Stephen Siller is an American hero. While many people like to toss the word “hero” around like it’s a football at a Sunday morning pre-game, it’s Continue Reading
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Seriously Stupid: Cutting Troops While Enlisting the “Undocumented”
"Let’s kill our vets in the hospitals designed to take care of them, let’s get comfortable with 22 vets a day killing themselves because they cannot Continue Reading
It’s Obama’s War Now
Isn’t it interesting how history is edited when you need to excuse something but relied upon when you want it to be? The President did not go back to Continue Reading
The Campaign against ISIS: Flailing in the Night
I am torn. I want action against the Islamic State and last night aircraft and cruise missiles flailed the night. According to someone, we destroyed Continue Reading
Our Major Ally against ISIS is…the French? We are so Screwed.
Our Major Ally against ISIS is...the French? We are so Screwed. Our first national ally against the Islamic State is the French? In all the Continue Reading
Pick a Side… Any Side…
Pick a side.Our President, who ran on an anti-war platform (twice) and who received the Nobel Peace Prize before doing... anything "peaceful," has Continue Reading
Collision Course: A Veteran’s Voice on the Threat of ISIS
Do you ever feel guilty because you want something bad to happen? Let's say you have a bad intersection on a stretch of road that has several near Continue Reading
The President’s Speech: Is This War or Not?
I am glad the President is finally realizing that we need to take an active role in the extermination of the Islamic State. I wish I had more Continue Reading
Preparing for Disaster: What the TV Shows and “Experts” Get Wrong
Over the last few years there have been quite a few shows about preparing for disaster from every possible threat to specific natural Continue Reading
Reflections on Sept. 11th (part 1)
Editor's Note:Today we remember the terrorist attacks that took place on 11 September, 2001. In the first of a series of personal vignettes, Continue Reading
Tamerlane: A Lesson on ISIS from the First Man of Iron
Well-reasoned discourse only works on reasonable people. If you cannot honestly debate or communicate with integrity, you cannot have a Continue Reading
Most Americans Too Fat, Too Dumb for the Military
“Sorry Tubby, lose 50 more pounds and come back to see me.” “I’d love to sign you up… get your high school diploma or some college and we can Continue Reading