Insurgents Hack US Drones

Today's Wall Street Journal has the story.

Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations.

Given the new reliance on drones to fight this loser of a war we are in deep trouble now. And our military has known of this possible leak since the 1990's. How can we expect to win any war with a military organization functioning as low level as this?

Peace.

PS Read more about the Sky Grabber software used by the insurgents here.

Now It is Obama's War

With the announcement last night of an additional 30,000 troops headed to Afghanistan in coming months President Obama takes the losing war into his own hands.  No longer can we blame this mess on past President Bush.  The blame for loss or the credit for a good outcome will belong to President Obama.

While I remain a staunch supporter of the President in nearly all his actions, this one decision is wrong beyond measure.  The President listened to the same tired advice of too many years.  Our nation cannot afford to borrow more money to wage a losing war.  Never in the history of the Afghan region has an outside power managed to stabilize the area.  What makes America a winner today?

Perhaps the best we can hope is not to drag out this mess too much longer.  Eight long years in the nation without any measurable success is far more than enough. 

Peace.