http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/ en-us jruhlconob@sprynet.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:07:21 -0600 http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2007_02_11.html#002567 Regarding Laurence Haas: A Democratic President would be far less hemmed in than he asserts. Remember, there is a long history of campaigning this way - Woodrow Wilson "kept us out of war", Roosevelt ran as a peace candidate in... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2007_01_21.html#002566 Well, we'll see. There have been premature cries of victory before. But right now I'm much more concerned about the premature cries of defeat, and the spread of Newspeak terms in the rhetorical attempt to mask capitulation. "Escalation" replaces "reinforcements"... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_12_24.html#002565 So I saw "Rocky Balboa today and it was fairly good (more on that in another post, perhaps). One particular bit made me think. Now, I'll say up front that this is me taking from the movie something, by which... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_12_17.html#002564 Responding to some things came up here, about force size vs. composition and overall unity of action. In my earlier post I considered adding further details: That the increased troop strength should concentrate on light, counter-insurgency forces, and that we... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_12_10.html#002563 Does economic interconnectivity promote peace? In many cases, yes. But in some of those cases it's in the sense of the European Union and others not wanting to confront Iran over their nuclear ambitions, because of economic connections, or anyone... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_12_10.html#002562 Are we past it? In any case, we are, or were, at it. I'm reminded of a three-volume history of the Byzantine (East Roman) Empire written some years ago by John Julius Norwich. The middle volume was titled "The Apogee".... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_12_10.html#002561 This Christmas. The snowflakes are over.... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_12_10.html#002560 Belated Captain Obvious link.What the ISG offers us are mere aspirations, with no serious consideration of the concrete means required to fulfill those aspirations. I've been in agreement with those who have said that if we're going to send someone... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_12_10.html#002559 We never should have gotten rid of it. It was a false economy, an ironic one since the closest thing to immortality is a government program: Especially "temporary" ones. It's a sad commentary on the last fifteen or so years... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_12_03.html#002558 My unit recently returned from Iraq, as part of the 4th Infantry Division. While there, I was a "Fobbit": I never went outside the wire. For most of the tour, though, I worked at Sather Air Base, BIAP, and thus... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_11_05.html#002557 "Stolen Election!" - That would be the title of countless of Left/Liberal blog posts right now, had the results gone the other way. Well, I'm sure there were "election irregularities", as they say, in the usual number. But we, the... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_11_05.html#002556 On the election. It's an excellent, thoughtful essay. I have to say I pretty much agree with an earlier Glenn Reynolds quote, that the Republicans deserve to lose but the Democrats don't deserve to win. Ultimately I think the later... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_09_17.html#002555 An article in the Asia Times which pretty much says what Mark Steyn has been saying for awhile, but written with charts and graphs. Nothing's complete without a graph, you know.... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2006_09_17.html#002554 A couple people, perhaps reminded of this blog's existence because of recent Papal remarks, mailed me with a howdy and wanting to know how things were going and saying they missed the site. I'm doing fine, and though we're not... http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2005_12_18.html#002553 Replying to TJ of Basic Training Blog wrote, via e-mail:Im with 10th MTN, also based on Liberty and have been blogging here since my arrival in August. General Vines of the XVIII corps has a policy letter for the forces...