D - Day

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.

They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.

They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest -- until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war.

For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and goodwill among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.

Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.

And for us at home -- fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas, whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them -- help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice.

Many people have urged that I call the nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts.

Give us strength, too -- strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces.

And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be.

And, O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade. Let not the keeness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment -- let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.

With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogances. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace -- a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.

Thy will be done, Almighty God.

Amen.

Franklin D. Roosevelt - June 6, 1944

Dawn Blitz

Sweet! Great Satan's Teufel Hunden does an undressed rehearsal of the amphibious culture that has always been a hot bona fide for Semper Fi seaborne Regime Changers.

Amphibious vehicles were like seapanzers, blitzing through the surf, rocking the Marines inside like a rollercoaster. Black smoke pumped from their engines as helicopters, including CH-46 known as Sea Knights, blared overhead.

In real life - any enemies on the beach would be in for a very tough yet short and agonizing time.

Dawn Blitz began on May 24 and Friday was the final day. For weeks, about 4,500 Marines and Navy personnel from different bases throughout SoCali had been completing smaller exercises, but the culminating day rolled all the training into one. The military is constantly training separately, but Dawn Blitz provided a chance to coordinate.

Expect Teufel Hunden to do the Dawn Blitz with about 4.5K cats every other year from now on and complete tiny tiny amphib sexercises nom d'guerr'd Dawn Blitz light during the in-between years.

Great Satan's penchant for keeping the lid off any chance to act out if the need or even opportunity arises is absolutely correct. Maintaining COIN and consistently developing new ways to do the Leviathan thingy at the same incredible instant.

Pic "Dawn Blitz 2010 - Hot n Wet"

Faux Flotilla

Ahoy!

Daemoneoconically delish Danielle Pletka dreadnaughts nautical nuance free flotilla fun:

"...What we would do if a flotilla made its way toward Guantanamo to deliver aid and comfort to the victims of American aggression, illegal detention or some such. And if that flotilla ignored warnings to turn away and refused to allow U.S. security to board peacefully to examine the contents. And if, once boarded, those on the boats attacked our servicemen. It hasn't happened -- yet. But why not?

"...After all, the flotilla wasn't really about the Palestinians. If it were, then why not float a shipment to the refugee camps in Lebanon? And it's not really about rights. If it were, then why not protest Hamas' treatment of girls in U.N. Relief and Works Agency camps?

"...The spokeswoman for the flotilla made clear that the mission was more about Israel than it was about actually helping anyone; indeed, the flotilla refused to dock for inspection and transportation of goods to Gaza (maybe they were worried someone would think bulletproof vests and night-vision goggles were not educational). It's not even about getting food and medicine to the Palestinians, something Israel facilitates already.

"...There's no need to detail the reactions to this incident -- nor note the glee with which such champions of human dignity as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Daniel Ortega and the U.N. Human Rights Council have responded -- because others have done that job. The Obama administration is getting some credit in some quarters for not jumping on board the anti-Israeli bandwagon. But it deserves little. It is precisely the administration's harping on Israel from nearly day one that has given credence and legitimacy to these over-the-top criticisms.

"...And it is precisely the administration's unwillingness to call Turkey -- a NATO ally -- on the carpet for its cozying up to our enemies that fed Ankara's willingness to sponsor this Potemkin humanitarian effort. No, the White House didn't make matters worse, but it certainly helped pave the way for what occurred.

"...Yes, we can regret what happened and we can criticize the Israeli handling of the entire incident. But Israel has the legal right under international law to ensure that shipments to Gaza do not contain arms -- arms likely to be used against it -- much as every civilized government has the right to protect its citizens within the bounds of the law.

"...And when we justify the performance artists who seek to overturn those rights, we set ourselves up for the same treatment. Maybe not today, but soon.

Pic "Dang the flotillas - full speed ahead!"

Small Wars

It's like a fine tuned super sonic sting machine, a low low top and a ganksta lean - the ultimate mind candy for Great Satan's New Millennium Warcraft.

It's Small Wars Journal!

Perfecting the art of Surging, SWJ is totally off the hook with all things counter insurgency - devoured daily by Great Satan's new school COIN cats from squad level all the way to 4 Star Generals - and beyond

Created to push the cutting edge of Counter Insurgency Operations - SWJ draws on expertise from an incredible cadre of Great Satan's Combat Rock Stars:

"...Here are the brains behind counterinsurgency's rise from forgotten doctrine to the centerpiece of the world's most powerful military..."

Lets just cut to it, shall we?

All the cool kids know 44's shout out about unassing AFPak regardless - has dang near queered the mix beyond all repair.

