Myths About Afghanistan
Victor Davis Hanson on whether Afghanistan is really the "graveyard of empires ..."
The July 14, 2007 edition of the WSJ had a tribute to blogs, one section in which Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner discussed Milblogs. Matthew Burden at Blackfive links this up with some blogs he likes to read. There are many good resources listed in his post, but one of the links Matthew gives is The Captain’s Journal. We are certainly undeserving of this kindness, but a word or two about Blackfive is appropriate. In a world in which people and institutions are seldom worthy of the power or attention they are given, Blackfive is the most influential Milblog, and they are in the rarefied air of deserving this influence and attention. They are tops.
On an slightly unrelated issue (but still pertaining to Milblogs), by Googling “Forward Operating Base Reaper” I stumbled across a new Milblogger named Jim Spiri, associated with the Philadelphia Inquirer, who has been embedded for five weeks with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Golf Company, and intends to be with them again soon.
Golf Company has seen the lion’s share of combat in Fallujah over the last three months, and is responsible for controlling the entire Southern half of Fallujah. After talking some with Jim, he piped in, “I know your son.” It is a blessing from God to talk a bit with a person who has been there recently and seen your son and his fire team.
I would embed if I had the funding, and although I thought that the funding was potentially available from an outside source, the opportunity seems to have dried up. In lieu of reporting myself from Iraq, its nice to have friends there.
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