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A Wicked Man Continues to Spout His Wickedness
Posted by Kathy on Oct 22, 2009 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Breaking News, Bush administration, Dick Cheney, Politics | 3 comments
Emptywheel (aka Marcy Wheeler) examines Dick Cheney’s latest rantings — on missile defense, on Iraq and Afghanistan, on America’s success in keeping its moral bearings while torturing confessions out of prisoners, on how his administration’s policies kept us safe (except for 9/11...
Thomas Friedman Is Unbearable Today
Posted by Kathy on Oct 11, 2009 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bush administration, Foreign Policy, Internet and Media, Iraq, Military, Politics | 14 comments
In other words, it’s a typical Friedman column. Today, he tells Pres. Obama what he should say in his Oslo acceptance speech. Long story short, he wants Obama to give a GWB speech. Of course, GWB did not win the Nobel Peace Prize. He did not win the Nobel Peace Prize because his “Who are you...
It’s Not Insubordination When the CINC Is Barack Obama
Posted by Kathy on Oct 5, 2009 in Afghanistan, Internet and Media, Military, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics, Wingnuttery | 8 comments
Earlier today, the British paper Telegraph reported on Pres. Obama’s response to Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s very public criticism of the approach Obama is taking to Afghanistan:
According to sources close to the administration, Gen McChrystal shocked and angered presidential advisers with the...
Peter Galbraith on the Fraudulent Afghan Elections
Posted by Kathy on Oct 4, 2009 in Afghanistan, Military, Obama Foreign Policy, Political Corruption, Politics | 2 comments
Galbraith’s op-ed in today’s Washington Post is an important read for anyone wanting to understand why sending more troops to Afghanistan is doomed to failure. Here is a key paragraph:
Afghanistan’s presidential election, held Aug. 20, should have been a milestone in the country’s...
Afghanistan, Strategy, and Learning From Mistakes
Posted by Kathy on Sep 23, 2009 in Afghanistan, Military, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics | 4 comments
Pres. Obama is considering revamping Afghanistan strategy toward an approach that does not involve sending more troops:
President Obama is exploring alternatives to a major troop increase in Afghanistan, including a plan advocated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to scale back American forces and...
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