tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post6692071384889105422..comments2023-11-17T03:55:40.736-05:00Comments on Ink Spots: Why not "Momentum III"?Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373158801523577733noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-63710488779887961322011-07-07T17:28:26.033-04:002011-07-07T17:28:26.033-04:00I was in Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The active co...I was in Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The active combat phase lasted 17 January to 28 February 1991. They initially awarded us the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, one for Defense of Saudi Arabia and another for Liberation of Kuwait. More than a year later, when I was a civilian, they awarded me a third campaign star, designating sitting on my ass waiting to go home as Southwest Asia Cease-Fire.<br /><br />Given that all that's being awarded are unit campaign streamers and the ability to affix stars to a ribbon: Meh.James Joynerhttp://outsidethebeltway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-36375107056186386242011-07-06T01:11:47.003-04:002011-07-06T01:11:47.003-04:00Gulliver,
Fair nuff.Gulliver,<br />Fair nuff.Peter J. Munsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533468249593825982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-43162900983483407382011-07-05T13:08:28.650-04:002011-07-05T13:08:28.650-04:00Peter -- "The Good War"? Says who?
I wa...Peter -- <em>"The Good War"? Says who?</em><br /><br />I was referring here to the media's frequent invocation of that label for the Afghanistan war in contrast with Iraq, <em>qq.v.</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/world/asia/12afghan.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0907.bergen.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.economist.com/node/11409423?story_id=E1_TTQDJQNP" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-79014828176716388772011-07-04T13:14:07.916-04:002011-07-04T13:14:07.916-04:00Munson: I think its as opposed to "The Stupid...Munson: I think its as opposed to "The Stupid War" wich was Iraq.<br /><br />From a Europe point of view, we could all just lump it into: <br />"Operation Hold and Bleed" 2002-date to be determinedfnordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-38628692458233019562011-07-04T00:53:08.474-04:002011-07-04T00:53:08.474-04:00"The Good War"? Says who? This coming ..."The Good War"? Says who? This coming from someone who rates a "Good War" and "Economy of Force" star and was in and out of the country, but not enough to get a star in the "General Indifference" aka "Who Cares" phase.Peter J. Munsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533468249593825982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-87338834704647910002011-07-02T12:52:23.807-04:002011-07-02T12:52:23.807-04:00My first thought as well, was the similarities to ...My first thought as well, was the similarities to Vietnam.....hmmm....<br /><br />I also love the recommended naming convention, and the two add-on's by Tintin.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-29806265956799889572011-07-01T15:56:07.381-04:002011-07-01T15:56:07.381-04:00I agree that these are very stupid. But they'r...I agree that these are very stupid. But they're just following on the tradition of the Vietnam ones, which start okay but get worse (these are only the Army/Marine ones):<br /><br />Advisory Campaign, 1961-65<br />Defense Campaign, 1965<br />Counteroffensive I, 1965-66<br />Counteroffensive II, 1966-67<br />Counteroffensive III, 1967-68<br />Tet Counteroffensive, 1968<br />Counteroffensive IV, 1968<br />Counteroffensive V, 1968<br />Counteroffensive VI, 1968-69<br />Tet 69 Counteroffensive, 1969<br />Summer-Fall 1969 (guess when)<br />Winter-Spring 1970<br />Sanctuary Counteroffensive, 1970<br />Counteroffensive VII, 1970-71<br />Consolidation I, 1971<br />Consolidation II, 1971-72<br />Ceasefire, 1972-73<br /><br />Your suggestions for the Afghanistan ones are good. The Iraq ones should include National Collapse 2006 and March Madness 2008. <br /><br />One thing I don't understand is why they are all defined by time - they ought to be at least partly defined by region. Like, Anbar Campaign, Baghdad Belts Counteroffensive, etc. In WW2, they were things like "Treasury-Bougainville Operations" and "Consolidation of the Southern Philippines."Tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592358121800046008noreply@blogger.com