Report: 40% of weapons sent to Afghanistan are unaccounted for

This is what I call a critical error. Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/26/us-usa-afghanistan-obama-cia-idUSBREA4P01820140526 ...

And contemplating sending more troops? There's no boogieman thereThere's no false imminent threatThere's no made up connection to 9/11.There's no fake yellow cake ...

Thoughts on our plans for Afghanistan anyone? I'm never pro-war, but a sudden pullout could be very dangerous for us as well as the Afghan people. I would very much like to see American aid based on "performance". Karzai may have been elected, but he's corrupt and inept. Hawks are uncomfortable with a timetable being announced. I like it, myself. It gives the Afghan government an incentive to get their poo together, get people trained. It puts the cards on the table for everyon ...

When you make a mess of things at home, you get to leave town and go somewhere else, where everyone is required to salute you. ...

She's been reporting on Afghan since 1996. She certainly knows the region and explains the Taliban and al Qaeda. Not a long read; worth reading. ========================== (CNN) -- October has been the deadliest month for the US and NATO militaries fighting in Afghanistan as well as UN workers trying to organize an election runoff. Surely the surge in deaths serves to underscore why Afghanistan matters. For all the debate happening away from the battlefield, here are a couple of importan ...

On November 20 (yesterday) George W. Bush (AKA "The Great One") was on Jay Leno. Here what he said about DRAWING DOWN IN AFGHANISTAN: “I don’t know how big the footprint needs to be, but I do know that if we leave too early, women and young girls will suffer a lot,” Bush said of U.S. troops’ exit from the country. I just do not understand why the Republicans are not happy. ...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/story/2012-03-01/nato-troops-killed-afghanistan/53312346/1 When are we going to get the heck out of there? ...

By Daniel TencerFriday, January 1st, 2010 -- 3:14 pm An historic blow against CIA -- Intel official promises revenge on Taliban -- Two of the dead were Blackwater employees The suicide bombing Wednesday that took the lives of seven CIA officers and contractors in Afghanistan may have had help from an informant close to the spy agency, and may have been carried out on behalf of a Taliban warlord family that was once an ally of the CIA, news reports say. Citing an unnamed "Western official," th ...

Good for him! Around the holidays is a a great time for face time with your commander-in-chief when you are deployed. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14minerals.html?emc=na ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump laid out his strategy for the war in Afghanistan going into 2018 and beyond. While reaction to the strategy was somewhat mixed, there was one thing that stuck out: Wait, didn't former President Barack Obama say that we'd be done with this by now? Why yes, yes he did. Let's take a trip in the way-back machine and look at some now-regrettable tweets, dug up by Fox's Stephen Miller: FACT: Unlike President Obama, Romney has no plan to ...

This is for those who like and understand Keith Olbermann. It's about our occupation and war against Afghanistan. There's very little, if anything, that I disagree with him about. I hope those who do not care for Olbermann will at least listen to the comment and then give their opinions so we can have a real debate on this thread and not just drive-by one-liners like "I hate Olbermann" or "I hate MSNBC" or other comments along those lines. This is an OPINION piece by Keith Olberm ...

Think of the potential! Amazing! The war, the terrorists--all of it. WASHINGTON — The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials. The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithiu ...

Here's a story and link of the following: Although the glory days of the United States Cavalry are long gone, horses still serve the military. At Smith Lake Stables, adjacent to Fort Bragg, N.C., 36 horses are owned by the U.S. government and serve their country in two assignments. In one assignment, they act as equine ambassadors, linking the civilian public to the military. The horses are used in an annual summer camp program and in weekly day camp activities for home-schooled kids. But ...

Surrounded by increasing violence and instability, U.S. contractors left behind in Afghanistan are raising alarm about the potential for another Benghazi tragedy, saying the State Department isn't sharing with them a plan to evacuate if insurgents launch a debilitating attack. The concerns are heightened by the fact that many of those civilians doing the security and nation-building work of the U.S. government hold sensitive security clearances, making them an attractive target for the e ...

http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20130405/180451358.html ...

Relying on Trump to "get up to speed" on learning to be president actually would be about as stupid as relying on my hair stylist to take out my gallbladder. Yup. I will be voting for the intelligent and experienced Hillary Clinton. I know that she has had to work twice as hard as any man to break through this glass ceiling and our country NEEDS her. GO HILLARY! "Several months ago, a foreign policy expert on the international level went to advise Donald Trump. And three ti ...

