Bob McCarty Writes

Military installations worldwide will offer free, anonymous mental health self-assessments to individuals who may be struggling with depression in recognition of National Depression Screening Day® Friday.  Using a Martha Stewartism, I must say, “That’s a good thing!”  Not so good, however, is the likelihood that annual costs of such worldwide screening efforts will skyrocket if [...]

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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to discuss questions of foreign policy with a former U.S. ambassador to Israel when I appeared as a guest on BBC Radio (see this post for details). Today, I’m interested in a rather simple question the folks at Vets For Freedom pose to Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama in the [...]

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Forget about the Memorial Day sale at the local furniture store or opening weekend at the theme park. Do something more meaningful instead; visit one of our nation’s military cemeteries this Memorial Day weekend and honor those to whom all Americans owe so much. To find out when ceremonies are taking place at the national [...]

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After reading an article, Military Fears ‘Unknown Quantity, in the Washington Times today, I’m saddened to report that a man I once respected and admired seems to have succumbed to “Obamamania” and thrown his support behind Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama. That man is retired Air Force Gen. Merrill McPeak. He is described in the [...]

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City Calls Marines “Unwelcome Intruders” SAN FRANCISCO – The City of Berkeley, California has passed two resolutions attacking the United States Marine Corps, calling the Marines, “uninvited and unwelcome intruders in the city. “The Berkeley City Council voted to condemn the Marines on Tuesday night (January 29th) as part of a campaign by anti-war activists [...]

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An article published Saturday in Stars & Stripes offered members of the overseas military community a glimpse into the minds of five presidential candidates on issues related to national defense and military spending. Unfortunately, seven other candidates remain a mystery to readers of overseas daily. Why? Because, apparently, those candidates chose to pass on the [...]

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A rabid left-wing, antiwar writer, William M. Arkin, has been referred to by the Washington Post and NBC News as a “military analyst.” Recently, however, he described U.S. troops in Iraq as spoiled rotten “mercenaries” receiving “obscene amenities” from the folks back home. If you disagree with his description of our brave warriors fighting the [...]

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