The Obama Wrecking Ball in Iraq

4,000 men and women died in vain? I hope not.

John Bolton, former ambassador to the UN, sees Obama’s hasty withdraw of troops as a lose-lose situation for America.

Then again, he never was committed to lasting victory in the region:

Saving Sage

How Could You Not Help The Adorable Mug..and His Dog Too!

My friend Jean emailed this request to me and I am asking for your help in bringing Sage safely home. Please help Sage by donating funds to bring her home.

I’d like to introduce you to Sage and Lcpl Werner, their photo is attached to this email:

Lance Corporal Alex Werner lives in Milford, PA. He is the 2nd of four children. He joined the Marine Corps right out of high school, and chose to be a combat engineer since he’d always enjoyed construction, as well as destruction – ie bombs and blowing things up with them. One night while on a mission with his platoon in Iraq, Lcpl Werner’s vehicle rounded a corner and a dog ran out in front of them. The dog was killed, leaving behind a puppy who was on the side of the road. Lcpl Werner heard her crying and caught her (not an easy task he says). From that moment on, she has been with Lcpl Werner and the rest of the Marines of his platoon, being loved on by them and, according to Major Kleber’s telling, carried everywhere by them. The men have named the dog Sage. She is being showered with love and affection and toys that have been sent in care packages.

SPCA International has agreed to assist with transporting Sage back to the US from Iraq. Due to operational movements, it may be necessary to bring her home very soon. The cost of bring a dog from Iraq is over $7,000. SPCA International covers the majority of the costs, but requires the service member to provide at least $1,000 towards the cost of his own pup’s transport.

I am asking that everyone consider giving a gift to SPCA International to help get Sage home where she will live with Lcpl Werner upon his return from Iraq. If everyone gives just $10.00-$25.00 each, we can easily raise the $1,000 required to get Sage home and help take that burden off of Lcpl Werner.

Donations can be made multiple ways. Checks can be sent to SPCA International

Operation Baghdad Pups Program

P.O. Box 1230

Washington, DC  20013

The memo line should read “Operation Baghdad Pups – Sage”

Credit card donations can also be made on the website SPCAI

If you would prefer to purchase items that will be used to bring Sage home, such as her crate, please get in touch with me and I will get you a list of items that need to be purchased for her.

Gun Control Logic

Hmmm….

If you consider that there has been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theater of operations during the past  22 months, and a total of 2112 deaths, that gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.

The firearm death rate in Washington , D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 for the same period.

That means you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the  U.S. capital, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the  U.S. , than you are in Iraq .

Conclusion: The  U.S. should pull out of Washington.

Tell Pelosi – Posting Photos Hurts Our Troops!

Bill O’Reilly has a talent of grating on my last nerve, but his talking point memo for June 10th is something I can support 100%. Releasing the photos with out a proper context will inflame our enemies and U.S. soldiers will die. Every sane citizen understands this basic principle. Please contact Madame Speaker on this crucial issue, and tell her to not issue death warrants for U.S. soldiers.

Bill O’Reilly TPM:

There comes a time, ladies and gentlemen, when ideology can cause death. I am so tired of zealots, primarily on the left, putting their insane personal agendas above the safety of fellow Americans.

Do you think the brave soldiers and Marines operating in dangerous areas right this minute want grisly pictures all over Al Jazeera and the terror Web sites? So let’s look out for our military, OK?

If you’d like to contact Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, here’s the contact information that you’ll need:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi
http://speaker.house.gov/contact or http://www.speaker.gov/contact

If the web contact form doesn’t work, use this email address:
AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov

Office of the Speaker
H-232, US Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-0100

Tell Pelosi – Posting Photos Hurts Our Troops!

Bill O’Reilly has a talent of grating on my last nerve, but his talking point memo for June 10th is something I can support 100%. Releasing the photos with out a proper context will inflame our enemies and U.S. soldiers will die. Every sane citizen understands this basic principle. Please contact Madame Speaker on this crucial issue, and tell her to not issue death warrants for U.S. soldiers.

Bill O’Reilly TPM:

There comes a time, ladies and gentlemen, when ideology can cause death. I am so tired of zealots, primarily on the left, putting their insane personal agendas above the safety of fellow Americans.

Do you think the brave soldiers and Marines operating in dangerous areas right this minute want grisly pictures all over Al Jazeera and the terror Web sites? So let’s look out for our military, OK?

If you’d like to contact Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, here’s the contact information that you’ll need:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi
http://speaker.house.gov/contact or http://www.speaker.gov/contact

If the web contact form doesn’t work, use this email address:
AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov

Office of the Speaker
H-232, US Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-0100

Operation Baghdad Pups

Buster is happy dog!

He was rescued from certain death on a busy highway in Philadelphia and adopted into a loving family.

