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Friend of Milblogs Steve Schippert has a new article up discussing Pakistan's future.
I think he has some good points, providing an interesting counter to the Red Mosque attacks going on now. Exit question: If the Pakistan Ulema Council offers "Sword of Allah" status on Osama bin Laden, and bin Laden's declared war on the US, that means what with respect to the relations between the Ulema Council and the US government?
We get this nonsense
Paper With Strong Military Readership Calls for Iraq Pullout
The paper is The Olympian in Olympia, Wash. Nearby are Ft. Lewis (which has sent tens of thousands of troops to Iraq) and McCord Air Force Base. Daily circulation is about 32,000.
Olympia has a population of 44,000 people. While it is true that it is within commuting distance of Fort Lewis, Lakewood(pop 57,000) and Tacoma(pop 190,000) are closer and largercommunities.
Olympia http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/70634.html isn't known for being a "Military Cummunity", it is more famous for the antics of its city council.
via The Olympian
TACOMA - Olympia City Councilman TJ Johnson won't face charges for his role in protests Sunday against a military shipment at the Port of Tacoma bound for Iraq.
The Dominant Paper for the Fort Lewis area is "The News Tribune", with a circulation of 120,000 according to Wikipedia
There is this old joke about how people name their children "Fe ma le" because they saw it on their daughter's birth certificate... And I dare say that there must be thousands of people who named their children "anonymous" so that the government would never know who they are... and one of those "brave" people named anonymous left this comment yesterday -- on the 4th of July -- on my May 2007 "Still Hard to Be a Soldier's Mom" blog entry:
Yeah maybe they shouldn't going there because a psychopath and liar president tells them to go and fighting a useless war that already looks like Nam 2.But I guess people these days are too young and stupid and thinking they join the army to actually change something in good.I got some news:you will never change anything in that damn hellhole.... and for what,ohh yeah for "doing whats right"....pffft
So, dear "anonymous"... in case you or anyone else is wondering whether our guys in Iraq think they're doing what's right and whether it's "worth it" and whether they can change something for the better: take a look at this:
588 STRONG... re-enlisting... in a battle zone... and 161 who were not even born in the USA thinking this is a great country and willing to defend it... and fight for it... and a grateful Nation that said "Thank You!" with the greatest gift we can give Citizenship. The story HERE
And Blackfive has the B-roll video up... HERE
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