Preface: LtCol S.x MacTemplar -Nomad Gigolo Warrior King

Where to begin? It seems that war is just too big of a topic for Hollywood to handle in 90-110 minutes. Go figure. I know I can’t do it justice in 300-plus pages, either, but it will be more accurate than anything Hollywood can dish up. I suspect what people want from Hollywood is to … Continue reading Preface: LtCol S.x MacTemplar -Nomad Gigolo Warrior King →

Winning the Peace: Defined.

Our current “strategy” seems to be designed to make Iraq a vassal state of Iran while spending over a trillion dollars to improve the infrastructure in Afghanistan before turning it back over to the Taliban. I haven’t seen it written so succinctly anywhere but that is sorta kinda how it looks from my bunker here … Continue reading Winning the Peace: Defined. →

Preface: 50 Shades of Simon – Redux

Good Morning from the Land of Smiles

In the country of my birth my views are intolerable and my existence is unacceptable. Change my mind.

CHAOS DOCTRINE: INDIA’S BRAHMASTRA AGAINST CHINA

Courtesy: Pixabay In ancient Indian history, the Brahmastra is a supernatural weapon used in the war of Mahabharata. When discharged, it creates a fierce fireball, which destroys all trees, oceans, and animals. The sky surrounds with flame, glaciers melt and mountains shatter. Not a single blade of grass ever grows in that area, no rainfall for 12 … Continue reading CHAOS DOCTRINE: INDIA’S BRAHMASTRA AGAINST CHINA →

QotD: By sandomina

Before the rise of Modi and Trump, Chinese leaders had encountered virtually no pushback, despite overplaying their hand repeatedly. In Trump and Modi, China has finally met its match. Both of them are unafraid to utilize raw power against their foes. It is CCP’s tough luck that it has to defend against far more tenacious … Continue reading QotD: By sandomina →

Saving Our Lives (in ‘Nam) – Redux by ST

I don’t know any men who served in VietNam. Because I had an intimate working-class friend, I did make the acquaintance of one or two of them briefly. But of the doctors and lawyers I know, my circle: no. My title is a reference to a tag line from the immediate post VietNam era: “He … Continue reading Saving Our Lives (in ‘Nam) – Redux by ST →

Winning the Peace – Redux

Anyone who believes that we are winning the so called “Global War on Terrorism” has not endured an airport screening lately. Winning the peace would mean that you could board a plane as stress free as you did before 9-11. No, what we see and feel in today’s America is not what peace looks like. … Continue reading Winning the Peace – Redux →

East Timor: Note 2

28 Nov 1975 a political party known as Fretilin unilaterally declared its independence from a distracted Portugal. Less than two weeks later on 7 Dec, a date that will live in infamy, Indonesia invades. By mid-Feb 1976 an estimated 60,000 Timorese were dead. Indonesia, after 15 a year of occupation, might have pulled off the … Continue reading East Timor: Note 2 →

Can we talk about East Timor…

...anyone, Bueller? Began reading Wikipedia's post titled East Timor genocide but was stopped in my tracks by the very first sentence: "...during the US-backed Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor." That is a bold lede. I am doubting that whoever (whomever?) wrote that sentence could make me a believer but I would like to … Continue reading Can we talk about East Timor… →