Last week, The House passed a a $1.1 trillion Omnibus Spending Bill, a hotly contested bill loaded with every pet project Congress could imagine. Today, less than a week later, the House has rushed through another $634 billion DOD spending bill. " The bill, voted on with...
General McChrystal, Commander of NATO and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan and Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador were in front of the Armed Service Committee selling President Obama's Afghanistan Strategy. ...
This is a message from the Taliban in response to President Obama's announced escalation of military involvement in Afghanistan. The message is presented in its entirety and speaks for itself, without the benefit of political punditry from the news media. Propaganda? You...
During an appearance on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.), chief Democratic critic of Obama's Afghanistan Surge policy, believes Congress must be able to answer the only relevant question: "Why send troops where al Qaeda isn't?"...
Three days after President Barak Obama announced that he was sending 30,000 Marine Corps reinforcements to Afghanistan, US Marines already in-country launched a new offensive aimed at Taliban supply and...
Only two days after the President's speech at Westpoint Military Academy, the Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has acknowledged that there is no deadline in the troops withdrawal from Afghnistan. Gates...
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Yes of course this was expected, what else could they say. Don't see them waving a white flag for some time. They now have to prove their not ready for defeat, I expect some horrifying terrorist attacks in...
" 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...
General James Conway, Commandant USMC, told Marines in Afghanistan, that 9000 Marines will start final preparations for deployment to Afghanistan days after President Obama's address to West Point cadets and the...
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Operation Kanjar (Strike of the Sword) began with fanfare a few days ago. The strategy was that US troops would occupy villages and win the heart and minds of locals.Brigadier General Larry Nicholson told...
There has been much talk of this increase in the number of soldiers in Afghanistan as being "a surge". Apparently, going by Petraeus's definitions and evaluations, this increase in troops is more like an...
"FORT DRUM, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2009 - The top U.S. military officer said today he doesn't expect the United States to deploy more than about 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, emphasizing the need for the State Department and other U.S. agencies to do their part as well. ...
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Peter Beinart of the Washington Post wrote this excellent opinion piece in December: Admit It: The Surge WorkedI watched Obama refuse to admit that the surge worked in the clips I have seen of his interview with O'Reilly, and I didn't like it.Beinart makes the following...
Some of the customers injured in Friday's horrific stampede at a Walmart on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the US when stores open early and offer big deals for people who come at dawn, are planning...
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