Articles tagged with: Afghanistan
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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The latest embarrassment for the Obama Administration was the WikiLeaks release of classified documents related to America’s faltering policy in Afghanistan. Fortunately, the U.S. government tends to “over-classify” documents, therefore much of the “sensitive” information was of dubious strategic value to America’s enemies. However, the released documents did put the national spotlight on just how convoluted the U.S. …
A Root Canal Kind of Day
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Alright, I’ll admit it! There are times when reading the news (on-line and off-line) and listening to the TV and radio broadcasts can be downright depressing. It’s not that I spend the entire day totally immersed in learning more and more about the ills of this troubled world. I mean, I do have plenty of other things to …
Dissonance Among Liberals
A New Deal! A Great Society! These are chants from history past, not politics present. There is a saying that the man does not make the Office; the Office makes the man.
Hamid Karzai: A Taliban in Sheep's Clothing
Mr. Karzai, who owes his position and probably his very existence, to the overthrow of the Taliban government in a 2001 invasion, has become emboldened by the corrupt election that kept him in power. Under the protection of the U.S. military in Afghanistan , Mr. Karzai has been able to hold secretive meetings
Misfits, Miscreants and The Enemy Within
While we are sending more troops to Afghanistan and trying to determine when we can pull out of Iraq, there is a growing number of American Muslim extremists which constitute domestic terrorist threats right here on our soil.
Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan
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At the same time that U.S. troops in Afghanistan are putting their lives on the line fighting Taliban and al Qaida insurgents, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Kabul. As could be expected, Ahmadinejad has taken this opportunity to sharply criticize the U.S. for its military presence in Afghanistan, and …
The Turmoil of Finding Inner Peace
It may mean that when a country such as Haiti gets smashed to smithereens, we give what we can for as long as we can, knowing that this recovery will take years. In being proactive…
No More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan
Once again, a line seems to be drawn in the sand between Congressional Democrats and Republicans. This time the issue is what to do about U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, and when to do it. Things were certainly not made any better by former Vice-President Cheney’s accusation that Obama was “dithering” in making a decision. To their credit, Republican leaders Orrin Hatch …
Media Bias in America
Sometimes it seems as if the whole world is spinning madly out of control. The omnipresent media outlets, such as CNN and Fox News, along with the constant drone of talk radio shows, are always there to remind us of every twist and turn in every news story across the globe. Every nuance of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have …
HAS McCRYSTAL HEARD OF CHAIN OF COMMAND?
On October first I alluded to my shock that General Stanley McChrystal appeared on 60 Minutes and postured about the future direction of the U.S. in Afghanistan. Having worked for a government agency for a number of years, I am well-aware of the importance of following “the chain of command.” Watching McChrystal on 60 Minutes I had two thoughts. One …
