"No Survivors" - The Twenty-Second Anniversary of Eagle Flight

Blackfive   

"They came to save us, and to give us dignity. Their sacrifice will remain in the minds of our children for the rest of their lives. We will teach their names to our children, and keep their names in our books of history as heroes who gave their lives for freedom." - Kurd Sheik Ahmet at the April 17th, 1994 memorial service in Zakhu, Iraq.

"Today, is the 22nd anniversary of a dark day in our military history...while the inquiry results were weak, this was one incident in which many lessons were learned that later saved American and allied lives (true IFF came from this), and continued the long trek to freedom for one of the most deserving groups of human beings on this planet.

"Let's start at what isn't quite the beginning but as good as any place to start this story...

"In April, 1991, as part of U.N. Resolution 688, the National Command Authority commanded the US Armed Forces to conduct Operation Provide Comfort.  On the 8th of April 1991, the 1st Battalion (FWD) of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) from Bad Tolz, Germany, deployed to conduct humanitarian relief operations for over a half million Kurdish refugees.  Soon the 2nd and 3rd Battalions arrived from the states.

"From the 10th Group's history page (emphasis is mine):" . . .

Dear LGBT Community, Resistance to Your Community Has Nothing To Do With Being “Phobic”

Phobic:  

1. 1a :  having an intolerance or aversion for <photophobic><Anglophobic>b :  exhibiting a phobia for <claustrophobic>
2. 2:  lacking affinity for <hydrophobic>

RedState  "I can’t count how many times I’ve heard the accusation thrown at me.

“ 'You’re homophobic!” says the gay, or lesbian.

“ 'You’re transphobic!” says the transgendered.

"This assumption usually comes smack dab in the middle – or if they’re lazy, at the beginning – of an argument against the latest in the long line of you-will-be-made-to-care attempts at bringing the culture at large to heel. Sometimes, the accusation is thrown out – not to silence an opponent in an argument – but to no-platform someone who they feel needs to be silenced before he or she even opens their mouth.

"When it was announced that I would be writing for the popular website, The Escapist, leftists and social justice warriors poured over my every public utterance to find something damning, and settled on a tweet I had said in the past about transgenderism. The internet exploded, and numerous sites, and message boards got the word out about how The Escapist was hiring on the most transphobic man since Hitler. Go ahead and google it. There’s even an entire NeoGaf page dedicated to me.

"But how accurate is the label of homophobic, or transphobic when thrown at others, and the public at large when they, like me, resist the agenda?" . . .

Obama, the foreign-policy guru

‘We have to destroy her story’: How Hillary enabled Bill

Rich Lowry

. . . "Hillary Clinton’s self-image as a feminist champion has always been at odds with her political partnership with a serial womanizer whose electoral career has depended on discrediting and smearing the women with whom he’s had dalliances.

"Hillary tends to get a pass, because the 1990s were a long time ago, the media often scold anyone who brings up the scandals and most politicians think it’s bad form to talk about someone else’s marriage. Unconstrained by all these boundaries, Trump is hitting her with his characteristic abandon.

"Hillary’s defenders say this is tantamount to blaming her for Bill’s infidelities. Of course, she’s not responsible for his wanderings. But as a fully vested member of Bill’s political operation, Hillary had as much interest in forcefully rebutting all allegations of sexual misconduct as he did." . . .

What to Do When Your Grown Child Doesn't Hold Your Political Views

Julie Prince

"What happens when your children end up holding political views that are different from your own? Just because you may influence them with your views when they are young doesn't always mean they will follow suit and adopt your ideology when they are grown. Children enjoy rebelling at times ... it's like ... what they do! Trust me, I have been there with my own daughter, but I promise, it does get better!

"I have been a conservative constitutionalist all of my life and my daughter started out very liberal. Now that she is almost 19 and has her first job, she identifies as a proud libertarian. Funny how paying taxes really opens your eyes! As the saying goes, "If you're not a liberal by the time you're 20, you have no heart. If you're still a liberal by the time you're 40, you have no head."

"You may have to experience this like I had to, and it can be frustrating! Here are a few pieces of advice that may help:" . . .

Ex-State Dept Advisor: Clinton’s ‘Sloppy Communications’ May Have Blown Counter-Terrorism Ops

Weasel Zippers   

"She refused to take care with any communications she had, not just emails…"

Via Law Newz:

Buried amid news coverage of the damning State Department Inspector General’s report is another explosive story that is certain to cause even more headaches for Hillary Clinton. A retired military advisor to the State Department has come out with claims that Clinton’s “sloppy communications with her senior staff” may have compromised counterterrorism operations in the Philippines.
Bill Johnson, the former State Department’s advisor to the Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC), made these explosive allegations in an article published late on Wednesday by Newsweek. The report states “secret plans to eliminate the leader of a Filipino Islamist separatist group and intercept Chinese-made weapons components being smuggled into Iraq were repeatedly foiled.”
“I had several missions that went inexplicably wrong, with the targets one step ahead of us,” Johnson told Newsweek.
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Bernie Sanders, confronted with socialism's failures, cannot defend his economic policies

https://earloftaint.com/

Thomas Lifson   "Edgar Portela of Newsbusters reports:

When asked to explain the failure of socialist governments in Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil, Sanders completely clammed up, saying he has an opinion on the subject, but was unwilling to share it, as he is “focused on my campaign.”

Sanders, Radio Hosts Get Into Testy Exchange Over Whether A Left Wing Agenda Can Work When Government Is So Bad  . . . "The hosts noted that Sanders platform is far left, dotted with items like free college and universal health care. But they’re main question was how is this going to work, let alone garnering more support for these programs, when you hear stories about the inexcusable waiting times (and appalling care) at Veterans Affairs, along with the pervasive failure over at the Transportation Security Administration. Some of these security lines have resulted in travelers waiting hours to be screened prior to boarding. Airlines are not happy with the deteriorating situation. Recently, a top official dealing with was removed from his position as head of security for the TSA, though he had collected $90,000 in bonuses despite no improvements with the security line situation.

Ronald Reagan vs. Barack Obama’s Legacy Brilliantly Compared

The Federalist Papers

, , , "Robert Gehl reports that there’s one part of Barack Obama’s letter to all public schools and universities about “transgender accommodation” that the media – and the rest of us – have overlooked.

"It has nothing to do with bathrooms or locker rooms, either – but something much worse. Obama’s federal “guidance” requires that:

1) School districts must allow males and females to spend the night together in the same hotel on school field trips.
2) Colleges must let men who claim to be transgender room with women.
3) School officials are not permitted to tell the women (or their parents) that their new roommate is a man.

"It’s crystal clear and plainly worded in the letter:

Housing and Overnight Accommodations. Title IX allows a school to provide separate housing on the basis of sex. But a school must allow transgender students to access housing consistent with their gender identity and may not require transgender students to stay in single-occupancy accommodations or to disclose personal information when not required of other students.

Obama's naive idealism has caused havoc as America makes the same mistakes over and over again

Charles Krauthammer's column was carried thus in this British publication

UK Telegraph

. . . "Barack Obama is a classic case study in foreign policy idealism. Indeed, one of his favorite quotations is about the arrow of history: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." He has spent nearly eight years trying to advance that arc of justice. Hence his initial "apology tour," that burst of confessional soul-searching abroad about America and its sins, from slavery to the loss of our moral compass after 9/11. Friday's trip to Hiroshima completes the arc." . . .