Archive for the 'Afghanistan' Category
Hum… memo to Sarah Palin: if you will try to quote a General, try to get his name right:
Here is what was said:
The new top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said yesterday that more U.S. troops are urgently required to combat a worsening insurgency, but he stated emphatically that no Iraq-style “surge” of forces will end […]
From Peter Bergen:
Lost in this discussion [of the surge] was the fact that while the surge of some 30,000 American soldiers certainly put more American boots on the ground in neighborhoods from Anbar province to Baghdad to “clear, hold and build” them and was clearly an important element in the sharp decline in violence […]
From The Nation:
Myth 1. It’s a dangerous world. We face an array of serious national security threats that require an experienced Commander in Chief.
Myth 2. The surge has worked. To withdraw from Iraq now would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and embolden Islamic extremists.
Myth 3. We cannot allow Afghanistan to become a safe […]
As a Canadian, I can say this without sounding non-patriotic, so here goes:
John McCain has used his military experience to advance his career.
John McCain has also used his military experience to blanket himself from any criticism…
You would think, however, that the military would be supporting him, and not Barack Obama, right? Look at the following […]
Since 2002, Canada has lost 96 soldiers in Afghanistan. Three died earlier this week; Cpl. Andrew Grenon, 23, Cpl. Mike Seggie, 21, and Pte. Chad Horn, 21.
According to the Canadian Press:
The following poem, entitled “Why We Fight,” was written in Afghanistan in 2006 by Cpl. Andrew Grenon of Windsor, Ont., one of three Canadian soldiers […]
“Pray for our military. He [Palin’s son] is going to be deployed in September to Iraq – pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right for this country – that our leaders, our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God, that’s what […]
Should Congress pass a bill giving President Bush retroactive immunity for war crimes? You tell me.
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Odd how everyone is talking about the economy, yet Dubya manages to pour $162B more into the disasters that are Afghanistan and Iraq:
U.S. President George W. Bush has signed a war funding measure that will pay for the ongoing fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and guarantee troop support well past his presidency.
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The legislation will bring […]