Tweeting POTUS address to the nation 8 PM From West Point USMA

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POTUS address to the nation 8 PM From West Point USMA

We did not ask for this fight. In Sept 11 2001 we were attached.

History lesson on Afghanistan

NATO Article 5 The attack on nation is an attack on us all

1st applause 8:05 PM on withdrawal info from Iraq

Discussion of March initiative in Afghanistan

Defensive about the time it took for review of our Afghanistan strategy

30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan

~Establishing a nexus of national defense lies with Afghanistan efforts

~Disrupt dismantle

~Deny safe haven

Pursue military strategy Contributions from our allies Withdrawal in July 2011 consistent with facts on the ground

Civilian strategy The days of providing a blank check are over.

Linkage with Pakistan US and Pakistan share a common enemy

3 core approaches military civilian and partnership with Pakistan

1. This is not Vietnam 2. We cannot do what we need to do with our current force level 3. Timetable necessary

Transitioning to a discussion of the economics of the war effort. That’s why our commitment cannot be open-ending

Numerous use of “let me be clear,” yet I think that there has been no use of the word “unprecedented”

Waxing poetic about the strength of out nation and our values Indemnifying and justification as to why we fight in Afghanistan

2nd applause at 8:29 PM

3rd applause 8:31 PM Of the people by the people for the people

4th applause after plea for unity.

POTUS finished his speech at 8:33 PM

(Quite an odd speech... This after 3 months?)

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20070711 "90 seconds"

Military Army United States Military Academy (USMA) West Point

"90 Seconds"

July 11^th, 2007

My Tentacle column is up on the web site.

Writing this column was rather poignant for me…

The jarring juxtaposition of visiting the United States Military Academy at West Point and seeing the dedication and sense of service and sacrifice on the hallowed grounds and then to read, on the same day, the sanctimonious twaddle of the New York Times editorial last Sunday, “The Road Home” was enough to make your head spin and spew pea soup…

I had wanted to write a simple “travelogue” of West Point. I just wanted to attempt to capture some of the history, tradition, and grandeur of the storied institution that dates back to 1802 but I was so taken aback by reading the New York Times editorial in the context of just having toured the grounds, that my keyboard was just not having it.

Especially since there is a profound disconnect in reading about the successes, efforts and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform in harms way from the military blogs and what is being reported in the mainstream media.

"90 Seconds" by Kevin E. Dayhoff, July 11, 2007

It was nothing short of cruel irony that I happened to be on a guided tour of the United States Military Academy at West Point on the very day The New York Times editorialized for the United States to unconditionally surrender in Iraq. It was this past Sunday.

The editorial, "The Road Home," opened with this: "It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organize an orderly exit."

We live in an era where irony rules, the truth is illusory, paradox pervades and the 90-second difference between reality and perception continues to become "curiouser and curiouser."

To witness the impressive grandeur of West Point and the omnipresent homage to past graduates who have fought for our way of life and the freedoms we have come to take for granted - just days after the 4th of July - and then to read the New York Times, just 90 seconds after leaving the post, was mind boggling.

More…

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20070710 The United States Military Academy at West Point

The United States Military Academy at West Point

July 10^th, 2007

I recently had the opportunity to tour the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

This is a sample of some of the many pictures I took while touring the grounds…

The video is of West Point from the vantage of a riverboat ride on the Hudson River.

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20070711 "90 seconds" or click on http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2007/07/20070711-90-seconds.html

Click here: 20070610 The United States Military Academy at West Point for a number of pictures from my recent visit to West Point… or click here: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2007/07/20070610-united-states-military-academy.html