Military Round-up

Military tales from around the blog-O-sphere... Mostly, Links to places that I visit often and the things that I see... The perspective is different than the Associated Press or Reuters... Sometimes that's all the difference needed to see the truth...

Shameless stealing from Glenn Reynolds Thus the red letters for being redhanded...

BILL ROGGIO HAS MORE ON what's happening in Iraq.

IF you're not reading this guy on a regular basis, you should. He writes real good and his tales are interesting.

Bob Owens notes some media recycling.

IF YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE DAWN PATROL over at The Mudville Gazette, you're missing a lot of military news.... Another blog you should visit frequently-AJ...

NAVY SEAL MARCUS LUTTRELL has a new book out, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10. He talks about things here, on Breitbart TV.

Here's a nice slide show about how the SEALS do it.... More than you can see from the veranda at the Hotel del Coronado... You have to supply your own martini.... Chicks love to watch the Seals on the beach... Guys get jealous and want to join the fun. The slide show pictures that not everyone gets to stay and play... cue background "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon

I don't care if you have served or not. The military is not for everyone. Those who have been and "seen the elephant" or those who stayed at home and dated Jody... Either way, you must admit that the modern American military is magnificent-! The people who are serving take pride in what they do and well they should. They do it very well. They study, train, analyze the results, examine what the enemy has done, define new tactics and respond... VERY QUICKLY... This is NOT YOUR FATHER'S MILITARY-... Not everyone can be a hero, but whatever part of the tiger, fang and claw, eyes and ears or legs and tail they are assigned: They do it much better than we did it way-back-when...

Thomas P.M. Barnett can't help writing like a PhD, but don't let that stop you from reading his assessments and predictions. I disagree with some of his views, but when looking into a crystal ball...the future is not always very clear... We're all going to live in the future and it looks like we will need a very large, healthy and well trained tiger.

Danger Room is ambivalent about the political necessity of a modern military, but they sure do love the toys, and ideas for new toys, and possibilities of new toys... For those who like military toys... You should visit often...