Arab Spring – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:19:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 Syria — Messaging and Collateral Damage https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/syria-messaging-collateral-damage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syria-messaging-collateral-damage https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/syria-messaging-collateral-damage/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:59:44 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=5590 Big Red Car here pondering the fallout from America’s fifty-nine Tomahawk cruise missile strike against the Syrian airbase from which Bashar al Assad launched the airborne Sarin gas attack against his people earlier this week. President Trump took it out without telegraphing the punch and without talking it to death. Ahh, that’s refreshing, no? Syria! […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/syria-messaging-collateral-damage/feed/ 7 Israel — Some Thoughts https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/israel-some-thoughts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israel-some-thoughts https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/israel-some-thoughts/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2016 00:09:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=5364 Israel is the topic for discussion today, dear readers. Israel. Big Red Car here on an 84F Texas winter day. Brrrrr! On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all! So, Israel has been in the news of late and it has me a little irritated. Let me share a few thoughts with you.   Israel […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/israel-some-thoughts/feed/ 23 How Americans Learn Geography https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/how-americans-learn-geography/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-americans-learn-geography https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/how-americans-learn-geography/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:07:09 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4758 Big Red Car here worried and concerned about the latest bit of Al Qaeda terrorism unleashed in Burkina Faso. Where, Big Red Car? Burkina Faso, dear reader. Do you not know where Burkina Faso is located? Haha, you really don’t, do you? So, let me mansplain it to y’all, grasshopper. Here it is, y’all. Look […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/how-americans-learn-geography/feed/ 3 2016 Predictions https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/2016-predictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2016-predictions https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/2016-predictions/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:54:58 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4638 Big Red Car here on an exquisite ATX bluebird day. OK, it’s only getting to 60F today but, Hell, it’s winter, right? Haha, ATX — on Earth as it is in Texas, y’all! So, The Big Red Car is making some predictions for 2016. Here they are. 2016 predictions! First, the rules — no half […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/2016-predictions/feed/ 13 Let’s Cut the Crap About — Solving Problems in the Middle East https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/lets-cut-the-crap-about-solving-problems-in-the-middle-east/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-cut-the-crap-about-solving-problems-in-the-middle-east https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/lets-cut-the-crap-about-solving-problems-in-the-middle-east/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:18:06 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4620 Big Red Car here. Nice day in the ATX. Lousy day in the Middle East. How does it become a little better? There is a sense at the highest levels of our government that the Middle East is like a self sealing tire — the hole is going to fix itself if we just keep […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/lets-cut-the-crap-about-solving-problems-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 6 Let’s Cut the Crap About — the Military Capabilities of ISIS https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/lets-cut-the-crap-about-the-military-capabilities-of-isis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-cut-the-crap-about-the-military-capabilities-of-isis https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/lets-cut-the-crap-about-the-military-capabilities-of-isis/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 16:42:23 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4562 Big Red Car here on a lovely Sunday morning in the ATX where it is going to be 75F and sunny later this afternoon. On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all. Time for YOU to consider moving to Texas. I’ll take care of all the immigration admin if you want me to. So The […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/lets-cut-the-crap-about-the-military-capabilities-of-isis/feed/ 33 ISIS — What is the Speed of Darkness? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/isis-what-is-the-speed-of-darkness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=isis-what-is-the-speed-of-darkness https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/isis-what-is-the-speed-of-darkness/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:59:03 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4548 Big Red Car here in the glorious ATX while The Boss is in NYC living large and upon the fat of the land. Will be a lovely 75F and sunny. Hope you freeze in the Apple, Boss. Haha, just kidding. Me and the housesitter will be cruising this evening. Finally, a warm and sunny day […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/isis-what-is-the-speed-of-darkness/feed/ 1 Social Media and the Internet Go To War https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/social-media-and-the-internet-go-to-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-media-and-the-internet-go-to-war https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/social-media-and-the-internet-go-to-war/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:30:56 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4011 Big Red Car here. Another beauty in the ATX. Ahhh, thank you, God! So, The Boss was chatting with one of his trade school buddies. “Trade school” is what you call VMI, West Point, Air Force Academy, Annapolis, Citadel and other military schools. It is an inside joke amongst trade school grads. They get on […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/social-media-and-the-internet-go-to-war/feed/ 6 Moderate Syrian Rebels = The Easter Bunny? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/moderate-syrian-rebels-the-easter-bunny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moderate-syrian-rebels-the-easter-bunny Sat, 27 Sep 2014 11:48:22 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3641 Big Red Car here. Well, it’s football Saturday here in the ATX. Lot of good games to be watched and studied. About 70F right now but going to be high 80’s and sunny all day. Ahh, the ATX! So The Boss has some experience training soldiers. He’s a VMI graduate and was a professional soldier […]

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]]> Nuclear Iran https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/nuclear-iran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nuclear-iran https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/nuclear-iran/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:44:40 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3638 Big Red Car here. Starting to cloud up a bit here in the ATX, what’s up with that? Nice cool temperature. So the situation in the Middle East is heating up. Every time one hot spot flares up some other hot spot is ignored. Think about it. The Chinese got a “get out of jail […]

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