Afghanistan
I found this interesting tidbit in an otherwise conventional Time article on the troop increases in Afghanistan: Obama began his terse statement Tuesday by acknowledging that “there is no more solemn...
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War
Once again, the Boston Globe brings us astonishing pictures from Afghanistan, and reminders of the terrible price our military families will pay for our security.
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Obama Visiting Troops In Iraq
We don’t really have a “pic of the day” segment around here, but this picture of Obama visiting the troops in Iraq is too good not to highlight.
View ArticleThursday Links
1. Honestly, I wouldn’t have surprised if Obama backed off his desire to enact immigration reform. I’m not willing to give odds on what I think the chances are of some meaningful legislation actually...
View ArticleHighlighting Professionalism in the U.S. Military
Now I don’t link to these stories to bag on the military, so much as I link to them to bag on the right-winger Christians and bigots in the military. Item #1: After posting his resume on online job...
View ArticleThe New Guy
Perchance by now you’ve heard of the ouster of the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernen, in favor of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a favorite of CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, who it...
View ArticleTime to repeal "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"
As the nation commemorates the 65th anniversary of D-Day and those who gave their lives to defend us, it is time we stood up for those who are now willing to make the same sacrifice if asked but are...
View ArticleFriday Round-Up
Some reading for your Friday afternoon: 1. Ayatollah Khamenei escalates the rhetoric and says opposition leaders will be responsible for “bloodshed and chaos” if the protests continue (a possibility...
View ArticlePublic Opinion
Spencer Ackerman, responding to this NY Times article about the military’s frustration with the slow pace of escalation in Afghanistan: Protracted wars fought by democracies ultimately last only until...
View ArticleDADT and American ignorance
While this news is fairly fresh, I’m not going into detail about it in this post. You can read about it here if you’re not familiar with the story. What I’m interested in is a phenomenon I came across...
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