I have been through a lot of training over the years. After a few beers, people sometimes ask about the toughest training I have ever seen. After you read this story, I think you will agree that Combat Diver Qualification Course, or CDQC, at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Florida, takes the prize. I went through CDQC before it was a seven-week … [Read more...] about Combat Diver Qualification Course: Where Failure Can be Fatal
13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi tells a story you have not heard, told by men you do not know, but they are not strangers. Any American who has been in combat has seen these men. In very good units, they are plentiful. This is a story about a few amazing guys who disobeyed a few orders and saved a bunch of lives. Every American should read this … [Read more...] about 13 Hours: American Heroes Tell Their Story
The Utah National Guard suspects its facilities, equipment and personnel may have been involved in making a swimsuit calendar. Of all the bizarre unauthorized uses of my tax dollars, this seems one of the more reasonable. Where were these calendar models when I was in SF? (If you answered "elementary school," you would be correct.) The Utah National Guard is investigating … [Read more...] about Bikinis and Green Berets: Girls Gone Wild with the Utah National Guard?
Major General Mike Nagata has been named to command the effort to form a guerrilla force to fight ISIS. Nagata is a career Green Beret who is highly regarded within the Big Army and the Pentagon. His appointment shows that the administration is serious about an unconventional effort in the region and has put the professionals in charge. Nagata is picking an all star … [Read more...] about President Obama Names Green Beret to Train Syrian Rebels
A Green Beret walks into a bar and takes a seat next to a very attractive woman. He gives her a quick glance then casually looks at his watch for a moment. The woman notices this and asks, "Is your date running late?" "No," he replies, "I recently got this state-of-the-art watch, and I was just testing it." The intrigued woman says, "A state-of-the-art watch? What's … [Read more...] about A Green Beret Walks Into a Bar…
“We will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country wherever they are. That means I will not hesitate to take action against [ISIS] in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.” - President Obama Amen, Mister President. Another 9/11, another terror group killing Americans. We need to think … [Read more...] about Another 9/11 and a Call for Sneakers on the Ground
Tragic recent events have restarted a debate in Washington about what politicians can to do to protect school children. President Obama has called for "meaningful action" to prevent killings. I agree, we need meaningful action. As I listened to the news reports, I realized that there is nothing that politicians can do to prevent school shootings, but that doesn’t mean that … [Read more...] about Sheepdogs for Lambs: Meaningful Action in Schools
Anonymous U.S. officials have told the Associated Press that the CIA station chief in Libya reported to the CIA within 24 hours of the 9/11 terror attack in Libya that it was not a spontaneous mob upset by a video about Muhammad. The leading suspect is the Benghazi militia, Ansar al-Shariah. The group denies responsibility for the attack but has ties to al-Qaida in the … [Read more...] about CIA Found Terror Links A Day After Libya Attack
CBS News has obtained State Department email sent as the Benghazi attack unfolded containing timely and accurate descriptions of the attack. The State Department Operations Center alerted the White House Situation Room, the office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the FBI of the attack on September 11 at 4:05 p.m. Eastern time: "US Diplomatic Mission in … [Read more...] about State Department Email on Benghazi Attack Released
U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and John McCain (R-Arizona) have released the following statement on the lack of United States military reinforcements to aid our Consulate in Benghazi, Libya during the September 11, 2012 attack: “A number of our constituents are asking what could have been done to protect our fellow Americans during the almost eight hour siege … [Read more...] about Could the U.S. Have Sent a Rescue Force to Libya?
debbieschlussel.com reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has overturned the conviction of Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden’s driver. The U.S. Court of Appeals concluded that the Military Commissions Act did not authorize prosecutions for conduct that occurred before the law was passed and that was not prohibited at the time it … [Read more...] about Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Salim Hamdan (bin Laden’s driver)
Foreignpolicy.com reports that the U.S. State Department is in negotiations with the Afghani government to extended the presence of U.S. troops past 2014. Marc Grossman, the State Department's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said the negotiations will provide U.S. troop presence well past 2014, for counterterrorism operations and training and advising … [Read more...] about State Department Wants to Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Past 2014
