On Monday, CJ over at A Soldiers’ Perspective wrote a great piece, IED Rollup #15, about numerous weapons caches siezed over the last week! He posits that these seizures equate to somewhere in the neighborhood of the 530 or so IEDs found, translating…

Click here.

Sounds like the local people are helping too by turning these people in to the authorities when they find or see something suspicious.

….our troops and Iraqi troops degrade the terrorists’ ability to commit mayhem in the name of Allah.

Or even if they gave a crap that China “owns” some of our biggest western ports and Saudi Arabia runs more ports than Dubai will if the deal goes through – you know – if they were actually consistent – that would be nice, don’t you think?

Add Congressman John Carter (R-TX) to the list of those not supporting the sale of our ports. I wrote my representatives (three total – 2 congress and one House of Rep) and so far I only heard back from Congressman Carter. He said some of the following in my letter…not email (although I emailed him):

“Although the transaction has been approved by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), I believe that this sale could present a threat to our national security and that a rigorous review must accompany this decision. Any transaction that affects American security must be kept in the hands of American citizens. At this time, there are several questions that I believe have not been addressed in such a way as to ensure our national security.

Currently, the House Committee on Homeland Security is reviewing the Dubai Ports World acquisition, the possible security impact at U.S. ports, available intelligence, and the process whereby the CFIUS approved this acquisition. Congress has begun discussing the need for deeper review and investigation of this transaction and its impact on American port operations.

As your elected representative, and a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, I will work diligently to ensure that American security and sovereignty are not compromised. Again, thank you for taking time to discuss this important issue. Please do not hesitate to contact my office in the future if I may be of any further assistance.”

Sincerely,
John Carter
Member of Congress
31st District of Texas
http://www.house.gov/carter/

1971 BoobyTrap = Improvised Explosive Device

This post brings home a lot of the same that I encountered in a Different War.
A Wise man once told me that Wars Never Change….Only the Faces…….