Some thoughts on victims, the military and the media. Let’s admit that there are victims, and let them define themselves.

White House says the U.S. is NOT fighting a war-ish sorta war. But I guess it depends on what your definition of “is” is.

An oplan for Libya drawn up by Hillary Clinton and executed by French generals… Why, what could possibly go wrong?

Military personnel take extreme measures to meet body-fat and weight rules
By Lance M. Bacon, Scott Fontaine and James K. Sanborn
Special to The Washington Post
Tuesday, February 1, 2011; E01
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Heather Sommerdyke spent $12,000 on two liposuction surgeries last spring. She was running eight to 10 miles, six days a week. She even switched […]

Whether there’s an appeal or not, the congressionally-mandated discrimination against homosexuals is going to end. Most of the country, and most of the military for that matter, has moved on. There may be an injunction issued. Congress may or may not act. But the writing is on the wall.

The Press is not the enemy, or are we? The current kerfuffle over rating of reporters covering the U.S. military underscores the tension that exists between the military and media, which strikes me as a good thing.