Condoleezza Rice : U.S. Should Have Rebuilt Iraq ‘From Outside Baghdad In’
Former U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, speaking in Hong Kong said she does not regret going into Iraq and would do it again if she had to. However, in a lesson that could be transposed to Afghanistan, Rice admits to not fully understanding the complexity of the situation in Iraq and among the Iraqi [...]
Marjah Residents to Karzai : Corrupt Afghan Government Makes It Difficult To Side With
Earlier today it was reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai, paid an un-annouced visit to the city of Marjah (a month into Operation Moshtarak), one day before he is scheduled to meet with Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Kabul. Apparently, Karzai sat down with the people of Marjah to ask them for their feelings about [...]
McChrystal to Have More Power in Afghanistan Than All Predecessors
As NATO and U.S. forces prepare for an impending operation in long-time Taliban stronghold, Kandahar, U.S. General Stanley McChrystal’s authority over U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan is set to expand. According to reports, McChrystal’s expanded authority will give him greater control over almost all U.S. troops in Afghanistan as well as some support troops [...]
In Marjah, U.S. Military Meet With Elders
U.S., Canadian and Afghan military personnel have engaged elders in Helmand Province to apologize for the destruction of a mosque and to seek information about the Taliban within the area. U.S. Lieutenant Burton Shields also took the opportunity to remind the Afghan people that the 9/11 attacks were the impetus for a U.S. presence in [...]
Note to CBS and Vanity Fair : Wal-Mart DOES NOT Represent Me
How funny that the respondents think both that the wealthy should be charged at least 50 percent tax and yet nearly that same group of people think Wal-Mart best symbolizes America today. Uhhhhh…does anyone else see what I see? As for their statements on Twitter, they’re right. Half the respondents of a new poll say [...]
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