Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran

Wait. Wrong song.

Afghanistan will be Obama’s baby

So says Michael Yon in this interview with KLO.

LOPEZ: Can you give us any insight into what Secretary Gates is thinking as he moves from serving President Bush to President Obama?

YON: Secretary Gates gets widespread approval from our military, and this is helpful in whatever he does. But I can say that he is definitely concerned about Iran. He is concerned about solidifying our progress in Iraq, and making a turnaround in Afghanistan. Piracy is a relatively farcical threat. Secretary Gates is concerned about getting more ISR [intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] and UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] assets in the field — and we need those badly. He did not seem concerned that budget cuts would undermine the fabric of the military, but leaders will have to make some tough decisions on big new weapon systems while we ramp up our efforts in Afghanistan while our economy continues to struggle.

It’s clear that Secretary Gates is working hard to make a smooth transition, so that there is no period when we let down our guard during the interregnum; and it’s also clear that if someone decides to test President Obama, Secretary Gates is prepared to make them wish they had not.

Your Tax Dollars at Work

This is just awful. The Air Force is spending our money to turn medics into quacks.

“This is one of the fastest pain attenuators in existence – the pain can be gone in five minutes,” said Niemtzow, a physician, acupuncturist and senior adviser to the Air Force surgeon general.

That’s right. Your tax dollars are being spent to turn physicians into acupuncturists and then deploy them to Iraq to treat wounded soldiers.

Our fighting forces deserve better. So do we. As one of the commenters pointed out:

The situation may be worsening. Secretary of HHS designee, Tom Daschle, supported provision of chiropratic in VHA hospitals. It gets worse, Senator Tom Harken (D, IA), another quack-friendly guy, is taking the lead in revising healthcare legislation.

If the prospect of Socialized Medicine doesn’t scare you enough, how about the idea of Government-Enforced Quacks?

We’re doomed.

Update:

It has already gotten worse, at least in the Air Force.