[August 5, 2025] In most of Europe, governments have opened their borders for third world immigrants. The impact has been a spike in crime and violence that locals are blaming on their political leaders for allowing it to happen. Nowhere have locals voted for third world immigrants and are beginning to push back on these suicidal policies. Europe… Read More »
[August 4, 2025] The CEO of British carmaker Jaguar recently resigned after crashing his company’s sales by a massive 97.5% in April compared to previous years. The obvious question is why. There is a crucial lesson to learn from this failure of any prominent Executive who adopts a Woke ideology. The latest Jaguar advertisement shows a group of… Read More »
[August 3, 2025] I recently came across Dr. Jordan Peterson talking with Chris Williamson. The idea of what he calls The Shallow Pond of Empathy is something that appeases people and does not cause them immediate discomfort. It is prioritized even if the net effect over the long term results in their suffering. According to Dr. Peterson, that’s… Read More »
[August 2, 2025] Big words for a big program to improve the health of our children in President Trump’s MAKE AMERICA FIT AGAIN strategy. That’s the goal of a new Executive Order signed by Trump this past Thursday which establishes a Presidential test and award. The EO establishes excellence, competitiveness, and sportsmanship in schools. Most adults today lived… Read More »
[July 31, 2025] I arrived in Iraq three weeks before the U.S. declared the end of combat operations in Iraq, on August 31, 2010. This tour was the beginning of my third combat year, and by then, I knew the landscape well. What did this presidential declaration mean to the troops on the ground in Iraq? Zero. Nothing… Read More »
[July 27, 2025] The general rule of leadership is to fully own up to any mistake you make and do so promptly. In particular, this is true for senior leaders. Reasons for admitting your mistakes are many and will be listed here. Exemptions, however, for not accepting a mistake are exceedingly rare. One unfortunate exemption to acknowledging one’s… Read More »
[July 26, 2025] We read those stories of our heroes’ brave deeds, those who put their lives on the line for others in displays of unbelievable courage. We need good citizens like that, and for reasons of necessity, we do indeed love our heroes. But there are also many more stories of ordinary folks who, along with their… Read More »
[July 25, 2025] That Wednesday morning began cool, with lightning, thunder, and rain beginning around 0230 hours. This was great for plants but hard on our construction efforts in the Iraq War. The reason was the mud, and not just any mud, but mud made of extremely fine particulate. It was stuck like glue to anything it came… Read More »
[July 20, 2025] Yes, I know that’s it has been since May when I posted my last “Sunday Morning in Pictures” meme series. I’ve got to be careful not to upset too many Leftists who do actually read my blog. Oh, never mind. Here is my 16th Sunday Morning in Pictures. Enjoy. ———— Please read my books: “55… Read More »
[July 19, 2025] Taken from my 2021 book Our Longest Year in Iraq, I made a crucial distinction between “insurgents” and “terrorists.” To understand the difference makes us understand them better. In that we failed and regularly made no distinction between a homegrown insurgent and international terrorist. Both were bad but we owed it to our mission to… Read More »