Yep, he actually said that.

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From The NY Times:

Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of American military forces in the Middle East, received a diagnosis of early-stage prostate cancer in February but has undergone “successful” radiation treatment to deal with the illness, according to a statement issued late Monday.

General Petraeus, 56, who as head of the United States Central Command oversees operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, underwent two months of radiation treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which had “minimal impact on his work schedule,” according to the statement.

Fortunately, they caught it early. It sounds like he’s going to be alright. Thank God for that.

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This from Reuters:

Top Pentagon officials are calling for an end to the U.S. military’s historical ban on allowing women to serve in submarines.

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the top U.S. military officer, advocated the policy change in written congressional testimony distributed by his office to reporters on Friday.

"I believe we should continue to broaden opportunities for women. One policy I would like to see changed is the one barring (women’s) service aboard submarines," Mullen said.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said he was "moving out aggressively on this."

"I am very comfortable addressing integrating women into the submarine force," Admiral Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, said in a statement.

Women account for about 15 percent of the more than 336,000 members of the U.S. Navy and can serve on its surface ships. But critics have argued that submarines are different, pointing to cramped quarters where some crews share beds in shifts.

The military has proven itself to be a very adaptable organization over the years and I predict this will be no different. As I’ve said many times, no branch of the military should be off-limits to women. That includes frontline combat roles in the Special Forces. Any woman who wishes to become a Navy SEAL and is physically able to complete the training should be given the opportunity to serve.

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The NY Times has an interesting piece about women in today’s military. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have forced gender integration well beyond what was originally intended — with surprisingly good results.

I’m very glad to see women for the most part doing well in the military. The contribution that women make to the armed forces is absolutely essential and should never be taken for granted.

As The Times article points out, women are increasingly seeing front-line combat action, something that was unthinkable in past wars. Cultural sensitivities require women to be part of combat patrols and other missions so the female soldiers can frisk and search female locals.

It’s not uncommon to see women sitting atop the .50 gun turret in a Humvee ready to shred the enemy at a moments notice. This too, is a good thing.

I think partial gender integration is a sham. Women should have the opportunity to do anything in the military that men do. Women should be allowed to become Navy SEALs or Army Special Forces if they so choose.

If a women can meet the physical requirements to become a special operator, why should she not be allowed to?

The old theory that combat soldiers simply can’t cope with seeing women blown apart on the battlefield is false. The two wars we’re currently fighting have unfortunately seen many women blown apart.

Soldiers don’t like to see their brothers or sisters blown apart in battle, but women have every right to be combat soldiers or special ops soldiers if they so choose.

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The Pentagon is lobbying the Obama administration to speed-up the deployment of a new massive bunker busting bomb called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).

The 30,000-pound MOP carries more than 5,300 pounds of explosives and can reach even the deepest underground bunker complexes. Once deployed, it would be the biggest non-nuclear bomb ever used.

Boeing says it’s already in the testing phase and could have the bombs loaded onto B-2 stealth bombers by 2010.

The MOP is something we need more than anything at this point. After the dust settled in Iraq, the Pentagon studied the impact of the air campaign against the Saddam Hussein government and were less than impressed.

Many of Saddam’s hardened bunkers were left intact after being hit multiple times with the largest bunker busters in our arsenal. Saddam’s legendary bunkers were simply too deep for our bombs to reach.

Iran has allegedly buried their nuclear program in bunkers that exceed even the depth of Saddam’s bunkers.

Accelerating the deployment of the MOP bomb should be a top priority of this administration — sadly, I fear it won’t be.

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A heated battle is currently raging on Capital Hill over whether to continue funding the F-22A Raptor beyond the 187 aircraft currently budgeted.

Much to the chagrin of liberals, it’s America’s military might and technological edge that has kept this country the lone super power in the world.

The United States has the finest and best equipped military the world has ever known. Our great wealth has enabled us to develop technologies and weapons systems that are decades ahead of any other nation.

The F-22A Raptor is just such a weapons system.

Josh Painter over at Red State has an excellent piece on the F-22 debate and why the jet is so crucial to our national security.

Even if we don’t need the F-22 for our current battles, we will need it in the future. This is about maintaining our edge and staying several steps ahead of our enemies.

The F-22 is expensive, but you can’t put a cost on keeping this nation safe. Our president thinks nothing of pissing away $780 billion on phony stimulus packages, and hundreds of billions more on phony global warming, and another 2 trillion for a health care takeover.

One thing president Obama is not worried about is spending money. That being the case, we should spend money on shit that actually matters.

As an added bonus, the F-22 is in a way the first “green” fighter jet. It uses a classified new technology called “Supercruise.”

Supercruise allows the F-22 to fly at sustained supersonic speeds without using an afterburner. That means it burns significantly less fuel than other aircraft.

In fact, we should just copy the left and change the debate entirely. The F-22 is about building a greener and more eco-friendly Air Force.

The sooner the Air Force can get 1,000 F-22’s the sooner we can put a stop to global climate change.

Here’s a little taste of the F-22 in action:

-Chris Jones

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Here’s a clip of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talking to the troops in Kosovo:

(hat tip Conservatives4Palin)

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Here’s the live stream from the Troopathon going on right now. Troopathon is raising money to send care packages to our troops!

Troopathon is being hosted by Melanie Morgan and Andrew Breitbart. Look for appearances by Rush Limbaugh, Carrie Prejean, Mark Levin, Greg Gutfeld, and many others from Hollywood, talk radio, the blogosphere, and military support community.

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While I didn’t think Obama’s speech in Cairo was all bad, I thought it was disgraceful when he told the Muslim world that Iraq was a “war of choice.”

What kind of president tells the world that his country’s troops are dying in a pointless, frivolous war.

All those men and women busting their ass in 130 degree heat to build a democratic Iraq are really just wasting their time.

I realize left-wing dickheads like our president really do believe that, but they’re wrong.

-Chris Jones

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