It's on now bay bee - time is the killer.

In the lo down ho down au courant, Great Satan is in it to win it and COIN is especially essential weaponry in "Gap Shrinking" and by happy chance, sweetly fits the job description.

Great Satan will be summoning her firepower, staying power, will power and brain power

"...When we reflect back on where we are now, damn, we're thankful. We are where we are now, first and foremost, because of the quality of thought and writing by our content contributors (all volunteers), the substantive participation of commenters on the Journal and SWJ Blog, and the richness of discussion in the Small Wars Council.

"...We have benefitted immensely from the early endorsement and continued participation of some of the greats in the field. We have received some individual contributions and we have efforts underway enabled by some generous grants. We are humbled by the way the community has embraced Small Wars Journal.

Just like Great Satan fans at NRO celebrate every year - Small Wars Journal is doing the 501(c)(3)

"...Your contributions, coupled with support from grants and foundations, collateral income (advertising and referrals), and volunteer contributions of effort and content, to help us do more."

Influential - the cats at SWJ are provocative, sometimes silly, and sometimes 'backfire." SWJ is the very def of unbridled inquiry betwixt Great Satan's militarized intelligentsia - the fun and free choice - that engine up the Western Way of War

Contributing to Small Wars Foundation and their trackable 50K Campaign is the cool thing to do - ensuring Great Satan's penchant for audacious innovative Surges - anytime - anywhere.

Pic "Accidental Guerrillas"

Fast Roping 101

From the cats at Abu Moo'Kah- Wha MAh

Blockade Runners

Aside from gaining foreign martyrs for an event that could have been avoided, the Strip's rocket rich rejectionist regime has gained vital PR destined to blow off the ballot box for another year and Palestine Little Satan diplomacy as well

"...In the short term, Hamas will benefit politically from its role as a supporter of the flotilla, its public calls for Israel to not interfere with the effort to break the blockade, and the burnishing of its fading "resistance" credentials. Ismail Haniyah set up the situation as a win-win for Hamas in his May 29 speech declaring that it was a victory if the flotilla got through or if Israel stopped it. The bloody outcome only increased the size of the victory for Hamas.

"...Previously, Hamas had launched a broad media campaign to focus attention on the flotilla and warn of the possibility of an Israeli action against it. Since the incident, Hamas media organs have given extensive coverage to it, prominently depicting the role and actions of Hamas officials. Hamas's public role in the events makes the Palestinian Authority (PA) look bad by comparison.

"...For the most part, Hamas has considerably trailed the PA in support among Palestinians, so Hamas is hoping the incident will give it at least a temporary boost. It should be pointed out that even the sympathy boost that Hamas garnered after the 2008-2009 Gaza war evaporated in just two months.

"...The Gaza flotilla interdiction incident cannot be seen as other than a major victory for Hamas. The outcome, the images, and the reflexive condemnation of the action by much of the world are all of direct benefit to Hamas and to the detriment of its opponents -- especially Israel, but the PA as well. Hamas will see immediate political gains as well as potential long-term practical benefits for its rule in Gaza.

Turkey's role in all this may be a power play of sorts

"...For the first time in its history, Ankara has chosen sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, demanding that Israel take steps to ease the blockade of Gaza or risk unspecified "consequences." Well before the recent crisis, the Turks had positioned themselves as thinly veiled advocates for Hamas, which has long been on the U.S. State Department's list of terrorist organizations

"...This parallel is rather odd. Turkey's Islamists always sought to process their grievances peacefully, while the Islamic Resistance Movement -- Hamas's actual name -- has a history of violence. Ankara's warm embrace of Hamas has not only angered the Israelis, but other U.S. regional allies including Egypt, the Palestinian Authority, and Saudi Arabia.

"...Turkey asserting itself more than in the Middle East, where it has gone from a tepid observer to an influential player in eight short years. In the abstract, Washington and Ankara do share the same goals: peace between Israel and the Palestinians; a stable, unified Iraq; an Iran without nuclear weapons; stability in Afghanistan; and a Western-oriented Syria.

"...When you get down to details, however, Washington and Ankara are on the opposite ends of virtually all these issues.

Pic "Free Gaza? Defeat HAMAS - bullets or ballots"

Flotilla Fight

Amazing vid of rowdy HAMAS fans' seaborne chicanery against Little Satan's navy.

Seems like Turkey set up this 'crisis' to estab bona fides as a leader in the ME or HAMAS via Mullahopolis is making a play to turn internat'l 'Peace' activists into martyrs to discredit, discombobulate and isolate Little Satan.

Repentant Ottomans never really seemed to care much about Palestine.

Until Iran purchased HAMAS...