Category Archives: Hearts & Minds
Spc. John Laursen, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, hands out water during a joint U.S.-Iraqi humanitarian aid mission to the Bashariyah district near Yusifiyah, Iraq. June 4, 2010 U.S. Army photo by Spc. … Continue reading
“this is what success looks like: an Iraq that provides no safe-haven to terrorists; a democratic Iraq that is sovereign, stable, and self-reliant.”-President Obama, graduation address at West Point A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier keeps his finger with indelible ink near … Continue reading
U.S. Army Spc. Scott Guthrie stands watch on the roof of an Iraqi police station in Tunis, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2009. Guthrie is assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd … Continue reading
“Obsessed by their hatred and floundering in illogicality, these dupes forget that the United States, acting in her own self-interest, is also acting in the interest of us Europeans and in the interests of many other countries, threatened, or already … Continue reading
Oct. 5 Protesters hold signs in front of the White House to mark the upcoming eighth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. Protesters did not hesitate to voice their disapproval with President Obama’s policies, including Predator drone strikes that have … Continue reading
Sgt. Donald Herring from the Army’s 64th Armored Regiment distributes toys to Iraqi children during a joint patrol with Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad’s Mansour neighborhood. oleg popov, reuters Not everyone appreciates being offered handouts. It can be quite insulting. Apparently, … Continue reading
“Just 20 percent of our people are good. 80 percent are bad. You should know that….We’re Arabs. But first we are selfish and greedy.” -”Sayid” Women look at Iraqi soldiers on a patrol on the outskirts of Basra, 420 km … Continue reading
Carlos Bledsoe/Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad/Abdulhakim Bledsoe/Human Pondscum gave an interview to the Associated Press, reported yesterday, in which he justifies the killing of Private William Andrew Long as not murder, “because U.S. military action in the Middle East made the killing … Continue reading
Here’s my 2009 Memorial Day video: Most of the photos come from DoD, and are focused on the current conflicts. The editing is a bit uneven, as I haphazardly imported pictures without a lot of discrimination; but ultimately, what I … Continue reading
Maybe now that President Obama’s in charge of the war in Iraq, and there’s no need to lie, distort, or half quote truths to oppose the war (can’t oppose it if it’s run by a Democrat)…maybe now people will realize: … Continue reading
