Published on August 31st, 2007 by Malachi
THE CANTALOUPE CURTAIN, with Mourning doves….
I had planted some cantaloupe seeds in little planters, and noted how vigorously and on time they grew –appearing just in about 3-4 days. I like the look of this plant, with its broad light-green leaves and yellow blossoms and its tendrils, always on the move, always sensing where to [...]
Published on August 25th, 2007 by Malachi
ASSESSING THE SUCCESS OF THE SURGE
It stands to reason: Take any district in Baghdad and put more of our soldiers in it than are there already. Leave them there for, say, 3 months.
Result? We can reasonably expect a reduction in violence and death, and a concomitant increase in pacification and security. It’s the same as [...]
Published on August 19th, 2007 by Malachi
These are some random thoughts and observations.
LOOK OUT, everybody –we’re just about a month from The Petraeous (sp? –but you know who I mean) Surge Report. They’ve already begun, just in case anybody hasn’t noticed yet. They started laying the ground before they even started The Surge.
We are all at the poker game and Bush [...]
