IDF Company & Battalion Commanders Course.

IDF Commanders Perform Week-Long Exercise
As a part of the company and battalion commanders course, the Nahal Brigade and the 401 armored Brigade performed an week long exercise.

They're turning to on the Company and Battalion exercises pretty quick after the recent hostilities.

Additional the units involved, the 401st Armored and the Nahal Brigades were some of the units most involved in the fighting.  Either they're expecting more action real soon, or the battle went worse than we're being told.

Operation Summit, the first helicopter-borne landing of a combat unit

via Naval History & Heritage Command
Sikorski HRS-1 Helicopter (Bu # 127795), of Marine helicopter squadron HMR-161
"Foxhole Relief -- A 1st Marine Aircraft Wing transport helicopter takes out a fresh load of replacements for the 1st Marine Division at an advance base in Korea. The troop drop was into the front lines, while Marine Corsair fighter-bombers furnished air support to keep enemy guns quiet on a nearby hill position." Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 22 November 1951. Note Browning automatic rifle (BAR) carried by the Marine at left, and M1 rifles carried by other men. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 97100.

A national security 'October Surprise' from Dems??

Check out the above vid.  Bob Beckel has had me scratching my head all morning over his prediction of an October Surprise dealing with national security.

What could it be?

Could they already know where the leader of ISIS is and they're waiting to actually kill or capture him?  An accelerated pullout of Afghanistan?  Snowden coming back to the US and will reveal what he stole while at the same time being allowed to walk free?

I'm really not sure.

What I do know is that the American people consistently label the economy as the number one issue.  I just can't imagine what they think they can do on the national security level that will energize their base, neutralize Republican enthusiasm and deliver them the Senate.

This bears watching though.

Why is New York State increasing counter-terror measures? What do they know that we don't?

via governor.ny.gov

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today met with Legislative Leaders to announce a coordinated increase in security and law enforcement personnel at mass transit sites in the New York City region. This announcement is being made out of an abundance of caution, given the undeniable increase of terrorist activity abroad. 

Wait.  This is bullshit.  We've seen an "increase in terrorist activity abroad" for over a decade.  Additionally, while ISIS has made threats they have been busy dealing with their latest conquests.

So what suddenly happened that made the governor of New York increase security?

Read the entire press release here, but this thing has the smell of increased terrorist chatter that identified New York as a target and officials are attempting to do a quiet hardening.

Allegations of vote rigging in Scotland.

Thanks to Modern Survival Blog for the vid.

War against ISIS? Its much more than that. We're priming a religious war.

Thanks for the link Jonathan.

Above you see a vid from Centcom showing US jets plinking targets in Iraq.  Multi-million dollar jets are being worn out, pilots are being put at risk of torture or worse, all to drop bombs on 1/4 ton pickup trucks.

All this because ISIS murdered two journalist that defied US State Dept advice and knowingly, willingly and foolishly traveled to an active war zone.

Because of these journalists' life ending decision, an entire nation is headed to war.  More people died in Chicago last night but these two are the reason why we go off to combat once again in the Middle East.

But if that isn't bad enough check this out from Janes...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are restructuring their defences along the Lebanese border after recent intelligence evaluations indicated that the militant Shia group Hizbullah is planning to send hundreds of well-armed fighters into northern Israel in any future conflict....However, having gained considerable experience in co-ordinating ground assaults during its intervention in Syria, Hizbullah has added offensive cross-border capabilities to its war plans, according to senior Israeli military officials.The group has sent large numbers of fighters into Syria to support the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. These fighters have been integrated into the chain of command of the Syrian military and loyalist militias and have been involved in capturing and holding rebel-held territory. 

Do you get the force of connection here?

By attacking ISIS in Syria, we're supporting Bashar al-Assad...even if its just a secondary effect.

By attacking ISIS in Syria and Iraq, we're strengthening and reinforcing...even its a secondary effect Hizbullah...which might allow them to eventually grow to rival ISIS in strength...they're already more powerful than AQ.

By attacking ISIS we're taking sides in what is essentially a Shia vs. Sunni war!

We might be priming a regional religious war...and no one is talking about it.

Path to War - Vietnam

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