In typical Obama fashion, the war in Afghanistan is being used as a political tool. Is this why McChrystal was upset with the administration? Never mind the advice of military commanders, the effect on troop causalities or the benefits to the enemy just make the decision based on politics.
Archive for Category: "Foreign Policy"
July 1, 2010 04:19
Western roots feed Afghan poppy scourge
It is the West that has a drug problem, not producer countries like Afghanistan (or Colombia): demand is king and drives the global industry.
June 30, 2010 07:50
Taliban attack Nato base in Afghanistan
The attack came a day after US Gen David Petraeus warned of an “industrial strength insurgency” in the country.
June 30, 2010 05:31
Obama to keep rolling over for Russia after spy arrests
The arrests of as many as 11 alleged Russian spies in the U.S. will not disrupt U.S.-Russian relations, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.
June 30, 2010 04:52
More Russia sleepers walk U.S. streets
U.S. intelligence officials have known for some time that Russian intelligence agents are “as active today as any time during the Cold War.”
June 30, 2010 04:43
The Obama Formula – impotence abroad, omnipotence at home
Impotence abroad, omnipotence at home. While the secretary of defense works on plans to reduce spending on the military, his boss concocts plan after plan to increase spending on social programs.
June 29, 2010 07:00
Tehran has been promoting an aggressive policy aimed at bolstering its ties with Latin American countries with the declared goal of “bringing America to its knees.”
In recent months there has been a growing interest in the deepening relationship between Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Brazil has long been an American ally and analysts are questioning the motives behind Lula’s eagerness in furthering ties with Iran; a long-time US enemy.
June 29, 2010 06:02
Fessing Up – CIA chief admits Obama Iran policy a failure
CIA chief Leon Panetta, a former senior Democratic congressman and White House chief of staff for Bill Clinton, admitted of the sanctions passed earlier in the month by Congress: “Will it deter them from their ambitions with regards to nuclear capability? Probably not.” So the sanctions are just a charade. We’re “doing something” that doesn’t really do anything.
June 29, 2010 05:10
Opening Cuba to travel a bailout for Castro
Solzhenitsyn noted, “We are slaves there from birth, but we are striving for freedom. You, however, were born free. If so, then why do you help our slave owners?”
June 29, 2010 04:48
U.S., Afghan Forces Launch Major Offensive
As many as 150 insurgent fighters have been killed since Sunday in a major offensive involving about 700 U.S. and Afghan troops along eastern Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, a senior military official confirmed to Fox News early Tuesday.
