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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Can We Leave Now?
The Afghanistan quagmire just gets uglier and uglier: “Stalking from home to home, a United States Army sergeant methodically killed at least 16 civilians, 9 of them children, in a rural stretch of southern Afghanistan early on Sunday, igniting fears … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, civilians, Iran, John McCain, killed, Lindsey Graham, Syria
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U.S Taxpayers Funding the Taliban
“Every day, families are figuring out how stretch their paychecks – struggling to cut what they can’t afford so they can pay for what’s really important. It’s time for Washington to do the same thing…We need an approach that goes … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, fraud, investigation, kickbacks, money laundering, Obama, Pentagon, Taliban, taxpayers
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All the Bad News That Fits
“I met a girl who sang the blues, and I asked her for some happy news. She just smiled and turned away.” In the latest episode of “As the Debt Ceiling Turns”; Boehner walks, Obama has a hissy fit, and … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, budget, Congress, economy, Iraq, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama, Politics, Social Security, Unemployment, Wall Street
Tagged Afghanistan, Boehner, Cisco, claims, debt ceiling, default, Iraq, layoffs, Lockheed Martin, Medicaid, Medicare, mercenary army, Obama, Pelosi, SIGAR, Social Security, spending cuts, State Department, unemployment, Wall Street
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Why Is This So Damn Difficult?
This is so simple it’s ridiculous. The three major causes of the dramatic increases in debt and deficit are: 1) The Bush, now Obama, tax cuts. 2) The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 3) The financial collapse caused by Wall … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, budget, economy, Iraq, Medicare, Obama, Politics, Social Security, Taxes, Unemployment, Wall Street
Tagged $2.2 trillion, Afghanistan, American Society of Civil Engineers, Austan Goolsbee, Bush tax cuts, businesses, certainty, customers, debt, deficit, demand, financial transaction tax, free trade agreements, infrastructure, Iraq, jobs, Medicare, patent process, President Obama, Social Security, Wall Street
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“Grand Delusion” in Afghanistan
From phillyBurbs.com: “President Obama has announced the long-awaited drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan will begin next month. The president told a national TV audience last week that 10,000 troops will be brought home by the end of the year, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, grand delusion, Inter-Continental Hotel, Kabul, Obama, Pakistan, phillyburbs.com, receding, Taliban, troop drawdown, war
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The President’s Press Conference
A review of President Obama’s press conference yesterday from one W. Shakespeare: “Sound and fury signifying nothing.” Meaningless rhetoric and duplicity, with a dose of class warfare red meat to stir up the base for the 2012 election thrown in … Continue reading
Some Things Never Change
‘Twas ever thus, and thus ‘twill ever be: “The farmer picking apples in the outskirts of Kabul must pay the Taliban $33 to ship out each truckload of fruit. The governor sends in armed men to chase workers off job … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, corruption, oligarchy, organized crime, UN
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Obama to Announce Afghanistan Drawdown
In an address to the country tonight, President Obama is expected to announce the beginning of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan. The Washington Post is reporting that the numbers will be 5,000 by the end of this summer, another 5,000 by … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Obama
Tagged Afghan National Police, Afghanistan, investigation, Keating, Pew, President Obama, security forces, SIGAR audit, troop pullout, withdrawal
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A Milestone in Colossal Stupidity
Proving Santayana right, today marks a milestone in the Afghanistan quagmire. A milestone in colossal stupidity: “On Saturday Nov. 27, the United States and its allies will reach a grim milestone: they will have been in Afghanistan a day longer … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Obama, Obama administration, Pentagon, war on terror
Tagged 100 years, 1989, 2014, Afghanistan, Congress, exit strategy, General David Petraeus, Johnson, July 2011, milestone, NATO, Pentagon, Peter Galbraith, President Obama, quagmire, Soviet Union, surge, Vietnam, withdrawal
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A Conversation With Thomas Jefferson
I recently sat down for an interview (sort of) with our third president and author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. The questions are mine, the responses all quotes attributed to Jefferson. You could look it up: Mr. Jefferson, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Bill of Rights, Financial Crisis, Foreclosures, lobbyists, Politics, special interests, Uncategorized, Wall Street
Tagged Afghanistan, airports, author, banking institutions, civil liberties, Constitution, corporate interests, Declaration of Independence, despotism, Don't Ask Don't Tell, equal rights, financial system, foreclosuregate, liberty, security, September 11, Thomas Jefferson, trial by jury, tyranny
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