Oh, the irony...and a serious note.

Ironic Times

Illinois Senate Race Wide Open
Early bidding frantic.

British Scientists Create Human Sperm in Laboratory
With nothing more than a men's magazine.

“Waterboarding,” “Staycation” Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary
“Wet Willy,” “Middle Class” dropped.

??? ~ News Quiz ~ ???

Marines training in the mountains with pack mules for the mission in Afghanistan is a good example of:
A ) resourcefulness, imagination
B ) ingenuity, ability to adapt
C ) determination, tactical brilliance
D ) why we shouldn’t be there and won’t succeed
Hint: can you spell “exit strategy?”

The answer is:

E) The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

The use of mule pack trains is very common in the Sierra Nevada (example) and the base where they do this is right down the street from me. Go read this.

Bottom line: I want my Marines so trained up on whatever they gotta do to get over in Clusterfuckistan that they get home alive. 'Exit strategy' is not up to them.