Through the first 3 chapters. Just strengthens why I may not have liked some of POTUS Bush's decisions but believe he is a great man who always had the country's best interests at heart.
Through the first 3 chapters. Just strengthens why I may not have liked some of POTUS Bush's decisions but believe he is a great man who always had the country's best interests at heart.
I think history is going to be kind to the man.
Roger. IMO President G.W. Bush was as close to straight up as we've had since Reagan. Less "grey area" in his policies and a minimum of BS, unlike more recent examples.
I believe he was a fighting man at heart. We need another one as Commander in Chief posthaste.
Leadership and Training for the Fight by MSG Paul Howe. Re-reading it actually. It has been circulating around my department for several months. It's a wealth of knowledge.
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"The difference is that back then, we had the intestinal fortitude to do what we needed to in order to preserve our territorial sovereignty and to protect the citizens of this great country, and today, we do not." TR
"I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits." John Locke
I've briefly begun reading Learn the Bible in 24 Hours by Chuck Missler. I'm hoping to use it as a sort of supplement to my study Bible. Not to get too off-topic, but if anyone has any other suggestions for supplemental Bible reading I'm all ears.
The best I've come across is Unlocking the Bible by David Pawson. You won't finish that in 24 hours, but hey, it's all worth it. No, it is not some fancy shmancy Bible code, it will just help anybody to read and understand the Bible so much better.
You can download e-Sword off the www for free. You can compare translations side-by-side and lots more useful stuff.
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Si vis pacem, parabellum.
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. -Socrates
If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead!- Maximus
Shadow Factory by James Bamford
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Just finished James Bamford's latest, Shadow Factory. Great, great book that focuses on post-9/11 SIGINT.
Lots of meat to the book in terms of history, events, and places, as well as technical descriptions. Things are footnoted and bibliographed well. A bit scathing in parts in regard to Michael Hayden and the outsourcing of SIGINT to private industry.
If you're interested in this and haven't checked out his other books, do so: his first book Puzzle Palace was largely the public's introduction to the folks at Meade; his second book Body of Secrets covers a wide range of events, including pre-9/11 SIGINT.
Came out of these with a much bigger respect for the folks at Meade.
Skunk Works by Ben Rich
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Great book by Ben Rich (R.I.P) who succeeded Kelly Johnson as head of Skunk Works at Lockheed. A great book covering the time period from the U-2 to the SR-71 to the F-117. Again lots of meat.
Obama's War (still working on this) by Bob Woodward
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Trying to make it through Obama's War by Bob Woodward, interesting history and info but it's a pretty hard read and sources don't seem to be corroborated or cited much at all. I like to hit Google as I'm reading a book and flesh stuff out.
A Walk In The Woods (still working on this)
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Story about a guy who hiked the entire Appalachian Trail. Good so far, a bit too jokey for me, but I've got hiking the PCT and the AT on my bucket list.
Various "How to raise triplets" books
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Or more accurately mostly twin books. My wife and I wish we had it so easy.
Just started "Operation Dark Heart, Spycraft and Special Ops on the frontlines of Afghanistan- and the Path to Victory, by LTC Anthoney Shaffer."
Can anyone tell me if LTC Shaffer is the real deal and can he be taken seriously? The first 4 chapters feel slightly self serving.
So far not bad (except for the above comment), though lots of blacked out sections.
T.
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Boot relates the battles of the past to the world today. It's a great read that starts with the Barbary Pirates and continues through all the undeclared actions, excluding all the major wars except Vietnam, since Boot describes Vietnam as a small war fought from a big war mentaliy. I do like this book and would recommend it.
Also,
Breathless, by Dean Koontz
Not a bad book but over shadowed right now by Boot's.
Recently,I finished Nathan Beford Forrest by Jack Hurst
Great book!!!
....jd
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"The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist."
Just started "Operation Dark Heart, Spycraft and Special Ops on the frontlines of Afghanistan- and the Path to Victory, by LTC Anthoney Shaffer."
Can anyone tell me if LTC Shaffer is the real deal and can he be taken seriously? The first 4 chapters feel slightly self serving.
So far not bad (except for the above comment), though lots of blacked out sections.
Though the feet the avatar looks pretty d@mn mean...
You know, now that you bring that up…Perd, man, what’s up with your dogs? They’re almost as ugly as mine.
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“We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can no longer trust our professors to do the same." --David Horowitz
You know, now that you bring that up…Perd, man, what’s up with your dogs? They’re almost as ugly as mine.
Didn't want to use my face as an avatar, so I used something prettier: my feet after a trail ultra. A couple toenails turned black and fell off about a month after that pic, but I wasn't wise enough to snap photos of that.
And good god whats the story behind the foot in your picture? A dead person's, I imagine? Do tell.
Y'all can share pleasantries about each other's feet over cha utilizing the PM function of this BB - Richard
This article looks at several key COIN readings and briefly discusses the emphasis of each. Most of our junior officers and NCOs are probably already tracking these books, so I think the real value of this article is the effort to articulate how the various texts may or may not relate to one another in regards to their application (theoretical vs operational) and method of implementation (B,W,T or Primary Counterinsurgent).
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