For those of you who are wondering why I haven’t posted - I’m busy. Too busy to write? Sadly, yes, at least on the blog. I’m working on it though. I’ll be back as quickly as I can get some people trained up. In the mean time, here’s a reminder of where I was last [...]

Iraq is full of "holy" places. I really despise the word holy because it is too often used as a justification for people to throw civility out the window and act like animals in the name of their religious memes. The city of Samarra, Iraq contains such a focal point, or it did. In 2006, [...]

Sometimes, I come across a decision so stupid I’m momentarily rendered speechless. Today was one of those days.
Wired has published an article claiming:
The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April [...]

I’ve said numerous times in the past that we need more troops to achieve victory in Iraq. A few others have loudly and vocally agreed with me, despite the fact that they probably don’t know I exist. Here is another voice I believe we should all consider:
Having spent a decade preparing to fight the wrong [...]

I often wonder why the military has such a hard time keeping its most talented people. And I think I know at least one of the answers.
There are four methods for achiveing desired responses from human beings through the process of reinforcement. Here are those four types:
Positive Reinforcement. The examples above describe what is referred [...]