Iraq
That’s the conclusion that Joshua Muravchik reaches in today’s Wall St. Journal with his piece (subs req) entitled “Winds of War.” Today, this same dynamic is creating a moment of great danger. The radicals are becoming reckless, asserting themselves for little reason beyond the conviction that they can. They are very likely to overreach. It […]
It was a pleasure to welcome Bill Roggio and Bruce McQuain, who gave us an overview of Operation Phantom Thunder, the major offensive unfolding in Iraq. This was a very interesting, extended discussion of the strategy and tactics at work. There was praise for Gen. Petraeus and a few swipes at the MSM, and the […]
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Michael Yon is embedded with the troops in Iraq, and about to enter heavy combat as the so-called surge truly gets underway, Thoughts flow on the eve of a great battle. By the time these words are released, we will be in combat. Few ears have heard even rumors of this battle, and fewer still […]
I was thinking of Michael Yon a lot this weekend when I was enjoying a relaxing two day excursion to Nantucket. Why was I thinking of Michael Yon while vacationing with the beautiful (and increasingly obnoxious) people? Because I was reading Ernie’s War: The Best of Ernie Pyle’s World War II Dispatches Michael has often […]
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Back on April 1 Matt from Blackfive put out a call for spiritual warfare, asking for prayers for DJ Emery Jr. Since that time, we have provided periodic updates on DJ here and here. Matt from Blackfive has a fantastic update on DJ Emery Jr. from his mom Connie, Good morning everyone. DJ is doing […]
Bruce McQuain from QandO joined us for our discussion with Michael Yon live from Hit, Iraq. Hit is in Anbar province and we spent a lot of time covering the success in Anbar and the so-called “awakening”. Michael talked at length about the importance and benefits of working with tribal leaders. He mentioned “a very […]
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Greetings, Interesting developments in Iraq. A new dispatch, Maysan, is published on the site. Next in the queue is a series of dispatches called Death or Glory, which is also the motto of the Queen’s Royal Lancers, the British unit I met up with as the ceremony described in Maysan concluded. I am currently near […]