So Just How Bad Is It?

How bad are things when you have to start using US Navy personnel as ground troops to support a war? It FUBAR, that's how bad it is and that's exactly what the Bush administration is doing, according to Star's and Stripes, (via Cryptogon). While I was aware that they were using US Navy Seabees in some rear echelon posts and their usual construction capacity, this is the first time I have heard of the Pentagon using US Navy ratings in ground combat situations.

If the Bush regime is reaching this deep and far for bodies then things are not going well, folks. At this rate a reinstatement of the draft will become inevitable. Squids are not grunts and shouldn't be used as such unless you're looking for cannon fodder. Seabees fight when they must and train with the US Marine Corps to attain a modicum of combat ability but they are constructors, not combat troops. A swabby is trained to participate in the day to day operations and support of sea going vessels or support for Naval Air assets, the USMC is the ground combat unit of the US Navy. Using the Navy in this manner, and admitting to it points up some serious problems in Bush's wars, especially where manpower is concerned.

As someone who grew up in a USN family, (Seabees, to be more specific) I cannot fathom the thinking going into this. Pulling sailors from sea duty and placing them in ground operations is ludicrous. If the almost inevitable conflict with Iran takes off one has to wonder where the Bush administration will get their warm bodies for the grinder? Off the streets and out of our schools, no doubt. The time is growing short for Libertarians, Republican, Democrats and others to draw the line in the sand and put an end to this.

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The New Operation Keelhaul

So much for the concept of the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. The Bush Administration is following in the footsteps of the last big socialist president, Franklin D. Roosevelt and planning to forcibly repatriate hundreds, more likely thousands of Chinese who fled to this country from their Communist homeland. The hypocrisy on the part of the Bush Administration and their head of Homeland Insecurity is mind boggling. The Republican dominated government and their Democrat buddies are prepared to grant tacit amnesty to millions of "illegals" from south of the border, but will forcibly "repatriate" Chinese who fled a Communist regime for a better life in a supposedly free country.

Given the ignorance of the current regime inside the Beltway, I am willing to bet that they've never even given a thought to the parallels of their current scheme and Operation Keelhaul, crafted by Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill and Truman. Either that or they just do not care. Given the governments stance on the Elian Gonzales case, I tend to lean towards the latter.

Why the hypocrisy? What makes Central Americans any better than Chinese? If anything you would think that this country would jump at the chance to take the high ground and offer sanctuary to people fleeing communist countries. How many of these people that Crypt Keeper Chertoff is sending back will end up as forced labourers in some People's Collective Farm? How many will end up on their knees in a stadium somewhere receiving a 9mm to the back of the skull, (and have their families billed for the ammo)?

The PRC may have changed a great deal in some ways since I lived there in the late 70's, but it sure hasn't changed enough to convince me that anyone sent back will receive anything resembling a fair shake. The Bush regime should realise this, but given their stance towards China I must assume that they just don't give a damn. If this country can absorb 11 million "illegal" Central Americans then it is a certainty that we can, and should offer "amnesty" to the 39,000 Chinese who fled to this country from Communist China.

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

If, as we have been told, George W. Bush thinks the Constitution is "...just a goddamned piece of paper!"...then what can we assume his thoughts are where Lady Liberty is concerned? Maybe she's "..just a goddamned statue!" and what she stands for is outmoded when it comes to pleasing our communist Chinese trading "partners"? We know what they think of her, they showed the world on June 4th, 1989.

One thing is certain....the words inscribed above obviously mean nothing to most Americans anymore. Perhaps the Lady herself has outlived her day and should be removed from the public eye, since she obviously holds no place in the heart or soul of this country any longer. What a sad day when those seeking freedom are sent back to tyranny.

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As If I Needed One More Reason To Avoid CBS News

It appears like CBS is landing its first female anchor for the CBS Evening News and it is none other than the Vapid Queen herself, Katie Couric. Now, I haven't watched CBS News in any form for well over a decade, mostly due to Red Dan Rather. I guess it'll be another decade before I do so again. None of the Evening News shows are worth the money it takes to produce and sustain them and they are certainly not worth the time it takes to watch them but Couric will be the final nail in CBS news' coffin.

The viewers will no doubt flock to see her receive yet another colonoscopy, as if we didn't already know she was an...well....you know. And they can thrill to her exciting and substantive interviews. What ever happened to putting someone on air who could just report the damned news? It's just seems impossible to find anyone who can do that these days. Ah, well...at least there's the Internet, until we get a Libertarian News Network.

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A Quick Round Up

From the "Here We Go Again" files:

Looks like folks are stating the obvious where Iran is concerned. Saying that attacking Iran would spark global terrorist strikes is like saying the Earth is round. When you don't have huge standing armies, you go with what you're good at and in Iran's case that's car bombs, terrorism and the like. This situation just keeps heading towards the worst case scenario and neither of the two heads of state involved are going to flinch in this game of chicken. Hell, both of them are looking forward to it.

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Dr. Stangelove: Back In Action!

Just when you thought the Cold War was over the current administration and the Council on Foreign Relations bring back the spectre of an American first strike on the "former" Soviet Union. Needless to say there are more than a few people in Russia who are worried about this. People inside the Beltway should be concerned, too. If they believe for even one moment that ALL of the nuclear arsenal of the USSR suddenly disappeared when they self destructed then I've got a watch they might like to buy.
So, will someone tell me again why having a Libertarian as president would be a bad thing?

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Ready? Set? Start Your Riots!

Well, guess we can get set for some more rioting in France. Mr. Chirac seems dead set on signingWe'd be glad to help you, too! legislation which has already resulted in riots, strikes and destruction of private property. Here's a clue, Jack...government isn't the solution to problems...it IS the problem. You people and your nanny state have created the problems facing you, French youth, business and workers in your country. If you really wanted to fix things you'd start by beginning to dismantle your machine of State.


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