Obama In South America: Nitpicking, Bad Optics, Or A Really Bad Idea?
Obama is visiting Brazil and Chile while American fighting men join the coalition against Libya.
Obama is visiting Brazil and Chile while American fighting men join the coalition against Libya.
The uprisings in the Arab world have led some to suggest that the Middle East isn’t “ready” to be free. They’re wrong.
UQ’s Thoreau makes a compelling point: “Usually people blame the 2nd amendment for a mass shooting. This time they’re blaming the 1st. But why not all the others?”
The commander-in-chief, secretary of defense, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff all support removing the ban on gays in the military without further delay. A long-awaited Pentagon study showed no reason not to do so. But three of four Service chiefs disagree.
Is there really anyone who can credibly argue at this point that the policy regarding homosexuals openly serving in the armed services is anything other than basic discrimination?
Conservative Republicans who are typically deferential to the military are ignoring the advice of the military leadership on the new START Treaty.
The New York Times has joined the mostly muted chorus calling on Democrats to select someone other than Nancy Pelosi as their new Minority Leader. In all likelihood, their call will go unheeded.
Tom Brokaw notices something peculiar about the campaign debates: Nobody’s talking about Iraq or Afghanistan.
A US military platoon was apparently able to target innocent Afghans for murder. Without senior commanders suspecting a thing.
President Obama didn’t use the words “Mission Accomplished” last night, but the message was the same.
Holland became the first NATO member to pull out of Afghanistan. How long before the rest follow?
Feldpost für unsere Soldaten is a campaign recognizing the sacrifices of German soldiers fighting in Afghanistan.
Is Ann Coulter’s defense of Michael Steele’s Afghan War skepticism the beginning of conservative split, or just an attempt to pile on President Obama ?
It’s going to be much harder for reporters to get access to the military thanks to new rules announced last night by the Pentagon.
Once again, the knives are out for Michael Steele after his recent Afghanistan gaffe.
Are new war strategies putting too much strain on commanders in the field ?
The odds that David Petraeus will be able to pull off a miracle in Afghanistan like he did in Iraq are very slim.
Stanley McChrystal’s fate is the story of the day, but there’s a broader message in the Rolling Stone story, and it has broad implications for the future of the Afghan War.
General Stanley McChrystal is opening his mouth again and, this time, it could cost him his job.