Linked below is an excellent Flash representation of coalition fatalities since the Invasion of Iraq. Make sure you have the sound turned on as the effect is increased greatly. I found myself re-running it multiple times… just to grasp the time-space correlations. It’s quite fascination and really solidifies the insurgency/terrorist links. I’ll let the animation …
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US Nuclear Primacy and Vietnam-era War tactics in Iraq
From the Council on Foreign Relations online magazine at ForeignAffairs.org First, the issue of Nuclear Primacy… I know many people who still think of Nuclear War in the “MAD” sense. That is… if one country lobs a nuke… everyone else will too, thus plunging our planet into nuclear winter. Here’s the article: Since the Cold …
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Breaking News! US Commanders grab a clue
From todays Washington Post: Current U.S. military commanders say they have come to understand that they are fighting within a political context, which means the results must first be judged politically. The pace and shape of the war also have changed, with U.S. forces trying to exercise tactical patience and shift responsibilities to Iraqi forces, …