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Some thoughts on Afghanistan. First; We need to remember that the future of Afghanistan is what comes down from the hills when the foreigners leave;be it 2003, 2014, 2024, 2050, etc. Its been that way for millennia and its not about to change in our lifetime or our children's lifetime. One more thing; there is no winning in Afghanistan because there simply is nothing worth winning and never has been. The only acceptable measure of success I can foresee is to hopefully convince the Afghan tribes to get back to their age old traditions of tribal turf battles and treatment of ALL foreigners/outsiders as the enemy, including foreign Jihadist/Al-Qaeda. Second; We need to get rid of the concept "you don't just break things and leave" and "you break it, you own it". There are times and places where it may be much more effective and cheaper to break things " big time" and leave. In hind sight, our current course of endless warfare and nation building in Afghanistan is not working and maybe the break it and leave it strategy is the way to go when conducting war in shit hole countries like Afghanistan. Planners may need to bring back the dated concept of "Punitive Expeditions" as a possible/viable method of conducting some portions of limited/indefinite/endless warfare.

Errant strike with a good video.. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140219/NEWS/302190017/Pentagon-confirms-errant-strike-investigations-find-no-blame

The Netherlands just announced that they are once again in the Tulip Bulb business. The preferred currency for buying your "Semper Augustus" Tulip Bulbs is now the Bitcoin.

Now that's Teal Rope (SAPR) material. Maybe some additional recognition is in order.

Afghan Plane Crash. 2 ISAF troops and 1 contractor reported killed. No other details. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/02/10/afghan-plane-crash-kills-2-isaf-troops-contractor.html?comp=700001075741&rank=5

Lesson number 1 for AFPC; Keep it simple and hire this guy.

Latest ESERB Info. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/02/07/air-force-convene-early-retirement-board-some-officers-june.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1

AN/URT-44 Locator Beacon failure rate = 10 Failures out of 22 Ejections. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140205/NEWS/302050028/Locator-beacons-Air-Force-ejection-seats-failing-unacceptable-rate

It seems the gang of four (14 stars)that "came out" in support of the 1% COLA reduction may have kicked the hornet's nest. Is this blowback or legitimate/expected reaction or something else? https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140129/NEWS05/301290016/Pentagon-will-review-higher-pensions-top-officers

Global Strike Command is giving their best effort to double down. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140128/NEWS05/301280019/More-airmen-implicated-nuke-cheating-probe

Things are fixing to get serious (or maybe sillier). Not only is leadership (management) looking to repair the Air ForceNuclear Enterprise but they now will be trying to figure out what's wrong with the Strategic Deterrence Enterprise (that's a term you don't see often). I would expect to see lots of "Rapid Enterprise Reinvigorating" (once again) happening in the not to distant future. This Reinvigoration of the Nuclear/Strategic Deterrence Enterprise will continue until we regain the trust of our nation and confidence of our allies. Ready, fire, aim/ rinse and repeat.

There’s something to be said for high capacity magazines... A guy walked into a crowded bar waving his 1911 Colt .45 ACP pistol with an 8 round magazine and yelled, "Who in here hasbeen screwing my wife?" A voice from the back of the bar yelled back, "You’ll need more ammo."

Now I know where the A-1 gets their ideas. (not Serious).

Hagel looks at pay raises for missile officers. Cheating on cert test, illegal drug possession/ring, failing NSI's, security breaches, etc, = very well played, indeed. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/16/hagel-looks-at-pay-raises-for-missile-officers.html?comp=700001075741&rank=1

One more goes the way of the dodo bird. Acting Undersecretary of Navy Forced to Resign. I can see active duty "male personnel" starting to develop serious castration anxiety symptoms, particularly when SARC personnel are in the vicinity. Hopefully, this will be covered as a service connected disability by the VA. I would recommend; Literal castration = 100% disability and Metaphorical castration = 75% disability. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/15/navys-acting-undersecretary-forced-to-resign.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1

Retired Generals, Admiral Embrace Pay Reductions. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140113/BENEFITS05/301130026/Retired-generals-admiral-embrace-pay-reductions

Three-Hour Orgasm Sends Woman to ER. https://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/01/10/hln-vo-three-hour-orgasm-emergency-room.hln.html

Op-Ed; Morale(?) is High in Nuclear Force. "HIGH" seems to be the key word/concept. The USAF Nuclear Enterprise; Where they do more then just Aim HIGH, now pass the Doobie. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140111/NEWS01/301110003/Op-Ed-Morale-high-nuclear-force

Hurlburt Field: Brigadier General Jon Weeks relieved of Command. Another relationship issue? https://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/top-ranked-commander-relieved-duty-at-hurlburt-airfield-40183.shtml

Missing Captain now Considered a Deserter. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140109/NEWS06/301090010/Missing-Shaw-captain-considered-deserter-OSI-says

Yes it's real and I forgot to add this video clip; It's good to be the king.https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=StJS51d1Fzg#t=0

It's good to be king. Military Brass Immune to Pension Rate cuts. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140108/BENEFITS05/301080005/Military-brass-immune-pension-rate-cuts

Roving Patrols Combat Military Sex Assaults. I can't believe the Navy came up with this before the Air Force, our SARC folks got some catching up to do. Also, patrolmembers get to wear a distinctive "Red Patrol Badge" on their uniform; now that's a nice and maybe even a somewhat historic touch. Now, the SARC needs to find some type of distinctive/highly visible badge or marker to help identify all the past(26,000 in CY13), present, and potential future sexual assault violators. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/07/roving-patrols-combat-military-sex-assaults.html

3 Hurlburt Field Ospreys hit in Sudan. https://www.nwfdailynews.com/military/top-story/hurlburt-ospreys-hit-in-south-sudan-1.253194

Duck Dynasty Gay Reindeer, not that there is anything wrong with that. https://www.jibjab.com/view/F-fbnQogRSOS3iMAvb3miw?aw_affid=85386&aw_gid=0&aw_bid=0&aw_pid=0&aw_cr=1ohftl0vdkmk2&aw_sitename=VigLinkInc