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McChrystal Relieved; Petraeus to Replace

June 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of the International Security and Assistance Force in Afghanistan, he will be replaced by General David Petraeus: President Barack Obama accepted the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander and strategist of the Afghan war, following comments by the general [...]

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Thoughts on the McChrystal Controversy

June 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The whole world is buzzing about the controversial Rolling Stone profile of International Security Assistance Force commander General Stanley McChrystal. To be honest I’m kind of torn here, the whole Rolling Stone piece is a bit of a hatchet job… Adrian Michaels does a good job of summarizing things in the Telegraph: There isn’t very [...]

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A Few Thoughts on Obama’s Afghanistan Speech

December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

First off let me preface this by saying I didn’t watch President Obama’s speech last night, instead I read the transcript this morning. The first thing about his speech that struck me is no where in it did he mention victory… A fact noted by LA Times blogger Andrew Malcolm: President Obama spoke 4,582 words [...]

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Fred Thompson: The War in Afghanistan Has Been Lost

November 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Oh boy, I wish Fred hadn’t gone here but the said truth is someone had to say it out loud… From the Politico: Former Sen. Fred Thompson today intensified his party’s criticism of President Obama’s long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing that Obama’s delay signals that “the war has been lost” and that nothing [...]

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Weekend Briefing – Saturday, October 10, 2009

October 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’m going to be tied up with family all weekend but here’s a collection of must read links: CBO: Budget deficit hit record $1.4T in 2009 – Associated Press Proposals to create jobs add up to second stimulus – Associated Press A Nobel for Obama – New York Sun Barack Obama’s peace prize starts a [...]

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Michael Yon: Don’t Kid Yourselves; we’re in Serious Trouble in Afghanistan

October 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Michael Yon has spent more time in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other journalist. His dispatches from the front lines are required reading for anyone who wants to know what’s happening at the pointy end of the war on terror so when  he say we’re in serious trouble you should pay attention: The Greatest Afghanistan [...]

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Marine Makes Insurgents Pay the Price

November 26, 2008 By 1 Comment

“The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!” – General ”Black Jack” Pershing, USA I’ve seen this story on several blogs recently, it was first published on Marines.mil on November 16. Marines’ heroic actions at Shewan leave more than 50 insurgents dead, several wounded By Cpl. James M. Mercure USMC, 2nd Battalion [...]

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The Perils of Talking

November 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Ralph Peters has an interesting column on Afghanistan in today’s New York Post. Peters directly addresses the difficulties of negotiating with the Taliban. THE TALKING TRAP: AFGHAN FOLLIES By Ralph Peters, New York Post, November 13, 2008 NEGOTIATIONS are the heroin of the chattering classes, blinding them to every reality except the next fix they [...]

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