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Hail to the Chief! Of What?

May 19th, 2013

By Dan Miller When He appears officially it is played. Who is the Chief? Of what? Writing about Hail to the Chief here, I observed that President Obama is the chief only of the military.

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Tags: armed forces, commander in chief, judicial, legislative, President, role
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Obama and Islamists Unite to End Abuse of Women

May 19th, 2013

By Dan Miller Inadequately covered females force male members in the Religion of Piece to react impurely. Ditto in the U.S. Armed Forces. That must cease, right now. No matter how hard the task may become, the rank and file must embrace Our Loving President’s creative solutions. President Obama’s gracious embrace of Islamism and his own heroic assassination of […]

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Tags: armed forces, burka, Islam, LGBT, Muslim, peace, satire, sexual assault
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Red Lines, Syria and Incompetence

April 30th, 2013

By Dan Miller Well thought out red lines can be drawn, successfully. Ill conceived red lines can easily make a bad situation much worse. An article from Stratfor is republished following my initial comments. My initial comments: Great care needs to be taken to avoid drawing ill defined “red lines” which, if crossed, may result […]

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Tags: al-Assad, chemical weapons, extremist, intervention, Muslim, redline, Syria
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Freedom Can Be Taken. When Inherited or Otherwise Given, Does It Last?

April 26th, 2013

By Dan Miller If taken at great cost, it often lasts for quite a while. If inherited, not that long. If given, it is even more readily perishable. The United States gained their freedom, by force and at great cost, from those who used military might to prevent them from having it. Even many in the […]

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Tags: Constitution, defense, freedom, Islam, liberty, Muslims, Obama, terrorism
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China and North Korea: A Tangled Partnership

April 16th, 2013

By Dan Miller Do we know what’s happening? Probably not. But historical context may help. The following article from Stratfor, republished with permission, provides useful historical context for the current situations in Korea and its usual (apparent) ally, China. It spans many centuries. The Chinese ruling powers are new. Kim Jong-un and his regency are also […]

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Tags: China, DPRK, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, nuclear, power, Stratfor
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