A New Era of Accountability?

Our essays writing team knows how to put a smile upon your face! Pig Pen                                                                                             March 31, 2005

The World Bank and United Nations are each a farce in their own way.  They have been hijacked by third world dictators and mismanagement and not held accountable for how they spend our money or use their positions of moral authority and power.  What each sorely needs is some leadership that will hold those institutions accountable.  Is our long wait finally over?

Comments on the Future of the United States Army

AHS MilBlogger                                                                                  April 25, 2005

A recent panel of esteemed military officers discussed the future of the United States Army at the American Enterprise Institute.  The AHS MilBlogger gives his comments from the perspective of an Army Officer at the tactical level rather than the strategic level.  In his review of the event, he expresses concern that the most important issues were overlooked, that the most important issue facing the Army today is not technological transformation - it is people.

Quantity is No Substitute for Quality

AHS MilBlogger                                                                                  April 19, 2005

An editorial from the AHS MilBlogger is presented here in the articles section.  As we watch the court martial of Hasan Akbar, we reflect upon how a man of such poor character was able to become an NCO in the US Army.  The Army is facing a real or perceived shortage of junior leaders.  The Army response seems to be to substitute rank for leadership.  The AHS MilBlogger asserts that this artificial inflation in the quantity of leaders is no substitute for quality.

Counterinsurgency

Raw Hide                                                                                                April 10, 2005

History tells us that our National Security Strategy is founded on sound principles.  Those principles are further validated by their applicability as an international relations model.  The violence in Iraq will validate this model.  As the Iraqi government becomes more viable, the violence against coalition forces will subside and be directed towards the new government.  The best exit strategy may be what we thought all along: to accomplish the mission.

Inventing News

Pig Pen                                                                                                     April 3, 2005

The international media seems to be getting increasingly desperate as the Bush administration pushes ahead with its foreign policy initiatives.  Much like the insurgency in Iraq, the media can do little more than attempt to skew public opinion, as it helplessly watches from the sidelines and the march of freedom passes it by.  That the media must invent news does not bode well for their point of view or their chances of success.

An Overly Cordial Karl Rove

Brett Hog                                                                                                   July 3, 2005

Karl Rove upset some people with recent comments comparing the reactions of liberals versus those of conservatives to the terrorist attacks of 9/11.  Many complain that he was making a thinly veiled attack on leftists by attempting to characterize them as anti-American, which has been the tired mantra of the left ever since 9/11, when public support fully mobilized against the pacifists and apologists for our enemies.  Actually,  Karl Rove was quite diplomatic.

Ad Hominem Ad Nauseam

Brett Hog                                                                                                June 21, 2005

Most of the focus in our political discourse seems to have shifted from substantive issues to personal attacks.  Rather than addressing issues, pundits on both sides of the aisle attack each other.  Rather than make their own arguments, they attack the arguments of others.  Does anybody have any ideas of their own anymore?  Or are we a society that can do no better than to be "anti-the other guy," having nothing to bring to the table?