The 4th Brigade 82nd Airborne has started deploying.

Armed Liberal's son was part of the ADVON and he has a great post up at Winds of Change. My son will be heading out with the main body. Our prayers go out to all of the soldiers going in harms way. Not much else I can say about it right now without getting a bit choked up.

Being the old sailor that I am I have to say "Fair Winds and Following Seas" boys!

Labels: Warriors

>> UPDATE <<

Several folks have stepped up to help out these fine men. I want to give a big thanks to all of you!


For those that are interested, the soldiers in my son's unit are in need of support during their deployment to Afghanistan. I am compiling a list of needed items below.

If you are able to help or support in any way please send me an e-mail for more information: citizensparta@gmail.com. Thank you in advance!

1. Drag bags for the SDM's. Preferably TAN >>Click Here<< (6 ea)

2. M14 Service Tools >>Click Here<< (6 Sets) More info Here
* 140101 Gas cylinder wrench, steel, 1/4" thick
3. LULA mag loader/unloader. >>Click Here<< (for M16 & M14)
* M16 Lula PN #LU556M16BLK, Butler Creek PN #24215
* M14 Lula PN #LU308M1ABLK, Butler Creek PN #24220

4. Weapons lube that DOESN’T ATTRACT SAND. (MILTECH or Remington Dry Lube only)

5. Lens anti fog agent.

I will add more to the list in the coming days.

Labels: Warriors

UPDATE

It's the pot calling the kettle black. Congress and the Whitehouse have been hammering corporations for extravagant travel and now Nancy Pelosi wants to spend $550,000,000 of taxpayers money on several new Gulfstream G5's (C-37) and Boeing 737 Business Jets (C-40). I'll tell ya what Nancy, go fly Southwest Airlines and save the taxpayers some money!

I don't care what anyone says but the Obamanation and the democrat leadership do not give a flying rip about the troops. Just because Nancy Pelosi thinks the USAF is her personal chauffer service does not mean she needs more aircraft, especialy by taking it out of the Defense Department's budget. That madam, is stealing from the troops and putting them at risk! Bottom line, there is NO REASON for the United States Air Force to be shuttling members of congress around the country or across the world as a normal part of business.

Here is the initial story at The Wall Street Journal

At least the Defense Department is fighting back.

Labels: Liberals, Obama

The Whitehouse is full of idiots. What else can I say? Check this out from the Washington Times.

White House: 'War on terrorism' is over
'Jihadists' and 'global war' no longer acceptable terms

By Jon Ward and Eli Lake WASHINGTON TIMES

It's official. The U.S. is no longer engaged in a "war on terrorism." Neither is it fighting "jihadists" or in a "global war."

President Obama's top homeland security and counterterrorism official took all three terms off the table of acceptable words inside the White House during a speech Thursday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.

"The President does not describe this as a 'war on terrorism,'" said John Brennan, head of the White House homeland security office, who outlined a "new way of seeing" the fight against terrorism.

The only terminology that Mr. Brennan said the administration is using is that the U.S. is "at war with al Qaeda."

"We are at war with al Qaeda," he said. "We are at war with its violent extremist allies who seek to carry on al Qaeda's murderous agenda."

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in March that the administration was not using the term "war on terror" but no specific directive had come from the White House itself. Mr. Obama himself used the term "war on terror" on Jan. 23, his fourth day as president, but has not used it since.

Mr. Brennan's speech was aimed at outlining ways in which the Obama administration intends to undermine the "upstream" factors that create an environment in which terrorists are bred.

The president's adviser talked about increasing aid to foreign governments for building up their militaries and social and democratic institutions, but provided few details about how the White House will do that.

He was specific about ways in which Mr. Obama believes words influence the way America prosecutes the fight against terrorism.

