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Cross-posted message for soldiers and families on Memorial Day.http://www.untilmysoncomeshome.com/2012/05/memorial-day-2012.html...

My soldier had confirmation last week that he would indeed be deploying to Afghanistan next year. Bear in mind that we are supposedly going through a 'drawdown' in Afghanistan through 2014. But then again, we've now signed an agreement with Afghanistan to help them 'police' things for ten years (at least) after that.When will we figure it out?Did you know that one of the largest deposits of lithium in the world is supposedly in Afghanistan?...

I'm cross-posting, but this deserves your attention as the BS in this political world is astounding.Got a phone call this week from my soldier. This time it was a request for his dress uniforms to be sent in time for an inspection coming up now that he has his 'permanent' post. By the way, he's in climate shock since he's used to Southern winters and is on a base in the North. When you're accustomed...

Earlier this week, noted Republican columnist George Will wrote an op-ed piece entitled "Republicans Need More Than Rhetoric on Defense," which appeared in the February 9 edition of the Washington Post.  Among other topics, Mr. Will noted that - given the robust track record of President Obama's administration - it is becoming increasingly difficult to suggest that the current strategy has failed and that any of the suggestions made by Mitt Romney as to how...

The  Washington Post has some poll numbers that sadly confirm what I've suspected for some time was the case. All the weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth from Democrats when Bush and Cheney were running the Constitution and the Bill of Rights through the paper shredder had nothing to do with those rights and liberties being taken away, it was all about the party affiliation of the president who was doing the taking:"The survey...

I'm sorry for the people who died on 9/11.I'm sorry we were told to shop after 9/11 and that many of us chose to consume beyond our means.I'm sorry that some of the financial firms in Manhattan chose to cheat people and to rip people off.I'm sorry we sometimes used 9/11 to scapegoat Muslims and torture people.I'm sorry we used 9/11 to start wars based on lies, kill civilians, and then treat our veterans like crap.We had choices to make about how we would honor the...

Those who have been watching have seen it in action for decades, but only recently has the real threat to America and it's way of life begun to be made clear to everyday folks who are just trying to live their lives and don't normally watch politics.  This threat has grown organically over the years, fueled by secret money from shadowy groups pumping tens of millions of dollars into a singular effort to undermine representative...

I think every American experienced some sort of joy when it was announced that Osama bin Laden was dead. For many of us, it was an overwhelming sense of relief that this particular chapter on the war on terror is over. Others got their schoddenfreud on and were rejoicing in his death itself. One radio commentator (sports) even imagined himself as Samuel L. Jackson's character in Pulp Fiction. I've always had mixed emotions about rejoicing...

From the Department of Blatant Hypocrisy, Do As I Say, Not As I Do Division:"The Obama administration is expressing alarm over reports that thousands of political separatists and captured Taliban insurgents have disappeared into the hands of Pakistan's police and security forces, and that some may have been tortured or killed.The concern is over a steady stream of accounts from human rights groups that Pakistan's security services have rounded up thousands of people over the...

Republicans in the Senate are still blocking the bill that would provide funds for the health needs of 9/11 responders.(Above--Smoke as observed from space in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack.)Republicans have said they are concerned that the bill would add to the deficit. Yet adding to the deficit did not seem to be a concern for Republicans when it came to protecting tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.The 9/11 bill will cost $7.4...