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Morning Awful: Mes Aynak

The Bushies not only let China capture the market in rare earth metals, they gave China huge concessions in what turned out to be a country with huge reserves of them: Afghanistan. At Mes Aynak, a Chinese company is set … Continue reading

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Morning Awful: Lost In Translation

The U.S. Army spent something like a quarter-million dollars teaching me Arabic and then sent me to Fort Hood to change oil in Humvees for two years. Some of us were lucky enough to get temporary duty (TDY) overseas. Most … Continue reading

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Can I Have The Money Quote Please?

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review characterizes the remarks of House Minority Leader John Boehner thusly: “Ensuring there’s enough money to pay for the war will require reforming the country’s entitlement system.” But it’s not in his words, it’s in their words. The … Continue reading

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