Mr. Brennan said that to say the U.S. is fighting "jihadists" is wrongheaded because it is using "a legitimate term, 'jihad,' meaning to purify oneself or to wage a holy struggle for a moral goal" which "risks giving these murderers the religious legitimacy they desperately seek but in no way deserve."

"Worse, it risks reinforcing the idea that the United States is somehow at war with Islam itself," Mr. Brennan said.

As for the "war on terrorism," Mr. Brennan said the administration is not going to say that "because 'terrorism' is but a tactic — a means to an end, which in al Qaedas case is global domination by an Islamic caliphate."

"You can never fully defeat a tactic like terrorism any more than you can defeat the tactic of war itself," Mr. Brennan said.

He also said that to call the fight against al Qaeda and other terrorist groups — which he said remains "a dynamic and evolving threat" — should not be called "a global war."

While Mr. Brennan acknowledged that al Qaeda and its affiliates are active in countries throughout the Middle East and Africa, he also said that "portraying this as a 'global' war risks reinforcing the very image that al Qaeda seeks to project of itself — that it is a highly organized, global entity capable of replacing sovereign nations with a global caliphate."

The president's adviser said that in discussing counter terror operations, Mr. Obama "has encouraged us to be even more aggressive, even more proactive, and even more innovative" than they have been proposing.

But Mr. Brennan lamented "inflammatory rhetoric, hyperbole, and intellectual narrowness" surrounding the national security debate and said Mr. Obama has views that are "nuanced, not simplistic; practical, not ideological."

Labels: GWOT, Liberals, Main Stream Idiots, Obama

Steven Pressfield is the renowned author of several books including Gates of Fire, The Virtues of War and The Afghanistan Campaign. Steven has published a video blog series about "War & Reality in Afghanistan."

Steven describes the blog as such:

"This five-part series is about war in Afghanistan, ancient and modern. I'm not doing this for money or politics. I'm a Marine and I don't want young Marines and soldiers going into harm's way without the full arsenal of history and context. Think of these videos as a mini-course in tribalism. I invite discussion. Tell me I'm crazy, tell me I'm wrong. If you agree, tell me too."

Episode #1 - "It's the Tribes Stupid"

Episode #2 - "The Citizen vs The Tribesman"

Episode #3 - "Tribes Are Different From You and Me"

Episode #4 - "Fighting a Tribal Enemy"

Episode #5 - "How to Win in Afghanistan"

Steven's blog should be required reading and viewing for all personnel involved with Afghanistan. Be sure and read through ALL of the older posts as well. Steven admits a mea-culpa about not communicating a point on radicalism of islam.

"I must offer a mea culpa here. Because I agree completely with Zenpundit. Somehow my statements in the videos must have failed to express that."

No matter your stance, Steven scribes a few points to ponder!

Labels: GWOT, Warriors

If you did not believe it before, believe it now. Obama is now asking citizens to snitch on their neighbors. We are almost nazi Germany or soviet Russia now.

Read on:

"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov." (Emphasis added.)

Check out the White House web page here.

You have got to be kidding me. I am contacting my Senators and Congressman to get to the bottom of this. People need to wake up...we must put a stop to this!

Labels: Liberals, Obama

Kudos to Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) for publically challenging the Obama gangsters in Wahsington.

Issa to Emanuel: Back Off!

August 4, 2009
WASHINGTON. D.C. – Following reports that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has been orchestrating an effort to intimidate members of Congress and Governors who raise legitimate concerns regarding the effectiveness of the stimulus, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter to Emanuel saying “While this type of scare tactic may work In Chicago, it will not work to intimidate me or other Members of the United States Congress.”

“I and others have dared to bring these facts to the attention of President Obama, the Congress and the American people,” Issa wrote. “You’ve unfortunately reacted by once again resorting to the playbook of the Chicago political machine.”

Read the news release here.

Labels: Liberals, Obama

Take a close look at this picture and see if you can figure out what it says about the Obamanator.


Check out the story at American Thinker

Labels: Liberals, Obama