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The US military is exhausted

8 hours ago ago from Therearenosunglasses’s Weblog

December 26, 2009 The call for over 30,000 more troops to be sent to Afghanistan is a travesty for the people of that country who have already suffered eight brutal years of occupation. It is also a harsh blow to the US soldiers facing imminent deployment. As Barack Obama, the US president, gears up for a further escalation that will bring the total number of troops in Afghanistan to over 100,000, he faces a military force that ...

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DATELINE: AFGHANISTAN---REPORTING ON "THE FORGOTTEN WAR"

13 hours ago ago from CORKSPHERE

In this video you get to see the reporters who are embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan and report daily about what is happening in "The Forgotten War." This video reports on a Chinook helicopter that crashed while trying to rescue Navy Seals and all 16 military personnel on the helicopter were killed. Editorial Comment: IMO it is a rotten shame how few people in the United States give a damn about our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. ...

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Bombs [All] Over Baghdad

3 hours ago ago from The Apathy Remedy

The deadly series of bombs exploding in  Iraq's   capital today is shocking and is an attempt to derail any progress the government in Iraq has made in bringing legitimacy to their authority and providing stability to the country. Since June 30th, American troops have been in a training and adivisng capacity for Baghdad, leaving actual security to the Iraqi security forces.  This day of bombing, as well as the bombings on July 9th and ...

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Why America is Bankrupt

15 hours ago ago from Fitness and Fighting - Williamsburg VA

Poll: Public Opposes Afghanistan War And Favors Sending More Troops

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News Round-Up: American Imperialism in the Middle East

13 hours ago ago from Hope2012

Obama Ordered U.S. Military Strike on Yemen Terrorists Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away US to ’simulate’ technically impossible attack by Iran Obama told China: I can't stop Israel strike on Iran indefinitely U.S. President Barack Obama has warned his Chinese counterpart that the United States would not be able to keep Israel from attacking Iranian nuclear installations for much longer, senior officials in Jerusalem told Haaretz. ...

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Bob Burnett: 2000-2009: America's Lost Decade

12 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

When historians update the history of the United States, ponder when we lost our way and punted the mantle of global supremacy to China, they'll conclude this past decade was the turning point. From 2000 to 2009, voters made a series of terrible political choices. As a result, for many Americans the US ceased being a land of opportunity and the light of freedom dimmed. 2000 - America chooses mediocrity: The decade opened with a divisive ...

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US commander: Iraq must be fair to Sunnis

11 hours ago ago from U.S. News

US commander: Iraq must be fair to Sunnis BAGHDAD (AP) -- A top American commander called on the Iraqi government to take care of tens of thousands of unemployed anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters, saying proper treatment for the men is critical for national reconciliation. The U.S. military's support for Sons of Iraq, who played a key part in subduing al-Qaida, comes at crucial time when a number of checkpoints in Baghdad province manned by the ...

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