New post up at Liberty Unyielding. Enjoy!
Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 18, 2014
USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) – (Almost) home at last
Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 16, 2014
Ukraine on the brink
Posted in General military, Great power geopolitics, Maritime operations, Political commentary, Strategic air operations, Strategy, US Foreign policy | Tags: AWACS, B-2, B-52, Black Sea, Dmitry Medvedev, Eastern Europe, Geopolitics, Military, National defense, NATO, Russia, Statesmanship, Strategy, The West, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 14, 2014
The “Half-McNamara”: Russian attack jet buzzes U.S. Navy destroyer
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Posted in Air operations, General military, Great power geopolitics, Maritime operations, Missile defense, Naval strategy, Political commentary, Strategy, US Foreign policy | Tags: ballistic missile defense, Black Sea, BMD, Geopolitics, Half-McNamara, Military, Naval operations, Russia, Statesmanship, Su-24 Fencer, Ukraine, US Navy, USS Donald Cook
Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 13, 2014
Nevada standoff: Yes, it’s solar-industry cronies (but NOT the Chinese)
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Posted in Climate ideology, Crony politics, Government, Left-wing themes, Political commentary, Regulation | Tags: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Chinese firm ENN, Cliven Bundy, Cronyism, Dry Lake SEZ, Environmental regulation, First Solar, Gold Butte, Gold Butte ACEC, Harry Reid, Michael Ahearn, Obama, regional mitigation strategy, Solar power
Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 10, 2014
Ghost ships: Once again, Iran reports naval port visit without evidence
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Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 8, 2014
Ohio: ‘Jesus is Muslim’ billboards removed after pastors gather for public prayer
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Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 8, 2014
Video: Westboro ‘Baptist’ picks on wrong town this time
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Posted in Political commentary, The Ineffable | Tags: McAlester, Moore, Oklahoma, Westboro "Baptist"
Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 7, 2014
Allen West: Guardian ronin
Review of Allen West’s new book, Guardian of the Republic, at Liberty Unyielding. Enjoy!
Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 6, 2014
Gee, a whole brigade? ‘Beefing up’ Europe
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Posted in General military, Great power geopolitics, Strategy | Tags: Geopolitics, Military, NATO, Obama, Russia, Strategy, Ukraine
Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | April 2, 2014
Change coming to TOC
Treasured readers, it is with tremendous regret that I announce a suspension of posting here at TOC. The blogging won’t stop, but there’s a formatting problem, introduced by a recent change in the WordPress software, which is making it all but impossible for me to post items here. I haven’t been able to fully gauge how hard the squirrels are running in the background at WordPress to do something about this. But for now, there’s just too much work involved in posting at TOC. I literally have to go through and reformat everything in a post, from italics and bold to hyperlinks and font. Read More…
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USS George H.W. Bush (foreground) and USS Harry S Truman turn over duties in the Gulf of Aden in March 2014. (DOD image)
There’s been a weary sense of quiet — if a busy and edgy quiet — on USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) for the last few hours. The air wing has flown off. The deployment, which started in July 2013, and for which Truman has maintained full readiness since February 2013, is almost over. Truman is scheduled to arrive at the carrier piers in Norfolk, VA at 10:00 AM Eastern time. Read More…
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Posted in General military, Maritime operations, Naval operations | Tags: US Navy, USS Harry S Truman