There is a joy in bringing a rescue into your home – knowing you have made a positive impact in the life of a dog. It can be a challenge as well, trying to decipher all his quirks and mannerisms. I still don’t know why Buster insists on putting his paw on my foot when I’m sitting down. Still, his previous owner’s carelessness have been my gift – I couldn’t image him not being part of the family.

Another reason for Buster to smile – other dogs in peril are being rescued and brought to loving forever homes in the US.

Operation Baghdad Pups

The organization began with a desperate email in 2007 from a soldier hoping for assistance in rescuing a dog that had bonded with US soldiers. Working with SPCA International, Operation Baghdad Pups coordinates the rescues of dogs and cats befriended by US troops. It is a daunting, expensive task but priceless for the lives it saves. SPCA International can use your support – donate HERE. This Ain’t Hell (TAH) details the rescue of Maj Hutchinson dog thanks to Operation Baghdad Pups. The guys over at TAH prove that underneath the tough exterior, they are sensitive, pro dog people.

Buster got the best gift of all this past Christmas – a forever home.

He is such a ham! He settled in quickly to his new home.

Operation Baghdad Pups

Buster is happy dog!

He was rescued from certain death on a busy highway in Philadelphia and adopted into a loving family.

There is a joy in bringing a rescue into your home – knowing you have made a positive impact in the life of a dog. It can be a challenge as well, trying to decipher all his quirks and mannerisms. I still don’t know why Buster insists on putting his paw on my foot when I’m sitting down. Still, his previous owner’s carelessness have been my gift – I couldn’t image him not being part of the family.

Another reason for Buster to smile – other dogs in peril are being rescued and brought to loving forever homes in the US.

Operation Baghdad Pups

The organization began with a desperate email in 2007 from a soldier hoping for assistance in rescuing a dog that had bonded with US soldiers. Working with SPCA International, Operation Baghdad Pups coordinates the rescues of dogs and cats befriended by US troops. It is a daunting, expensive task but priceless for the lives it saves. SPCA International can use your support – donate HERE. This Ain’t Hell (TAH) details the rescue of Maj Hutchinson dog thanks to Operation Baghdad Pups. The guys over at TAH prove that underneath the tough exterior, they are sensitive, pro dog people.

Buster got the best gift of all this past Christmas – a forever home.

He is such a ham! He settled in quickly to his new home.

Witness To History – UPDATE

Photo and text shamelessly borrowed from my favorite heterosexual LT:

The results for the Iraqi provincial elections are mostly in, and the NYT Baghdad Bureau has the results broken out by province. The big winner is Prime Minister Maliki’s Dawa party, which won in Baghdad and most of the southern provinces. The Iraqi Islamic Party won in some northern Sunni provinces like Salahuddin and Diyala, but the winner in the largest Sunni province (Anbar) was won by the secular Iraqi National Project. The awakening tribes finished in a close second and they are satisfied with the results and backing off on their initial call to arms amidst fraud allegations. Hakim’s Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (with very close ties to Iran) and everyone’s hero, Muqtada al-Sadr, lost big too…even in Muthanna and Basra.

You can read more his brilliance over at Lt. Nixon Rants.

Yes I know, I can get away with this because I’m just so damned cute.

Witness To History – UPDATE

Photo and text shamelessly borrowed from my favorite heterosexual LT:

The results for the Iraqi provincial elections are mostly in, and the NYT Baghdad Bureau has the results broken out by province. The big winner is Prime Minister Maliki’s Dawa party, which won in Baghdad and most of the southern provinces. The Iraqi Islamic Party won in some northern Sunni provinces like Salahuddin and Diyala, but the winner in the largest Sunni province (Anbar) was won by the secular Iraqi National Project. The awakening tribes finished in a close second and they are satisfied with the results and backing off on their initial call to arms amidst fraud allegations. Hakim’s Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (with very close ties to Iran) and everyone’s hero, Muqtada al-Sadr, lost big too…even in Muthanna and Basra.

You can read more his brilliance over at Lt. Nixon Rants.

Yes I know, I can get away with this because I’m just so damned cute.

Witness To History – Iraq Elections

Not reported on O’CNN.

BlackFive reports on the recent elections in Iraq. This is a must read, folks.
ToThePoint News contributor observed on this election:

I don’t suppose this will get much coverage in the States as the news is so good. No, the news is unbelievable.

Something didn’t happen in Al Anbar Province, Iraq today, Saturday January 31.

Once the most violent and most dangerous places on earth, no suicide vest bomber detonated killing dozens of voters.

No suicide truck bomber drove into a polling place collapsing the building and killing and injuring over 100.

No Marine was in a firefight engaging an Al Qaeda terrorist trying to disrupt democracy.

What did happen was Anbar Sunnis came out in their tens of thousands to vote in the first free election of their lives.

I’ll make the observation that the world’s oldest civilization has taken a giant step in securing itself as the world’s youngest democracy.