The President goes to visit troops in Afghanistan...

U.S. Military Is Sent to Jordan to Help With Crisis in Syria By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ELISABETH BUMILLER Mohammad Hannon/Associated Press Refugee families arriving in Jordan in September. The United States military has secretly sent a task force to Jordan to help handle a flood of Syrian refugees and be positioned should the turmoil in Syria expand into a wider conflict. (As you'll recall, on its other border, Syria has attacked refugees inside Turkey and confli ...

The last two paragraphs are the most interesting. This is why Obama may go down in history as a liar-in-chief. This just proves how he is so incompetent. Too bad the double standard only works for Democrats and too bad the Democrats can't see truth even when it hits them on the head. President Obama took credit in 2012 for withdrawing all troops from Iraq. Today he said something different. June 19 President Obama surprised a few people during a news conference Thursday by clai ...

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 ...

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

I wish I could understand what was happening and why... ...

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 ...

I need the energy and power of prayer! The taliban attacked the base where my son is currently stationed. I've seen what positive thoughts and prayer can do before and I ask for strength for the people serving at this base and their families. I'm sure there are many men and women there who are terrified at this moment. We have to send them our support! If you have a myspace or a facebook or any social network thing, please POST A MESSAGE OF PRAYER AND SUPPORT! ...

Memorial Day: A Tribute to the Fallen The Center for American Progress asks all Americans to support the veterans organizations that support our warrior heroes and their families. More: Honoring Our Heroes ...

New Army manual tells G.I.s not to promote women's rights or condemn pedophilia Published by: Robert Laurie on Thursday December 13th, 2012 By ROBERT LAURIE – Utterly disgusting guidelines for U.S. troops in Afghanistan So far this year, 63 members of the U.S. led coalition in Afghanistan have been killed in so-called “Taliban insider attacks.” The deaths occur when members of the Afghan security forces – supposed U.S. allies - murder the American operatives ...

James Wilkerson, a colonel in the Air Force, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assult and sentenced to 1 year in military prison. This sentence was overturned by Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin. "General Franklin’s decision to overturn Colonel Wilkerson’s conviction by a jury came after Colonel Wilkerson had failed a polygraph examination concerning the offenses, according to several people close to the case. General Franklin did not check with the victim before making his decision to d ...

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

This article goes to the campaign promise then-Senator Obama made concerning reduction of US forces in Iraq. Read it and you, too, will understand that the situation is not unilateral but bilateral. With this recent vote, now, troops will be withdrawn---after the Iraqi Jan. election. ======================= BAGHDAD — After weeks of political stalemate, Iraq approved a law on Sunday to administer a critical national election in January, a significant milestone for its fragile democracy an ...

From Mitch McConnell's home town newspaper. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101111/OPINION01/311110017 In his new memoir, Decision Points, the former president tells of a meeting he held in September 2006 with Mr. McConnell, then the Republican whip in the Senate. The occupation of Iraq was going horribly, American and Iraqi casualties were rising sharply, costs had mushroomed into the hundreds of billions of dollars, and Iraq was teetering on the brin ...

Yeah - those Obama sanctions really scaring the hell out of Putin. Check the news all over the net today (while US still can access the net freely), and read the troop actions, pressure on Ukraine, hike in fuel prices. Yeah Obama, you got Putin on the run just like yo had Al Queada on the run. Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Email Print Save March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Peter Cook discusses possible ramifications of U.S. ...

you "talk about the things you think are important." Yep. Said it clear as day in an interview with Flox. He went on to explain that we were supposed to understand he was talking about them when he referred to the "military" (as in the Military Industrial Complex). Oh, OK. Silly us. Well then, mister candidate, what did you say about the military? Did you speak of the ultimate sacrifice made by the fallen, sympathize with grieving families, or address re ...

Today the republicans in the senate prevented a veterans’ jobs bill from coming to a vote by forcing a budget point of order vote. Democrats came up 2 votes short of the 60 needed to defeat the GOP’s budget measure ...

Nevermind that Putin got exactly what he wanted at practically no cost, that he will never give back Crimea, or that Ukraine is now in a total state of confusion and chaos. Yay obama, you crafty, masterful statesman. ...

Can someone please explain to me why we are sending 3K troops to West Africa to help with ebola? I guess it is the humintarian thing to do but as deadly as this is and the fact that those 3K will be returning to the states and could potentially bring this back with them.....call me crazy but I think this is just stupid stupid stupid. ...

The President goes to visit troops in Afghanistan...

I thought there was very nice coverage on the tube - wish we still had Bob Hope

Isn't that the truth! :) nm - sam

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