Do you or anyone you know carry? And why? The only guns we have in the house are DH's hunting rifles. They are disassembled and locked up. No handguns. You all? ...

There are some important topics the media doesn't ever talk about! ...

Official: Syria moving chemical weapons components By PAULINE JELINEK and BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press Posted: 12/03/2012 06:16:25 AM PST Updated: 12/03/2012 11:59:02 AM PST WASHINGTON—U.S. and allied intelligence have detected Syrian movement of chemical weapons components in recent days, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday, as the Obama administration strongly warned the Assad regime against using them. A senior defense official said intelligenc ...

Now what will Obama do? Syria crossed the line that Obama drew. President Obama has said the verified use of chemical weapons by the regime would be a "red line" and a "game-changer" for U.S. and international military intervention in the Syrian civil war. Syria has been stockpiling chemical weapons and reports indicate it has sarin, tabun,along with mustard gas and hydrogen cyanide. A 2011 CIA report said Syria was also developing the potent nerve agent VX, which could render a city uninha ...

Not much is known about him yet but.... and finding containers of gasoline and weapons near the G-20 summit site. Police spokeswoman Nathalie Deschenes said Thursday there was an array of unspecified weapons in the car. A police hazardous unit is going through the car. A chain saw and a cross bow were seen next to the car after police pulled it over. Police flagged the Hyundai Elantra after deeming it suspicious. A large makeshift container was strapped to the roof of the car. The car was pulle ...

Even by the standards of arms deals between the United States and Saudi Arabia, this one was enormous. A consortium of American defense contractors led by Boeing would deliver $29 billion worth of advanced fighter jets to the United States' oil-rich ally in the Middle East. Under Clinton's leadership, the State Department approved $165 billion worth of commercial arms sales to 20 nations whose governments have given money to the Clinton Foundation, according to an IBTimes analysis ...

In spite of Governor Romney's mistake in thinking automatic weapons are illegal in the U.S., I was more interested in a more rambling answer about single mothers. I surmise that his completely unstated mental link seemed to be single mothers = poverty = violence. There is one, of course. For POOR single mothers. At least for those of the subgroup of the subgroup of that subgroup who aren't surrounded with good supportive families but are rather living all alone in poverty and are livin ...

under international control. Susan Rice seems to be AGAINST this idea, according to her statement (which I have to look up - only saw a tidbit). This was PUTIN's idea. Can you imagine Putin saving Obama's butt? Will Obama go along with this or will he still push forward with air strikes? In the meantime, read part of this article and go to link to read the rest. Syria welcomes U.S.-Russian push to put chemical weapons under international control By Vladimir ...

The ongoing unrest that forced the United States to close its embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, last month also has caused Pentagon officials to admit that they’ve lost track of $500 million in military equipment, including helicopters, Humvees and ammunition, that it donated to the country, The Washington Post reports. U.S. officials told the newspaper that they fear the “small arms, ammunition, night-vision goggles, patrol boats, vehicles and other supplies” may have s ...

This is beyond insane. I am speechless. Perhaps they should add hospital nurseries to that list. http://www.emptywheel.net/2012/12/14/the-day-before-gun-rampage-in-elementary-school-mi-passes-bill-allowing-guns-in-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-day-before-gun-rampage-in-elementary-school-mi-passes-bill-allowing-guns-in-schools The Day Gun Rampage in Elementary School MI Passes Bill Allowing Guns in Schools Posted on Decem ...

Our new president must have a backbone with no more pussyfooting around and no more political correctness. If he/she/it follows ISIS, call a radical Islamic terrorist a radical Islamic terrorist. ...

Obama DOJ drops charges against alleged broker of Libyan weapons Arms dealer had threatened to expose Hillary Clinton’s talks about arming anti-Qadhafi rebels. The Obama administration is moving to dismiss charges against an arms dealer it had accused of selling weapons that were destined for Libyan rebels. Lawyers for the Justice Department on Monday filed a motion in federal court in Phoenix to drop the case against the arms dealer, an American named Marc Turi, whose lawyers ...

Report: 40% of weapons sent to Afghanistan are unaccounted for

If you weren't being rhetorical, - I have a theory

Think Fast and Furious. I DO want to know what - my government is doing,

Check your local sheriff or police department! - sm

what do you expect from an administration - which donated a billion $

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