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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Out of Afghanistan
Share the post “Out of Afghanistan”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailYour attention please: the mission operations order for the Obama presidency is a successful withdrawal from Afghanistan. This has not been easy for militaries to accomplish in the past, and it remains to be seen … Continue reading
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Leaving Afghanistan
Share the post “Leaving Afghanistan”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The mission in Afghanistan is to leave. President Obama has signaled since late last year that his Afghanistan strategy was shifting into reverse; with the full cost of America’s boondoggle in Central Asia finally coming … Continue reading
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“Everyone has to do the right thing”
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Share the post ““Everyone has to do the right thing””FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis weekend, Melissa Harris-Perry hosted a fantastic segment with Jon Soltz of VoteVets and MSNBC’s Jack Jacobs that is essential to understanding Afghanistan.
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Morning Awful: Romney Incoherent on Afghanistan
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Romney Incoherent on Afghanistan”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAmericans have been there for a decade, but Mitt Romney won’t take a stand on whether American troops should withdraw from Afghanistan until he’s heard from the generals on the ground. That … Continue reading
Morning Awful: Lone Gunman
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Lone Gunman”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailA yet-unnamed Army Staff Sergeant went on a rampage, killing sixteen Afghans and single-handedly undoing any goodwill left after a decade of occupation. From the NYT: Residents of three villages in the Panjwai district … Continue reading
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And the Dissonance Drones On, Endlessly
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Share the post “And the Dissonance Drones On, Endlessly”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail At Salon, Gary Kamiya opined Sunday that liberals have been “hypnotized into an endless dirty war:” (T)he majority of Americans, including those who were opposed to the war in Iraq, have … Continue reading
Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
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Share the post “Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Marc Garlasco helped plan the shock and awe campaign in Iraq. As soon as the war ended, he went straight to the scene of devastation to work for Human Rights Watch, standing … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Obama's Wars, Pakistan, Taliban
Tagged cia, drone, drones, military history, predator, reaper, uav
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Indefinite Detention
Share the post “Indefinite Detention”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailA dialectic has taken hold on the progressive conversation, and I do not like it. The digital left keeps using the words “indefinite detention” because they sound awful, which they are. Indefinite detention is not nice … Continue reading
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Winter Truce Talks with the Taliban
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Share the post “Winter Truce Talks with the Taliban”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWithout announcement, the CIA stopped carrying out drone strikes in Pakistan seven weeks ago. European allies are already endorsing peace talks with the Taliban. The president is signaling a prisoner transfer from … Continue reading
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Obama Beats All Republicans On National Security
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Share the post “Obama Beats All Republicans On National Security”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The mission in Iraq is to get everyone and everything out by New Year’s Day. The mission in Libya has been to stay out, while the mission in Afghanistan is … Continue reading
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Iraq: It’s Finally Over
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Share the post “Iraq: It’s Finally Over”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThere will be no American troops in Iraq on January 1, 2012: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has told U.S. military officials that he does not have the votes in parliament to provide immunity to the … Continue reading
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