blood to be free and that blood made freedom have a value no slave living in tyranny could ever comprehend: priceless.

Of interest and relation to some characters around here: The Iraqi Air Force lifted by Support Missions:

The number of assigned personnel in the Iraqi air force increased from 915 in February 2007 to more than 1,300 last month. About 90 percent of the nation's training is conducted in Iraq, officials said.

Iraq: those who rushed to write its obituary

After unending, hysterical negativity and hand wringing in the press about the current strike against Sadr's militia, the media begins its slow move back towards cautious middle ground: Fight for Sadr City a Proving Ground for Iraq Military

Sadly they still get a lot of things completely wrong with their view from the fifth floor at the Palestine Hotel. Iraq Status Report notes that they "completely botched Basrah"

And a certain Major o'er Iraq way, says that the Scots are his new best friends. Oh, and the IA is ready to dance again whenever Muqy decides he likes the beat.

If you haven't seen this before: Married Soldiers Live Together in Iraq What next? Cats and Dogs?

Don't forget, April is the month of the Military Child

Something I didn't catch until a later video of the Vets for Freedom on the Hill, Sen. Lindsey Graham hits the nail on the head:

“You want to know who wants you to come home more than anybody?” Graham continued. “Al Qaeda because you’re kicking their a$$!”

And my favorite "Oorah!" moment: Marine loses leg and returns to duty...in Iraq

Last year, Universal picked up the rights to Marcus Lutrell's Lone Survivor. Peter Berg is scheduled to direct the movie. Which means it might actually be treated half way decent. I just caught Berg's "The Kingdom" on DVD the other day. I actually liked it though I think he could have left out the last scene of moral equivalence. Otherwise, I think it did a half way decent job of presenting the good, bad and ugly of fighting the war on terror (though, the Abu Hamza reference is a little untimely and wrong location.)

Wounded Vet Goes to the Olympics

Contrast that to utter an utter coward: LCpl Laurean captured in Mexico -Kat

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Work work work work work work work. Wish this place paid well enough to just do this and some freelance writing! Anyway - watch your 6 - Ninjas are everywhere!

Ninjas are everywhere!

H/t, Mike L. -the Armorer

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Over at Right Wing News, John Hawkins has a right-of-center bloggers poll (including yours truly) on who the blogs would like to see/not see as Veep candidates. The Right speaks with a mixed voice! -the Armorer

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By fdcol63 on April 11, 2008 12:52 PM
Every time I hear a liberal entertainment figure like Joy Behar of The View call Iraq a "massive strategic blunder", I marvel at their ignorance of what's actually occurring, their lack of historical perspective and military experience, and their arrogant and shameless bias.
 
By John of Argghhh! on April 11, 2008 1:00 PM
I marvel that you watch "The View," Frank...
 
By fdcol63 on April 11, 2008 1:11 PM
LOL Just to contrast the lovely Miss Hasselbeck with the other vultures.
 
By jim b on April 11, 2008 4:12 PM
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By Oldloadr on April 12, 2008 3:14 AM
I have never known a liberal let their ignorance of a subject interfere with their negative opinion of US defense policy (under Republican administrations, of course). Did any one else notice, they never complained about Bubba's adventurism in the Balkans?