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THE CRUSHING LEGACY OF BUSH AND CHENEY
9 hours ago ago from THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
The Crushing Legacy of Bush and Cheney Rate it - Add commentBy Joe Conason Few good options for Afghanistan From now on, the headlines about Afghanistan will be slugged “Obama’s War,” and perhaps that is fair enough given the president’s many endorsements of what he has called a war of necessity. It would be much less fair, however, to ignore the events that led us to this moment, when whatever choice he makes will offer no great guarantee of ...
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5 hours ago ago from Daniel R. DePetris: The Political Docket
With America’s trials and tribulations in war-torn Afghanistan continuing to dominate the headlines, we must not forget that over 100,000 U.S. soldiers remain in Iraq. Likewise, we must never forget why the United States decided to launch a preemptive invasion of Iraq in the first place. The only problem is that the U.S. Government seems interested in burying the truth and forgetting about the run-up to America’s worst war blunder since ...
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What Empires Have Said Throughout History A leading advisor to the U.S. military, the Rand Corporation, released a study in 2008 called " How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida ". The report confirms what experts have been saying for years: the war on terror is actually weakening national security. As a press release about the study states: "Terrorists should be perceived and described as criminals, not ...
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19 hours ago ago from The Daily of the University of Washington - Latest News
Early last week, former Vice President Dick Cheney emerged from his eerie, dark lair once again to assail President Obama’s foreign policy. In October, Cheney claimed the president was “dithering” on the decision of a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. “Make no mistake, signals of indecision out of Washington hurt our allies and embolden our enemies,” Cheney said. This time he accused Obama of “projecting weakness” by ...
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15 hours ago ago from Belle of Writes
President Obama is duplicating President Bush's Iraq surge strategy in Afghanistan. It's a two-pronged strategy of increasing troops while paying off the insurgency to switch sides. The temporarily reduction in violence as a result of these payoffs can be then attributed to the troop increase. This will ensure domestic support for the surge, justifying continued military intervention. This worked well for Bush in Iraq, portraying the surge ...
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Jim Arkedis: Pentagon Spending: When $136 Billion is actually $301 Billion
4 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
The Pentagon says it will spend $136 billion on the men and women serving in America's military. In the excerpt below from a paper over at the Progressive Fix , I calculate that the Pentagon will actually spend $301 billion on America's soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines: When President Obama signed a $680-million military policy bill last month, he fulfilled a promise to reform defense spending, slashing more weapons systems than any ...
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6 hours ago ago from FanHouse
KIEV, Ukraine -Ukraine will provide Iraq with $2.5 billion worth of weapons and military equipment under a deal intended to shore up Iraq's fledgling armed forces before the planned pullout of U.S. troops, a senior Ukrainian lawmaker said Wednesday. Anatoly Grytsenko, head of the Ukrainian parliament's security and defense committee, said the agreement with the Iraqi ministry of defense calls for Ukraine to produce and deliver 420 BTR-4 ...
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Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This SWEENEY'S SIDE: Let them do their job, let them win By John Sweeney | Editor: The Weekly Observer Published: December 9, 2009 Although it's been said many times, many ways, people just don't seem to understand it. No, I'm not talking about Merry ...
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