In the living memory of many seniors in this country, a relatively unpopular President of the United States fired one of the most popular Generals of all time. Harry Truman had been a minor Senator who became President because the most popular President in our history died. Roosevelt had been considered, and still is by [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Afghanistan'
Dick and Junior Go to War
December 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · International affairs, Politics
This will be short. There is not much to say that is not obvious to anyone with a brain. In 2001 we were attacked by Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization headquartered in Afghanistan and supported by the tribes that encompass the Taliban, a severely strict and radical Muslim group that was in power in much [...]
Tags: Afghanistan·Bush·Bush administration·Dick Cheney·Iraq war·Right Wing·Rumsfeld·war in Afghanistan
The Case for Ending the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan–Now.
November 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · International affairs, Politics
After almost one trillion dollars spent and over 4,000 lives lost, it is time to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring our troops home. The arguments are pretty clear by now and the people responsible are standing, not in front of the forest, where they cannot see the trees, but in the [...]
Tags: Afghanistan·General McCrystal·Iraq·military strategy·strategic plan·terrorists·war in Afghanistan·war on terror·wars