#FortCarson welcomes home more than 100 #soldiers from #Afghanistan #army #pentagon #military

#FortCarson welcomes home more than 100 #soldiers from #Afghanistan #army #pentagon #military

"Having a journalist around is like having a pet bear. Most of the time it's really cool, but once in a while it'll bite your hand off."

This is one of the most informative documents I've ever read on contemporary intelligence issues. I think you should stop reading this blog and read it now!

By the way, the report has the effect of an order from a two-star general -- I believe that's a first in think tank history. As I understand it, the paper was released through CNAS because Gen. Flynn wanted to reach beyond his own chain of command and his own community and talk to people such as commanders of deploying infantry units about what kind of intelligence they should be demanding.

Excerpts of the President's Address to the Nation, Dec. 1, 2009 in a tag cloud #Obama #Afghanistan

The original translation of Harabat meant "ruins". But there is another meaning: "dedication". It seems the quarter is living up to its other translation in every sense.

"It would be neat if the world were divided between freedom-loving democrats without a thought of aggression and murderous totalitarians, heirs of Hitler, bent on imposing their will. Yet this clearly is not the case."

"We were attackable. And so our enemies lost their respect for all of our billions of dollars’ worth of hardware."