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America won the Vietnam War. You hadn't heard? Then check out "The Politi- cally Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War," Phillip Jennings' new entry in the popular Regnery series. Mr. Jennings wrote the book with a specific purpose: "To settle scores with the pernicious mythmakers of the Vietnam War." These include journalists, politicians and academics, who both created the myths of Vietnam and profited from them. For this group, Mr. Jennings has three words: "Shame on you." ... This book offers common-sense, factually-based rejoinders to the mythmakers who continue to misrepresent the causes and course of the Vietnam War. It is ready ammunition for anyone faced with defeatist arguments comparing Vietnam to Afghanistan, Iraq or any other conflict. The book is also a public service. Former South Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Bui Diem said, "History is written by the victors, but over time the truth comes out." This book is part of that continuing process of discovery. There is much yet to be learned - and unlearned - about America's just and heroic involvement in the Vietnam War.
To round it off - Jim let us know that this fall will see him put out another book - this one on the Tet Offensive; This Time We Win: Revisiting the Tet Offensive. You can pre-order it.
FL GOP Chairman John Thrasher (what a great name for a politician) has put one of the two original, official portrait of Gov. Charlie Crist (C-FL) for sale on Ebay with the tagline, "Help the Republican Party of FL Get Our Money Back!"
You've got until 10 May. 45 bids so far and almost at $1,000 bucks. The description though, it priceless. You need to read it all, but here is a taste.
Canvas is naturally sensitive to changes of temperature and humidity, just as the Charlie Crist’s political convictions are subject to fluctuations in poll numbers.
In an article about the fight against the Gulf oil spill, I saw the below pic via NatGeo.
The DC-3. A design from the 30s ... and still going strong. This one isn't even one of the re-engined ones where they put turbo-props on 'em. Nope - just the 'ole radials.
For years here and more recently over at Midrats, we have been warning that we have only seen the first dint of a the rolling trainwreck that is shipbuilding - the predictable result of happy-talk, low-balling, and just plain p155-poor management.
This will reach its peak during the "Terrible '20s" if we don't get the right uniformed and civilian leadership now. The catylist will be the re-capitalization of the SSBN force ..... and SECDEF knows it.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is planning to take aim next week at the Navy’s new multibillion-dollar ballistic missile submarine, a move some view as an implicit threat: Cut the sub, or I’ll do it myself.
Gates’s warning will come in a speech at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Expo, and while he won’t announce any specific budget decisions, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell says Gates will raise questions about changes in geopolitics, global naval resourcing, the global economy and how those changes may impact what programs the Navy builds in the future.
Any threat to cut the subs — which cost $7 billion apiece and would create plenty of jobs with defense contractors — is bound to stoke parochial tensions in Congress, especially with members who represent districts that build submarines. The new subs are planned to join the fleet starting in 2027, replacing existing Ohio-class missile subs.
Such strong words coming from Gates, who has cut Air Force fighter jets and helicopters, an Army combat system, missile defense programs and has fired two service secretaries and an Air Force chief of staff, are viewed in the defense community with great caution.
Who told you last month we would be lucky to get 10 SSBN's? Oh yea - that was me.
Below are the scheduled events in support of Navy SEAL Matthew McCabe as his trial begins on May 3rd.
At 10:00 a.m., a support rally will commence at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas; it will last until 2 p.m. Those who would like to join in the Fort Worth support rally can get in touch with Josh Irving at (817) 718-3156 or at jiving@supportourseals.com, or RSVP on Facebook.
At 1:00 in the afternoon, another support rally will be conducted at the Bayside Market Place at 301 Biscayne Blvd (between 2nd and 4th St.) in Miami, Florida. The rally will last unitl 5 pm, and those who are interested in participating can contact Vinoska Hernandez at (305) 469-0538 or at vinoska@gmail.com. More details will reportedly be provided, so check out the Facebook page for this rally.
Supporters will gather outside of Gate 5 of the Naval Station Norfolk at the corner of Hampton Blvd and B Avenue / Seabee Road, the venue for the trial of Matthew McCabe. The support rally will start at ten in the morning and will last until 3 in the afternoon, or even earlier if the trial goes well and ends before 3 p.m. The event coordinator for this rally is Dawn West, who can be contacted at (757) 374-2774, or RSVP on Facebook.
After the rally in Norfolk, supporters are invited to head on over to Poppa’s Pub for an after party immediately after, at 2105 Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach.
I have no connection to any of these groups - but if they are willing to take point - I'll help spread the word.
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, while discussing his review of Phillip Jenning's new book on the Vietnam War, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War
. Here is a bit from his review;
. You can pre-order it.
, Bare Feet, Iron Will ~ Stories from the Other Side of Vietnam's Battlefields
