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Monroe Doctrine Redux

| September 3, 2025 | 32 Comments
Monroe Doctrine Redux

Artificial Reef US military kills 11 people in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Steve Holland Summary Trump shares video showing speedboat exploding US officials say boat was carrying illegal narcotics Strike comes amid increased deployment of warships to Caribbean WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The […]

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Mr. Trump, meet Mr. Biden. You have something in common

| July 18, 2025 | 26 Comments
Mr. Trump, meet Mr. Biden. You have something in common

Yeah, other than both being President ‘way later in life than they should have. President Biden was notable for always bringing his family into things. Who hasn’t heard of his wife and daughter killed by a drunk truck driver? (He wasn’t and it was their fault.) His son who died of cancer in Iraq (well, […]

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BDAs not looking good

| June 25, 2025 | 61 Comments
BDAs not looking good

I saw BennSue and SFC D’s comments about us not covering the Iran strikes – I think if you check TAH on 6 B’2s  I think you’ll find that our trusty commenters did their usual great job of commentary. Been interesting since then – Iran lobbed some missiles at Israel, some more at our facilities in Qatar, […]

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Saturday Shorts. Happy Birthday, Army? Ya don’t look a day over 150!

| June 14, 2025 | 11 Comments
Saturday Shorts. Happy Birthday, Army? Ya don’t look a day over 150!

Gonna jump right in. Ft. Banning Moore Whatever that fort off of Victory Dive in Columbus is doing some upgrading. The Army is updating its sniper training range at Fort Benning, Georgia to accommodate its newest sniper rifle, which can accurately hit targets nearly a mile away. The MK22 Precision Sniper Rifle is a multi-caliber […]

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Whiplash on Tariffs

| May 30, 2025 | 16 Comments
Whiplash on Tariffs

It really does depend on the time of day to know what is happening. The May 29 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit comes a day after the United States Court of International Trade invalidated his use of the the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to impose […]

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A few Trump observations

| May 29, 2025 | 27 Comments
A few Trump observations

Since our resident Commissar has gone over the President’s Memorial Day Truth Social post in such detail, let’s try to somewhat more rationally look at a few other things. From West Point: That includes the first two women in West Point history to complete Diver School; cadets Megan Cooper and Clara Sebu. Where are you? […]

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Trump gets 747, reportedly not a “gift”

| May 22, 2025 | 23 Comments
Trump gets 747, reportedly not a “gift”

The Defense Department has released a statement that the famous Qatari 747 has been accepted by the government, presumably to serve as Air Force One. Mr. Trump purportedly  dislikes that the current two planes in use as AF1 are older vintage 747s nearing the ends of their usable lifespans. The unprecedented $400 million gift, which […]

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The dumbassery of a 747

| May 16, 2025 | 18 Comments
The dumbassery of a 747

Hopefully life won’t overtake this – I am traveling this weekend so writing is taking place early. We’ll see if what I do Tuesday lasts till Friday! Oh, Lord, everyone is making noise about Qatar’s gift of a luxo 747 to serve as Air Force One.  Trump is hailing it as a wonderful gift: “So […]

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