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Alqaeda Leaving Iraq for Afghanistan???

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 Posted in All Hands, Book Reports, General Perspective, Military Perspective, Open Briefing, Political Perspective, Site News | 9 Comments »

Posting from "A Soldier's Mind" Greetings,   As some of you have already heard, Alqaeda has reportably left their fight in Iraq for the more rugged mountains of Afghanistan.  I am here today to tell you that this is a grave trap ...

Cover Tunes (Open Post)

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in General Perspective, Open Briefing | 1 Comment »

I thought I'd lighten things a little with an open post. We haven't had one of these in awhile and I've got a great topic: Cover Tunes. It seems lately that a lot of rock and country bands ...

Open Post: What Is Progress?

Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in Open Briefing | 5 Comments »

This was sent to me by one of our readers. He/she poses some great questions and I'd like to open them up to the floor from all sides. Just hope this thought would stir up some good critical ...

Open Briefing: 6 August 2007 – What Have I Been Up To?

Monday, August 6th, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 17 Comments »

Hello, folks. Here is an Open Briefing for all of us to discuss things currently on our minds. As usual, keep things civil and keep the rules in mind. Beyond that, anything is fair game. Ice Breaker: What have I been ...

Open Briefing: 16 July 2007 – It Is Just Too Quiet Around Here

Monday, July 16th, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 8 Comments »

You folks have gone into quiet mode again so how about this to bring out the discussion? CAMP PENDLETON, California — A Marine corporal said Marines in his unit began routinely beating Iraqis after officers ordered them to "crank up ...

Open Briefing: 15 June 2007

Friday, June 15th, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 13 Comments »

Yeah, that guy standing at the door is named Patriot. He mentioned earlier that he is the new bouncer 'round these parts, and I have no problem with giving him that duty. As long as he doesn't bring Ron White's ...

Open Briefing: 7 June 2007

Thursday, June 7th, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 30 Comments »

It has been way too long since we've had an Open Briefing. For you newbies to the site, Open Briefing is your chance to talk about whatever you want as long as you behave. Ice breaker: What do you think ...

Post Of Interest…

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 6 Comments »

This is Terri dropping in to give you all a bit of a teaser to a post that I think you might be interested in. It is with great pleasure that I introduce our next soldier in our Hear Our ...

Open Briefing: 7 February 2007

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 10 Comments »

Take the follow phrase and think about it for a moment. The way forward in Iraq. Wouldn't you need to be in Iraq to have a "way forward in Iraq?" Wouldn't "phased redeployment" be considered a "way back from Iraq?" Debate amongst yourselves.

Open Briefing/Super Bowl Talk for the Weekend

Friday, February 2nd, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 10 Comments »

Completely off topic, but. . .I can't resist the urge to share this. XKCD.com I grew up with the Nintendo Entertainment System. Duck Hunt, Super Mario Brothers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game for the win! Oh, and blowing ...

Open Briefing: 14 January 2007

Sunday, January 14th, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 84 Comments »

Welcome to Open Briefing: 14 January 2007. All comments that don't pertain to anything posted recently belong here. Debate, inform, have fun, mind the rules.

Open Briefing: 11 January 2007

Thursday, January 11th, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 4 Comments »

Here is an Open Briefing to keep all of you entertained while I prepare actual content. Last night's speech is probably more than enough to get everyone going, so have at it. On a totally unrelated note, today was Bella's actual ...

Open Thread – 5 January 2007

Friday, January 5th, 2007 Posted in Open Briefing | 4 Comments »

I'm making this an open thread, but I wanted to also share a good news story that I couldn't really find the right words to describe. So, I'll just post what FightertownUSA.org posted on their website:

Open Briefing: 29 December 2006

Friday, December 29th, 2006 Posted in Open Briefing | 30 Comments »

Good morning, folks. Here is another Open Briefing thread for all of us to enjoy. The topic is entirely up, well, everyone down in the comments. All you bloggers feel free to use those nifty trackbacks if you have something ...

Open Thread – 26 December 2006

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 Posted in Open Briefing | 19 Comments »

Well, Christmas has come and gone. I love this time of year. Here's the chance to tell your favorite Christmas story. What was the best thing you got or gave yesterday? Any funny "not another necktie" ...