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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Look in the Mirror, Democrats
If the election results go as expected tonight and Republicans take control of at least the House, the hand-wringing and ‘what happened?’ from the Democratic side of the aisle will commence shortly thereafter. In the search for someone or something … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Obama, Politics, Republicans
Tagged advisers, Afghanistan, assassination, Bush, civil liberties, Democrats, drone war, election, enthusiasm gap, health care reform, Larry Summers, Pakistan, President Obama, Robert Rubin, stimulus, Tim Geithner, war or terror, White House
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Taliban Hired for Security at U.S. Bases in Afghanistan
On the day that marked the beginning of the 10th year of the Afghani-Nam cluster(bleep) the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Carl Levin (D-MI), released the results of an investigation which found that private security forces hired by the … Continue reading
Vietnam Redux
The ever-increasing toll that an endless number of deployments necessitated by our state of perpetual war is taking on our soldiers. In Iraq: “When Lt. Col. Dave Wilson took command of a battalion of the 4th Brigade of the 1st … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, Bush, drugs, Iraq, kill team, Newshoggers, Obama, PTSD, sexual assaults, suicide, Vietnam
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Army Suicides Hit a Record High
As if another reason to get the hell out–and I mean completely out–of Iraq and Afghanistan were needed: “The U.S. Army on Thursday reported a record number of suicides in a single month among active duty, Guard and Reserve troops, … Continue reading
The Semantics of Perpetual War
I can change my name to Buick and sit in the garage—it doesn’t make me a car. Likewise, whether it’s called “combat operations” or “stability operations” in Iraq—it’s still a war. And leaving 50,000 troops there isn’t a “withdrawal.” “President … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Obama administration, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, combat operations, Iraq, perpetual war, stability operations, withdrawal
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Operation Enduring Insanity
CIA Director Leon Panetta appeared on ABC’s This Week yesterday, where he laid out some of the “problems” we face in Afghanistan along with our “fundamental purpose” there and what “winning” might look like. From Think Progress: Too bad most, … Continue reading
The Afghan Protection Racket
I thought part of the strategy of counterinsurgency in Afghanistan was to stop corruption by officials in the Karzai government, not become an active participant in it. Turns out I was wrong, there’s a Mafia-style protection racket going on there, … Continue reading
Senate Turns Down Extension of Unemployment Benefits
The Republicrats in the Senate gave a big middle finger to the long-term unemployed yesterday, as 12 Democrats joined all the Republicans in voting down the extension of unemployment benefits, citing their hypocritical concerns about increasing the deficit as the … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Democrats, economy, Politics, Republicans
Tagged Afghanistan, allure, Ben Nelson, defense spending, deficit, Diane Feinstein, drug test, funding, Iraq, John Linder, Orrin Hatch, Pentagon, Senate, too generous, unemployed, unemployment benefits
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Convenient Timing of “Newly Discovered” Mineral Assets in Afghanistan
Speaking of Afghanistan, with nothing but bad news coming out of there lately, I find the timing of the announcement of these “previously unknown” and “newly discovered” mineral deposits just a little too convenient. Mostly because they are neither previously … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, mineral deposits, newly discovered, no-bid contracts, Pentagon, previously unknown, Soviets
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