Top 10 Observations Offered About Afghanistan War Strategy Speech
" Following President Barack Obama’s a war strategy speech Tuesday night, myriad observations surfaced about the way forward for the United States military in Afghanistan. Below are my Top Ten observations about that speech: 1) It took three months for President Obama...
Money or Life? Which is more important?
Where has our outrage gone? There was a time when a crime involving children was cause for an outcry. The desire for revenge against the monsters that harm our children. But lately, it seems, as if a...
Gen McChrystal to Lawmakers - Obama engaged in Thoughtful Process
General McChrystal was appointed as the Commander of ISAF and the Senior Commander of American troops in Afghanistan in March of this year. President Obama announced his new strategy for Afghanistan along...
created by albertacowpoke | 5 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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Afghanistan-Int Law and Afghan prisoners-Who prosecutes suspects?
A story is emerging in Canada this morning which raises the question of what should be done with suspects that are arrested after causing the deaths of Canadian soldiers. Sgt. Robert Short and Cpl. Robbie...
Taliban Attacks on Afghan schools-Why we should care
Acquaintances and friends of mine that have had several tours in Afghanistan have long told me why they believe in this mission. Many of them have done the heavy lifting in Kandahar Province and have been... 292 views | 46 recommendations | 31 comments
Karzai a viable partner for the U.S.?
Plagued by accusations of fraud and ballot stuffing during the recent Afghan election, President Hamid Karzai was not seen as a viable partner for peace and cooperation in Afghanistan, The US Administration...
Hamid Karzai sworn in for 2nd Term, Vows to end Corruption
After a fraud ridden election, that accused Hamid Karzai supporters of stuffing ballot boxes and had his opponent Abdullah Abdullah withdraw from a re-run election, President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a...
created by albertacowpoke | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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170 views | 52 recommendations | 7 comments
